Workplaces

مارس 17th, 2008

Vocabulary

Here are some vocabulary words for family members and various places (of work):

عمل (a’mal) - to work

والد (walid) - father

والدة (walida) - mother

أخ (akh) - brother

أخت (okht) - sister

مستشفى (mustashfa) - hospital

مدرسة (madrasa) - school

مطار (mataar) - airport

مصنة (masna) - factory

مطعم (matam) - restaurant

متحف (mathaf) - museum

Sentences

Here are some example sentences using these words. The verb عمل is in the “present” tense here, which means a prefix is attached (ي) for male, singular third person (”he”) and for female, singular third person (”she”), a ت is attached. And to make father, mother, brother, or sister possessive (e.g. “my brother”), a suffix is attached to the noun. In this case, the suffix is for first person singular (”my”), which is a ي.

والدي يعمل في مستشفى - My father works in a hospital.

والدتي تعمل في مدرسة - My mother works in a school.

أخي يعمل في المطار - My brother works at the airport.

أخي يعمل في مصنة - My brother works in a factory.

أختي تعمل في مطعم - My sister works in a restaurant.

أختي تعمل في متحف - My sister works in a museum.

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