Vocabulary Arabic

Arabic vocabulary

To build a large vocabulary in Arabic, you need a structure. During my lessons, I've noticed that almost all teachers use the same method for vocabulary building. This method involves taking words from the text and then arranging them in a chart. The advantage of this method is that you learn the words from context. You can determine your starting level yourself; the lower your level, the simpler the text should be. You can apply this to any Arabic text, so you can practice endlessly. Below, I explain this method in 5 steps.

Supplies

For this method you will need: An A4 notebook Highlighters

Step 1 - Types of words

In step 1, we first analyze what kind of words are in the text. There are three parts of speech in Arabic: al-ism (اسم) al-fi'l (فعل) al-harf (حرف) Read the text or the first page and mark each ism (اسم) with a highlighter, for example, green. Mark each fi'l with a highlighter, for example, pink.

Step 2 - Wordenschat al-asmaa' (names)

  • Create four columns on one page in your notebook. Each column will have the following title:
  • Column 1: Singular (encalvoid)
  • column 2: collection (plural)
  • kolom 3: synonym
  • kolom 4: reverse (homoniem)
  • Copy all the asma' you marked in step 1 into your notebook. Write singular words in column 1 and plural words in column 2.
  • Look up the singular/plural of the word in the dictionary.
  • Look up the word's synonym in the dictionary. If I can't find a synonym, I usually write a short description of the word. You can find this description in an Arabic-Arabic dictionary.
  • Look up the homonym of the word in the dictionary if this is relevant; this is not relevant for every word.


Step 3 - Vocabulary al-af'aal (الأَفْعال)

  • Create four columns on one page in your notebook. Each column will have the following title:
  • column 1: ماض (past tense)
  • column 2: مضارع (present tense)
  • kolom 3: source (infinitief)
  • kolom 4: synonym
  • Look up the word in a dictionary and fill in the first three columns.
  • Look up the word's synonym in the dictionary. If I can't find a synonym, I usually write a short description of the word. You can find this description in an Arabic-Arabic dictionary.


Step 4 - next text

Go to the next text or page and start again at step 1. It is important that you only write down the words you haven't yet covered in steps 2 and 3.

Step 5 - Review and Memorize

Review the vocabulary you've written down regularly. You should memorize the words in columns 2, 3, and 4.

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