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Free time, hobbies and sport

Unit 15 ยท Part C ยท Arabic A2 (Elementary)
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I like toโ€ฆ and I canโ€ฆ

Arabic A2 ยท Unit 15
GoalSay what you like to do, prefer and can do, and how well you do it.
New words
ุฃูุญูุจู‘ ุฃูŽู†ู’ (สพuแธฅibb สพan) ยท I like toุฃูููŽุถูู‘ู„ (สพufaแธแธil) ยท I preferุชูŽุณู’ุชูŽุทููŠุน (tastaแนญฤซสฟ) ยท you can (m.), she canู„ูŽุง ุฃูŽุณู’ุชูŽุทููŠุน ุฃูŽู†ู’ (lฤ สพastaแนญฤซสฟ สพan) ยท I cannotุฌูŽูŠูู‘ุฏู‹ุง (jayyidan) ยท wellูƒูŽุซููŠุฑู‹ุง (kathฤซran) ยท a lotู‚ูŽู„ููŠู„ู‹ุง (qalฤซlan) ยท a little
Explanation

To say what you like doing, use ุฃูุญูุจู‘ ุฃูŽู†ู’ and a present verb: ุฃูุญูุจู‘ ุฃูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽู„ู’ุนูŽุจ, โ€œI like to playโ€. With a noun there is no ุฃูŽู†ู’: ุฃูุญูุจู‘ ุงู„ู’ู‚ูุฑูŽุงุกูŽุฉ. To say what you prefer, use ุฃูููŽุถูู‘ู„. To say what you can do, use ุฃูŽุณู’ุชูŽุทููŠุน ุฃูŽู†ู’; for โ€œyouโ€ and โ€œsheโ€ it is ุชูŽุณู’ุชูŽุทููŠุน, and for โ€œheโ€ ูŠูŽุณู’ุชูŽุทููŠุน. To say you cannot, put ู„ูŽุง before it: ู„ูŽุง ุฃูŽุณู’ุชูŽุทููŠุน ุฃูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽุทู’ุจูุฎ. To say how well, use ุฌูŽูŠูู‘ุฏู‹ุง, ูƒูŽุซููŠุฑู‹ุง or ู‚ูŽู„ููŠู„ู‹ุง after the verb. They end in -an: ุฃูŽุณู’ุจูŽุญ ุฌูŽูŠูู‘ุฏู‹ุง.

SayMeaning
ุฃูุญูุจู‘ ุฃูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽู„ู’ุนูŽุจI like to play
ุฃูููŽุถูู‘ู„ ุฃูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽู‚ู’ุฑูŽุฃI prefer to read
ุฃูŽุณู’ุชูŽุทููŠุน ุฃูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽุณู’ุจูŽุญI can swim
ู„ูŽุง ุฃูŽุณู’ุชูŽุทููŠุน ุฃูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽุทู’ุจูุฎI cannot cook
ุฃูŽุณู’ุจูŽุญ ุฌูŽูŠูู‘ุฏู‹ุงI swim well
ุฃูŽู„ู’ุนูŽุจ ู‚ูŽู„ููŠู„ู‹ุงI play a little
Worked examples
Salma

ู‡ูŽู„ ุชูŽุณู’ุชูŽุทููŠุน ุฃูŽู†ู’ ุชูŽุณู’ุจูŽุญ ูŠูŽุง ูŠููˆุณููุŸ

Yusuf

ู†ูŽุนูŽู…ุŒ ุฃูŽุณู’ุจูŽุญ ุฌูŽูŠูู‘ุฏู‹ุง. ูˆูŽุฃูŽู†ู’ุชูุŸ

Salma

ุฃูŽู†ูŽุง ุฃูŽุณู’ุจูŽุญ ู‚ูŽู„ููŠู„ู‹ุงุŒ ู„ูŽูƒูู†ูู‘ูŠ ุฃูุญูุจู‘ ุฃูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽู„ู’ุนูŽุจ ุงู„ุชูู‘ู†ูุณ.

Yusuf

ุฃูŽู†ูŽุง ู„ูŽุง ุฃูŽุณู’ุชูŽุทููŠุน ุฃูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽู„ู’ุนูŽุจ ุงู„ุชูู‘ู†ูุณ.

Salma and Yusuf talk about sport. Press each line.
Preferences and abilities. Listen and repeat.
My sister.
Class activity

Write six sentences about yourself: two things you like to do, one thing you prefer, two things you can do well and one thing you cannot do. Use ุฌูŽูŠูู‘ุฏู‹ุงุŒ ูƒูŽุซููŠุฑู‹ุงุŒ ู‚ูŽู„ููŠู„ู‹ุง at least twice.

Practice
1
Press Listen. What does the speaker like to do: sleep, read or run?
2
Write in Arabic: โ€œI can swim well.โ€
3
The picture shows a runner. Write: โ€œI cannot run.โ€
4
The picture shows tea. Write: โ€œI prefer tea.โ€
5
Write in Arabic: โ€œShe can run a lot.โ€