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Seen
Arabic A1 · Unit 3
GoalRead and write س (seen) and use it in first words.
New words
سَ (sa) · syllable saسَبْت (sabt) · Saturdayنَاس (nās) · peopleدَرْس (dars) · lessonجَرَس (jaras) · bellسَرِير (sarīr) · bedسَاخِن (sākhin) · hotحِسَاب (ḥisāb) · calculation, maths
Explanation
Seen (س) is the “s” of “sun”. It has no dots. At the start and in the middle it shows three small teeth; alone and at the end it has the three teeth and then a long open bowl. Seen joins on both sides, like baa. You can already read an opposite pair: بَارِد is cold and سَاخِن is hot.
سalone
سـstart
ـسـmiddle
ـسend
Worked examples
Three teeth and no dots. One letter, three vowels.
Opposites. Press both cards: cold and hot.
Two things you can point to: a bed and a bell. Press each card.
Class activity
Hot and cold. Write the words بَارِد and سَاخِن on two paper strips. Put one near a cup of cool water and one near a cup of warm water (not hot). Touch each cup and read the strip aloud.
Practice
1
How many teeth does seen have, and does it have dots?
Three teeth and no dots.
2
Press Listen. Does the word begin with sa or with ta?
With sa. The word is سَبَب (sabab), “reason”.
3
Read the word aloud and say what it means: دَرْس.
dars, lesson.
4
Which of these two words means hot: بَارِد or سَاخِن?
سَاخِن (sākhin).
5
Look at the picture. Which Arabic word is it: سَرِير or جَرَس?
سَرِير (sarīr), bed.