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A mixed reading set
Arabic A1 · Unit 3
GoalRead phrases that mix all the letters of units 1 to 3.
New words
صَبَاح جَدِيد (ṣabāḥ jadīd) · a new morningشَاي سَاخِن (shāy sākhin) · hot teaشَاي بَارِد (shāy bārid) · cold teaخُبْز سَاخِن (khubz sākhin) · hot breadدَرْس جَدِيد (dars jadīd) · a new lessonصَاحِبِي (ṣāḥibī) · my friendسَرِير جَدِيد (sarīr jadīd) · a new bed
Explanation
Now every letter you know can appear. Read in four steps. First find the blocks, remembering that ا د ذ ر ز end a block. Then name each letter by its body and its dots. Then say each vowel. Finally join the syllables and check the heavy and light letters. The describing word comes after the thing, as before.
| Word | Blocks |
|---|---|
| سَاخِن | سَا · خِن |
| صَبَاح | صَبَا · ح |
| جَزَر | جَزَ · ر |
| شَرَاب | شَرَ · ا · ب |
Worked examples
شَاي سَاخِن
Opposites: hot tea and cold tea.
A phrase with the ending that means “my”: صَاحِبِي. Press Listen.
Class activity
Mini menu. On a sheet of paper write a small menu with four lines: شَاي سَاخِن، شَاي بَارِد، خُبْز سَاخِن، شَرَاب بَارِد. Read it aloud as if you were a waiter, then swap the order of the lines and read again.
Practice
1
Read aloud and say what it means: شَرَاب بَارِد.
sharāb bārid, a cold drink.
2
Press Listen. What is new, oil or tea?
…
Oil: زَيْت جَدِيد (zayt jadīd).
3
Break the word into blocks: جَرَس.
جَرَ · س. The raa ends the first block.
4
Which of these words starts with a heavy letter, صَاحِبِي or سَاخِن?
صَاحِبِي.
5
Write “cold tea” in Arabic.
شَاي بَارِد.