Book 1

Abdullah Alqarni
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‫النطق‬ ‫الكلمة‬ ‫المعنى والمثال‬

circle round, like a ring )‫(حلقه‬and equally spaced from the center
‫سير ِكل‬
‫دائرة‬ Put Circle around letter A.
open verb: opposite )‫(عكس‬of close
‫أُوبِن‬ Open the door and let in )‫(السماح‬some fresh air)‫(الهواء النقي‬.
‫إفتح‬
close verb: to shut something:
‫ُكلوز‬
‫أغلق‬ Close the door.
close not far in position or time.
‫ُكلوس‬
‫بشكل قريب‬/‫بالقرب‬ Don't get too close to that dog.
go to verb: to leave on place and move to another
‫قو تو‬
‫إذهب إلى‬ Go to the window.
listen to verb:to pay attention to what someone is saying or to something you can hear
‫سن تو‬
ٌ ‫لِي‬
‫إستمع إلى‬ Listen to the teacher.
verb:to turn your eyes towards )‫(نحو‬something or someone so that you can
look at
‫لُوك آت‬ see them
‫أنظر الى‬
Look at the clock.
repeat verb: to say or do something again
‫ِريبِيت‬
‫أ ِعد‬ Repeat the word.
write verb: to make letters or words on paper, using a pen )‫(قلم‬or pencil)‫(قلم رصاص‬
‫رايت‬
‫أكتب‬ Write your name at the top of your paper.
it Pronoun)‫(ضمير‬: used to refer to something that has already been mentioned
‫إت‬
)‫هذا (لغير العاقل‬ See the book on the desk? Please give it to me.
it’s contraction: combination )‫(دمج‬of “it” and “is”
‫إتِز‬ It’s a book.
‫هذا يكون‬
my possessive adjective)‫(صفة الملكية‬: belonging )‫(ينتمي‬or relating to me
‫ماي‬ It’s my book.
)‫ ( ُملكي‬/ ‫لي‬
Interjection)‫(حرف تعجب‬: used when you are politely asking )‫(سؤال بشكل مؤدب‬
please
‫بلييز‬ for something
‫رجاء‬
Please close the book.
demonstrative pronoun: used to talk about something or someone that is
this
‫ِذيس‬ near )‫(قريب‬to you
)‫هذا(للقريب‬
This is a desk.
that demonstrative pronoun)‫(ضمير إشارة‬: used to talk about someone or something
‫ذات‬ )‫هذا (للبعيد‬ that is a distance away )‫(بعيد المسافة‬from you
That is a chair.
contraction: combination of the words “that” and “is”
‫ذات إز‬ that’s That’s a chair.
these demonstrative pronoun (plural): the plural form of this
‫ِذيس‬
)‫هؤالء (للقريب‬ These pencils here are yellow.
those demonstrative pronoun (plural): the plural from of that
‫ُذوس‬
)‫هؤالء(للبعيد‬ Those pencils there are red.
Article)‫(أداة تعريف‬: used before nouns to refer to particular things or people
the
‫ذا‬ that have already been talked about or are already known.
‫اداة تعريف‬
The door is open.
to Preposition)‫(حرف جر‬:
‫تو‬
‫إلى‬ Go to the door.
what interrogative pronoun)‫(استفهامي‬: used to ask for information about something
‫وات‬
‫ما هو‬ What is your name?
contraction: combination of the words, “what” and “is”
‫وات إز‬ what’s What’s your name?
noun: something that you mention )‫(تشير إليه‬because it is typical )‫(نموذجي‬of
example
‫إقزامبِل‬ the kind of thing you are talking about)‫(تتحدث عنه‬
‫مثال‬
Listen to the example.
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 I pronoun: used by the person speaking or writing to refer to himself(‫ )يشير الى نفسه‬or herself
‫آي‬
I am a teacher. You are a student.
‫أنا‬
i’m contraction: The combination of the words “I” and “am.”
‫أيام‬ I’m a teacher. You’re a student.
‫أنا‬
your possessive adjective: belonging or relating to you
‫يور‬ What’s your name?
‫أنت‬
you subject pronoun: the person or people that someone is speaking or writing to
‫يو‬
‫أنت‬ I am a teacher. You are a student.
you’re contraction: combination of the words “you” and “are”
‫يو آر‬ I’m a teacher. You’re a student.
his Adjective(‫)صفة‬: the possessive form of ’he’
‫ِهز‬
‫هو‬ I see a boy. His name is Ahmed.
her adjective: belonging or relating to a woman(‫ )المرأة‬or girl(‫ )الفتاة‬who has
‫هير‬ ‫هي‬ already been mentioned
I have a sister. Her name is Fatima.
letter noun: a mark or symbol used to represent )‫(تمثيل‬a sound.
‫ليتير‬
‫حرف‬ A is a capital letter.
alphabet noun: a set of letters that are used when writing a language
‫ألفابِت‬
‫الحروف األبجدية‬ There are 26 letters in the alphabet.
capital letter noun: UPPER CASE form of a letter.
‫كابيتل ليتير‬ The letter “A” is a capital letter.
‫حرف كبير‬
small letter noun:
‫سمول ليتير‬
‫حرف صغير‬ A small letter is the lower case of the alphabet.
classroom Noun)‫(اسم‬: a room where students are taught)‫يدرس‬/‫(يتعلم‬
‫كالس رووم‬
‫فصل دراسي‬ We study in the classroom.
blackboard noun: a dark(‫ )غامق‬smooth(‫ )ناعم‬board that you write on with chalk(‫ )طباشير‬in
‫بالك بورد‬ ‫سبورة‬ schools
Write the answer on the blackboard.
chair noun: a piece )‫(قطعة‬of furniture )‫(أثاث‬for one person to sit on)‫(يجلس عليه‬
‫شَيير‬
‫كرسي‬ Sit in the chair.
noun: the thing that you open and close to get into or out of a house, room, or
door
‫دوور‬ car
‫باب‬
Close the door.
noun: an area of glass )‫(زجاج‬in the wall )‫الجدار‬/‫(الحائط‬of a building )‫(المبنى‬or
window
‫ويندو‬ vehicle )‫السياره‬/‫(المركبه‬that lets in )‫(تسمح بدخول‬light)‫(الضوء‬
‫نافذه‬
Open the window.
lab noun: a special room or building used for specialized work
‫الب‬ Go to the lab to listen to tapes )‫(شريط‬.
‫معمل‬
noun: a set of printed pages held together )‫(عقدت معا‬in a cover ‫غالف‬/‫(غطاء‬
book
‫بوك‬ )‫الكتاب‬so that you can read them
‫كتاب‬
The book is blue.
notebook noun: a book in which you can write notes
‫نوت بوك‬
‫دفتر مالحظات‬ Write the words in your notebook.
number noun: a word or sign that shows an amount )‫(مقدار‬or quantity)‫(كمية‬
‫نومبير‬
‫رقم‬ Two (2) is a number.
page noun: a piece of paper in a book, newspaper )‫(جريدة‬etc, or one side of it
‫بيَيَج‬
‫صفحة‬ Open your book to page five.
pen noun: a thing that you use for writing and drawing in ink
‫بِن‬
‫قلم‬ Write with your pen.
noun: a thing that you use for writing )‫(كتابة‬and drawing )‫(رسم‬using the
pencil
‫بينسيل‬ black or colored substance in the middle
‫قلم رصاص‬
Write with your pencil.
picture noun: a painting)‫(رسمه زيتيه‬, drawing, or photograph)‫(صورة فوتوقرافيه‬
‫بيكتشر‬ It’s a picture.
‫صورة‬
noun: a piece of furniture which has a flat top )‫(سطح مستوي‬resting on ‫(معتمده‬
table
‫تيبول‬ ) ‫أو مثبته‬legs )‫(أرجل‬
‫طاولة‬
It’s a table.
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 desk noun: a table where you sit and write or work
‫ديسك‬
‫طاولة‬ Put the pen on the desk.
noun: a separate )‫منفصل‬/‫(مستقل‬group )‫(مجموعة‬of sounds or letters that has a
word
‫وورد‬ particular meaning)‫(معنى محدد‬
‫كلمة‬
Write the word in your notebook.
spell verb:to form a word by writing or saying the letters in the correct order(‫)الترتيب الصحيح‬
‫سبَيل‬
ِ ‫يتهجى‬ I spell chair: c-h-a-i-r.
name noun: what someone or something is called)‫(يسمى‬
‫نيم‬
‫اسم‬ My name is Patrick.
noun: used when speaking politely )‫(التكلم بأدب‬to a man, for example a
sir
‫سير‬
َ customer in a shop
‫سيدي‬
Good morning, sir.
see you later expression: )‫(أسلوب تعبير‬
‫سي يو لَيتر‬
‫أراك الحقا‬ See you later. OK, goodbye.
and conjunction: used to join(‫ )ربط‬two words or parts of sentences(‫)الجملة‬
‫آند‬
‫حرف عطف‬ I have a pen and a pencil.
don’t verb (negative): the short form of 'do not'
‫دونت‬ I don’t like Pepsi.
‫ال‬
barber(s) noun: a man whose job is to cut men's hair(‫)شعر‬
‫باربِر‬
‫حالق‬ He is a barber. He cuts hair.
cook(s) noun: someone whose job is to prepare(‫ )تجهيز‬and cook food(‫)الطعام‬
‫كوك‬
‫طباخ‬ He is a cook. He cooks pizza.
doctor(s) noun: someone who is trained(‫ )تدرب‬to treat(‫ )يعالج‬people who are ill(‫)مريض‬
‫دوكتور‬
‫طبيب‬ He is a doctor. He helps sick people.
mechanic(s) noun: someone whose job is to repair vehicles(‫ )إصالح المركبات‬and
‫ميكانيك‬ ‫ميكانيكي‬ machinery(‫)اآلالت‬
He is a mechanic. He fixes cars.
pilot(s) noun: someone who flies(‫ )يطير‬a plane )‫(الطائرة‬
‫بايلوت‬
‫طيار‬ He is a pilot. He flies airplanes.
radio(s) noun: a piece of equipment(‫ )معدة|جهاز‬that you use to listen to program that
‫راديو‬ ‫راديو‬ are broadcast(‫)يُبَث‬, such as music and news
I have a radio. It plays music.
teacher(s) noun: someone whose job is to teach
‫تيتشير‬
‫مدرس‬ I am a teacher. I teach English.
student(s) noun: someone who studies(‫ )يدرس‬at a school)‫ (المدرسة‬or university(‫)الجامعة‬
‫إستيودينت‬
‫طالب‬ I am a student. I study English.
recorder(s) noun: a piece of equipment that records sound or pictures
‫ريكوردر‬
‫مسجل‬ I have a recorder. It records tapes for the lab.
tape(s) noun: a thin(‫ )رقيقة‬band(‫ )ربطه| لفافه‬of plastic used to record sounds or
‫تَييب‬ ‫شريط‬ pictures, or the plastic box that contains it
I listen to tapes in the lab.
television(s) noun: a thing shaped(‫ )شكل‬like(‫ )يشبه‬a box(‫ )الصندق‬with a screen, which you
‫تيليفيجن‬ ‫جهاز تلفاز‬ use to watch programs
I like to watch television.
tv noun: a television
‫تي في‬
‫جهاز تلفاز‬ I like to watch TV.
what’s his question
‫وت إز ِهز نَيم‬ name? What’s his name?
‫ماهو إسمه ؟‬ His name is Ahmed.
what’s her question for female’s name
‫وت إز ِهر نَيم‬ name? What’s her name?
‫ماهو إسمها؟‬ Her name is Fatima.
he subject pronoun (man)
‫هي‬
‫هو‬ He is a man.

‫هي إز‬ he’s contraction

He’s a man.
no exclamation
‫نو‬ No! Don’t smoke(‫ )تدخن‬in the classroom.
‫ال‬
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 not adverb (negative)
‫نُت‬
‫ليس‬ He is a student. He is not a teacher.
she subject pronoun (woman)
‫شي‬
‫هي‬ She is a woman.

‫شي إز‬ she’s contraction

She’s a woman.
they subject pronoun (plural)
‫ذآي‬
‫هؤالئك‬ They are students.
they’re contraction
‫ذي آر‬ They’re students.
‫هؤالئك يكونون‬
we subject pronoun (plural + I)
‫وي‬
‫نحن‬ Ali and I are friends. We are friends.
we’re contraction
‫وي آر‬ Ali and I are friends. We’re friends.
‫نحن نكون‬
cent noun: 1/100th of the standard unit(‫ )وحدة قياس‬of money in some countries(‫)بلدان‬
‫سينت‬
َ ‫عملة – جزء من‬ A penny is one cent.
‫الدوالر‬
dime noun: a coin worth 10 cents
‫دايم‬
‫ سينت‬01 = ‫عملة‬ A dime is ten cents.
dollar noun: written sign $; the standard unit of money in the US, Australia, Canada, and
‫دالر‬ ‫ سينت‬011= ‫عملة‬ some other countries
A dollar is 100 cents.
half dollar noun:
‫هاف دوالر‬
‫نصف دوالر‬ A half dollar is fifty cents.
money noun: what you earn(‫ )تكسب‬by working and use to buy things(‫)شراء األشياء‬, often in
‫ماني‬ ‫مال‬ the form of coins, paper notes, etc.
Dollars and Riyals are money.
nickel noun: a coin used in the US and Canada that is worth 5 cents
‫نِي ُكل‬
‫ سينت‬5= ‫عملة‬ A nickel is five cents.
penny noun: See “cent” above.
‫بَنِي‬
‫ سينت‬0= ‫عملة‬ A penny is one cent.
quarter noun: a coin in the US and Canada worth 25 cents
‫كوارتِر‬
‫ربع‬ A quarter is 25 cents.
put verb: to move something to or into a place or position
‫بُت‬
‫وضع‬ He puts the pencil on his desk.
sit verb: to be on a chair(‫)كرسي‬, on the ground(‫ )األرض‬etc with the top half of your
‫ست‬
ِ ‫إجلس‬ body upright(‫ )عمودي‬and your weight(‫ )وزن‬resting(‫ )يرتكز‬on your bottom(‫)المؤخره‬
Sit down!
stand verb: to be on your feet(‫ )أقدام‬with your body in an upright position
‫إستاند‬
‫إنهض‬ Stand up!
at preposition:
used to say where someone or something is or where something
‫آآت‬ ‫عند\إلى‬ happens(‫حدث‬/‫)حصل‬
Look at(‫ )أنظر إلى‬the clock.
in preposition: used to say the place or container where someone or something is
‫إن‬
‫في‬ The pen is in the box.
time noun: the thing that is measured(‫ )يحسب | يقاس‬in minutes, hours, years, etc., using
‫تايم‬ ‫الوقت‬ clocks
The time is 1 o’clock.
clock noun: an instrument )‫وسيلة‬/‫(آلة‬that shows the time
‫ُكلوك‬
‫ساعة‬ Look at the clock.
o’clock adverb:one of the times when the clock shows the exact hour as a number from 1 to 12
‫أُكلوك‬ The time is 5 o’clock.
‫الساعة‬
on preposition: touching(‫ )يالمس‬something or being supported by something
‫أون‬
‫على‬ The pencil is on the desk.
under preposition: below or at a lower level than something, or covered by something
‫أندر‬
‫تحت‬ The pencil is under the chair.
calendar noun: a set of pages showing the days and months of a year, that you usually
‫كاليندير‬ ‫تقويم‬ hang(‫ )يعلق‬on a wall
The calendar has 12 months.
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 week noun: a period of seven days
‫ِوييك‬
‫أسبوع‬ A week has 7 days.
day noun: a period(‫ )مدة زمنية‬of time equal to 24 hours
‫داي‬
‫يوم‬ There are 7 days in the week.
today noun: this day
‫تو داي‬
‫هذا اليوم‬ Today is Sunday. Tomorrow is Monday.
tomorrow noun: the day after this day
‫تومورو‬
‫غدا‬ Tomorrow is Monday. Today is Sunday.
saturday noun: a day of the week
‫ساتير داي‬
‫السبت‬ Tomorrow is Saturday. Tomorrow is Sunday.
sunday noun: a day of the week
‫سانداي‬
‫األحد‬ Today is Sunday. Tomorrow is Monday.
monday noun: a day of the week
‫مانداي‬
‫االثنين‬ Today is Monday. Tomorrow is Tuesday.
tuesday noun: a day of the week
‫تيوز داي‬
‫الثالثاء‬ Today is Tuesday. Tomorrow is Wednesday.
wednesday noun: a day of the week
‫وينيز داي‬
‫االربعاء‬ Today is Wednesday. Tomorrow is Thursday.
thursday noun: a day of the week
‫ثارز داي‬
َ ‫الخميس‬ Today is Thursday. Tomorrow is Friday.
friday noun: a day of the week:
‫فراي داي‬
‫الجمعة‬ Today is Friday. Tomorrow is Saturday.
weekend noun: Saturday and Sunday. In Saudi Arabia, Thursday and Friday
‫وييك إند‬
‫إجازة نهاية األسبوع‬ The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
box noun: a container(‫ )حاوية‬for putting things in, especially one with four
‫بوكس‬ ‫صندوق‬ straight(‫ )مستوي‬sides(‫)جانب‬, or the amount that this container can hold
The ball is in the box.
dialog noun: a conversation(‫ )حـوار‬in a book, play, or film:
‫ديالوق‬
‫حوار‬ Listen to the dialog.
map noun: a drawing of a particular area(‫ )منطقة محددة‬that shows its roads(‫)الطرقات‬,
‫مااب‬ ‫خارطة‬ rivers(‫)األنهار‬, mountains(‫)الجبال‬, etc.
The map is on the wall.
sound noun: something that you can hear(‫)سماع‬
‫ساوند‬
‫صوت‬ Listen to the sound of the bell.
wall noun: one of the sides of a room or building(‫)مبنى‬
‫ُو ُول‬
‫حائط‬ The room has 4 walls.

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Abdullah Alqarni
** ‫** تمت الترجمة بإجتهاد شخصي يحتمل الخطأ والصواب‬ ALC Vocabulary

‫النطق‬ ‫الكلمة‬ ‫المعنى والمثال‬

and conjunction: used to join two words or parts of sentences
‫آآند‬
‫و‬ Ali and Ahmed are students.
exclamation: goodbye
bye
‫بااي‬ Ahmed: Good-bye, Ali!
‫إلى اللقاء‬ Ali: Bye!
cold adjective: something that is cold has a low temperature
‫كولد‬
‫بارد‬ It’s not hot. It’s cold.
hot adjective: having a high temperature(‫)درجة الحرارة‬
‫هوت‬
‫حار‬ It’s not cold. It’s hot.
happy adjective: feeling(‫ )الشعور‬pleased(‫ )السرور‬and cheerful(‫)الفرح او االبتهاج‬
‫هابي‬
‫مسرور‬ He’s not sad. He’s happy.
angry Adjective : feeling or showing anger
‫آنقري‬
‫زعالن‬ Ali is not happy. He is angry.
adjective: unhappy, especially because something unpleasant( ‫غير‬/‫مكروه‬
sad
‫سااد‬ ‫ )مرغوب‬has happened
‫حزين‬
He’s not happy. He’s sad.
exclamation: hello
hi
‫هااي‬ Ahmed: Hello, Ali!
‫مرحبا‬ Ali: Hi!
let’s verb: contraction of the words “let” and “us”
‫ليتِز‬ Let’s go to Riyadh.
‫دعنا‬
miss noun: used in front of the name of a girl or a woman who is not married( ‫غير‬
‫ميس‬ ‫)متزوجة‬
‫سيدة غير متزوجة‬ The young girl is Miss Al Enazi.
mr. noun: a title used before a man's family name
‫ميستر‬
‫السيد‬ The man’s name is Mr. Al Enazi.
mrs. noun: a title used before a married woman's family name
‫ميسس‬
ِ )‫السيدة (المتزوجة فقط‬ The woman’s name is Mrs. Al Enazi.
ms noun: a title used before the family name of a married or unmarried woman
‫ِميس‬ ‫السيدة (المتزوجة وغير‬
The woman’s name is Ms Smith.
)‫المتزوجة‬
now adverb: at the present time(‫)الوقت الحالي المضارع‬
‫نااو‬
‫اآلن‬ The man is eating now.
old adjective: someone or something that has lived or existed for a long time
‫أُوولد‬
‫قديم‬ He is not young. He’s old.
conjunction: used between two possibilities(‫)ممكن او مستطاع‬, or before the last
or
‫أوور‬ in a series of possibilities
‫أو‬
Do you want an apple or an orange.
adjective: to feel ill in your stomach(‫ )المعده‬and as if you might(‫) ٌربما‬
sick
‫سك‬
ِ vomit(‫)إستفراغ‬
‫مريض‬
He’s in the hospital. He’s sick.
well
‫ِويل‬ He’s not sick. He’s well.
‫جيد الصحة‬
tired adjective: feeling that you want to sleep or rest
‫تَيَرد‬
‫ٌمتعب‬ He is tired.
too adverb: also
‫توو‬
‫أيضا‬ I have a car. I have a truck, too.
very adverb: more than is acceptable(‫ )مقبول‬or possible(‫)محتمل‬
‫فِ ِري‬
‫أقصى حد‬/‫كثيرا‬ He is very sick. He’s in the hospital.
vowel noun
‫فَ ِول‬
‫حرف متحرك‬ There are five vowels. A, E, I, O, U.
consonant noun: any letter of the English alphabet except(‫ )بإستثناء‬a, e, i, o, and u
‫سنَنت‬
ِ ‫كون‬ ‫حرف ساكن‬ The letter “C” is not a vowel. It’s a consonant.
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family
‫فَي ِملِي‬ especially parents and their children
‫العائلة‬
My father, mother, brother, and sister are my family.
father noun: a male parent
‫فا ِذير‬
‫األب‬ My father is a man. My mother is a woman.
dad noun: informal(‫ )غير رسمي‬word for “father”
‫داد‬
‫أب‬ My father is Dad. My mother is Mom.
mother noun: female parent, or any woman who is a parent
‫ما ِذير‬
‫الوالدة‬ My mother is a woman.:
brother noun: a man or boy who has the same parents(‫ )الوالدين‬as you
‫ب َرثَر‬
‫األخ‬ My brother is Mohammed.
sister noun: a girl or woman who has the same parents as you
‫سيستِر‬
ِ ‫األخت‬ My sister is a girl.
husband noun: a married(‫ )متزوج‬man, the opposite of wife(‫)زوجه‬
‫هاسبِيند‬ Mr. Wilson is Mrs. Wilson’s husband.
‫زوج‬
wife noun: a married woman, the opposite of husband
‫وايِف‬ Mrs. Wilson is Mr. Wilson’s wife.
‫الزوجه‬
son noun: a man or woman’s male child
‫سان‬
َ Tom is Mr. and Mrs. Wilson’s son.
‫إبن‬
daughter noun: a man or woman’s female child
‫داوتير‬ Linda is Mr. and Mrs. Wilson’s daughter.
‫إبنة‬
young
‫يَنق‬ He’s not old. He’s young.
‫شاب‬/‫فتى‬
boy
‫بُووي‬ Ali is a boy. Fatima is a girl.
‫ولد‬
girl
‫قيرل‬ My sister(‫ )أختي‬is a girl.
‫فتاة‬
child noun: a young person who is not yet an adult(‫)بالغ‬
‫شَايِلد‬
‫طفل‬ He’s very young. He’s a child.
children noun: plural(‫ )صيغة الجمع‬form of the above (child)
‫شل ِد ِرن‬
ِ ‫أطفال‬ They are very young. They are children.
noun: someone that you know well(‫ )تعرفه جيدا‬and enjoy spending time( ‫تقضي‬
friend
‫فريند‬ ‫ )الوقت‬with he.
‫صديق‬
Ali is my friend.
man noun: an adult male person
‫مان‬
‫رجل‬
ُ My father is a man.
men noun: plural form of men
‫َمن‬
‫رجال‬ My father and my teacher are men.
woman noun: an adult female person
‫ُو َمن‬
‫إمرأة‬ My mother is a woman.
women noun: the plural form of “woman”
‫ُو ِمن‬
‫نساء‬ My mother and my grandmother are women.
noun: something you say or write when you are asking for
question
‫ُك ِوستشن‬ information)‫(معلومات‬
‫سؤال‬
There are fifty (50) questions on the test.
ask verb: to say to someone that you want them to tell you something
‫آسك‬
‫يسأل‬ The teachers ask questions.
verb: to say something to someone when they have asked you a question or
answer
‫آنسر‬
ِ spoken(‫تكلم‬/‫ )تحذث‬to you
‫يجيب‬
The students answer questions.
answer verb: something you say or write in response(‫ )رد‬to a question
‫سر‬
ِ ‫آن‬ ‫إجابة‬ He is answering the questions.
ask verb: to make a question that requires(‫ )يحتاج‬a response
‫آسك‬
‫سؤال‬ The teacher is asking the questions.
belong(s) to verb: if something belongs to you, you own(‫ )المالك‬it:
‫بِي لونق تو‬
‫تنتمي إلى‬ The pen belongs to Ahmed.

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‫أن‬ ‫أداة تعريف‬ sound
)‫(قبل الحرف المتحرك‬ I have an apple and an orange.
big adjective: something that is big is large or larger than average size
‫بِق‬
‫كبير‬ It’s not little. It’s big.
small adjective: not big
‫سموول‬
‫صغير‬ I have a small car.
inside preposition: in or into a building or room
‫إنسايِد‬
‫في الداخل‬ Ali is studying in the classroom. He’s inside.
outside preposition: not inside a building or room, but near it
‫أ ُوت سايِد‬
‫في الخارج‬ Ali is playing football. He’s outside.
our possessive adjective: belonging to or relating to us
‫آور‬
َ ‫ ُملكنا‬/‫لنا‬ Our house is white.
possessive adjective: relating to or belonging to the people or things that have
their
‫َذيير‬ already been mentioned
‫تلك‬/‫هؤالئك‬
Their car is a Toyota.
where interrogative adverb: in or to which place
‫ويير‬
‫أين‬ Where is Ahmed?
possessive determiner: used to ask which person or people a particular thing
whose
‫هووز‬ belongs to
‫من هو ؟‬
Whose car is this?
your possessive adjective: belonging or relating to you
‫يور‬
‫أنت‬ My car is red. Your car is blue.
noun: the part of a country's military(‫ )العسكرية‬organization(‫المنظمة‬/‫)المؤسسة‬
air force
‫أيير فورس‬ that uses planes(‫ )الطائرات‬to fight(‫)قتال‬
‫القوة الجوية‬
The Sgt. is in the Air Force. He’s not in the Army.
noun: a place where people in the army(‫)الجيش‬, navy)‫ (البحرية‬etc live and
base
‫بَيس‬ work
‫قاعدة‬
The soldier is on the base.
sgt noun: the written abbreviation(‫ )إختصار‬of Sergeant(‫)رقيب‬
‫سار ِجينت‬
‫رقيب‬ Sgt Jones is in the army.
barracks noun: a group of buildings where soldiers(‫ )الجنود‬live(‫)يسكن‬
‫باركس‬
َ ‫مباني سكن الجنود‬ Soldiers sleep in the barracks.
bed noun: a piece of furniture for sleeping on
‫بَيد‬
‫سرير‬ I sleep in my bed.
noun: a structure(‫هيكل‬/‫ )بنيان‬such as a house, church, or factory that has a
building
‫بِيل ِدينق‬ roof(‫سطح‬/‫ )سقف‬and walls(‫)جدران‬
‫مبنى‬
The hospital is a big building.
bulletin board noun: a board on a wall where you can put information for people to see
‫بوليتِن بوورد‬
‫لوحة إعالنات‬ The schedule(‫ )الجدول‬is on the bulletin board.
bus noun: a large vehicle that people pay(‫ )يدفع‬to travel on(‫)يسافر بواسطته‬
‫باص‬
‫باص‬ He takes a bus to school.
noun: a place at the side of a road, marked(‫ ) ُم َعلَم‬with a sign(‫)عالمة‬, where
bus stop
‫باص إستوب‬ buses stop for passengers(‫) ُركاب‬
‫مكان توقف الباص‬
The soldier is at the bus stop.
‫بَيس‬ base exchange noun
‫إكستِشَينج‬ ‫متجر داخل منطقة عسكرية‬ The BX is the base exchange.
noun: Base Exchange
bx I buy things at the BX.
commissary
noun: a shop that supplies(‫ )توفر‬food and other goods on a military base
‫سيِري‬
ِ ‫كو َم‬ ‫سوبرماركت داخل‬ Soldiers buy food at the commissary.
‫منطقة عسكرية‬
dining hall
noun: a room where you eat your meals
‫داينينق هول‬ ‫منطقة تناول الطعام‬
Soldiers eat in the dining hall.
)‫(مصطلح عسكري‬
dispensary
noun: a place where medicines(‫ )أدوية‬are prepared(‫ )تجهز‬and given out
‫سري‬
ِ ‫ِدسبان‬ ‫صيدلية‬
The sick man is at the dispensary.
)‫(مصطلح عسكري‬
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‫هوسبيتل‬
‫مستشفى‬ The doctor works at the hospital.
noun: a room or building containing(‫ )تحتوي‬books that can be looked at or
library
‫اليبر ِري‬
َ borrowed (‫)إستعارة‬
‫مكتبة‬
I study at the library.
mess hall
noun: a room in which members of the military eat and drink together
‫ِمس هوول‬ ‫قاعة تناول الطعام‬ Soldiers eat in the mess hall.
)‫(مصطلح عسكري‬
office noun: a building that belongs to an organization, where people work
‫أُفِس‬
‫مكتب‬ I work in the office.
room noun: a space in a building that is separated from the rest(‫ )عن البقية‬by walls and a door
‫رووم‬
‫غرفة‬ My bed is in my room.
schedule noun: a plan of what someone is going to do, or when work is to be done
‫سكيجول‬ ِ ‫جدول‬ The class schedule begins at 07:45.
snack bar noun: a place where you can buy snacks
‫سناك بار‬
‫كافتيريا‬ I drink juice at the snack bar.
thank you. Ahmed: Thank you.
‫ثانك يو‬
‫شكرا لك‬ Ali: Your welcome.
buy Verb: to pay money for, to purchase)‫(لشراء‬
‫باي‬
‫يشتري‬ Mrs. Wilson is buying food.
drink Noun: any liquid consumed by people
‫ِد ِرينك‬
‫مشروب‬ Milk, juice, and water are drinks.
drink Verb: to swallow(‫)إبتالع‬, to consume(‫ )إستهالك‬a liquid(‫)سائل‬
‫درينك‬ َ ‫يشرب‬ Ahmed is drinking Pepsi.
eat Verb: to consume food by chewing(‫ )مضغ‬and swallowing(‫)بلع‬
‫إيت‬
‫أكل‬ I eat chicken for dinner.
read Verb: to look at and understand)‫ (فهم‬writing
‫ِريد‬
‫قراءة‬ Tom is reading a book.
study Verb: to learn something through(‫ )من خالل‬concentration(‫ )تركيز‬and effort(‫)إجتهاد‬
‫إستَ ِدي‬
‫دراسة‬ They are studying English.
talk Verb: to speak, to converse(‫)محادثة‬, to have a discussion(‫)مناقشة‬
‫تووك‬
‫حديث‬/‫تكلم‬ Ali and Ahmed are talking.
watch Verb: to observe(‫مراقبة‬/‫)رصد‬, to look at over a period of time
‫واتش‬
‫مشاهدة‬ I watch TV every night.
an
Determiner: used after a, e, i, o, u or other words that begin with a vowel sound
‫أن‬ ‫أداة تعريف قبل‬ Eat an orange! We have an hour to write the test.
‫الحرف المتحرك‬
nothing Pronoun: not anything
‫نَثِنق‬
‫الشيء‬ What are you doing? Nothing.
now Adverb: at this time, at this moment(‫)اللحظة‬
‫ناو‬ He’s eating now.
‫اآلن‬
food Noun: anything you eat is food.
‫فُود‬ I’m hungry. I want to eat some food.
‫طعام‬
meat Noun: animal muscles(‫ )عضالت‬or organs(‫ )أعضاء‬eaten as food
‫ِميت‬
‫لحم‬ Beef, chicken, and lamb are meat.
beef Noun: Beef is the meat from a cow(‫)البقره‬.
‫بِيف‬
‫لحم البقر‬ Beef is the most common meat eaten in America
lamb Noun: lamb is the meat from a sheep(‫الضأن‬/‫)الغنم‬.
‫المب‬
‫الخروف الصغير‬ In Saudi Arabia lamb is one of the most common meats that people eat.
pork Noun: pork is the meat from a pig(‫)الخنزير‬
‫بُورك‬
‫لحم الخنزير‬ Muslims do not eat pork.
fish Noun: a type of animal(‫ )حيوان‬that lives in water.
‫فِش‬
‫سمك‬ Fish swim in the sea. Hamour is a type of fish.
chicken Noun: The most common bird(‫عصفور‬/‫ )طائر‬meat(‫ )لحم‬eaten by people.
‫شي ِكن‬ِ ‫ت‬ I eat chicken for dinner(‫)وجبة العشاء‬.
‫دجاج‬
meal Noun: anytime when food is eaten is a meal
‫ِميل‬
‫وجبة‬ Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are meals. At Ramadan we eat a midnight meal.
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breakfast
‫برييك فَست‬ Breakfast is a meal. I have orange juice(‫)عصير برتقال‬, eggs(‫ )بيض‬and toast( ‫خبز‬
‫وجبة اإلفطار‬ ‫ )توست‬for breakfast.
lunch Noun: a meal eaten in the middle(‫ )منتصف‬of the day.
‫النش‬
‫وجبة الغداء‬ I eat lunch at 12 noon.
dinner Noun: supper(‫ ;)عشاء‬the last meal of the day usually eaten in the evening(‫)المساء‬
‫ِدنَر‬
‫عشاء‬ Dinner is a meal. In America it is the biggest meal of the day
Noun: a food made(‫ )مصنوع‬from wheat(‫ )قمح‬and water usually combined(‫)مخلوط‬
bread
‫برييد‬
َ with yeast(‫)خميره‬.
‫خبز‬ I eat bread with dinner.
Noun: an oval(‫ )بيضاوي‬shaped object produced(‫ )ينتج‬by female(‫ )أنثى‬birds such as
egg(s)
‫آق‬ chickens.
‫بيض‬ I eat chicken eggs for breakfast.
fruit Noun: a type of food that is usually sweet(‫ )حاليه‬and grows on a tree
‫فُروت‬
‫فاكهة‬ Bananas, apples and oranges are fruit.
apple Noun: a round red fruit(‫ )فاكهة‬that grows(‫ )تنمو‬on a tree(‫)شجرة‬
‫أبِل‬
‫تفاحة‬ An apple is usually red but it can be green or yellow.
orange Noun: an orange fruit that grows on a tree, a color
‫أُ َرنج‬
‫برتقال‬ I like to eat an orange for breakfast.
banana Noun: a long curved(‫ )منحني‬yellow(‫ )أصفر‬fruit that grows on a tree
‫بنانا‬
‫موز‬ A banana is yellow.
juice Noun: a drink made from the liquids of fruit and vegetables(‫)خضروات‬
‫جيُوس‬
‫عصير‬ I drink apple juice for breakfast.
Noun: A white liquid produced by animals such as cows to feed(‫إطعام‬/‫ )تغذية‬their
milk
‫ِميلك‬ newborns(‫)المولود‬
‫حليب‬ I put cows milk in my coffee. Camel(‫ )الجمل‬milk is good for you.
rice Noun: a type of grain(‫ )حبوب‬usually grown in Asia that is eaten as a food.
‫رايِس‬
‫األرز‬ I eat meat and rice for lunch.
Noun:a mixture(‫مزيج‬/‫ )خليط‬of raw(‫نَي‬/‫)خام‬vegetables or fruit usually eaten at lunch or
salad
‫ساالد‬ dinner
‫سلطة‬ I eat a salad with my dinner every night.
Noun: A hot brown(‫ )بني‬or black(‫ )أسود‬drink made from the beans(‫ )حبوب‬of a
coffee
‫َكوفي‬ coffee plant(‫)نبته‬.
‫قهوة‬ I drink coffee with breakfast.
tea Noun: a hot brown or black drink made from the leaves(‫ )أوراق‬of a bush(‫)شجيرة‬
‫تِي‬
‫الشاي‬ I drink tea in the morning.
water Noun: a clear liquid made of oxygen and hydrogen (H20)
‫َواتَر‬
‫الماء‬ I drink 4 liters of water every day.
movie(s) Noun: a story(‫ )قصة‬that you can see on TV or at a cinema
‫موفي‬
‫فلم‬ I watch movies at the cinema.
nothing much Not anything important(‫)مهم‬
‫نثِينق َمتش‬
‫ال شيء مهم‬ What are you doing? Nothing much.
what are you What are you doing?
doing? Nothing much.
verb:to look at something to make sure(‫بال شك‬/‫ )التأكد‬it was been done correctly( ‫بشكل‬
check
‫شك‬
ِ ‫ت‬ ‫)صحيح‬
‫فحص‬/‫مراجعة‬ Check your answers.
do verb: to perform(‫)يؤدي‬, to carry out(‫)تنفيذ‬, to complete(‫)يكمل‬
‫دو‬ He is doing his homework(‫)الواجب المنزلي‬.
‫يفعل‬
adjective:right,something that is accurate(‫متقن‬/‫)دقيق‬or true, the opposite(‫)عكس‬of
correct
‫ُك ٍركت‬ wrong(‫)خطاء‬
‫صحيح‬ The answer is correct.
wrong adjective: incorrect, the opposite of correct or right
‫روونق‬ The answer is not correct. It’s wrong.
‫خطاء‬
thousand number:
‫ثاوسند‬
‫ألف‬ I have one thousand riyals. I have SR1,000.
million Number
‫ِمليَن‬
‫مليون‬ 1,000,000 is 1 million.

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same
‫سييم‬
َ different
‫متشابه‬/‫نفسه‬ They are the same. They’re not different.
different adjective: something that is not like something else, the opposite of same
‫ِديف َرنت‬ They’re different. They’re not the same.
‫مختلف‬
who pronoun: used to ask the question ‘which person’
‫هُوو‬
‫من هو؟‬ Who is Ali? Ali is a student.
Verb: to approach(‫)لإلقتراب‬, to move toward(‫)للتحرك نحو‬, to get nearer( ‫للحصول‬
come
‫كام‬ ‫)على أقرب‬
‫جاء‬/‫إقترب‬/‫تعال‬ The teacher is coming.
homework noun: work to be done at home
‫هوم وورك‬
‫واجب منزلي‬ Students love doing homework.
time noun: something used to indicate(‫تشير‬/‫ )تدل‬a specific part of a day
‫تايم‬ The time is 8 o’clock.
‫الوقت‬
me, too. expression: me also, me as well
‫ِمي تو‬
‫وأنا أيضا‬ Ali: I like Pepsi. Ahmed: Me, too (I want one too).
you’re
sentence: a polite response)‫ (رد مؤدب‬used when someone says thank you
‫يو آر ويلكوم‬ welcome. Ali: Thank you. Ahmed: You’re welcome.
‫على الرحب والسعة‬

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** ‫** تمت الترجمة بإجتهاد شخصي يحتمل الخطأ والصواب‬ ALC Vocabulary

‫النطق‬ ‫الكلمة‬ ‫المعنى والمثال‬

verb: Helping verbs are verbs that COME WITH ANOTHER VERB. In
/‫دو نت‬ do/does (not) the sentence, “He does not eat lunch” the verb ‘does’ is a helping verb
‫دَز نت‬ ‫لم يفعل‬/‫لم أفعل‬ because it comes with the action verb ‘eat.’
I do not sleep in the afternoon. He does not eat in the evening.
verb: contraction of do not / does not
/‫دونت‬ don’t/doesn’t
I don’t sleep in the afternoon.
‫َد ِزنت‬ ‫لم يفعل‬/‫لم أفعل‬ He doesn’t eat in the evening.
sleep verb: to nap(‫نومه‬/‫)غفوة‬, to be asleep,
‫سلييب‬
ِ ‫ينام‬ He sleeps in the barracks.
go to bed verb: get into bed
‫قو تو بِد‬
‫الذهاب للسرير‬ I go to bed at 10:00 p.m.
get up verb: to get out of bed after sleeping
‫قِت أب‬
‫ينهض من السرير‬ He gets up at 6:00a.m. every day.
shave verb: to remove hair with a razor(‫)موس حالقة‬
‫شَييف‬
‫يحلق‬ He shaves before going to school.
swim verb: to move around on the surface(‫ )سطح‬of water
‫سو ِوم‬
ُ ‫يسبح‬ Ahmed swims every Thursday.
get dressed verb: to put on clothes(‫)مالبس‬
‫قِيت د ِريسد‬
‫إرتداء المالبس‬ I get dressed after I take a shower.
take a shower verb: to bathe(‫ )يستحم‬in a shower
‫تَيَك أشا َور‬
‫ إستحمام‬/ ‫أخذ دش‬ He takes a shower before breakfast.
shower noun: the act(‫ )عمل‬of bathing while standing up under a stream(‫ )متدفق‬of water
‫شا َور‬
‫استحمام‬ I take a shower in the morning.
after preposition: following something, later than something
‫آفتِر‬
‫بعد‬ He goes to school after breakfast.
before preposition: earlier(‫سابق‬/‫ )قبل‬than something
‫بي فور‬
‫قبل‬ I eat breakfast before I brush my teeth.
a.m.
adjective: the time from 12 a.m. (midnight) to 11:59 a.m. (noon)
‫آي إم‬ ‫ الليل‬0١ ‫الوقت من‬ He gets up at 5 o’clock a.m.
‫ الظهر‬0١ ‫الى‬
p.m.
adjective: the time from 12 p.m. (noon) to 11:59 p.m. (midnight)
‫بي إم‬ ‫ الظهر‬0١ ‫الوقت من‬ I eat dinner at 6 p.m.
‫ الليل‬0١ ‫الى‬
at preposition: used with the time of day
‫آآت‬ I eat breakfast at 6 o’clock a.m.
‫عند‬
early adjective: before the usual time
‫آرلِي‬
‫باكرا‬ Class is at 0700. Ali goes to class at 0655. Ali goes to class early.
late adjective: after the usual time
‫لَييت‬
‫متأخر‬ Class is at 0700. Ali goes to class at 0705. Ali goes to class late.
every determiner: something done all the time
‫آف ِري‬
‫كل‬ I watch TV every evening.
for preposition: a specific period of time
‫فور‬
‫لـــ \ لمدة‬ I studied for 3 hours.
hungry adjective: feeling a need or desire(‫شهوة‬/‫ )رغبة‬for food
‫هانقِ ِري‬
‫جائع‬ She is hungry. She is eating.
thirsty adjective: feeling a need or desire for a liquid
‫ثِ ِرستِي‬
‫عطشان‬ She is thirsty. She is drinking water.
afternoon noun: a time between 12 p.m. and 5:59 p.m.
‫آفتِر نون‬
‫العصر‬/‫بعد الظهر‬ I swim in the afternoon.
evening noun: a time from 6 p.m. to bedtime
‫إييفنِينق‬
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‫ِمد نايت‬
‫منتصف الليل‬ We are going to bed at midnight.
morning noun: an early part of the day ending at noon (11:59 a.m.)
‫ُمورنِينق‬
‫الصباح‬ I eat breakfast in the morning.
night noun: the time from sunset(‫ )غروب الشمس‬to sunrise(‫)شروق الشمس‬
‫نايِت‬
‫الليل‬ I watch TV at night (or in the evening).
noon noun: 12 p.m. is noon.
‫نوون‬
‫منتصف النهار‬/‫الظهر‬ We are going to eat at noon.
snack noun: a small meal
‫سنااك‬
‫وجبة خفيفه‬ I have a snack before I go to bed.
toast noun: sliced(‫ )قطعة‬bread browned(‫تحمص‬/‫ )تحمر‬on both sides
‫توست‬
‫خبز توست‬ Pat eats toast for breakfast.
have Verb: to possess(‫تملك‬/‫)إقتناء‬, to own
‫هاف‬
‫أملك \ لدي‬ I have a pen and a pencil.
hear Verb: to listen to
‫ِهير‬
‫يسمع‬ Do you hear the teacher?
know Verb: to have information, to have knowledge(‫ )معرفة‬of something
‫نُو‬
‫يعرف‬ I know the answer.
learn Verb: to get knowledge, to acquire(‫ )إكتساب‬new information
‫لَيرن‬
‫يتعلم‬ We learn new words in class.
leave Verb: to go away(‫ )بعيدا‬from a place, to depart, the opposite of to come
‫لِييف‬ I leave my house at 7 o’clock.
‫يرحل‬/‫يغادر‬
Verb: to eat (one of many meanings of the verb to have)
‫هاف‬ have (eat) I have eggs for breakfast.
see Verb: to observe(‫)يالحظ‬
‫سي‬
ِ ‫رأى‬/‫شاهد‬ I see an airplane.
say Verb: to speak or tell something using specific words,
‫ساي‬
َ Ali says, “Good morning” to the teacher everyday.
‫يقول‬
speak Verb: to say something in normal conversation not using specific words
‫سبييك‬
ِ ‫يتحدث‬/‫يتكلم‬ They speak Arabic in Saudi Arabia. The students speak to the teacher.
want Verb: to desire, to wish(‫ )رغبة‬for
‫وونت‬
‫أريد‬/‫أرغب‬ I want coffee and toast.
always Adverb: all the time, on all occasions(‫فرص‬/‫)مناسبات‬
‫أول ِويز‬
‫دائما‬ I always eat breakfast in the morning.
how often
Adverb: how regularly(‫)بإنتظام‬, how frequently(‫)كثير من األحيان‬
‫هاو أوفِن‬ ‫كيف غالبا‬ How often do you eat breakfast? I always eat breakfast in the morning.
‫كيف عادة‬
never Adverb: not ever, at no time
‫نِفَر‬
‫أبدا‬ I never eat in the classroom.
on + (day) Preposition: preposition used with days of the week
.. ‫في يوم‬ I don’t go to school on Friday.
sometimes Adverb: occasionally(‫ )من وقت آلخر‬not regularly
‫سم تايِمز‬
َ ‫بعض االحيان‬ I sometimes go to Riyadh on Thursday.
when Adverb: a wh question word asking for a time, date or occasion
‫ِون‬
‫متى؟‬ When does Ahmed go to Riyadh? He goes to Riyadh on Thursday.
language Noun: words used to talk to other people
‫النق ِويج‬
‫لغة‬ Arabic, English, and French are languages.
arabic Noun: a language spoken in the Middle East
‫أ َربِك‬
‫اللغة العربية‬ They speak Arabic in Saudi Arabia.
chinese Noun: a language spoken in the China, a nationality.
‫شاينييز‬
‫اللغة الصينيية‬ They speak Chinese in China. People from China are Chinese.
english Noun: a language originating in England, a nationality
‫إنقلِيش‬
‫اللغة اإلنجليزية‬ They speak English in England. People from England are English.
french Noun: a language spoken in France, a nationality and culture
‫فرينش‬
َ
‫اللغة الفرنسية‬ They speak French in France. People from France are French.
russian Noun: a language spoken in Russia, a nationality
‫راشن‬
ِ ‫الروسية‬ They speak Russian in Russia. People from Russia are Russian.
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‫سبانِش‬
‫األسبانية‬ They speak Spanish in Spain. People from Spain are Spanish.
french fries Noun: long thin(‫ )رقيقة‬fried(‫ )مقلي‬potatoes(‫)بطاطس‬
‫فرينش فرايس‬
َ I eat french fries at McDonald’s.
‫بطاطس مقلي‬
hamburger Noun: a food made from ground beef(‫)لحم مفروم‬
‫هامبرقَر‬ I eat hamburgers at McDonald’s.
‫شطيرة لحم‬
airman Noun: a man who flies or a man that is in the Air Force
‫إير مان‬ John is in the Air Force. He’s pilot. He’s an airman.
‫مالح‬/‫طيار‬
plane Noun: airplane, aircraft
‫بليين‬
‫طائرة‬ I take a plane to England.
airplane Noun: plane, aircraft
‫إير بلَين‬
‫طائرة‬ He takes an airplane to England.
car Noun: a motor vehicle, automobile(‫)سيارة‬
‫كار‬
‫سيارة‬ I drive a car.
Noun: a vehicle for hire(‫استئجار‬/‫ )أجرة‬that takes people from one place to another
taxi
‫تاكسي‬ place
‫سيارة أجرة‬ I take a taxi to school.
train Noun: a type of transportation(‫)وسائل المواصالت‬
‫تريين‬
‫قطار‬ He takes a train from Riyadh to Khobar.
truck Noun: a vehicle usually used to carry(‫ )نقل‬things
‫تراك‬
‫شاحنة‬ He drives a truck.
select Verb: to choose, to make a choice
‫سلِيكت‬
ِ ‫تحديد‬/‫إختيار‬ The students must select the right answer.
choose Verb: to select, to make a choice
‫تِشووز‬
‫إختيار‬ The students must choose the correct answer on the test.
look up Verb: to search (look) for information in a book
‫لُك أب‬
‫أبحث عن‬ The students look up words in the dictionary.
dictionary Noun: a book used to look up the meaning(‫ )معاني‬of words
‫شيناري‬
ِ ‫ِدك‬ ‫قاموس‬ Students look up the meaning of words in a dictionary.
Verb: to indicate a choice on an answer sheet(‫ )ورقة االجابة‬such as by writing an
mark
‫مارك‬ X or making a circle to indicate the ‘correct’ answer
‫وضع عالمة‬ They mark their answers on their answer sheets.
memorize Verb: to learn something and keep it in your memory
‫ِمي ُمورايِز‬ Students must memorize the words on this vocabulary(‫ )مفردات اللغة‬sheet.
‫حفظ‬
review Verb: To go over (study) something for a second time
‫ِريفيو‬
‫مراجعة‬ The students are reviewing their lessons.
ago Adverb: earlier, in the past
‫أقو‬
‫منذ‬ I was in Riyadh 3 weeks ago.
how many Adverb: what number of
‫هاو ماني‬
‫كم عدد ؟‬ How many students are in the class?
Preposition used with months (in July) or years (in 2001)
in + month
I am going to Riyadh in July.
in + year I am going to Riyadh in 2002.
last Adjective: most recent time in the past
‫الست‬
‫األخير‬ Last year was 2016.
Adjective: after that, a position in a sequence of things or people
next
‫نِيكست‬ This month is May. Next month is June.
‫القادم‬/‫التالي‬ He is the next person in the line.
yesterday Noun: the day before today
‫ياستير داي‬
‫األمس‬ Today is Tuesday. Yesterday was Monday.
country Noun: a nation(‫ )دولة‬with borders(‫)حدود‬
‫ُكنتِري‬ He’s from Saudi Arabia. His country is Saudi Arabia.
‫بلد‬
canada Noun: a country
‫كندا‬
‫كندا‬ Canada is a country.
china Noun: a country
‫شاينا‬
‫الصين‬ China is a country.
egypt Noun: a country
‫إيجيبت‬
‫دولة مصر‬ Egypt is a country.
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‫إنقالند‬
‫إنجلترا‬ England is a country.
soviet union Noun: a country that no longer exists
‫سوفيَت يونيون‬
‫اإلتحاد السوفيتي‬ They are from the Soviet Union. They speak Russian.
spain Noun: a country
‫سبَين‬
‫أسبانيا‬ They are from Spain. They speak Spanish.
saudi arabia Noun: a country
‫سأودي أرابيا‬
‫المملكة العربية السعودية‬ They speak Arabic in Saudi Arabia.
united states Noun: a country
‫يونايتيد إستات‬
‫الواليات المتحدة‬ They speak English in the United States.
venezuela Noun: a country
‫فينيزويال‬
‫دولة فينزيويال‬ He is from Venezuela. He speaks Spanish.
france Noun: a country
‫فرينس‬
‫فرنسا‬ France is a country.
hour Noun: a period of time, 60 minutes = 1 hour
‫أور‬
َ ‫ساعة‬ A day has 24 hours.
minute Noun: a period of time, 60 seconds is 1 minute
‫ِمنِت‬
‫دقيقة‬ An hour has 60 minutes.
second Noun: a period of time, 1/60th of a minute
‫س َكند‬
ِ ‫ثانية‬ A minute has 60 seconds.
class noun: a group of students
‫كالس‬
‫فصل دراسي‬ There are 12 students in the class.
lesson noun: a time when teaching and learning occurs
‫سن‬
ِ ِ‫ل‬ ‫درس‬ We have an English lesson in the morning.
quiz Noun; a type of test or examination, a test of knowledge
‫ُك ِوز‬
‫إختبار قصير‬ The students are studying for their quiz.
test Noun: a type of quiz or examination, a test of knowledge
‫تيست‬
‫إختبار‬ Students have an English test every week.
test booklet Noun: a book with questions or information used in a test
‫تيست بوكلِت‬ Don’t write in your test booklet.
‫كتاب أسئلة اإلختبار‬
answer sheet Noun: a piece of paper where answers are indicated
‫آنسر شييت‬
ِ ‫ورقة اإلجابة‬ Mark the answer on your answer sheet.
month Noun: a period of time, 1 month is 1/12th of a year.
‫مانث‬
‫شهر‬ January is a month. There are 12 months in a year
year Noun: a period of time, 1 year = 12 months, 1 year = 365 days
‫يَير‬
‫سنة‬ A year has 12 months.
january Noun: a month in the year
‫جاني واري‬
‫شهر يناير‬ January is the first month.
february Noun: a month in the year
‫فيبري واري‬
‫شهر فيبراير‬ February is the second month.
march Noun: a month in the year
‫مارش‬
‫شهر مارس‬ March is the third month.
april Noun: a month in the year
‫إيبريل‬
‫شهر أبريل‬ April is the fourth month.
may Noun: a month in the year
‫َماي‬
‫شهر مايو‬ May is the fifth month.
june Noun: a month in the year
‫جون‬
‫شهر يونيو‬ June is the sixth month.
july Noun: a month in the year
‫جوالي‬
‫شهر يوليو‬ July is the seventh month.
august Noun: a month in the year
‫أوقيست‬
‫شهر أغسطس‬ August is the eighth month.
september Noun: a month in the year
‫سيبتيمبر‬
‫شهر سيبتمبر‬ September is the ninth month.
october Noun: a month in the year
‫أكتوبر‬
‫شهر أكتوبر‬ October is the tenth month.

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‫نوفيمبر‬
‫شهر نوفيمبر‬ November is the eleventh month.
december Noun: a month in the year
‫ديسيمبر‬
‫شهر ديسيمبر‬ December is the twelfth month.
driver Noun: a person who drives a vehicle
‫درايفر‬ Ahmed drives a taxi. He’s a taxi driver.
‫سواق‬
drive Verb: to be in control of a vehicle
‫درايف‬
‫يقود‬ Ali has a car. He drives to work every day.
fly Verb: to travel by air, to be in control of an airplane
‫فالي‬
‫يطير‬ Abdullah is a pilot. He likes to fly.
walk Verb: to travel on foot(‫)قدم‬
‫وااك‬
‫يمشي‬/‫يسير‬ The student walks to class every day.
want to Verb: to desire to do something
‫وونت تو‬ I’m hungry. I want to eat.
‫أريد أن‬
work Verb: something done to make money or accomplish a task
‫وورك‬
‫عمل‬ My father works in Riyadh.
all right Adjective: satisfactory(‫ ;)مرضي‬correct
‫أوول رايت‬ ‫بشكل‬/‫على ما يرام‬ Was everything done correctly?
‫صحيح‬ Yes it is all right.
bad Adjective: not good, the opposite of good
‫باد‬ That coffee is bad. I don’t like it.
‫سيء‬
good Adjective: not bad, the opposite of bad
‫قوود‬
‫جيد‬ This coffee is good. I like it.
here Adverb: at this place, at this location
‫ِهير‬ It’s not there(‫( )هناك‬at that place). It’s here (at this place).
‫هنا‬
there Adverb: at that place, at that location
‫ِذير‬ It’s not here (at this place). It’s over there (at that place).
‫هناك‬
preposition:used to describe(‫ )وصف‬part of the day (in the morning, afternoon or
in
‫إن‬ evening)
‫في‬ I study in the evening.
in Preposition: used to indicate membership(‫ )عضوية‬in the armed forces
‫إن‬ Ali is in the Army. He’s a soldier.
‫في‬
new Adjective: something made recently(‫مؤخرا‬/‫)حديثا‬, opposite of old
‫نِيو‬ My car isn’t old. It’s new.
‫جديد‬
right now Adverb: immediately(‫)فورا‬, at once
‫رايت ناو‬ I’m hungry. I want to eat right now.
‫اآلن‬/‫حاال‬
Adjective: a small measurement(‫ )قياس‬from top to bottom (opposite of tall) or
short
‫شورت‬ side to side (opposite of long)
‫قصير‬ Ahmed isn’t tall. He’s short.
tall Adjective: a large measurement from top to bottom (opposite of short)
‫تول‬ Ali isn’t short. He’s tall.
‫طويل‬
civilian Noun: a person not in the armed forces or police force
‫سفِليان‬
ِ John is a civilian. He isn’t in the military.
‫مدني‬
military Noun: the armed forces of a country
‫ِملِيتَري‬
‫الجيش‬ The Army, Navy, and Air Force are the military.
Noun: a branch(‫ )فرع‬of the armed forces(‫ )القوات المسلحة‬trained to deal(‫)التعامل‬
army
‫آر ِمي‬ with warfare)‫ (الحرب‬on land)‫(األرض‬
‫القوات البرية‬/‫الجيش‬ Ahmed is a soldier. He’s in the Army. He’s an enlisted man.
navy Noun: a branch of the armed forces trained to deal with warfare at sea(‫)البحر‬.
‫نَيفِي‬ John is a sailor. He’s in the Navy.
‫البحرية‬
officer Noun: anyone above the rank of enlisted man in the armed forces.
‫يسر‬ِ ِ‫أُف‬ ‫ضابط‬ A lieutenant(‫ )مالزم‬is the lowest(‫ادنى‬/‫ )أقل‬ranking officer in the army.
captain Noun: a rank in the military
‫كابتن‬ Tom is a captain. He’s an officer.
‫نقيب‬
soldier Noun: a member of an army
‫سولجر‬
ِ John is a soldier in the land forces. He’s in the Army.
‫جندي‬
enlisted Adjective: a military person below(‫ )تحت‬the officer(‫ )ضابط‬ranks(‫)رتبة‬
‫إن ليستِد‬ He isn’t an officer. He’s an enlisted man.
‫فرد‬/‫جندي‬
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** ‫** تمت الترجمة بإجتهاد شخصي يحتمل الخطأ والصواب‬ ALC Vocabulary

‫النطق‬ ‫الكلمة‬ ‫المعنى والمثال‬

clean up verb: to make things tidy(‫مرتب‬/‫)أنيق‬, to remove dirt(‫القذارة‬/‫)الوساخة‬
‫ِكلِين أب‬
‫تنظيف‬ The soldiers clean up the barracks.
cook verb: to prepare food by heating(‫ )تسخين‬it
‫ُكووك‬
‫يطبخ‬ My mother cooks good food.
verb: past tense of verb to do (verb 2)
did
‫ِدد‬ Did Ahmed study last night?
‫فَ َعل‬ Yes, he did.
verb: negative past tense of verb to do (verb 2)
didn’t
‫ِد ِدنت‬ Did Ahmed study last night?
‫لم يفعل‬ No, he didn’t.
start verb: to begin, opposite of to end OR to finish
‫ستارت‬
‫يبدأ‬ English class starts at 0745.
begin verb: to start, opposite of to end OR to finish
‫بِقيَيَن‬
‫يبدأ‬ School begins at 07:00 every morning.
end verb: to finish, opposite of to start OR to begin
‫ضإند‬
‫نهاية‬/‫ينتهي‬ English class ends at 12:15.
verb: to enjoy(‫)يستمتع‬, to get pleasure)‫متعة‬/‫ (سرور‬from
like to
‫اليِك تو‬ I like to play football. (like to + verb 1 … example like to eat…like to walk…like
‫يعجب بـ‬/‫يحب‬ to talk…like to drive…like to watch TV)
live in verb: to reside in (‫يقيم‬/‫)يسكن‬
‫لِف إن‬
.. ‫يعيش في‬ I live in a house in Riyadh.
verb: to take part in a game
‫ب ِالي‬ play Ahmed plays football everyday.
visit verb: to go to see a person, to stay with a person for a short time
‫فِي ِزت‬
‫يزور‬/‫زيارة‬ I like to visit my friend. I visit my mother for 2 weeks each summer.
again adverb: once more, another time, for a second time
‫أقاين‬ I studied last night. Now, I’m studying again.
‫مرة أخرى‬
all determiner: every one of, opposite of ‘none of’
‫أُوول‬
‫الجميع‬/‫الكل‬ All the students are writing a test
long adjective: a measurement from side to side OR a length of time
‫لونق‬
‫طويل‬/‫طول‬ The ruler is 30 cm long. I study English all night long.
game noun: any sport that people play, anything people play to win(‫)الفوز‬
‫قييم‬
‫لعبة‬ I watch a football game on TV every day. I play a card game tonight.
sport noun:any competitive(‫)تنافسية‬game requiring physical activity)‫(نشاط بدني‬is a sport
‫سبورت‬
‫رياضة‬ Football is a sport.
ball noun: a round object used in sports
‫بُول‬ I have a ball. Let’s play soccer.
‫كرة‬
football noun: in North America… a game of strategy using an oval shaped ball
‫فُوت بُول‬
‫كرة القدم االمريكية‬ Football is a sport.
soccer noun: the American word used for football
‫سا ِكر‬
‫كرة القدم‬ Soccer is a sport called football in Saudi Arabia
tennis noun: a sport played on a court)‫محكمة‬/ ‫ (ملعب‬with a ball and a racket(‫)مضرب التنس‬
‫تينِس‬
‫لعبة التنس‬ Tennis is a sport.
noun: a game that is popular(‫المنتشر‬/‫ )الشعبي‬in the U.S. played with a ball and
baseball
‫بيسبول‬ bat(‫)مضرب‬
‫لعبة البيسبول‬ John plays baseball.
basketball noun: a game that is popular in the U.S. played with a ball and hoop(‫)طوق‬
‫باس ِكت بُول‬
‫كرة السلة‬ Basketball is a sport.
restaurant noun: a place where a person buys and eats food
‫ِرسترانت‬
‫مطعم‬ I eat in a restaurant every day.
city/cities noun: a very large town(‫بلدة‬/‫ )مدينة‬where lots of(‫ )الكثير‬people live
‫سيتي‬/‫سيتيز‬
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downtown
‫دا ِون تا ُون‬ Is the Faisaleah in Riyadh?
‫وسط المدينة‬ Yes, it’s downtown.
town noun: a small city
‫تا ِون‬
‫بلدة صغيرة‬ Hafer Al-Batin is a town.
bring verb: to come carrying(‫ )يحمل‬something
‫برينق‬
َ ‫يجلب‬ The students always bring their books to school.
report verb: to make an official(‫ )رسمي‬visit to someone
‫ِريبورت‬
‫مقابلة شخص‬/‫تقرير‬ New students must report to Chief Ahmed before they begin.
salute verb: to raise(‫ )رفع‬an arm in a sign of(‫ )عالمة على‬respect(‫)االحترام‬
‫سيلُوت‬
ِ ‫التحية‬ You must salute an officer.
verb: to inhale(‫استنشاق‬/‫ )الشهيق‬and exhale)‫ (الزفير‬the smoke of a
smoke
‫سموك‬
ُ cigarette(‫)السيجارة‬
‫التدخين‬ He likes to smoke cigarettes.
cigarette noun: tobacco(‫ )التبغ‬rolled)‫ (ملفوف‬in paper for smoking
‫سيقَ ِريت‬
‫السيجارة‬ I will smoke a cigarette at the break.
butt can noun: a can(‫ )علبة‬where a person puts cigarette butts(‫)أعقاب السجاير‬
‫بُت كان‬
‫طفاية السجائر‬ Put your cigarette in the butt can when you are finished smoking.
true adjective: not false, correct, accurate, opposite of false
‫تُروو‬
‫صحيح‬ The answer is true. Riyadh is in Saudi Arabia.
false adjective: not true, untrue, incorrect, inaccurate, opposite of true.
‫فُولس‬
‫خاطيء‬ The answer is false. Riyadh is not in Bahrain.
gold adjective: a color
‫قولد‬
‫ذهب‬/‫لون ذهبي‬ Her ring is a gold color.
silver adjective: a color
‫سيلفِر‬
ِ ‫فضة‬/‫لون فضي‬ My tea pot is silver
with preposition: including, as well as, plus
‫ِوذ‬
‫مع‬ I drink coffee with sugar.
break noun: a time for rest during an activity, rest
‫ب َرييك‬
‫وقت مستقطع للراحة‬ Take a 5 minute break between classes.
cap noun: a soft hat(‫ )قبعة‬with a peak)‫ (زاوية بارزة‬to block(‫ )حجب‬sunlight(‫)أشعة الشمس‬
‫كاب‬ A baseball cap keeps the sun out of(‫ )بعيدا عن‬the players eyes.
‫قبوع الشمس‬/‫كاب‬
captain/capt noun: a rank in the army above first lieutenant(‫ )مالزم أول‬and below major(‫)رتبة رائد‬
‫كابتن‬
‫رتبة نقيب‬ A Captain is an officer in the army.
naval adjective: used to describe anything related to the Navy
‫نَيفَل‬ ‫الشخص البحري‬ Sailors live on a naval base. They wear naval uniforms
(‫)لقب‬
military adjective: used to describe anyone or anything in the armed forces
‫ِملِيتَ ِري‬
‫عسكري‬ A soldier is a military man. He drives a military vehicle.
noun: a position indicating(‫يشير‬/‫ )يحدد‬a persons level of(‫)مستوى‬
rank
‫رانك‬ authority)‫الصالحية‬/‫ (السلطة‬in the military
‫رتبة‬ Sergeant and Lieutenant are ranks.
general/gen noun: the highest rank in the army above colonel
‫جينِ َرل‬
‫لواء‬ The General is the base commander.
noun: a rank in the army above lieutenant colonel(‫ )رتبة مقدم‬and below
colonel/col
‫كولنَل‬ general(‫لواء‬/‫)عميد‬
‫رتبة عقيد‬ The Colonel is my commanding officer.
major noun: a rank in the army above captain and below lieutenant colonel
‫ماي َجر‬ maj. A Major is an officer.
‫رتبة رائد‬
‫في ِرست‬ first lieutenant noun: a rank in the army above second lieutenant and below captain
‫لوتانينت‬ ‫مالزم أول‬ A 1st Lieutenant is an officer.
sergeant noun: a rank in the army above corporal(‫)عريف‬,
‫سيرجنت‬
َ ‫رتبة رقيب‬ A Sergeant is an enlisted(‫ )فرد‬man that has 3 stripes(‫ )شرائط‬on his shoulder(‫)كتفه‬.
noun: a long thin piece of material used in the military to show an enlisted man’s
stripe
‫إسترايِب‬ rank
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‫نيم تاق‬
‫لوحة االسم على البدلة‬ I wear a name tag on my shirt.
noun: clothes worn by soldiers, police officers etc. that indicates which group they
uniform
‫يونيفورم‬ belong to
‫اللبس الموحد‬/‫البدلة‬ Soldiers all wear the same uniforms.
pack noun: a canvas(‫قماش‬/‫ )خيش‬bag used to carry things on a soldiers back
‫بااك‬
‫حقيبة الظهر العسكرية‬ A soldier carries a pack in the field(‫)الميدان‬.
post noun: base
‫بُوست‬
‫قاعدة عسكرية‬ KKMC is an army post.
i.d. card noun: a card that identifies (I.D.) a person ( example: a gate pass)
‫آي دي كارد‬
‫تعريف‬/‫بطاقة هوية‬ I need my I.D. card to come on base.
identification noun: cards, papers or documents that show who you are
ِ ‫آي ِدنتيفي َكي‬
‫شن‬
‫هوية‬/‫تعريف‬ My military I.D. is my identification.
razor noun: a small, sharp(‫)حاد‬, metal(‫ )معدن‬object used to shave)‫(حالقه‬
‫َريزَ ر‬
‫موس حالقة‬ I shave with a razor.
can verb: to be able to
‫كان‬
‫يستيطع‬ John can speak English.
can’t verb (negative) cannot
‫كانت‬ John can’t speak Arabic.
‫ال يستطيع‬
may verb: used with another verb to ask or give permission(‫سماح‬/‫ )تصريح‬to do
‫َمي‬ .. ‫هل يمكن أن‬ something OR to express the possibility(‫ )إمكانية‬that something will happen
.. ‫من المحتمل آن‬ May I watch TV? You may watch TV after you finish your homework.
verb: used with another verb to indicate something that is necessary(‫ )ضروري‬for
must
‫َمست‬ a person to do
‫يجب‬ You must salute an officer.
must not verb: negative of must
‫َمست نات‬
‫يجب أن ال‬ You must not eat in the classroom.
fall asleep verb: to go to sleep
‫فُل أسليب‬
‫أذهب للنوم‬ I usually fall asleep at 9 PM. but last night I fell asleep at 10 PM.
fell asleep
‫فِل أسليب‬
‫ذهبت للنوم‬
put on verb: get into, opposite of take off
‫بُت أُون‬ It’s very cold. Put on(‫ )إلبس‬your coat.
‫يلبس‬/ ‫إلبَس‬
‫تيَك أوف‬ take off (‫)يخلع‬ verb: get out of, opposite of put on
‫تُك أوف‬ took off (‫)خلع‬ It’s very hot. Take off your coat.
‫َويك أب‬ wake up(‫)يستيقض‬ verb: to stop sleeping and become alert)‫مستيقض‬/‫(متأهب‬
‫ُوك أب‬ woke up(‫)إستيقض‬ Ahmed wakes up early on school days.
‫ويير‬ wear (‫)يلبس‬ verb: to be dressed in, to dress in
‫وور‬ wore (‫س‬ َ ِ‫)لَب‬ I wear my uniform every day.
asleep adjective: sleeping, napping(‫)غفوة‬, opposite of awake
‫أسلييب‬ He’s asleep. He’s not awake.
‫نائم‬
awake adjective: conscious(‫)واعي‬, alert
‫أ َوييك‬ He’s awake. He’s not asleep.
‫مستيقض‬
well adverb: capably(‫)بإقتدار‬, competently)‫(بكفاءه‬
‫ِويل‬ Abdullah speaks English very well. He’s a good student.
‫بشكل جيد‬
belt a piece of leather(‫ )جلد‬worn around the waist(‫ )الخصر‬to hold up(‫ )حمل‬pants(‫)البنطلون‬
‫بَيلت‬
‫حزام البنطلون‬ You must buy some pants and a belt.
blouse noun: a blouse is a fancy(‫مزخرف‬/‫ )بارع‬shirt(‫ )قميص‬for a woman.
‫بلووس‬
‫بلوزة نسائية‬ The woman is wearing a blouse. Her husband(‫ )الزوج‬is wearing a shirt.
shoes noun: something that covers a persons feet usually below the ankles
‫شوز‬ Don’t wear boots to the restaurant. Wear shoes.
‫الحذاء‬
noun: something a person wears on their feet that is like a shoe(‫ )حذاء‬but is higher
boot
‫بُوت‬ than the ankle(‫)الكاحل‬
‫الحذاء‬ The soldiers wear boots to work. They don’t wear shoes.
clothes noun: Anything made of cloth(‫قماش‬/‫ )نسيج‬that a person wears
‫كلوثس‬ Socks(‫)الجوارب‬, pants, underwear(‫)مالبس داخليه‬, shirts, jackets and coats are clothes.
‫مالبس‬
coat noun: a type of clothing that is usually longer and warmer(‫ )أدفئ‬than a jacket
‫كوت‬ It’s cold. You must wear a coat.
‫كوت‬/‫معطف‬
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‫جا ِكت‬
‫كوت قصير‬ The teacher is wearing a jacket and tie.
noun: a type of clothing worn by women that covers the upper body and the
dress
‫دريس‬
َ legs(‫)السيقان‬
‫فستان‬ That girl has a pretty dress.
skirt noun: clothing that starts at the waist and covers part or all of a woman’s legs
‫إس ُكرت‬ Susan doesn’t like to wear dresses. She likes to wear skirts.
‫تنوره‬
noun: clothing worn on the hands(‫ )األيادي‬to protect them(‫ )حمايتهم‬or keep them
gloves
‫قُلوفز‬ warm(‫)دافئة‬
‫قفازات‬ I wear gloves to keep my hands warm.
hat noun: an article(‫ )سلعه‬of clothing that covers your head(‫)الرأس‬
‫هات‬
‫قبعة‬ Put on(‫ )إلبس‬your hat before you go outside.
noun: a thin piece of cloth worn around the neck(‫ )الرقبة‬that is tied(‫ )تربط‬into a
necktie
‫نِك تاي‬ knot(‫)عقده‬
‫ربطة العنق‬ The teacher is wearing a necktie.
tie noun: short form for necktie (necktie = tie)
‫تاي‬
‫اختصار لربطة العنق‬ A tie is a necktie.
pants noun: trousers, slacks, clothing that covers the legs
‫بَينتس‬
‫بنطلون‬ Soldiers wear pants as part of their uniforms.
slacks noun: pants, trousers, clothing that covers the legs
‫إسالكس‬
‫بنطلون‬ Teachers wear slacks to school.
trousers noun: pants, slacks, clothing that covers the legs
‫تراوزيرز‬
‫بنطلون‬ Trousers is a different word for pants or slacks.
‫إسكارف‬ scarf noun: a piece of cloth worn around the neck or used to cover hair
‫إسكارفِس‬ scarves In Saudi Arabia women use head scarves to cover their hair
‫طرحه‬/‫شال‬
shirt noun: a piece of clothing that covers the upper body
‫شيرت‬
‫قميص‬ You must wear a white shirt and tie.
t-shirt noun: a piece of clothing that covers the upper body and has short sleeves
‫تي شيرت‬
‫قميص قصير اليد‬ I wear a T-shirt under my shirt.
socks noun: clothing worn on the feet
‫سوكس‬
ُ
‫جوارب‬ His shoes are black, but his socks are white.
stockings noun: clothing worn by women to cover their legs.
‫إستوكينقز‬
‫جوارب طويله للنساء‬ Women wear stockings to look more beautiful.
suit noun: a suit is a jacket and a pair of slacks that look the same
‫سووت‬
ُ ‫البدله الرسمية‬ Businessmen in America usually wear a suit to work.
sweater noun: warm clothing worm around the upper body
‫سويتَر‬
َ ‫ستره‬ The weather is cool. Wear a sweater today.
contraction noun: A short form of a word or phrase.
‫نتراكشن‬
ِ ‫ِك‬ Didn’t is a contraction of did not.
‫إختصار‬
indent noun: to move the first line of a paragraph in from the left margin
‫إندينت‬
‫المسافة البادئة للمقال‬ Please indent your paragraphs when you write a story.
paragraph noun: a paragraph is a series of sentences that express(‫ )توضح‬one idea.
‫بِ ِريقراف‬
‫تعبير‬ A new paragraph is needed each time a new idea is introduced(‫)مقدمة‬.
period noun: full stop, a symbol that indicates a sentence is finished
‫بِريود‬ They eat dinner at 5 o’clock.
‫نقطة نهاية الجملة‬
punctuation noun: symbols used in writing
‫شن‬
ِ ‫بنكتوي‬ ‫عالمات الترقيم‬ Please use correct punctuation in your writing.
noun: a symbol used at the end of a sentence to indicate a question is being
question mark
‫كويستشن مارك‬ asked.
‫عالمة االستفهام ؟‬ Where are you from?
cost verb: to sell for, to have a price of
‫كوست‬
‫تكلفة‬/‫سعر‬ This shirt costs 25 dollars.
dance verb: to move to the sound of music
‫دانس‬
‫رقص‬ John and Jane like to dance.
help verb: to assist
‫ِهلب‬ The clerk(‫العامل‬/‫ )البائع‬helps people in the store.
‫مساعدة‬

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‫َركورد‬
‫المسجل‬ The teacher records tapes to play in the lab.
color noun: something seen by the eye
‫كولُر‬
‫اللون‬ Red, orange, and blue are colors.
black adjective: a color
‫بالك‬
‫أسود‬ Black is a color.
blue adjective: a color
‫بلو‬
‫أزرق‬ Blue is a color.
brown adjective: a color
‫برا ِون‬
‫بني‬ Brown is a color.
green adjective: a color
‫ق ِرين‬
‫أخضر‬ Green is a color.
orange adjective: a color
‫أو ِرنج‬
‫برتقالي‬ Orange is a color.
pink adjective: a color
‫بَينك‬
‫وردي‬ Pink is a color.
purple adjective: a color
‫بُربُل‬
‫عنابي‬/‫أرجواني‬ Purple is a color.
white adjective: a color
‫وايِت‬
‫أبيض‬ White is a color.
yellow adjective: a color
‫يَلو‬
‫أصفر‬ Yellow is a color.
red adjective: a color
‫َريد‬
‫أحمر‬ Red is a color.
these adjective: used to describe things that are close(‫)قريب‬
‫ِذييس‬
‫هؤالء‬ These pencils are yellow. Those pencils are red.
this adjective: used to describe one thing that is close
‫ِذس‬
‫هذا‬ This pencil is on my desk, but that pencil is on your desk.
adjective: used to describe things that are far away(‫)بعيد جدا‬
‫ُذوس‬ those These pencils are yellow. Those pencils are red.
that adjective: used to describe one thing that is far away
‫ذات‬ I don’t like this pencil on my desk. I like that pencil on your desk.
‫ذلك‬
warm adjective: less than hot
‫ُوورم‬ Spring(‫ )فصل الربيع‬is a warm season.
‫دافئ‬/‫ساخن‬
cool adjective: warmer than cold
‫ُكول‬ Autumn(‫ )فصل الخريف‬is a cool season(‫موسم‬/‫)فصل‬
‫بارد‬
season noun: one of four major weather changes in the year
‫سيزُن‬
ِ ‫موسم‬/‫فصل‬ Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter are seasons.
noun: a season between winter and summer when the weather changes from
spring
‫إسب ِرينق‬ being cool to warm
‫فصل الربيع‬ Spring is a warm season.
summer noun: a season between spring and autumn
‫س ِمر‬
َ ‫فصل الصيف‬ Summer is a hot season.
winter noun: a season between autumn and spring
‫وينتِر‬
‫فصل الشتاء‬ Winter is a cold season.
noun: autumn, a season between summer and winter when the weather changes
fall
‫فُول‬ from being warm to cool
‫فصل الخريف‬/‫سقوط‬ Fall is a cool season.
noun: fall, a season between summer)‫ (الصيف‬and winter(‫ )الشتاء‬when the weather
autumn
‫أُتومن‬ changes from being warm to cool
‫فصل الخريف‬ Autumn is a cool season.
rainbow noun: colors seen in the sky when it rains or it is misty(‫)ضبابي‬
‫َرينبو‬
‫قوس قزح‬ A rainbow is many colors seen in the sky.
store noun: a place where a person buys something
‫إستور‬
‫متجر‬ Jane is a clerk. She works in a store.
clerk noun: a sales person, a person who files records
‫كليرك‬
‫البائع‬ A sales clerk works in a store. He is a file clerk.

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‫سولد‬ sold / ‫باع‬ He’s a clerk in the shoe store. He sells shoes.
‫تَيك‬ take /‫يأخذ‬ verb: to carry, to bring
‫تُوك‬ took /‫أخذ‬ Ahmed: Did Ali take his book home?
headphones noun: headset, something worn on the head to listen to sound
‫ِهد فونس‬
‫سماعة الرأس‬ In the lab, we wear headphones to listen to tapes.
headset noun: headphone, something worn on the head to listen to sound
‫سيـت‬
ِ ‫ِهد‬ ‫سماعة الرأس‬ Headsets are the same as headphones.
music noun: sound produced by voices and/or instruments(‫)آله‬
‫ِميُو ِزك‬
‫الموسيقى‬ They play music at the dance.
the day after expression: two days after today
‫َذ داي آفتر‬ Today is Friday. Tomorrow is Saturday. The day after tomorrow is Sunday.
tomorrow
‫تومورو‬
‫بعد بعد غد‬
the day before expression: two days before today
‫َذ داي بيفور‬ Today is Monday. Yesterday was Sunday. The day before yesterday was Saturday.
yesterday
‫ياسترداي‬ ‫قبل قبل أمس‬
expression: used when a person gives something to another person
here you are.
‫ِهر يو آر‬ Ahmed: May I borrow your pen?
‫تفضل‬ Ali: Yes. Here you are.
how much...? expression used with non count nouns … example money, rice, water
‫هاو ماتش‬
)‫كم ( لغير المعدود‬ How much water do you want?
expression: used to direct(‫ )توجيه‬a person towards(‫ )نحو‬something that is close
over here
‫اُوفر ِهير‬ Ahmed: Where is my English book?
‫إنه هنا بجانبي‬ Ali: It’s over here on my desk (close to my location).
expression: used to direct a person towards something that is not close
over there
‫أوفير َذير‬ Ahmed: Where is John’s English book?
.. ‫هناك على‬ Ali: It’s over there on the teacher’s desk (farther from my location).

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** ‫** تمت الترجمة بإجتهاد شخصي يحتمل الخطأ والصواب‬ ALC Vocabulary

‫النطق‬ ‫الكلمة‬ ‫المعنى والمثال‬

hurt Verb: to injure(‫)إصابة‬, to damage(‫)تلف‬
‫هَيرت‬ Ahmed can’t run today. He hurt his leg.
‫أذى‬/‫جرح‬
sore Adjective: painful(‫)مؤلم‬
‫سور‬
ٌ I hurt my leg yesterday. Today it’s very sore.
‫ملتهب‬
move Verb: to go from one place to a different place
‫ُموف‬ My arm hurts. I can’t move it.
‫تحريك‬
point (to) Verb: to use a finger(‫ )اإلصبع‬to indicate where something is located
‫بوينت تو‬
‫يشير إلى‬/ ‫أشر إلى‬ Point to your ankle.
touch Verb: to lay)‫ (وضع‬a hand on something
‫تاتش‬
‫لمس‬ My arm is sore(‫)إلتهاب‬. It hurts when I touch it.
about Preposition: concerning(‫)يتعلق بـ‬, regarding(‫)بخصوص‬, concerned with(‫)مهتم بـ‬
‫أباوت‬
‫حول‬ TITANIC is a movie about a ship.
large Adjective: big, opposite of small
‫الرج‬
‫كبير‬ We have a large car because we have 6 children.
last Adjective: final, after everything else, opposite of first
‫الست‬
‫آخر‬ The last thing I do each day is go to bed
right Adjective: a direction or location, opposite of left
‫رايِت‬
‫اليمين‬ Turn right at the corner. I have a left arm and a right arm.
left Adjective: a direction or location, opposite of right
‫لِيفت‬
‫يسار‬ Turn left at the stop light. I have a left arm and a right arm.
long Adjective: greater than an average length of time or distance
‫لونق‬
‫طويل‬ It took a long time to drive to Kuwait. It is a long distance to Kuwait.
short Adjective: not tall, not long
‫شُورت‬
‫قصير‬ My leg is long. My finger is short.
next Adjective: afterward, after that, then
‫نِكست‬
‫التالي‬ First, he wakes up. Then he takes a shower. Next, he eats breakfast.
of Preposition: belonging to a larger group
‫أوف‬ )‫بمعنى(من مجموعة شيء‬ The first month of the year is January. He is a member of the team.
date Noun: a date consists of a month, day and year
‫دَيت‬ Ahmed: What’s today’s date? Ali: It’s June 2, 2002.
‫التاريخ‬
one Pronoun: a pronoun that refers to a previously known thing(‫)الشيء المعروف سابقا‬
‫ون‬
‫واحد‬ Ahmed: Do you have a pencil? Ali: Yes, I have one ( a pencil).
then Adverb: afterward, after that, next
‫ِذن‬
‫ثُ َم‬ First, open your book. Then, read page 10.
which Determiner: used in questions where a choice to be made between two or more items
‫ويتش‬
‫ماهو‬ Doctor: Which arm did you hurt? Ali: I hurt my left arm.
drugstore Noun: pharmacy, a place to buy drugs
‫دراقِستور‬
‫صيدلية‬ I can buy medicine in a drugstore.
medicine Noun: pill(‫)قرص الدواء‬, drugs(‫)عقار‬, medication(‫)أدوية‬
‫سن‬
ِ ‫َم ِد‬ I’m sick. The doctor gave me medicine.
‫دواء‬
take medicine Phrasal verb: to put medicine in a persons mouth and swallow(‫ )ابتالع‬it
‫تَيك ِم ِدسن‬
‫أخذ العالج‬ I am taking medicine because I am sick.
change Verb: to replace(‫ )استبدال‬something, to exchange something
‫شَينج‬ He is changing his t-shirt because it’s dirty.
‫تغيير‬
‫بُ ِدي‬ body
Noun: all the parts of a person are part of the body
‫بُ ِديز‬ bodies Our bodies have a head(‫)رأٍس‬, a trunk(‫)جذع‬, and limbs(‫)أطراف‬.
‫جسم االنسان‬
bone Noun: white solid(‫ )صلب‬parts of the body that make up the skeleton(‫)الهيكل العظمي‬
‫بُون‬
‫عظم‬ I have bones and muscle under my skin.
head Noun: top part of body where the eyes, nose, ears, mouth are located
‫هَيد‬
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‫نَيك‬
‫رقبة‬/‫عنق‬ My head is above my neck.
Noun: the part of the body through(‫ )من خالله‬which air enters the lungs(‫)الرئتين‬
throat
‫ثروت‬ and food enters the stomach(‫)المعدة‬
‫الحلق‬ My throat is inside my neck.
mouth Noun: a part of the body where food is taken in and sounds come out
‫َم ُوث‬
‫الفم‬ I eat and talk with my mouth.
nose Noun: a part of the body used for breathing(‫ )التنفس‬and smelling(‫)الشم‬
‫نُوز‬
‫أنف‬ I smell with my nose. My nose is between my eyes.
ear Noun: a part of the body used for hearing(‫)إستماع‬
‫إير‬
‫أذن‬ I hear with my two ears.
eye Noun: a part of the body used for seeing(‫المشاهدة‬/‫)النظر‬
‫أي‬
‫عين‬ I see with my two eyes.
arm Noun: a limb(‫ )الطرف‬attached to(‫المتصل بـ‬/‫ )المرتبط‬the shoulder(‫)الكتف‬
‫آرم‬
‫ذراع‬ I have two arms and two legs.
hand Noun: a hand has four fingers and a thumb
‫هاند‬
‫يد‬ I use my hand when I write.
‫فوت‬ foot ‫قدم‬ Noun: a part of the body located at the bottom(‫ )أسفل‬of the leg
‫فِيت‬ feet ‫أقدام‬ I can’t walk. My feet hurt.
finger Noun: four fingers and a thumb(‫ )إبهام‬are on each hand
‫فِنقر‬
‫إصبع اليد‬ Point to the clock with your finger.
thumb Noun: each hand has one thumb
‫ثومب‬
‫اإلبهام‬ I have 8 fingers and 2 thumbs.
toe Noun: each foot has five toes
‫تو‬
‫إصبع القدم‬ I have 5 toes on each foot.
nail Noun: Nails are located at the ends of all toes(‫)أصابع القدم‬, fingers and thumbs
‫نَيل‬
‫ظفر‬ Many women like to color their nails.
Noun: a limb that people use for standing(‫)الوقوف‬, walking(‫ )المشي‬or
leg
‫لَيق‬ running(‫)الجري‬
‫ساق‬
I have two legs and two arms. I use my legs for walking.
skin Noun: the outer(‫السطحي‬/‫ )الخارجي‬covering(‫ )يغطي‬of the body
‫س َكين‬
‫جلد‬ Skin is on the outside of my body.
can Modal verb: to be able to
‫كان‬
‫يستطيع‬ Where can you get a hair cut? You can get a haircut at a barber shop.
brush Verb: to clean or make hair look nice with a brush
‫براش‬
‫فرشاة‬ I brush my teeth everyday. My sister always brushes her hair.
comb Noun: a thing used to comb hair
‫كوم‬
‫مشط للشعر‬ I have a comb. I comb my hair with it.
comb Verb: to straighten or arrange hair so it looks nice
‫كوم‬
‫تمشيط الشعر‬ I always comb my hair in the morning.
Verb:to get rid(‫ )التخلص‬of moisture(‫الرطوبة‬/‫)البلل‬, to make something not
‫دراي‬ dry ‫جفف‬/ ‫جاف‬
wet(‫مبلل‬/‫)رطب‬
‫درايِد‬ dried / ‫مجفف‬ First, I take a shower. Next, I dry myself.
‫قِت‬ get/ ‫يحصل‬ Verb: to obtain)‫(الحصول‬, to acquire(‫)يكسب‬, to receive(‫)يتلقى‬
‫قُوت‬ got / ‫حصل‬ Ahmed gets a haircut at the barber shop.
need to Verb: to be necessary(‫( )ضرورة‬to), to require(‫ )يتطلب‬something
‫نِيد تو‬ I’m hungry. I need to eat.
‫بحاجة إلى‬
bathroom Noun: washroom
‫باثرووم‬ There is a toilet(‫ )مرحاض‬and a sink(‫ )مغسلة أيادي‬in the bathroom.
‫حمام‬/‫دورة مياة‬
rinse Verb: to lightly clean(‫ )تنظيف بسيط‬something with water
‫رينس‬ Rinse these dishes(‫)الصحون‬. Don’t use soap, only water.
‫شطف‬
wash Verb: to clean something thoroughly(‫بعناية‬/‫ )تماما‬with water
‫واش‬
‫يغسل‬ The car is dirty. I want you to wash it.
clean Adjective: washed, free from dirt, not dirty, opposite of dirty
‫ِكلين‬
‫نظيف‬ I took a shower. I’m clean.
dirty Adjective: not washed, covered in dirt, not clean, opposite of clean
‫ِديرتي‬ I need to take a shower. I’m dirty.
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‫أ فيو‬
)‫القليل (للمعدود‬ I have a few pencils, but I need a lot for my class.
a little Determiner: not much (used with non-count nouns)
‫أ لِيتِل‬ I’d like a little sugar in my coffee, please.
)‫القليل (لغير المعدود‬
a lot of
Determiner: many, lots of
‫أ لوت أوف‬ lots of There are a lot of students in the canteen.
‫الكثير‬
some (with count and non-count nouns),
any several (with count nouns only)
‫أنِي‬
‫أي‬ Ahmed: Do you have any milk? Ali: Yes, I have some.
Ahmed: Do you have any apples? Ali: Yes, I have several(‫)العديد‬
only Adverb: one thing without anything else. Solely(‫)فقط‬
‫أونلِي‬ I don’t put pepper(‫ )الفلفل‬on my food. I only use salt.(‫)ملح‬
‫فقط‬
some Determiner: any (with count and non-count nouns), several (with count nouns only)
‫صم‬
َ ‫بعض‬ Ahmed: Do you have any cans of Coke? Ali: Yes, I have some (several).
hair Noun: something that grows(‫ )ينمو‬on top of the head
‫هَير‬
‫الشعر‬ The barber cuts my hair in the barbershop.
barbershop Noun: a place for men to get their haircut
‫باربَر شوب‬ Let’s get a haircut. There’s a barbershop over there.
‫محل حالقة‬
haircut Noun: the cutting of a person’s hair
‫هَيركات‬
‫قص الشعر‬ Your hair is short today. I think you got a haircut.
butter Noun: a soft(‫)ناعم‬, yellow, fatty(‫دهني‬/‫ )دسم‬food made from cream
‫بَتَر‬
‫زبدة‬ I eat bread and butter with my soup.
face Noun: the front of a person’s head, where the eyes, nose and mouth are located.
‫فَيس‬
‫وجه‬ Your face is dirty. Go to the bathroom and wash it.
pepper Noun: a spice commonly put on food
‫بَيبَر‬
‫فلفل‬ I always put salt and pepper on my food.
salt Noun: white crystals(‫ )بلوري‬used to add flavor(‫ )نكهة\مذاق‬to food
‫سولت‬
‫ملح‬ Abdullah puts salt on his French fries.
sugar Noun: a sweet-tasting
‫شوقَر‬
‫سكر‬ I put sugar in my coffee.
Noun: a liquid food made by cooking meat, fish, vegetables(‫)خضروات‬, or other
soup
‫سوب‬
ِ ingredients(‫ )مكونات‬in water
‫شوربة‬
I usually eat soup and a sandwich for lunch.
soap Noun: a solid, liquid or powder used for cleaning things
‫سوب‬
َ ‫صابون‬ I wash my body with soap. I wash my clothes with laundry soap.
shampoo Noun: liquid soap used to clean hair
‫شامبو‬
‫شامبو‬ Sue washes her hair with shampoo.
pocket Noun:small pouch(‫ )جيب‬sewed)‫ (خياطة\محيط‬into clothing that is used to hold things
‫بوكيت‬
‫جيب‬ I have two pockets on my shirt and four pockets on my pants.
thing Noun: an item or object that is not a person or a place
‫ثينق‬
‫شيء‬ Combs, brushes, pencils, desks, and cars are things.
tooth/teeth Noun: white objects found in the mouth that are used for chewing(‫ )مضغ‬food
‫تيث\توث‬
‫أسنان\سن‬ My tooth hurts. I have 32 teeth in my mouth.
toothbrush Noun: a tool used for cleaning the teeth
‫توث براش‬
‫فرشة أسنان‬ I use a toothbrush to clean my teeth.
toothpaste Noun: a cleaning substance(‫ )مادة‬used to clean the teeth
‫توث بَيست‬
‫معجون األسنان‬ I put toothpaste on my toothbrush when I clean my teeth.
towel Noun: a kind of cloth used to dry the body
‫تاول‬
‫منشفة‬ I use a towel to dry my face.
button Verb: to close a shirt or jacket using a button
‫بَتِن‬ It’s cold outside. You need to button your coat to keep warm.
‫زرار\اقفال الزرار‬
zipper Noun: something to close trousers, jackets pants etc.
‫ِزيبَر‬ My jacket has a zipper. It doesn’t have buttons.
‫سسته‬/‫سحاب‬ َّ
sleeve Noun: the part of a shirt or jacket that you put your arm in
‫سلِيف‬
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‫َكف‬
‫نهاية أو طرف الكم‬ Please button the cuffs on your shirt.
‫ِميت‬ meet ‫يجتمع\يلتقي‬ Verb: to get together with
‫َمات‬ met ‫إجتمع\إلتقى‬ Ahmed is going to meet Ali at the restaurant.
pick up Verb: to go and get something, to lift(‫ )رفع‬something
‫بِك أب‬
‫إرفع\ألتقط\آخذ‬ I will pick up my plane tickets today. Please pick up the books on your desk.
pull Verb: to move something toward)‫ (باتجاه‬oneself(‫)نفسه‬, opposite of to push
‫بول‬ Turn the doorknob(‫ )مقبض الباب‬and then pull the door open.
‫سحب‬
push Verb: to put pressure(‫ )ضغط‬on; to move something away from oneself
‫بوش‬
‫دفع‬ You must push the buttons on the telephone to call someone.
handle Noun: a part of a thing by which it is held, moved, or operated
‫هان ِدل‬
‫ذراع اآلله‬/‫مقبض‬ Turn the handle on the sharpener(‫ )البراية‬to sharpen your pencil.
sharpener Noun: an item used to sharpen something
‫شاربِنَر‬ We have a pencil sharpener. I have a knife(‫ )سكين‬sharpener(‫حاده‬/‫ )مسنة‬at home
‫براية مراسم‬
sharpen Verb: to make something sharp or sharper
‫شاربِن‬
‫تبرية المرسم‬ He sharpened his pencil before the book quiz.
stop Verb: to cease(‫)قطع\انهاء\ايقاف‬, to finish
‫إستوب‬
‫قف‬ When the book quiz is finished, stop writing.
off Adverb: to put in a condition(‫ )شرط‬where something is not on
‫أُوف‬
‫إيقاف‬ Turn the radio off.
on Adverb: to put in a condition where something is not off
‫أُون‬
‫تشغيل‬ Turn the radio on.
turn Verb: to take a new direction, to move in a circular motion
‫تَيرن‬ ُ
‫إنعطف\لف‬ Turn left at the corner. Turn the handle on the pencil sharpener.
turn off verb: to stop electricity(‫ )التيار الكهربائي‬going to something
‫تَيرن أوف‬
‫إطفاء‬ Turn off the radio before you go to bed.
turn on verb: to start electricity going to something
‫تَيرن أون‬
‫تشغيل‬ Turn on the TV. I want to watch the football match.
will Modal verb: a helping verb used to indicate a future event)‫(حدث في المستقبل‬
‫ِويل‬
‫سوف‬ I will go to Riyadh tomorrow.
won’t Modal verb: negative of will not
‫ُونت‬ I won’t go to Riyadh tomorrow.
‫لن \ للمستقبل‬
Adjective: preceding(‫ )متقدم‬or occurring(‫ )حدث‬before anything else
‫في َرست‬ first First, turn the doorknob. Then, open the door.
from - to Prep: connects two points together
‫فروم \ تو‬
‫إلى \ من‬ The plane will travel from Riyadh to Qaisumah. Class is from 8:00 to 12:20.
in Prep: used with a period of time
‫إن‬
)‫خالل (مع الوقت‬ The plane departs in ten minutes. We will go to Riyadh in ten days.
next to Prep: beside , by
‫نِكست تو‬
‫بجانب‬ The pencil is next to the book.
push-button Adjective: used to describe a thing where a button is pushed to operate it(‫)لتشغيله‬
‫بُش بتِن‬ You don’t have to dial the phone. It’s a push-button phone.
‫أزرار تعمل بالضغط‬
together Adverb: with someone or something else
‫توقيذر‬
‫ سويا‬/ ‫معا‬ My wife and my sister are traveling together. They will arrive tonight.
tonight Adverb: this night
‫تونايِت‬ Let’s go to a restaurant tonight. It’s too hot to cook.
‫هذه الليلة‬
airline Noun: a company(‫ )شركة‬that sells(‫ )تبيع‬tickets to fly
‫إيراليِن‬
‫الخطوط الجوية‬ Saudi Arabian Airline is the national airline of Saudi Arabia.
airport Noun: a place where airplane flights begin and end
‫إيربُورت‬
‫مطار‬ The airport in Riyadh is King Khalid Airport.
flight Noun: a trip through the air
‫فاليِت‬
‫رحلة الطيران‬ The flight from Qaisumah to Riyadh takes 1 hour.
gate Noun: a barrier(‫ )حاجز‬that a person must go through(‫)من خالله‬
‫قَيت‬
‫بوابة‬ The flight departs from Gate 17.
departure Noun: the action of leaving for a different destination
‫ديبارتشر‬
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‫أ ٌرايفِل‬ The arrival of Ahmed’s flight will be at 1830.
‫الوصول‬
arrive Verb:to come, to reach your destination(‫)الجهة\محطة الوصول‬,opposite of depart(‫)يغادر‬
‫أررايف‬
‫يصل‬ The plane will depart at 0700 and arrive at 0900.
Noun: an advance(‫ )مقدما‬booking(‫)حجز‬, e.g. of a seat(‫)مقعد‬, hotel room(‫)غرفة فندق‬,
reservation
ِ ‫ِريزَرفَي‬
‫شن‬
‫حجز‬
or ticket(‫)تذكرة‬
I need to make travel reservations for my trip.
Noun: a written(‫ )مكتوب‬piece(‫قطعة‬/‫ )قصاصة‬of paper that permits)‫ (تسمح‬a person
ticket to enter(‫ )الدخول‬a place(‫ )االماكن‬or to travel on some form of transportation such as a
‫تِ ِكت‬
‫تذكرة‬ bus, or airplane
I will buy my plane tickets tomorrow.
travel agency Noun: a place to buy travel tickets
‫سي‬
ِ ‫آجن‬
ِ ‫ترافيل‬ ‫وكالة سفر‬ I went to the travel agency to talk to my travel agent.
Noun: a person who sells travel tickets
travel agent
‫آجنت‬
ِ ‫ترافيل‬ I made reservations to go to Egypt. My travel agent gave me a good
‫وكيل سفر‬ deal(‫عرض‬/‫)صفقه‬.
one-way Adjective: a trip(‫ )رحلة‬that doesn’t return to its beginning point
‫ون واي‬ He’s taking a one-way trip from Riyadh to Jeddah.
‫إتجاه واحد‬
round-trip Adjective: a trip that returns to its beginning point
‫راوند ت ِريب‬ He has a round-trip ticket to England. He’s returning to Riyadh next week.
‫ذهاب وعودة‬
trip Noun: a journey
‫تِ َريب‬
‫جولة‬/‫رحلة‬ I took two trips last year. I went to Egypt and to Italy.
suitcase Noun: something to put things in for a trip
‫س ِويت َكييس‬
‫شنطة سفر‬ My wife packed(‫ )رتبت‬my clothes in a suitcase for the trip.
pack Verb: to put things in a suitcase
‫باك‬
‫ترتيب شنطة السفر‬ My wife packed her suitcase for the trip.
come back
‫كم باك‬ ُ ‫ يرجع‬/ ‫يعود‬ Verb: to return, to go back
‫َكيم‬ came back I’m going home tomorrow, but I will come back next week.
‫عاد \ رجع‬
‫قو باك‬ go back ‫يعود‬ Verb: to return, to come back
‫ِوينت‬ went ‫ذهب‬ I am coming home tomorrow, but I will go back next week.
return Verb: to come back; to go back
‫ريتيرن‬
‫عودة‬ I was in Riyadh last week. I will return there next week.
depart from Verb: to begin a journey(‫ )سفره\رحلة سياحية‬from, to leave from
‫ديبارت فروم‬
‫غادر من‬ Our plane departs from Riyadh at 0700.
customer Noun: someone who buys something from a business
‫كاستُ َمر‬
‫زبون‬/‫عميل‬ There are many customers in the grocery store.
call Verb: to telephone
‫كول‬ John called Ahmed yesterday, but Ahmed wasn’t home.
‫مكالمة\اتصال‬
telephone Noun: phone
‫تِلِيفون‬
‫تيليفون‬ John called me on the telephone this afternoon.
phone Noun: a short form of telephone
‫فُون‬
‫تليفون‬ The phone is on the coffee table.
receiver Noun: the part of the phone you listen with
‫سيفَر‬ ِ ‫ِري‬ ‫سماعة التليفون‬ Pick up the receiver and listen for the dial tone.
dial Verb: to turn a dial on a telephone with one’s finger
‫دايِل‬ First, pick up the receiver(‫)سماعة التليفون‬. Then, dial the telephone number.
‫قرص التليفون‬
doorknob Noun: a thing used to open a door
‫دُور ناب‬
‫مقبض الباب‬ Turn the doorknob and open the door.
knob Noun: a round handle, a thing used to open a door
‫ناب‬
‫مقبض الباب‬ Turn the door knob and then open the door.
lock Noun: a thing to fasten(‫شد‬/‫ )ربط‬something so it can’t be opened
‫لُوك‬
‫القفل‬ Put the key in the lock and turn it.
lock Verb: to close so it can’t be opened
‫لوك‬
‫إقفال‬ Always lock the door when you leave your house.
key Noun: a thing used to open a locked door or to start something
‫ِكي‬
‫المفتاح‬ The door is locked. Do you have the key? I start my car with a key.
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‫قراجويشين‬
ِ ‫حفل التخرج‬ Our university(‫ )الجامعة‬graduation is on Friday.
graduate Verb: to finish school successfully
‫قراج ِوت‬
ِ ‫تخرج\خريج‬ I graduated from high school last year.
school Noun: a place to study and learn
‫سكول‬
ِ ‫مدرسة‬ My children go to school every day at 0700.
paper Noun: something to write on
‫بَيبَر‬
‫ورق‬ Write your name on a piece of paper.
instructions Noun: directions(‫)توجيهات‬, information about how to do something
‫إن إستراكتشينز‬
‫ارشادات‬/‫تعليمات‬ I don’t understand this machine. Do you have the instructions?
twins Noun: brothers or sisters born(‫ )مولود‬at the same time
‫تُ ِوينز‬
‫توأمان‬ Ahmed has two sons. They are twins. They are 1 year old now.
have to Verb: must
‫هاف تو‬
‫يجب‬ A sergeant has to salute a captain.
make Verb: to build(‫ ;)بناء‬to construct(‫)تشييد‬
‫َميك‬
‫لصنع‬/‫لعمل‬ You need two slices(‫ )شرائح‬of bread(‫ )خبز‬to make a sandwich.
among Preposition: amongst(‫)من بين‬, in between,
‫أمانق‬
‫من وسط‬/ ‫بين‬ Tom is the tall boy standing among the students.
Preposition: a point between two places, people, or times
between I am between Buraydah and Riyadh.
‫بِتويين‬
‫بين‬ Tom is the tall boy standing between Ahmed and Ali.
We have 25 classes between Monday and Friday
many Determiner: a great number, numerous(‫وفير‬/‫( )كثير‬used before count nouns)
‫َمنِي‬
‫الكثير‬/‫العديد‬ There are many students in the classroom.
much Determiner: a great quantity(‫( )كمية‬before non-count nouns)
‫ماتش‬ There isn’t much milk in the bottle.
‫الكثير‬/‫العديد‬
bar Noun: a piece(‫كسره‬/‫ )قطعة‬of soap(‫ )صابون‬or candy(‫)حالوة‬
‫بار‬
‫قطعة من شيء‬ At the grocery store I bought a bar of soap and a candy bar.
Noun: a part of something; a sheet (of paper)
piece
‫بِييس‬ I want a piece of cake with my coffee.
‫ كسرة‬/ ‫قطعة‬ Write your name on a piece of paper.
slice Noun: a piece of bread, cake, or pie
‫ساليِس‬
‫ قطعة‬/ ‫شريحة‬ You need two slices of bread to make a sandwich.
cup Noun: mug(‫إبريق‬/‫)إناء‬, a small open container usually used for drinking
‫َكب‬
‫كاسه‬/‫كوب‬ I would like a cup of coffee with dessert.
tube Noun: a container for toothpaste
‫تِيوب‬
‫ أنبوب‬/ ‫أنبوبة‬ I have to buy a bar of soap and a tube of toothpaste.
glass Noun: a glass container for holding liquids while drinking
‫قِالس‬ I’ll drink a glass of water with my sandwich.
‫زجاج‬
dish Noun: a container for food
‫ِديش‬
‫ طبق‬/ ‫صحن‬ Ali wants a dish of ice cream and a bowl of soup.
bottle Noun: a glass or plastic container
‫باتِل‬
‫قارورة‬ I drank a bottle of Pepsi with my lunch.
bowl Noun: a dish(‫إناء‬/‫ )صحن‬that is round and open at the top for serving foods
‫بُول‬
‫طاسه‬/‫وعاء‬ I ate a bowl of soup for lunch.
cake Noun: a dessert(‫ )حلى‬made from flour(‫دقيق‬/‫)طحين‬, sugar(‫ )سكر‬and eggs(‫)بيض‬
‫كيك‬ Ahmed want(‫يرغب‬/‫ )يريد‬ice cream and cake for dessert.
‫كيك‬
candy Noun: a rich sweet made of flavored sugar
‫كاندي‬
‫حالوة‬ My children like to eat candy.
dessert Noun: any sweet served(‫ )تُقدم‬at the end of a meal
‫ِدي ِزيرت‬
‫ حلى‬/‫حلوى‬ Do you want ice cream or cake for dessert?
chocolate Noun: a sweet that is usually brown and is made from cacao beans(‫)حبوب الكاكاو‬
‫شوكلِت‬
‫شوكوالته‬ My wife likes to eat chocolate for dessert.
sandwich Noun: two (or more) slices of bread with something between them
‫ساند ِويتش‬
‫ساند ِويتش‬ You need two pieces of bread to make a sandwich.
pie Noun: a dessert baked(‫ )محمصه‬in pastry( ‫ )معجنات‬pan(‫)مقالة‬
‫باي‬
‫فطيرة‬ I ate(‫ )أكلت‬chicken for dinner and pie for dessert.

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‫كو ِكي‬
‫كعكة صغيرة‬/‫بسكويت‬ Our son(‫ )إبن‬eats cookies and milk after school.
can Noun: a metal(‫ )معدن‬container(‫علبة‬/‫)وعاء‬
‫كان‬
‫يستطيع‬/‫علبة حديد‬ I can buy Pepsi in a can or a bottle.
vegetable Noun: any plant with parts that can be eaten that is not a fruit or nut
‫فِجتابُل‬
‫ خضروات‬/‫نباتات‬ Carrots, corn, potatoes, peas, and green beans are vegetables.
lettuce Noun: a green vegetable
‫لَتِيس‬
‫خس‬ I put lettuce on my hamburger.
tomato Noun: a red fruit eaten as a vegetable
‫تُو َميتو‬
‫طماطم‬ I ate a sandwich with lettuce and tomato on it.
carrot Noun: a vegetable
‫َكروت‬
‫جزر‬ Carrots are long orange vegetables.
corn Noun: a long yellow vegetable
‫كورن‬
‫ذرة‬ Corn is a yellow vegetable.
bean Noun: a small round or kidney-shaped seed(‫ )بذرة‬that is eaten as a vegetable
‫بِيين‬
‫فاصوليا‬ I like to eat beans and rice for dinner.
ice cream Noun: a frozen(‫ )متجمد‬dessert containing(‫ )يحتوي‬cream, sugar and flavoring
‫ايس كريم‬
‫آيسكريم‬ John likes chocolate ice cream.
cheese Noun: a solid food made from dairy products(‫)منتجات األلبان‬
‫شيز‬
ِ ‫ت‬ ‫جبن‬ I always put cheese on my hamburger.
dozen Noun: a quantity of 12 things
‫دا ِزن‬
‫ درزن‬/ ‫دستة‬ A dozen equals 12.
half Adjective: 50% of a total
‫هاف‬ A half dozen(‫درزن‬/‫( )دسته‬12 items) equals 6.
‫نصف‬
gallon Noun: a United States liquid unit equal to 3.785 liters
‫قالِن‬ ‫جالون‬ 4 quarts make a gallon.
‫وحدة قياس السوائل في امريكا‬
ounce
Noun: a unit of measurement still used in the U.S. with liquids or solids
‫أوونس‬ oz. 8 ounces equal a half pint OR one ounce equals 1/16th of a pound
‫وحدة قياس‬
pint
pt. Noun: a measurement still used in America for liquids
‫بايِنت‬ 16 ounces make one pint. Two pints makes one quart.
‫وحدة قياس للسوائل في‬
‫امريكا‬
pound
lb. Noun: a unit of measurement still used in America for weights
‫با ِوند‬ 2.2 pounds make one kilo.
‫وحدة قياس للوزن في‬
‫امريكا‬
quart
qt. Noun: a measurement still used in America for liquids
‫ُكورت‬ Two pints make a quart. Four quarts make a gallon
‫وحدة قياس للسوائل في‬
‫امريكا‬
what’s the Phrase: a question used to ask what is wrong with a person
‫وتز ذا ماتَر‬ matter? Ahmed: What’s the matter?
‫ما األمر؟‬ Ali: I hurt my leg yesterday.
Phrase: a question used to ask what the matter is with a person or situation
what’s wrong?
‫وتز رونق‬ Ahmed: What’s wrong?
‫مالخطب؟‬ Ali: I hurt my leg yesterday.

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** ‫** تمت الترجمة بإجتهاد شخصي يحتمل الخطأ والصواب‬ ALC Vocabulary

‫النطق‬ ‫الكلمة‬ ‫المعنى والمثال‬

‫قيت‬ get ‫يصبح‬ Verb: to become, to turn
‫قوت‬ got ‫أصبح‬ It was cold in the morning, but it got warm in the afternoon.
sky Noun: atmosphere(‫)الغالف الجوي‬, the area above anything on the ground
‫إسكاي‬
‫السماء‬ There are many clouds in the sky today.
weather Noun: what is happening in the atmosphere (rain, snow, cloud, sun)
‫وي َذر‬ The weather is very bad today. It’s raining and it’s windy.
‫الجو‬
cloud Noun: water vapor(‫ )بخار‬you can see in the air
‫كال ُود‬
‫غيمة‬/‫سحابة‬ There are black clouds in the sky. I think that it will rain.
cloudy Adjective: used to describe a sky that is full of clouds, opposite of sunny
‫كالو ِدي‬ It was clear yesterday, but it’s cloudy today.
‫غائم‬
rain Noun: water drops(‫ )قطرات‬falling)‫ (تتساقط‬from clouds
‫َرين‬
‫مطر‬ The rain is very heavy. You need an umbrella.
rain Verb: to shower)‫(تمطر‬
‫َرين‬ It’s raining. Take your umbrella(‫)مظلة‬.
‫تمطر‬
rainy Adjective: showery, used to describe a sky that is full of rain
‫َرينِي‬
‫ممطر‬ Take an umbrella. The weather looks(‫ )يبدو‬rainy today.
shower Noun: a short rain
‫شا ِور‬
‫مطر لفترة قصيرة‬ A shower is a short rain. In the spring there are many showers.
clear Adjective: sunny(‫)مشمس‬, bright(‫متوهج‬/‫)مشرق‬, opposite of cloudy
‫ِكلير‬ There are no clouds(‫س ٌحب‬ٌ ) in the sky. The weather is clear.
‫صافي‬/‫الجو صحو‬
sun Noun: a bright(‫ )متوهج‬object(‫شيء‬/‫جسم‬/‫ )كائن‬in the sky
‫صن‬
َ ‫الشمس‬ The sun comes up(‫ )تظهر‬in the morning and goes down(‫ )تختفي‬in the evening.
sunshine Noun: light that comes from the sun
‫سن شايِن‬
َ It’s very clear and there is a lot of sunshine.
‫أشعة الشمس‬
‫شايِن‬ shine ‫تشع‬ Verb: to glow (‫)توهج‬
‫شُون‬ shone ‫أشاعت‬ It’s hot outside when the sun shines(‫مشعة‬/‫)أشعة الشمس‬
sunny Adjective: used to describe a sky that is full of sunshine
‫صاني‬
‫مشمس‬ There are no clouds in the sky. The weather is sunny.
snow Noun: frozen ice crystals that fall to the ground
‫إسنُو‬
‫ثلج‬ In the winter it snows.
snow Verb: to have frozen ice crystals fall(‫ )يتساقط‬from the sky
‫سنُو‬
‫تساقط الثلج‬ The weather is cold. I think it will snow.
windy Adjective: used to describe a sky that is full of wind
‫ِوين ِدي‬ It’s very windy today. My hat blew off my head.
‫جو رياح‬
storm Noun: wind with rain snow, hail(‫ )حبات البرد‬or dust(‫)غبار‬
‫إست ُورم‬ There is a bad storm outside. It’s rainy and windy.
‫عاصفة‬
wet Adjective: soaked(‫غارقه‬/‫ )منقوعة‬with water,
‫ِويت‬ It’s raining outside. My clothes are wet.
‫مبلل‬
dry Adjective: waterless(‫)ناشف‬,, opposite of wet(‫)مبلل‬
‫دراي‬
‫جاف‬ I need a dry towel. This one is wet.
raincoat Noun: a waterproof coat worn when it rains.
‫َرين كوت‬ It’s raining outside. Wear your raincoat so your clothes keep dry.
‫معطف المطر‬
umbrella Noun: a cover(‫ )غطاء‬that protects(‫يقي‬/‫ )يحمي‬a person(‫ )الشخص‬from rain,snow,or sun
‫أمب ِريال‬ It’s raining. You need an umbrella.
‫مظلة‬
nice Adjective: pleasant(‫)ممتع‬, enjoyable(‫مبهج‬/‫)ممتع‬
‫نايِس‬ The weather is nice. It’s clear and warm.
‫لطيف‬
awful Adjective: very bad, unpleasant(‫بغيض‬/‫)كريه‬
‫أُوفِل‬ The chicken is awful. Don’t eat it.
‫سيء جدا‬/‫فضيع‬/‫شنيع‬
upset Adjective: angry; worried
ِ ‫أُب‬
‫سيت‬
‫منزعج‬/‫مضطرب‬ The students are all late. The teacher is very upset.
change Noun: transition(‫)انتقال‬, shift
‫تشينج‬ It rained yesterday, but today it’s nice. I like the change in the weather.
‫تغيير‬
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‫قريد‬
َ Ahmed’s grade on the book quiz was 98.
‫درجة‬
score Noun: grade, mark
‫إس ُكور‬ Ahmed’s score on the book quiz was 98.
‫درجة‬
cut Verb: to slit(‫قطع‬/‫)شق‬,to divide(‫)تقسيم‬something into pieces(‫)قطع‬using a knife(‫)السكين‬
‫كات‬
‫يقطع‬ We cut meat with a knife.
‫قِت تو‬ get to ‫أذهب إلى‬ Verb: to travel, to go, to take a trip
‫قَوت‬ got ‫ذهب‬ I get to work by bus.
‫قِت أون‬ get on ‫يصعد إلى‬ Verb: to enter a bus, plane, train, or boat
‫قَوت‬ got ‫صعد إلى‬ The man got on the bus at Olaya Street.
‫قِت أوف‬ get off ‫ينزل من‬ Verb: to exit a bus, plane, train, or boat
‫قَوت‬ got ‫نزل‬ The man got off the bus at Faisaleah.
‫لِيف‬ leave ‫يغادر‬ Verb: to depart
‫لِفت‬ left ‫غادر‬ The plane left at 1800.
Modal Verb: used to make a polite request (‫)للطلب المهذب‬
would like (to)
‫ِود اليك‬ I would like rice for dinner. (verb + noun)
‫ أرغب‬/ ‫أحب‬ I would like to eat rice for dinner. (verb + infinitive)
something Pronoun: used with a question or affirmative statement(‫)الجملة االيجابية‬
‫سمثِينق‬
َ ‫ بعض الشيء‬/‫شيء ما‬ Ahmed: Do you want something? Ali: Yes, I want something.
anything Pronoun: used with a question or a negative statement (‫)الجملة المنفية‬
‫أني ثِينق‬ Ahmed: Do you want anything? Ali: No, I don’t want anything.
‫أي شيء‬
nothing Pronoun: not anything; used with a negative statement only
‫ناثِينق‬
‫ال شيء‬ Ahmed: Do you have anything? Ali: No, I have nothing.
by Preposition: used with method of travel
‫باي‬
‫بواسطة‬ I travel to Riyadh by car every week.
me Object Pronoun: for the speaker
‫ِمي‬
‫لي‬ My wife cooked dinner for me. It was delicious.
them Object Pronoun: plural (people or things)
‫ِذم‬
‫هم‬ Ali and Ahmed are my friends. I like them.
us Object Pronoun: used for the speaker and other persons
‫أس‬
‫نحن \ لنا‬ My brother and I are happy. My father bought(‫ )إشترى‬us a car.
her Object Pronoun: for a woman or girl
‫هير‬
‫لها‬ Fatima is my friend. I like her. (object of the verb like)
him Object Pronoun: for a man or boy
‫ِهم‬
‫له‬ Ali is my friend. I like him. (object of the verb like)
house Noun: a building where people live
‫ها ُوس‬
‫منزل‬ I have a house in Riyadh. It is my family home.
home Noun: the place where you live
‫هُوم‬
‫البيت‬/‫المسكن‬ My home is a house in Buraiydah.
later Adverb: a time in the future
‫لَيتَر‬
‫ فيما بعد‬/ ‫الحقا‬ I have to study now. I will watch TV later.
jet Noun: a fast flying machine with a jet engine(‫)محرك نفاث‬
‫َجيت‬
‫طائرة نفاثه‬ An F-16 is a jet.
helicopter Noun: an aircraft(‫)طائرة هوائية‬, chopper(‫)مروحية‬, whirly bird(‫)طائرة عمودية‬
‫هيلوكابتر‬
‫طائرة عمودية‬ My brother is a pilot. He flies helicopters.
Noun: the sharp part of a knife; part of a helicopter.
blade
‫بِلَيد‬ The knife has a sharp blade.
‫شفرة‬ The helicopters blades(‫ )ريش المروحة‬are dangerous.(‫)خطيرة‬
ship Noun: a very large boat
‫شَيب‬ We transport(‫ )نقل‬oil(‫بترول‬/‫نفط‬/‫ )زيت‬on large ships.
‫سفينة‬
boat Noun: a small ship(‫ )سفينة‬or a small vessel(‫ )سفينة‬for traveling on water
‫بوت‬
‫قارب‬ We went to Egypt by boat.
Noun: a type of land transportation(‫)وسائل المواصالت األرضية‬
vehicle
‫فِي َكل‬ (example: car; bus; truck; taxi)
‫مركبة‬ There was an accident(‫ )حادث‬when two vehicles crashed(‫)تصادم‬.
pick out Verb: to select; to choose
‫بِك آوت‬
‫يختار‬ Ahmed bought a new car yesterday. He picked out a blue BMW.

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 ‫درايفِرز‬ driver’s license Noun: a document that gives you permission(‫السماح‬/‫ )االذن‬to drive
‫سينس‬ ِ ‫الي‬ ‫رخصة القيادة‬ You can’t drive until you get your driver’s license.
menu Noun: a list(‫ )قائمة‬of food items that you can buy in a restaurant
‫َمنيو‬
‫قائمة طعام‬ Here is the menu. What do you want to eat?
waiter Noun: a man who serves food in a restaurant
‫َويتَر‬
‫نادل المطعم‬ The waiter brought our food.
waitress Noun: a woman who serves food in a restaurant
‫َويت ِريس‬
‫نادلة المطعم‬ The waitress brought our food.
server Noun: a man or a woma whose serve food in a restaurant
‫سيرفَر‬
ِ )‫نادل المطعم(للجنسين‬ The server brought our food.
order Verb: to ask for food in a restaurant
‫أُوردَر‬
‫طلب‬ We went to a restaurant. I ordered chicken.
silverware objects (such as forks, knives, spoons, dishes, teapots, etc.) for serving
‫سيلفر ويَر‬ ‫ادوات االكل الفضية‬ food and drink that are made of or covered with silver
‫سكين‬،‫ملعقة‬،‫شوكة‬
‫نايف‬ knife ‫سكين‬ Noun: a sharp tool used for cutting
‫نايفز‬ knives ‫سكاكين‬ I use a knife and fork when I eat meat.
spoon Noun: an eating utensil used to lift(‫ )رفع‬or to stir(‫ )تحريك\مزج‬food
‫إسبُون‬
‫ملعقة طعام‬ I eat soup with a spoon.
fork Noun: an eating utensil(‫ )أداة‬used to pick up(‫ )إلتقاط‬food
‫فُورك‬
‫شوكة االكل‬ I use a knife and fork when I eat meat.
spoonful Noun: a full spoon of something
‫إسبونفول‬
‫ملعقة ممتلئة‬ Bob is sick. The doctor told him to take a spoonful of medicine.
Noun: a piece of cloth(‫ )قماش‬or tissue(‫ )منديل ورقي‬used to protect clothes and
napkin
‫ناب ِكن‬ wipe(‫تنشيف‬/‫ )مسح‬the mouth
‫مناديل المائدة‬ He wiped his mouth with a napkin.
plate Noun: dish(‫)صحن‬
‫بلَييت‬
‫طبق‬ I ate a plate of chicken last night. It was delicious.
Noun: the bill(‫ )فاتورة‬in a restaurant
check
‫شيك‬
ِ After we ate, the waiter(‫ )نادل المطعم‬brought(‫احضر‬/‫ )جلب‬our check.
‫فاتورة المطعم‬
leave a tip Verb Phrase: to give extra money to the waiter/waitress for good service
‫لِيف أتِب‬
‫أترك بخشيش‬ I left a tip for the waiter. It was five riyals.
delicious Adjective: very good tasting (food), good to eat
‫يشيس‬
ِ ِ‫ِديل‬ I like to eat beef. It’s delicious.
‫لذيذ‬
Pronoun Phrase: any other thing
anything else
‫أني ثِينق إلس‬ Waiter: Do you want anything else?
‫أي شيء آخر ؟‬ Ahmed: Yes, I’d like soup and salad.
Pronoun Phrase: no other thing
nothing else
‫نَثِينق إلس‬ Waiter: Do you want anything else?
‫ال شيء آخر‬ Ahmed: No, nothing else.
Pronoun Phrase: anything else; some other thing
something else
‫سمثِينق إلس‬
َ Waiter: Do you want something else?
‫شيء آخر ؟‬ Ahmed: Yes, I’d like soup and salad.
‫قِيف‬ give ‫يقدم‬/‫يعطي‬ Verb: to pass(‫ )تمرير‬something to somebody
‫قَيف‬ gave ‫قدَم‬/‫أعطى‬ He finished the test and he gave it to the teacher.
sure Adjective: certain(‫)مؤكد‬, 100% belief
‫شُور‬ He didn’t eat yesterday. I’m sure he’s hungry.
‫ متأكد‬/ ‫حتما‬
‫ثِنك‬ think ‫يعتقد‬/‫يفكر‬ Verb: to use the mind(‫ )العقل‬to consider(‫ )إعتبار‬ideas and make decisions(‫)قرارت‬
‫ثُوت‬ thought ‫إعتقد‬/‫فكر‬ John is thinking about his test tomorrow.
without Preposition: minus(‫)ناقص‬, not with, not having
‫ِوذآ ُوت‬
‫بدون‬ I drink my coffee without sugar.
post office Noun: a place to mail letters and buy stamps(‫)طوابع البريد‬
‫بُوست أٌوفِيس‬
‫مكتب البريد‬ Ahmed bought some stamps at the post office.
mailman Noun: the person who delivers mail
‫َميل مان‬
‫ساعي البريد‬ The mailman delivered many letters today.
stamp Noun: a sticker(‫ )ملصق‬that shows you paid(‫ )الدفع‬for the mail to be delivered
‫إستامب‬
‫الختم‬/‫طابع بريدي‬ Put the stamp on the letter before you mail it.

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‫سايِن‬
‫توقع‬ After I wrote the letter, I signed my name at the bottom.
mail Noun: letters and packages
‫َميل‬
‫رسائل البريد‬ I received a lot of mail today. I got 2 letters and 3 packages.
mail Verb: to put in a mailbox
‫َميل‬
‫يرسل بريد‬ I wrote a letter yesterday. I mailed it to Ahmed today.
‫سيند‬
ِ send ‫يرسل‬ Verb: to put in the mail; to mail
‫سينت‬ ِ sent ‫أرسل‬ My wife sent her sister a letter yesterday.
deliver Verb: to carry something to somebody
‫ِديلِيفَر‬ The mailman(‫ )ساعي البريد‬delivers letters and packages.
‫إيصال\توصيل‬
envelope Noun: a container for a letter
‫إنفِلوب‬
‫ظرف الرسالة‬ Put the letter in the envelope and mail it.
postcard Noun: a card with a picture for sending in the mail without an envelop
‫بُوست كارد‬ I received a postcard from my friend. He’s on holiday in Egypt.
‫بطاقة بريدية‬
letter Noun: a piece of mail or written communication
‫لَتَير‬
‫رسالة خطية‬ I got a letter from my brother today.
package Noun: parcel(‫)طرد‬, a box delivered in the mail
‫با ِكيج‬
‫طرد بريدي‬ I received a package yesterday. It was full of books.
Noun: your house number + the street name, town(‫)البلدة‬, province(‫المقاطعة‬/‫)الوالية‬
address
‫آد ِريس‬ & country(‫)البلد‬
‫العنوان‬ Before you mail the letter, write the address on the front of the envelope.
return address Noun: your address, written on the top left side of an envelope
‫ريتيرن أدريس‬ ‫عنوان الشخص المرسل‬ When you send a letter, be sure your return address is on the envelope.
Noun: a political community(‫ )مجتمع سياسي‬under one government(‫)الحكومة‬
state
‫إستَيت‬ (example: a country)
‫والية‬ Disney World is in the state of Florida.
street Noun: a road (‫)طريق‬
‫إستريت‬
‫شارع‬ Olaya street is in Riyadh.
near Adjective: close to, opposite of far(‫)بعيد‬
‫نِير‬
‫قريب‬/‫بالقرب‬ The commissary is near the post office. You can walk there.
also Adverb: in addition(‫)باإلضافة‬, likewise(‫بطريقة مماثلة‬/‫)كذلك‬
‫سو‬
ُ ‫أول‬
‫أيضا‬ Ahmed will go to Riyadh tomorrow. Ali will also go to Riyadh.
bank Noun: a place to save or borrow money(‫)اقتراض المال‬
‫بانك‬
‫البنك‬ I need to go to the bank. I have to cash a check.
teller Noun: a person who works at the counter in a bank
‫تِيلِر‬
)‫صراف(الموظف‬ My wife is a bank teller.
money order Noun: a check that one gets at a bank that is the same as money
‫ماني أور ِدير‬ My brother needs money. I’m going to send him a money order.
‫حوالة مالية‬
check Noun: a piece of paper that is used as money
‫شَيك‬
‫شيك مالي‬ I receive my salary(‫ )الراتب‬in a check each month.
traveler’s check Noun: a check that is the same as cash when you sign(‫ )توقيع‬it
‫ترافِيلِيلز شيك‬ ‫شيك سياحي‬ It’s not safe to carry cash. Carry traveler’s checks.
cash a check Verb Phrase: to give a check to the bank for cash
‫كاش أ تشيك‬ I need some cash. I’ll go to the bank and cash a check.
‫صرف الشيك الى نقود‬
identification Noun: I.D.
ِ ‫آي ِدنتِيفِ َكي‬
‫شن‬
‫التحقق من الهوية‬ My driver’s license is good identification.
show Verb: to let somebody see something
‫شَو‬
‫إظهار‬/‫تُظ ِهر‬ You must show your I.D. to cash a check at the bank.
people Noun: men, women, boys, or girls, plural of person
‫بِيبُول‬
‫ البشر‬/ ‫الناس‬ There were many people in the commissary. It was crowded.
crowded Adjective: packed(‫ممتليء‬/‫محشو‬/‫)مكتض‬, full of people
‫كراو ِديد‬
‫مزدحم‬ There were many people in the bank. It was crowded.
in line Prepositional Phrase: waiting behind another person
‫إن الين‬
‫في طابور االنتظار‬ Sue is waiting in line. There are 3 people in front of her.
help Noun: assistance; aid(‫يساعد‬/‫)يسعف‬
‫هَيلب‬
‫مساعدة‬ When I go to the bank, the teller always gives me some help.
smile Verb: to grin, to make a facial expression(‫ )تعابير الوجه‬that shows one is happy
‫سمايِل‬
‫ابتسامة‬ My wife smiled when I gave her the gift.
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‫ك َرايِد‬ cried ‫بكى‬ Sue is very sad. She is crying.
because Conjunction: for the reason that, the reason why
‫بِي َكوز‬
‫ بسبب‬/ ‫ألن‬ I was absent(‫ )غائب‬because I was sick.
Conjunction: except that, used to introduce(‫ )مقدمة‬a statement that
but
‫بَت‬ disagrees(‫ )ال تتوافق‬with something just said
‫لكن‬ He wants to run, but he can’t. He hurt his leg.
final Adjective: last
‫فاينَل‬
‫النهائي‬ Our final book quiz is next week. Then we will graduate.
finish Verb: to complete, opposite of to start
‫فِينِش‬ I finished my homework at 8 o’clock.
‫أنتهاء‬
for Preposition: used with a period of time to show how long
‫فور‬
) ‫لـ ( مده من الزمن‬ I stayed at the hotel for two weeks.
Adjective: used for distance or time
long ‫طويل‬
‫لونق‬ From Riyadh to New York is a long trip.
(trip/time) We began(‫ )بدأنا‬school yesterday. It will be a long time until we graduate.
Adjective: used for distance or time
short ‫قصير‬
‫شُورت‬ It is a short trip from KKMC to Hafar Al Batin.
(trip/time) We began school 4 years ago. It will be a short time until we graduate.
how Adverb:used to ask general questions or questions about the way that something is done
‫هاو‬ How is the weather today? How do you drive to Riyadh?
‫كيف‬
why Adverb: for what reason, question word used to find a reason
‫واي‬ Ahmed: Why were(‫كنت‬/‫ )كان‬you absent?
‫لماذا‬ Ali: Because I was sick.
camera Noun: a thing used to take photos
‫كا ِميرا‬
‫كاميرا تصوير‬ Load the film in the camera before you take a picture.
film Noun: used in cameras to take a picture
‫فيلم‬
‫فيلم للتصوير‬ Load the film in the camera before you take a picture.
roll (of) Noun: a unit of film
‫َرول‬
‫ بَ َكره‬/ ‫لفه‬ I have two rolls of film for my camera.
load Verb: to put film in a camera
‫لوود‬
‫تركيب‬/ ‫تحميل‬ Load the film in the camera before you take a picture.
travel Verb: to go from one place to another place
‫ترافِيل‬
‫سافر‬ Ahmed travels from Hafar Al Batin to Riyadh every week.
stay Verb: to remain, to live temporarily(‫ )بصورة مؤقته‬in a place
‫إستاي‬
‫البقاء‬ They stayed at the hotel for three days.
overnight Adjective: from the evening to the next morning
‫أوفَر نايِت‬
‫ليلة كاملة‬/‫طوال الليل‬ Ahmed stayed overnight at the hotel. He arrived Sunday night and left Monday morning.
hotel Noun: a place to stay when you travel
‫هوتَيل‬ I stay at the Al Khozama hotel when I’m in Riyadh.
‫فندق‬
check in Verb: to register at a hotel when you arrive
‫تشيك إن‬
‫تسجيل الدخول للفندق‬ I checked in when I arrived at the hotel.
check out Verb: to pay your bill and leave a hotel
‫تشيك آوت‬
‫تسجيل الخروج‬ You have to pay your bill when you check out of the hotel.
lake Noun: a body of water with land(‫يابسه‬/‫ )أرض‬on all sides(‫)جميع الجوانب‬
‫لَيك‬
‫بحيرة‬ I like to swim in the lake when I take a vacation.
mountain Noun: a high piece of land often with steep(‫ )انحدار‬sides
‫ُمونتِن‬
‫جبل‬ There is a lot of snow in the mountains.
ocean Noun: a large body of water
ِ ُ‫أ‬
‫وشن‬
‫محيط‬ There are many ships on the ocean.
tree Noun: a plant(‫ )نبته‬composed mainly(‫ غالبا‬/ ‫ )في االساس‬of wood(‫)الخشب‬
‫تَ ِري‬ There are many palm trees(‫ )أشجار النخيل‬in Saudi Arabia.
‫شجرة‬
vacation Noun: a time when you don’t have to work
ِ ‫ف َكي‬
‫شن‬
‫عطلة‬/‫اجازة‬ I will take a one month vacation in July. I’m going to travel.
‫تَيك أبيكتِشَر‬ take a picture of Verb Phrase: to use a camera to take a photograph of something
‫أوف‬ ‫إلتقاط صورة لشيء معين‬ I want to take a picture of the mountains.
go sightseeing
‫قو سايِت‬ Verb Phrase: see famous(‫ )مشهور‬or interesting(‫المشوق‬/‫ )المثير لالعجاب‬things
‫الذهاب لمشاهدة‬
‫سييَينق‬
ِ I went sightseeing in Washington. I saw the White House.
‫معالم المدينة‬
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‫َرست‬ I’m very tired. I need some rest.
‫راحة‬
rest Verb: to relax
‫َريست‬ I’m very tired. I need to rest.
‫راحة‬
relax Verb: to rest(‫)راحة‬
‫ريالكس‬ I’m very tired.(‫ ) ُمتعب‬I need to relax.
‫ استرخاء‬/ ‫راحة‬
take a rest Verb Phrase: to relax
‫تَيك أ َريست‬ I’m tired. I want to take a rest.
‫أخذ راحة‬
take a vacation Verb Phrase: to stop working for a period of time to relax and rest
ِ ‫تَيك أ ف َكي‬
‫شن‬
‫أخذ اجازة‬ He works very hard. He needs to take a vacation.
at first Prepositional Phrase: in the beginning
‫أت فيرست‬ At first, I was afraid(‫خائف‬/‫ )متخوف‬of the dog(‫)الكلب‬, but now I like it.
‫في البداية‬
at last Prepositional Phrase: finally
‫أت الست‬ I studied for 6 hours. At last, I’m finished.
‫في النهاية‬

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** ‫** تمت الترجمة بإجتهاد شخصي يحتمل الخطأ والصواب‬ ALC Vocabulary

‫النطق‬ ‫الكلمة‬ ‫المعنى والمثال‬

compare verb: to see if two things are the same or different
‫ُكمبَير‬
‫مقارنة‬ Ahmed compared the BMW and the Mercedes before he bought the BMW.
noun
description
‫شن‬
ِ ‫ِدس ِك ِرب‬ Teacher: Can you give me a description of a triangle?
‫وصف‬ Student: Yes, I can. A triangle has three sides.
describe verb: to tell what something looks like
‫ِدسكرايِب‬ I can describe Ahmed’s car. It’s a blue BMW with 4 doors.
‫يوصف‬
explain verb: to help someone understand)‫(فهم‬
‫إكسبلَين‬ I didn’t understand the problem, but the teacher explained it to me.
‫شرح‬
explanation noun: something that helps you to understand
‫إكسبالنيشن‬
ِ I didn’t understand the problem, but the teacher gave me an explanation.
‫توضيح‬/‫تفسير‬
understand verb: to know
‫أندرإستيند‬ I understand this problem. It’s very easy.
‫يفهم‬
‫دراو‬ draw ‫يرسم‬ verb: to make a picture with a pencil, pen, or marker
‫ِد ِرو‬ drew)‫س َم (ماضي‬
َ ‫َر‬ My son likes to draw pictures.
adverb: almost the same
alike
‫أاليِك‬ Ali’s car and Ahmed’s car are alike. They’re both blue and fast. Ali’s car is a
‫متشابه‬ Mercedes and Ahmed’s car is a BMW.
like adjective: alike
‫اليِك‬ Ali’s car is like Ahmed’s car, but it’s not the same.
‫متشابه‬
both adjective: the two
‫بَوث‬
‫كالهما‬ Ahmed is a student. Ali is a student. Both boys are students.
fast adjective: opposite of slow
‫فاست‬
‫سريع‬ Ahmed drives very fast. He drives 200 km per hour.
slow adjective: opposite of fast
‫إسلو‬
‫بطيء‬ Ali drives very slow. He drives 50 km per hour.
little adjective: small; opposite of big
‫لِيتِل‬
‫صغير‬ A baby is little but a man is big.
wide adjective: opposite of narrow
‫وايِد‬
‫عريض‬ The road to Riyadh is very wide. Many cars can drive on it.
narrow adjective: opposite of wide)‫(عريض‬
‫نَيَرو‬
‫ضيق‬ The road is very narrow. Only one car can drive on it.
opposite noun: opposite of same
‫أوبِ ِزت‬
‫مضاد‬/‫مقابل‬/‫عكس‬ Big is the opposite of little.
strong adjective: opposite of weak
‫إسترونق‬ He’s very strong. He can lift)‫ (رفع‬the table.
‫قوي‬/‫شديد‬
weak adjective: opposite of strong
‫ِويك‬ He’s very weak. He can’t lift the chair.
‫ضعيف‬
job noun: work
‫َجاب‬ Ahmed: What’s your job? Ali: I’m a teacher.
‫وظيفة‬
math noun: mathematics
‫ماث‬
‫رياضيات‬ John studies math at his school.
mathematics noun: the study of numbers
‫ماثيماتِكس‬
‫رياضيات‬ John studies mathematics at his school.
shape noun
‫شيب‬
‫شكل‬ Squares, circles, and triangles are shapes.
side noun
‫سايِد‬
‫جانب‬ Squares and rectangles have 4 sides. Triangles have 3 sides.
edge noun: the end
‫آدج‬
‫حافة‬ The book is on the edge of the desk.
noun
‫اليِن‬ line I drew some lines on a piece of paper.
‫خط‬
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‫َريكتانقِل‬
‫مستطيل‬ A rectangle has 4 sides. All of the sides are not the same.
square noun: a shape with 4 equal sides
‫إسك َوير‬
‫مربع‬ A square has 4 sides. All of the sides are the same.
triangle noun: a shape with three sides
‫ترايِنقِل‬
‫مثلث‬ A triangle has three sides.
round adjective: shaped like a circle
‫را ِوند‬
‫كروي‬/‫مستدير‬ A ball is round.
verb: to find out how many
count
‫كاونت‬ Ahmed: Did you count the students?
‫يحصي‬/‫يعد‬ Ali: Yes, there are ten students.
equal verb: to be the same as
‫إيك َول‬
‫يساوي‬ Two plus two equals four.
add Verb:
‫آآد‬
‫يجمع‬ I added two and two. The answer is four.
verb: opposite of add
subtract
‫سبتراكت‬
ِ Teacher: Subtract two from six.
‫طرح‬ Ahmed: Six minus two equals four.
plus preposition: and
‫بالس‬
‫زائد‬ Two plus two is four.
minus preposition: less)‫(أقل‬
‫ماينِس‬
‫ناقص‬ Six minus two is four.
divide (into) verb: to separate into parts
‫ِدفا ِيد‬
‫يقسم‬ Divide the cake into 6 pieces.
multiply Verb:
‫مولتبالي‬
‫مضاعفه‬/‫ضرب‬ When you multiply five times five, the answer is twenty-five.
times Preposition:
‫تايِمز‬
‫مضروبا في‬ Five times five is twenty-five.
pronoun: used in question or negative statement
any
‫أنِي‬ Do you have any money?
‫أي‬ No, I don’t have any.
straight adjective: not curved
‫إست َريت‬
‫مستقيم‬ There are 4 straight lines in a square.
curved adjective: not straight)‫(مستقيم‬
‫َكيرفد‬ The road is curved. Be careful)‫(كن حذرا‬.
‫منحني‬
each adjective: every
‫إيتش‬
‫كل‬ Each student has a book. There are 10 books and 10 students.
easy adjective: not hard or difficult
‫إي ِزي‬
‫سهل‬ This problem is easy. Two plus two is four.
hard adjective: difficult; opposite of easy
‫هارد‬ This problem is not easy. It’s hard.
‫صعب‬
heavy adjective: opposite of light)‫(خفيف‬
‫َهفِي‬
‫ثقيل‬ My cap is light. My desk is heavy.
light Adjective: opposite of heavy
‫اليِت‬
‫خفيف‬ My cap is light. My desk is heavy.
Preposition:
Ahmed is walking into the classroom.
into
‫إن تو‬ Ali walked into the door and hurt his head.
‫إلى‬ My mother cut the cake into ten pieces.
He divided the apple into halves and gave one half to his friend.
more determiner: an additional amount)‫(كمية‬
‫مور‬ I’d like some more coffee. I finished this cup.
‫إضافي‬/‫أكثر‬
other pronoun
‫أذر‬
‫آخر‬ One car is blue. The other is red.
other adjective: not this one
‫أ َذر‬ I don’t like this car. I like the other car.
‫آخر‬
absent adjective: not here; not present
‫سينت‬
ِ ‫أب‬ Ahmed is absent today. He’s sick.
‫غائب‬
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‫أراوند‬
‫حول‬ The cat is walking around the tree.
some determiner: an unknown)‫ (غير معروف‬amount
‫صم‬
َ ‫بعض‬ I want to drink some coffee.
than conjunction/preposition
‫ذان‬
)‫من (للمقارنة‬ A car is faster than a bicycle.
top noun: opposite of bottom
‫تَوب‬
‫أعلى‬ Write your name on the top of the answer sheet.
bottom noun: opposite of top
‫بُوتوم‬
‫األسفل‬ The page number is at the bottom of the page.
center noun: the middle
‫سينتَر‬
ِ The radius)‫ (نصف القطر‬of a circle is from the center to the outside of the circle.
‫الوسط‬/‫المركز‬
circumference noun:
‫سركومفِ َرنس‬
ِ ‫محيط الدائرة‬ The line around the outside of a circle is called the circumference.
diameter noun:
‫دايا ِمتَر‬
‫قطر الدائرة‬ The line from one side of a circle to the other side is the diameter.
radius noun: half the diameter
‫َريديَس‬
‫نصف القطر‬ The diameter is 12 inches. The radius is 6 inches.
‫هاف‬ half ‫نصف‬ noun: 50%; two equal parts of a whole)‫(كامل‬
‫هافز‬ halves ‫أنصاف‬ The radius is one half the diameter.
mistake noun: an error; an answer that is wrong
‫ُمستَيك‬
‫خطاء‬ Ahmed made a mistake on the book quiz. His score was 98.
error noun: a mistake
‫إ ُرر‬
‫خطاء‬ Ahmed made one error on the book quiz. His score was 98.
problem noun: question on a math test; something that is difficult
‫بُروبلُم‬
‫مشكلة‬ I understood all the problems on the math test.
price noun: the cost
‫برايَس‬
‫السعر‬ The price of the car was SR30,000.
total noun: the sum; the complete number
‫توتَل‬
‫مجموع‬ The total of two and two is four.
verb: to go up something
climb The baby climbed the stairs)‫(درج‬.
‫كاليِّم‬
‫تسلق‬ The man climbed the mountain.
The cat climbed the tree.
‫َرن‬ run ‫يركض‬/‫يجري‬ verb: to move very fast on your feet
‫ران‬ ran ‫جرى‬ We’re late to class. Let’s run.
above adjective: over
‫أباف‬
‫في األعلى‬ The helicopter is flying above our house.
over preposition: above
‫أوفر‬
‫ فوق‬/ ‫على‬ The airplane flew over our house.
below preposition: under
‫بِلوو‬
‫تحت‬/‫أدنى‬ The airplane is in the sky. The airport is below the airplane.
front adjective: opposite of back or rear
‫ف َرنت‬
‫أمامي‬ My front yard has flowers. My back yard has grass.
front noun: opposite of rear
‫ف ُرنت‬
‫االمام\المقدمة‬ In my house, the living room is in the front, and the kitchen is in the rear.
rear noun: opposite of front
‫ِريَر‬ The flowers)‫ (الزهور‬are in the rear, not in the front of the house.
‫خلفي‬
back adjective: in the rear)‫(الخلفية‬
‫باك‬ The back door of the house is in the kitchen)‫(المطبخ‬
‫الخلف‬
next to preposition: beside
‫نكست تو‬
‫ بجوار‬/ ‫بجانب‬ Ahmed sits next to Ali in English class.
by preposition: next to; near
‫باي‬ Ahmed’s desk is by the door.
‫بجانب‬
high adjective:
‫هاي‬
‫مرتفع‬ In the morning, the sun is low. In the evening, the sun is high.

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‫لٌو‬
‫منخفض‬ In the morning, the sun is low. In the evening, the sun is high.
animal noun:
‫آنِ ُمل‬
‫حيوان‬ Cats, dogs, and birds are animals.
bird noun: an animal that flies
‫بيرد‬
‫ عصفور‬/ ‫طائر‬ Birds fly.
cat noun: an animal
‫كات‬
‫قط‬ I have a dog and a cat.
dog noun: an animal
‫دوق‬
‫الكلب‬ I have a dog and a cat.
garage noun: a place to put a car at your house
‫قِراج‬
‫موقف مغلق‬/‫كراج‬ After I get home from work, I put the car in the garage.
gate noun: a door in a fence
‫قَيت‬
‫بوابة‬ Close the gate when you come into the yard.
land noun: earth; dirt)‫رمل‬/‫ ;(تراب‬soil)‫ ;(التربة‬opposite of water or sea)‫(البحر‬
‫ِالند‬ The moon has land but it doesn’t have water.
‫أرض‬
earth noun: the world
‫أيَرث‬
‫أرض‬ We live on the earth.
world noun:
‫ٌوولد‬
‫العالم‬/‫األرض‬ The earth is also called the world.
fence noun
‫فَينس‬ I have a fence around my yard)‫(حديقة المنزل‬.
‫سياج‬
backyard noun: the land in back of a house
‫باك يارد‬ I grow)‫ (زرعت‬flowers and vegetables in my backyard.
‫الفناء الخلفي‬
yard noun: land around a house with grass or flowers
‫يارد‬ My house has a big yard. The children)‫ (االطفال‬like to play in it.
‫حديقة المنزل‬
flower noun: a beautiful)‫ (جميلة‬plant)‫نبته‬/‫(نبات‬
‫فالور‬
َ ‫زهرة‬ There are many flowers in my front yard.
‫لِيف‬ leaf ‫ورق الشجر‬ noun:
‫لِيفس‬ leaves ‫أوراق الشجر‬ Leaves fall from the trees in the autumn.
grass noun:
‫قراس‬
‫عشب‬ I have beautiful green grass in my front yard.
hill noun: a small mountain
‫ِهيل‬
‫تل‬ A mountain is taller than a hill.
moon noun:
‫ُمون‬
‫القمر‬ The moon travels around the earth.
noun: at this time
present
At the present, I’m working in Riyadh.
‫ب َر ِزنت‬ ‫حاضر‬/‫الحاضر‬ adjective: here; opposite of absent
John was absent yesterday, but today he’s present.
past adjective: before the present)‫(الحاضر‬
‫باست‬
‫الماضي‬ In English class we studied the past tense.
river noun: water that moves toward an ocean or sea
‫ِريفَر‬
‫نهر‬ The Nile River moves from Kenya to Egypt.
star noun:
‫إستار‬
‫نجمة‬ You can only see stars at night.
‫ِكيب‬ keep ‫يحفظ‬ verb: to store; to leave someplace for a long period of time
‫َكبت‬ kept ‫ حفظ‬/ ‫أبقى‬ I keep a lot of food in my refrigerator.
lay down verb: to put down on the floor (carpet); to rest on a floor, bed, or sofa
‫الي‬
‫يستلقي\يمتد‬ The men laid the new carpet in the living room today.
‫لَيد‬ John lays down on the sofa for a nap every afternoon.
laid ‫يفرش\يبسط‬
use Verb :I use a knife for cutting meat.
‫يوز‬
‫استعمال‬ I use a knife to cut meat.
pretty Adjective :I like that car. It’s very pretty.
‫بِ ِرتِي‬
‫جذاب‬/‫جميل‬ My sister is a pretty girl.
ugly adjective: not good to look at; opposite of beautiful
‫أقلِي‬ That house is ugly. I don’t like the color of it.
‫قبيح‬
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‫أوفِن‬ ‫كثيرا من االحيان‬/‫غالبا‬ I often do my homework in the afternoon.
seldom adverb: rarely)‫ ; (نادرا‬not often
‫سل ِدم‬
َ ‫نادرا ما‬ He seldom goes to Riyadh. He often goes to Al Khobar.
usually adverb: almost always
‫يوج َولِي‬ He usually gets up)‫ (يستيقظ‬at 0600, but on Saturday he gets up at 0630.
‫عادة‬
roof noun:
‫ٌروف‬
‫السطح من الخارج‬ The top of a house is called the roof.
ceiling noun: the top of a room
‫سيلِنق‬
ِ ‫السقف من الداخل‬ The ceiling in this room is very high.
floor noun: opposite of ceiling
‫فلوور‬
‫أرض المنزل‬ Your books are on the floor. Please put them in the bookcase.
furniture noun: chairs, tables, sofas, .......
‫فورنيشَر‬
‫أثاث المنزل‬ Our house is big. We have to buy a lot of furniture.
kitchen noun: a place to cook and clean dishes
‫شن‬
ِ ‫ِكت‬ ‫مطبخ‬ I have a big kitchen because my wife likes to cook.
stove noun: a place where you cook your food
‫إستُوف‬ We use a stove to cook our dinner)‫(وجبة العشاء‬.
‫فرن‬
refrigerator noun: a machine to keep things cold
‫جريتَر‬
َ ‫ريفِر‬ ‫ثالجة‬ Put the milk and the juice in the refrigerator.
pot noun: something that you cook in
‫بات‬
‫قدر‬ My wife is cooking a pot of soup on the stove.
pan noun: something that you cook in
‫بَين‬ My wife cooked chicken in the frying)‫ (القلي‬pan.
‫مقالة\طاوة‬
can opener noun: a tool to open cans
‫كان أوبِنَر‬
‫مفك علب‬ Use the can opener to open the can of vegetables.
living room noun: a room with sofas, chairs, coffee tables, ......
‫لِيفِنق روم‬
‫غرفة الجلوس‬ We have a TV in the living room and a TV in my bedroom.
end table noun
‫إند تيبُل‬
‫طاولة صغيرة للطرف‬ The lamps are on the end tables.
coffee table noun: a small table in the living room
‫كوفي تيبٌل‬
‫طاولة القهوة‬ The coffee table is in front of the sofa.
couch noun: sofa
‫كا ُوتش‬
‫أريكه‬ I sometimes sleep on the couch in the afternoon.
sofa noun: couch
‫سوفا‬
ُ
‫أريكه‬/‫كنبه‬ The coffee table is in front of the sofa.
rug noun: carpet
‫راق‬ There’s a very pretty rug on the floor.
‫بساط‬
carpet noun: rug)‫ ; (بساط‬something to cover the floor
‫كاربِت‬
‫سجاد‬ The carpet in my living room is green.
curtain noun: something to cover windows
‫كورتِن‬
‫ستارة‬ I like the curtains in the kitchen windows.
drapes noun: large curtains; usually in living and bedrooms
‫دريبس‬
َ Close the drapes. It’s too light in this room.
‫ستارة كبيرة‬
armchair noun: a soft)‫(أريكه‬, comfortable)‫ (مريح‬chair
‫آرمشَير‬
‫كرسي بذراعين‬ I have a sofa and an armchair in my living room.
bookcase noun: a place to keep books
‫بو َّكيس‬
‫خزانة كتب‬ There are two bookcases in the living room.
cabinet noun: a place to keep things
‫كابِنِت‬
‫خزانة‬ I keep the dishes in a kitchen cabinet.
drawer noun: a place to keep things
‫دُر َور‬
‫درج سحاب‬ My desk has 3 drawers.
fan noun: a machine to move air or to keep you cool
‫فَيَن‬ It’s hot in this room. Please turn on the fan.
‫مروحة‬
lamp noun: a light that you plug into a wall
‫ِالمب‬
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‫أوتلِت‬
‫مدخل فيش كهربائي‬ Plug the TV in to that outlet on the wall.
plug noun
‫بالق‬
‫الفيش الكهربائي‬ There is always a plug on an electric machine.
verb: to provide electricity to a machine
plug in
‫بٌلُق إن‬ Plug in the computer and then turn it on.
‫صل بالكهرباء‬
ِّ ‫و‬/‫أشبك‬ Plug the computer in and then turn it on.
‫شيلف‬ shelf ‫رف‬ noun
‫شيلفس‬ shelves ‫رفوف‬ There are 3 shelves on the bookcase.
sink noun
‫سينك‬
َ There’s a sink in the kitchen and in the bathroom.
‫مغسلة أيادي‬
faucet noun: the place where water flows into the sink
ِ ُ‫ف‬
‫وسيت‬
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Abdullah Alqarni
** ‫** تمت الترجمة بإجتهاد شخصي يحتمل الخطأ والصواب‬ ALC Vocabulary

‫النطق‬ ‫الكلمة‬ ‫المعنى والمثال‬

(be)+ going to verb: will
‫قُ ِوينق تو‬ +verb Ahmed is going to go to Riyadh today.
‫سوف‬
verb
‫فَل داون‬ fall down ‫يسقط‬
I fell down when I walked on the ice.
‫فِل داون‬ fell down ‫سقط‬ In the autumn, leaves fall to the ground.
follow verb: to go after
‫فالَو‬
‫ يتبع‬/ ‫إتبع‬ I drove to Riyadh yesterday, and Ahmed followed me in his car.
verb: to get bigger
‫ق ُرو‬ grow ‫ينمو‬
Farmers grow vegetables.
‫قِ ِرو‬ grew ‫نمى‬ My son is growing very tall.
ground noun
‫قرا ِوند‬ The plane landed)‫(هبطت‬. It’s on the ground now.
‫األرض‬
land verb: to finish an airplane flight
‫ِالند‬
‫هبوط الطائرة‬/‫أرض‬ The plane landed at the airport at 1830.
‫تَيك أوف‬ take off ‫يقلع‬ verb: to begin an airplane flight
‫تُوك أوف‬ took off ‫أقلع‬ This airplane will take off for Riyadh in 10 minutes.
adjective: compares two people or things
better than
‫بَتَر ذان‬ Ali’s score is 90. Ahmed’s score is 89. Ali is a better student than
‫أفضل من‬ Ahmed.
adjective: compares three or more people or things
the best
‫ذا بَست‬ Ali’s score is 90. Ahmed’s score is 89. Abdullah’s score is 88. Ali
‫األفضل‬ is the best student.
adjective: compares two people or things
worse than
‫ُورس ذان‬ Ali’s score is 90. Ahmed’s score is 68. Ahmed’s score is a worse student than
‫أسوء من‬ Ahmed’s.
adjective: compares three or more people or things
the worst
‫ذا ُوورست‬ Ali’s score is 90. Ahmed’s score is 89. Abdullah’s score is 68. Abdullah is the
‫األسوء‬ worst student.
determiner: a smaller number or amount
‫لِس‬ less ‫أقل‬
Tennis is less exciting than football.
‫لِيست‬ least ‫األقل‬ Baseball is the least exciting sport.
determiner: a higher number or amount
‫مور‬ more ‫أكثر من‬
Tennis is more exciting than baseball.
‫موست‬ most ‫األكثر‬ Football is the most exciting sport.
degree noun: a measure of temperature)‫(درجة الحرارة‬
‫ِدق ِري‬ It’s 50 degrees Celsius today. It’s very hot.
‫درجة‬
celsius noun: centigrade
‫سيَس‬
ِ ‫سل‬
ِ ‫درجة مئوية‬ 0 degrees Celsius is freezing.
centigrade adjective:
‫تيقريد‬
َ ‫سن‬ ‫درجة مئوية‬ 0 degrees centigrade is freezing.
fahrenheit noun
‫فَي ِرنهايِت‬ It’s 32 degrees Fahrenheit. It’s freezing.
‫فهرنهايت‬
temperature noun: how hot or cold it is
‫تِمب َريتشَر‬ The temperature is 30degrees Fahrenheit. It’s freezing.
‫درجة الحرارة‬
thermometer noun: a thing that measures temperature
‫ثِيرمومتَر‬
‫ميزان الحرارة‬ I looked at the thermometer. The temperature is 50 degrees Celsius.
‫ف ِريز‬ freeze ‫يتجمد‬ verb: to go below 0 degrees Celsius)‫ (مئوية‬or 32 degrees Fahrenheit)‫(فهرنهايت‬
‫فروز‬ froze ‫تجمد‬ When water gets very cold it freezes.
ice noun: frozen water
‫آيِس‬
‫ثلج‬ I like to put ice in my Pepsi.
for (time) preposition
‫فور‬
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‫أُف‬ (north of)
)‫(في الشمال من‬
straight (ahead) adjective: no turns
‫إستريت‬
َ ‫الى‬/‫بشكل مستقيم‬ Go straight for two blocks and then
‫االمام‬
block noun: the distance between two city streets
‫بلُوك‬
‫قطعة أرض بين شارعين‬ Go two blocks on Olaya Street and take a right.
corner noun: a place where two streets meet)‫(إلتقاء‬
‫كورنر‬
‫زاوية‬/‫ركن‬ The store is on the corner of Olaya St. and Aruba St.
direction noun
‫شن‬
ِ ‫دَاي ِريك‬ North)‫(شمال‬, south)‫(جنوب‬, east)‫(الشرق‬, and west)‫ (الغرب‬are directions.
‫إتجاه‬
directions noun: ways)‫ (الطرق‬to get from one place to another
‫شنز‬
ِ ‫دَاي ِريك‬ I don’t know how to get to Riyadh. Do you know the directions.
‫االتجاهات‬
north noun: a direction
‫نُورث‬
‫شمال‬ Hafar Al Batin is in the north. Jeddah is in the south.
south noun: a direction
‫سا ُوث‬
‫جنوب‬ Hafar Al Batin is in the north. Riyadh south of Hafar.
east noun: a direction
‫إيست‬
‫الشرق‬ Al Khobar is east of Riyadh.
west noun: a direction
‫َويست‬
‫غرب‬ Saudi Arabia is to the west of Iran.
highway noun: a road where cars go very fast
‫هاي َويي‬
‫الطريق السريع‬ The highway from Riyadh to Maajmah is very good.
road noun: a street or highway
‫ُرود‬
‫الطريق‬ The road from Riyadh to Maajmah is a highway.
mile noun: 1.6 kilometers
‫مايِل‬
‫ميل‬ I run 5 miles every day.
watch noun: a timepiece)‫ (ساعة‬worn)‫ (تلبس‬on the wrist)‫(المعصم‬
‫واتش‬
‫ساعة يد‬ Look at your watch and tell me what time it is, please.
from (time) preposition
‫فروم‬
.. ‫من الساعة‬ He'll be here tomorrow from about seven o'clock onwards.
that conjunction: introduces a noun clause
‫ذات‬ Tell her that I’ll call her at 7 o’clock.
‫ذلك‬
till (time) preposition
‫تِيل‬ The shop's open till nine o'clock on Wednesday’s.
‫حتى‬
to (time) preposition
‫تو‬ The men work from 8 o’clock to 3 o’clock.
‫إلى‬
until (time) preposition
‫أنتِّل‬
‫حتى‬ He waited until she had finished speaking.
a quarter after expression: fifteen(15) minutes after the hour
‫أكوارتَر آفتَر‬ .. ‫ربع ساعة بعد‬ What time is it?
‫ وربع‬... ‫الساعة‬ It’s a quarter after eight. It’s 0815.
‫أكوارتَر‬ a quarter to/till expression: fifteen minutes before the hour
‫تَيل‬/‫تو‬ ‫إال ربع‬ It’s a quarter to eight. It’s 0745.
half past expression: thirty minutes after the hour
‫هاف باست‬ It’s half past eight. It’s 0830.
.. ‫نصف ساعة بعد‬
have a good time verb: to have fun; to do something you enjoy
‫هاف أقود تايم‬
‫احظى بوقت ممتع‬ my family has a good time when we go to the beach.
have fun verb: to have a good time; to do something you enjoy
‫هاف فَان‬
‫أستمتع‬ my family has fun when we go to the beach.
fun noun: something that you enjoy
‫فَان‬
‫ممتع‬/‫مرح‬ playing football is a lot of fun.
remember verb: opposite of forget
‫ِري َميمبَر‬ ahmed remembered his english book. he didn’t forget it.
‫يتذكر‬
‫فورقَيت‬ forget ‫ينسى‬ verb: opposite of remember
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‫ِهت‬ susan hit the tennis ball with her racket)‫(مضرب تنس‬.
‫ضرب‬
miss verb: opposite of to hit
‫ِمس‬
‫أخطأ‬ he wanted to hit the tennis ball, but he missed.
shut verb: to close
‫شَات‬ it’s cold in here. shut the window.
‫أغلِق‬
‫تراي‬ try (to) ‫محاولة‬ verb: to attempt
‫ترايِد‬ tried ‫حاول‬ the student tried to score 100, but he made one mistake.
work out verb: to exercise
‫وورك آوت‬
‫يتمرن‬/‫يتدرب‬ ahmed works out every day. he does push-ups and sit-ups.
exercise verb: to work out
‫سايِس‬
َ ‫سر‬
َ ‫إك‬ ‫تمارين رياضية‬ ahmed exercises every day. he does push-ups and sit-ups.
verb: to become physically fit)‫ (الئق بدنيا‬by working out
‫قَيت إن شَيب‬
get in shape
‫الحصول على جسم رياضي‬ ahmed is getting in shape. he works out every day now.
in shape expression: strong and healthy
‫إن شَيب‬ john exercises every day. he’s in shape.
)‫شكل رياضي (م ّعضل‬
‫آوت أوف‬ out of shape expression: not strong
‫شَيب‬ ‫جسم غير رياضي‬ ahmed never exercises. he’s out of shape.
gymnasium noun: a place to exercise and work out
‫جيمنَي ِزيوم‬
‫صالة لأللعاب الرياضية‬ the soldiers work out at the gymnasium every day.
push-up noun: an exercise to make the arms and shoulders strong
‫بوش أب‬
‫تمرين البوش أب‬ ali does 20 push-ups when he gets up in the morning.
sit-up noun: an exercise to make the stomach strong
‫ست أب‬
ِ ‫تمرين البطن‬ after he does 20 push-ups, ali does 20 sit-ups.
volleyball noun: a game
‫فالِي بول‬
‫كرة الطائرة‬ we play volleyball at the gymnasium every afternoon.
beautiful adjective: opposite of ugly
‫بِيُتِفُول‬
‫جميل‬ that woman is very beautiful.
exciting adjective: opposite of boring)‫(ممل‬
‫إكسايتِنق‬
‫مثير‬ the football game was very exciting. the score was 1-1.
interesting adjective: opposite of boring
‫إنتِ ِرستِنق‬
‫مشوق‬ this book about saudi arabia is very interesting.
terrific adjective: wonderful; very good
‫تِ ِريفِك‬
‫رائع‬ the football game was terrific. i had a lot of fun.
difficult adjective: opposite of easy
‫ِديفِ َكلت‬
‫صعب‬ ahmed thinks that math is easy, but english is difficult.
important adjective
‫إمبورتَنت‬
‫مهم‬ the test is very important. if i pass, i will graduate.
healthy adjective: opposite of sick
‫ِهيلثثي‬ the doctor said that ali is healthy. he’s not sick.
‫معافى‬/‫صحي‬
ours possessive pronoun
‫آورز‬ this is not their car. it’s ours.
‫لنا‬
theirs possessive pronoun
‫َذيرز‬ this is not our car. it’s theirs.
‫لهم‬
mine possessive pronoun
‫مايِن‬ this is not your car. it’s mine.
‫ملكي‬/‫لي‬
yours possessive pronoun
‫يُورز‬ this is not my car. it’s yours.
‫لك‬
his possessive pronoun
‫ِهز‬ this is not her car. it’s his.
‫له‬
hers possessive pronoun
‫هَيرز‬
‫لها‬ this is not his car. it’s hers.
free time expression: time when you don’t have to work or study
‫ف ِري تايم‬
‫وقت فراغ‬ the students have free time on thursday and friday.
‫فايِند‬ find ‫يجد‬ verb: to learn where something is
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‫َميي‬ ali may go to riyadh, but he’s not sure.
‫يمكن‬/‫ ربما‬/ ‫قد‬
might modal verb: may
‫مايِت‬ ali might go to riyadh, but he’s not sure.
‫يمكن‬/‫ ربما‬/‫قد‬
‫بَيي‬ pay ‫يدفع‬ verb: to give money for a service
‫بَييد‬ paid ‫مدفوع‬/ ‫دفع‬ i have some change. i can pay for the phone call.
coin noun: round metal)‫ (معدن‬money
‫ُكويِن‬
‫عملة معدنية‬ i have some coins with me to make a phone call.
change noun: coins
‫تشَينج‬ i have some change)‫ (عمالت معدنية مصروفه‬with me to make a phone call.
)‫صرف(عمالت معدنية‬
‫َميك‬ make (a call) verb: to telephone
‫يجري مكالمة‬ ali made a call to his wife to tell her he had to work late.
‫َميد‬ made ‫أجرى‬
call verb: to telephone
‫َكول‬
‫مكالمة\يتصل‬ ali called up his wife to tell her he had to work late.
hang up verb: to put the receiver down
‫هانق أب‬ ‫يغلق الخط للهاتف‬
‫هنق أب‬ hung up
susan finished talking and then hung up the phone.
‫أغلق خط الهاتف‬
conversation noun: people talking to each other
‫شن‬
ِ ‫كونفِرزَي‬ ‫محادثة‬ ali and ahmed had a telephone conversation last night.
line (phone) noun: wire)‫ (سلك‬over which a telephone call is made
‫اليِن‬
‫خط التليفون‬ ahmed tried to call his wife but the line was busy.
noun: zero
0 (“oh”)
‫أُوو‬ ) sv1045 ‫( تأتي بدال من الصفر عندما يكون الصفر مع مجموعة أرقام مثل رقم الجوال و رحالت الطيران‬
‫الرقم صفر‬ the number is three-five-oh two-seven-two-oh.
operator noun: a worker who helps people make phone calls
‫أوبِ َريتر‬
‫عامل الهاتف‬ an operator must help you when you make a person-to-person call.
pay phone noun: a telephone that you must put coins in
‫بَيي فون‬ there’s a pay phone at the restaurant. call your wife from there.
‫هاتف يعمل بالعمالت‬
public phone noun: pay phone
‫بابلِك فون‬ there’s a public phone at the restaurant. call your wife from there.
‫هاتف عمومي‬
slot noun: the place you deposit your coin on a pay phone
‫سلوت‬
‫فتحة العملة المعدنية‬ deposit your coin in the slot before you push the buttons.
just a minute expression: wait
‫َجست أ ِمينِت‬ ali: just a minute. i’m busy.
‫(انتظر) دقيقة فقط‬ ahmed: ali, please come here.
be back verb: to return
‫بي باك‬
‫سوف أعود‬ i will be back in ten minutes.
call back verb: call again at a later time
‫كول باك‬ ali: no, thanks. i’ll call back in one hour.
‫إتصل الحقا‬ ahmed: can i take a message?
verb: same as “to hold”
hold on
‫هولد أون‬ ahmed: may i speak to sgt. abdullah?
‫انتظر‬ please hold on. i’ll get him for you.
verb: to wait for someone to come to the telephone
‫هولد‬ hold ‫معلق‬
ahmed: may i speak to sgt. abdullah?
‫هَيلد‬ held ‫علق‬ please hold)‫(انتظر من فضلك‬. i’ll get him for you.
kind of noun: type
‫كايِند أوف‬ what kind of long distance call do you want to make, person-to-person or station-to-station.
‫نوع‬
local adjective: near; close; opposite of long-distance
‫لُوكل‬
‫محلي‬ ahmed made a local call. he called hafar al batin.
‫ِرينق‬ ring ‫يرن‬ verb
‫َرانق‬ rang ‫رن‬ the telephone is ringing. please answer it.
‫تَيل‬ tell ‫يخبر‬ verb: to say something to
‫تولد‬ told ‫أخبر‬ when my wife calls, please tell her i’ll call her back in one hour.
wait (for) verb:
‫َوييت‬ i can’t go to lunch right now. i’m waiting for a phone call.
‫انتظر‬
message noun: information from a phone call
‫سج‬
ِ ‫َم‬ ‫رسالة‬ i called you yesterday and left a message with your wife. did you get it?

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‫ُمو ِمنت‬ please wait a moment. i’ll see if the colonel is here.
‫لحظة‬
hold the line expression: wait on the telephone
‫هولد ذا الين‬ ahmed: hello, may i speak to col. ali, please? john: please hold the line. i’ll see if he’s here.
‫انتظر على الخط‬
leave a message expression: give information on the phone for someone who isn’t there
‫سج‬
ِ ‫لِيف أ َم‬ ‫أترك رسالة‬ i want to leave a message for my wife. tell her to call me back in one hour.
‫سج‬ِ ‫لِفت أ َم‬ left a message
‫ترك رسالة‬
take a message expression: to write down information from a phone call
‫سج‬
ِ ‫تَيك أ َم‬ ‫يأخذ رسالة‬ the colonel isn’t here right now. may i take a message?
took a message
‫سج‬
ِ ‫تٌوك أ َم‬ ‫أخذ الرسالة‬
busy adjective: somebody is talking (phone)
‫بِي ِزي‬ i called my wife, but the line was busy. i’ll call again later.
‫مشغول‬
cheap adjective: opposite of expensive
‫شيب‬
ِ ‫ت‬ ‫رخيص‬ my car cost sr1,000. it was very cheap.
expensive adjective: opposite of cheap
‫سيف‬
ِ ‫إكسبِين‬ ‫غالي‬ my car cost sr100,000. it was very expensive.
just adverb: only
‫جاست‬ i can’t buy anything today. i have just one dollar.
‫ فقط‬/ ‫مجرد‬
page noun: a part of a book, magazine, letter, or document
‫بَييج‬
‫صفحة‬ there are many pages in the telephone book.
person noun: a man, woman, or child
‫سن‬
ُ ‫بَير‬ a dog is not a person. it’s an animal.
‫انسان‬/ ‫شخص‬
whom pronoun: used for people; object of preposition
‫هوم‬
‫من هو‬/ ‫من الذي‬ to whom did you give it?. whom did you give it to?
factory noun: a place where people make things
‫فاكتُوري‬
‫مصنع‬ bmw makes cars at their auto factory.
look for verb: to try to find
‫لوك فور‬ i’m going to look for an apartment)‫ (شقة للسكن‬tomorrow. i need a bigger place to live.
‫ابحث عن‬
manager noun: a person who is in charge)‫يصدر التعليمات‬/‫(مسؤول‬
‫يجر‬
َ ِ‫َمن‬ john has a good job. he’s the manager of a big hotel.
‫مدير‬
manage verb: to be in charge of)‫(ليكون مسؤوال عن‬
‫مانيج‬
‫يدير‬ john is an apartment manager. he manages some apartments in houston.
rent verb: to pay to use; opposite of “to own)‫”(ملك‬
‫َرينت‬ ali doesn’t own a house. he rents an apartment.
‫إيجار‬
for rent expression
‫فور َرينت‬ nobody is living in that apartment. it’s for rent.
‫لإليجار‬
deposit noun: money you pay when you rent an apartment for cleaning
‫يبوست‬
ِ ‫ِد‬
‫ تأمين‬/ ‫وديعة‬ the rent is 500 dollars a month and the cleaning deposit is 200 dollars.
deposit verb: to put money in
‫وست‬
ِ ُ‫ِديب‬ ‫إيداع فلوس‬ ahmed deposited money in the pay phone.
resident noun: a person who lives in an apartment or house
‫يس ِدنت‬
ِ ‫َر‬ ‫ ساكن‬/ ‫مقيم‬ ahmed is a resident in the new apartment building. he moved there last week.
apartment noun: a place to live in a building with other people
‫أبارتِ ِمينت‬
‫شقة‬ there are ten apartments in that building.
basement noun: the floor below the first floor in a house
‫بَيس ِمنت‬
‫القبو‬ i keep my bicycle in the basement.
bedroom noun: the room where you sleep
‫بِدروم‬
‫غرفة النوم‬ my apartment has two bedrooms and two bathrooms.
dining room noun: the room where you eat
‫داينِنق روم‬
‫غرفة الطعام‬ we cook in the kitchen and we eat in the dining room.
bell noun: something that rings
‫بَيل‬
‫جرس‬ class is finished when the bell rings.
garden noun: a place where you grow flowers or vegetables
‫قار ِدن‬
‫حديقة‬ i have a garden in the back yard. i grow flowers there.
park noun
‫بارك‬ ‫منتزه‬ Parks have many trees and flowers.

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** ‫** تمت الترجمة بإجتهاد شخصي يحتمل الخطأ والصواب‬ ALC Vocabulary

‫النطق‬ ‫الكلمة‬ ‫المعنى والمثال‬

account noun
‫أ َّكا ِونت‬
‫حساب‬ He has a savings account and a checking account at the bank.
checking noun: an account to keep money that you spend)‫ (تنفق‬every day
‫تشَي ِكن‬ I use the money in my checking account to buy groceries and pay bills.
account
‫أكا ِونت‬
‫الحساب الجاري‬
‫سيفِنقز‬
َ savings account noun: an account for money to buy something expensive or special
‫أكا ِونت‬ ‫حساب اإلدخار‬ I always deposit money in my savings account each month.
deposit verb: to put money in the bank
‫وست‬
ِ ٌ‫ِديب‬ ‫إيداع مبلغ‬ Hasan deposited 1,000 riyals in the bank today.
‫ِوذد ُرو‬ withdraw ‫يسحب‬ verb: to take money out of the bank; opposite of deposit
‫وذد ِرو‬ withdrew ‫سحب‬ I need some money. I’m going to withdraw some from the bank.
slip noun: a form
‫سلَيب‬
ِ ‫نموذج صغير‬/‫قصاصة‬ Fill out a withdrawal slip if you want to take money out of your bank account.
card noun: a form to write you signature on for the bank
‫كارد‬
‫بطاقة‬ Jane signed a signature card for the bank.
cash noun: paper money
‫كاش‬ I don’t have any cash. Can I pay you with a check?
‫أوراق نقدية‬
checkbook noun: a book with checks for your checking account
‫تشَيك بوك‬ I didn’t bring any cash, but I brought)‫ (جلبت‬my checkbook.
‫دفتر شيكات‬
signature noun: your name written on a form or document
‫سقنِيتشَر‬
ِ ‫التوقيع‬ Look over your student report and put your signature at the top, please.
wallet noun: something to keep your money in
‫َوالِيت‬
‫محفظة نقود‬ I have SR1,000 in my wallet.
save verb: to put money in the bank to buy something at a later time
‫سيف‬
َ
‫يحفظ‬ Majed is saving to buy a new car next year.
‫سبِيند‬ spend ‫ينفق‬ verb: to use money or time
‫سبِينت‬ spent ‫أنفق‬ Ahmed spent 10,000 dollars on his new car.
form noun: a piece of paper that you write information on
‫فورم‬ You must fill out)‫ (تعبأة‬these forms when you open a bank account.
‫نموذج‬
information noun: news, facts
ِ ‫إنفُر َم‬
‫يشن‬
‫معلومات‬ You need to give personal)‫ (الشخصية‬information to open a bank account.
bill noun: a piece of paper money
‫بِل‬
‫فاتورة‬ Ahmed has two twenty-dollar bills.
passport noun: a document)‫ (وثيقة‬you use to travel to different countries
‫باسبُورت‬
‫جواز سفر‬ You need a passport if you want to go to Europe.
‫فِيل‬ feel ‫يشعر‬ verb
‫فِلت‬ felt ‫شعر‬ Ahmed is going on vacation. He feels happy.
‫هايِد‬ hide ‫يخفي‬/‫يخبئ‬ verb: to put something where no one can find it
‫ِهد‬ hid ‫أختبأ‬/‫أخفى‬ Did you hide my hat? I can’t find it.
look verb: to appear
‫لُوك‬ John looks happy. He’s smiling.
‫يبدو‬
verb: to be unable)‫غير قادر‬/‫ (عاجز‬to find something
‫لُوز‬ lose ‫يفقد‬
Teacher: Where is your homework Ali?
‫لُوست‬ lost ‫فقد‬ Ali: I can’t find it, teacher. I lost it.
safe adjective: not in danger
‫سيف‬
َ ‫أمن‬ Your money is safe in the bank.
immediately adverb: right now
‫إ ِميدياتلِي‬ Don’t wait to do tomorrow what you can do immediately.
‫مباشرة‬/‫فورا‬
sound verb
‫سا ُوند‬
‫صوت‬ I like this music. It sounds beautiful.
‫تَيك‬ take ‫يأخذ‬ verb
‫توك‬ took ‫أخذ‬ Please take your books home this weekend.

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‫تَيك آوت‬
‫يخرج‬ verb
took out of Please take your books out of your desk and open them.
‫توك آوت‬
‫أخرج‬
to taste verb
‫تو تَيست‬ This chicken is delicious. It tastes)‫المذاق‬/‫ (الطعم‬great)‫(عظيم‬.
‫تذوق‬
bitter adjective
‫بِيتَر‬
‫طعم مر‬ This coffee tastes bitter.
sour adjective: opposite of sweet
‫ساور‬
َ ‫حامض‬ This lemon tastes sour.
salty adjective: too much salt taste
‫سولتِي‬
ُ ‫مالح‬ These french fries are too salty.
lemon noun: a sour fruit
‫لِ ُمن‬
‫ليمون‬ I like sugar and lemon in my tea.
sweet adjective: opposite of sour
‫س ِويت‬
ِ ‫حالي‬ Sugar is sweet.
smell verb: to have an odor)‫(رائحة‬
‫س َميل‬
‫يشم‬/‫رائحة‬ Mohammed is cooking dinner. It smells very good.
happen verb: to take place; to occur
‫هابِن‬
‫حدث‬ The accident happened in the morning.
verb: to continue
‫ِكيب أون‬ keep (on) ‫استمر‬
The soldier was very tired, but he kept on running.
‫ِكبت أون‬ kept on ‫إبقى على‬
I want you to keep working until you’re finished.
‫َران‬ run ‫يجري‬/‫يركض‬ verb: to move fast on your feet)‫(أقدام‬
‫ِران‬ ran ‫جرى‬/‫ركض‬ Ali likes to walk to school, but Ahmed prefers to run.
soon adverb: in the near future)‫(المستقبل القريب‬
‫سون‬
ُ It’s 1130. We will finish school soon.
‫قريبا‬
bother verb: to annoy)‫يؤذي‬/‫يضايق‬/‫(يزعج‬
‫با ِذر‬ My little brother bothers me when I study. He won’t stop talking to me.
‫يزعج‬
verb: something that separates into pieces, usually because it has been dropped)‫(إسقاط‬,
‫بريك‬
َ break ‫يكسر‬
hit)‫ (ضرب‬etc:
‫ب ُروك‬ broke ‫كسر‬ I broke my coffee cup when I dropped it.
cause verb: to make happen)‫(حدث‬
‫ُكوز‬ Ahmed caused the accident)‫ (حادث مروري‬because he was speeding)‫(مسرع‬.
‫سبب‬
face verb: to look in the direction of; to look at
‫فَيس‬ Jim is facing)‫مقابل‬/‫ (مواجه‬the sun)‫(الشمس‬. It’s difficult for him to see.
‫واجه\بإتجاه‬
verb: to fasten)‫ (ربط‬your seat belt)‫(حزام األمان‬
buckle (up)
‫بَ ِكل أب‬ Tell the children to buckle up when they get in the car.
‫ربط حزام األمان‬ Tell the children to buckle their seat belts when they get in the car.
fasten verb: to buckle (seat belt)
‫سن‬
ِ ‫فا‬ ‫ربط‬ Tell the children to fasten their seat belts when they get in the car.
noun: a belt)‫ (حزام‬attached)‫متصل‬/‫ (مربوط‬to the seat)‫ (مقعد‬for protection)‫ (حماية‬in an
seat belt
‫سيت بَيلت‬
ِ accident
‫حزام المقعد‬ Fasten your seat belt when you get in the car.
obey verb: to do what someone tells you; to follow rules)‫(القوانين‬
‫أُوبَاي‬ Ali got a ticket)‫(ورقة مخالفة مرورية‬, because he didn’t obey the traffic laws)‫(قوانين المرور‬.
‫إلتزام‬/‫امتثال‬/‫إنصياع‬
‫رايِد‬ ride ‫يركب‬ verb: to move along on a horse)‫ (حصان‬or bicycle)‫(دراجة‬
‫ُرود‬ rode ‫ركب‬ The boys are riding their bicycles to school today.
cross verb: to go from one side to the other
‫ك ُروس‬
‫يعبر\عبور‬ Ali crossed the street at the corner.
across preposition/adverb: from one side of something to the other side
‫أك ُروس‬
‫مقابل‬ The bank is across from the restaurant.
fault noun: responsibility for an accident
‫فُولت‬ The accident was Ali’s fault. He was driving on the wrong side of the road.
‫الخطأ‬
at fault prepositional phrase: to blame)‫مسؤولية الخطأ‬/‫(اللوم‬
‫آت فُولت‬
‫مخطيء‬ Ahmed was driving too fast. He was at fault in the car accident.
careful adjective: trying very hard not to make mistakes, damage things
‫َكيرفُل‬
‫حذر‬ The sergeant is a careful driver. He never has an accident.
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‫دارك‬
‫ظالم‬ It gets dark in the evening.
light adjective: opposite of dark
‫اليِت‬
‫ضوء‬ It gets dark in the evening. It gets light in the morning.
light noun: a signal to tell you to stop and go in traffic)‫(حركة المرور‬
‫اليِت‬
‫اإلشارة الضوئية‬ The policeman gave me a ticket for running a red light.
behind preposition: in back of
‫بَيهايِند‬ I drove)‫ (قُدت‬to work today and Ahmed’s car was behind me all the way.
‫خلف‬
curve noun: a part of a road that is not straight
‫َكيرف‬
‫منحني‬ You should drive slowly around the curve.
in back of preposition: behind; opposite of “in front of”
‫إن باك أوف‬
‫في الخلف‬ I was waiting on line at the bank. Majed was in back of me.
‫إن فرونت‬ in front of preposition: opposite of “in back of
‫أوف‬ ‫في األمام‬ Khalid was waiting on line at the bank. I was in front of him.
accident noun: a crash)‫ (تصادم‬involving)‫يتضمن‬/‫ (يحتوي‬cars, trains, planes etc.
‫سي ِدنت‬
ِ ‫آك‬ ‫حادث‬ Mrs. Al-Tamimi had an accident. Her car by another driver.
place noun: a location)‫ ;(موقع‬where something is
‫بلَيس‬ There are dents)‫طعجه‬/‫ (خدش‬in two places on my car.
‫مكان‬
fix verb: to repair
‫فِكس‬ John is a mechanic. He’s going to fix my car today.
‫إصالح‬
repair verb: to fix
‫ِريبَير‬ John is a mechanic. He’s going to repair my car today.
‫يصلح‬
auto noun: a car
‫آتُو‬
‫سيارة‬ Abdullah went to the auto shop to get his car fixed.
bicycle noun: transportation that you ride
‫س ِكل‬
ِ ِ‫باي‬ John rides his bicycle to school every day. His bike is new.
bike
‫بايِك‬
‫دراجه هوائية‬
ticket noun: something a police officer gives you when you break the law
‫تِي ِكت‬ ‫ورقة مخالفة‬/‫تذكرة‬ The police officer gave me a ticket for driving too fast.
‫مرورية‬
fine noun: money you must pay when you break the traffic laws
‫فايِن‬
‫مبلغ الغرامة‬ The policeman gave Ahmed a speeding ticket. His fine was SR800.
insurance noun: money to pay for accident damage)‫(ضرر‬
‫ُورنس‬
َ ‫إنش‬
‫تأمين‬ I had a car accident. My insurance will pay to fix my car.
law noun: a rule you must obey
‫لُوو‬ You must not drive too fast. It’s against)‫ (ضد‬the law.
‫القانون‬
police noun: law officers)‫(ضباط القانون‬
‫بُولِيس‬
‫شرطة‬ The police want you to obey the law.
‫بُولِيس‬ police officer noun: a policeman
‫سر‬
َ ‫أوفِي‬ ‫ضابط شرطة‬ The police officer gave me a ticket for speeding.
traffic noun: cars driving on the road
‫ت َرافِك‬
‫حركة المرور‬ There is a lot of traffic in Riyadh on Thursday evenings.
phrase: many cars on the road so that you can only go very slowly
heavy traffic
‫هافي ترافِك‬ It took me two hours to drive to Hafar Al-Batin because there was very
‫إزدحام مروري‬ heavy traffic on the highway.
‫دَيف َرنت‬ different from adjective: not the same as
‫ف ٌروم‬ ‫مختلف عن‬ Ahmed is in the Army. Ali is in the Navy. Ali’s uniform is different from Ahmed’s.
similar to adjective: like; almost the same as
‫سي ِملَر تو‬
ِ John’s BMW is similar to Ali’s Mercedes. Both cars are blue and have four doors.
‫يشبه‬
the same as adjective: exactly alike
‫سيم آز‬
َ ‫ذا‬ Bill’s car is the same as Bob’s car. They’re both blue 2007 Toyota’s with four doors.
‫مثله تماما‬
borrow verb: to receive something for a short time; you must give it back
‫بُو ُرو‬
‫يقترض‬/‫يستعير‬ Ahmed would like to borrow money from the bank.
‫لَيند‬ lend ‫يقرض‬ verb: to give something for a short time
‫لَينت‬ lent ‫أقرض‬ Ahmed has no money. I’ll lend him some.
care about verb: to like or love)‫(حب‬
‫َكير أبَا ُوت‬ The only thing he seems)‫ (يبدو‬to care about is money.
‫إهتم بـ‬/‫أعتني‬
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‫َكير فور‬
‫أعتني‬/ ‫أهتم‬ I don't much care for his parents.
‫نوت َكير‬ not care (for) verb: to not like
‫فور‬ ‫ال أهتم لـ‬ I don’t care for chicken. I like beef better.
enjoy verb: to have fun; to have a good time
‫إن ُجوي‬
‫إستمتع‬ I enjoy going to the movies.
hurt verb: to make someone feel sad
‫هَيرت‬ Robert hurt Sue’s feelings. He said she was too fat)‫(سمين‬.
‫إساءة‬/‫جرح‬
complete verb: to finish
‫كومبلِيت‬ Please complete this form)‫ (نموذج‬and we will open your new bank account)‫(حساب‬.
‫أك ِمل‬/‫مكتمل‬
should helping verb
‫شُود‬
‫ينبغي‬/‫يجب‬ Ahmed has a book quiz tomorrow. He should study tonight.
guess verb: to think; to believe)‫(إعتقاد‬
‫قاس‬ I guess John’s at the mess hall. He was hungry.
‫تخمين‬/‫َخ ِمن‬
noun: the true facts)‫ (حقائق‬about something, rather than what is untrue,
truth
‫ت ُروث‬ imagined)‫تخيل‬/‫(تصور‬, or guessed)‫(تخمين‬
‫حقيقة‬ Ahmed was late. He told the teacher his car broke down,but the truth is that he slept late.
lie verb: to not tell the truth)‫(الحقيقة‬
‫الي‬ Ali lied to me. He said he did his homework, but he didn’t.
‫كذب‬
park verb: to stop your car someplace
‫بارك‬
‫موقف سيارة‬ Bill parked his car and went into the store.
noun: a place to put your car at home; a place that fixes cars
garage
‫قاراج‬
َ When I come home, I put my car in the garage.
‫موقف داخلي‬/‫مرآب‬ My car needs repairs. I will bring it to Ahmed’s garage tomorrow.
safely adverb: in a careful way
‫سيفلِي‬
َ ‫بسالمة‬/‫بأمان‬ I think we can safely assume that she will pass the exam.
badly adverb: in a bad way
‫بادلِي‬ The mechanic repaired my car badly. It still doesn’t work.
‫بشكل سيئ‬
adjective: not giving enough thought)‫ (تفكير‬and attention)‫ (انتباه‬to something, so that
careless
‫َكيرلِس‬ you make mistakes, damage things
‫غير مبالي‬ The private is a careless driver. He goes too fast and doesn’t obey the law.
carefully adverb: in a careful way
‫َكيرفُلِي‬ Ali drove carefully. He didn’t go too fast and he buckled up.
‫بحذر‬/‫بإهتمام‬
carelessly adverb: not carefully
‫َكيرلِسلِي‬
‫دون مباالة‬/‫بإهمال‬ Ahmed drove carelessly. He was speeding and talking on his mobile.
correctly adverb: in the right way
ِّ ‫ُك‬
‫وركتِري‬
‫بشكل صحيح‬ The students correctly answered every question.
easily adverb: without difficulty
‫إي ِزلِي‬
‫بسهولة‬ He did his homework easily.
excited adjective: happy
‫سايتِد‬
َ ‫إك‬ Sultan is very excited about his vacation. He’s going to France.
‫متشوق‬/‫متحمس‬
fast adjective: opposite of slow
‫فاست‬
‫سريع‬ Sarhan drives very fast. He got a speeding ticket last week.
slowly adverb: not fast
‫سلُولِي‬
‫ببطء‬ Ahmed never gets his work done in time. He works slowly.
how adverb: in what way
‫هاو‬
‫كيف ؟‬ How did he answer the question?
maybe adverb: possibly
‫مايبِي‬ Maybe I will go to Egypt on vacation. I’m not sure.
‫ربما‬/‫يمكن‬
pronoun: some person (used in a question or positive statement)
someone
‫سم َون‬
َ Is someone in the kitchen?
‫شخص ما‬ Yes, someone is in the kitchen. It’s Ali.
anyone pronoun: not any person (used in question or negative statement)
‫أني ون‬ Is anyone in the classroom? No, there isn’t anyone in the classroom.
‫أي شخص‬
advice noun: something you say to someone to help them
‫أدفايِس‬
‫نصيحة‬ The teacher gave me some advice. He told me to study and do my homework.
feelings noun: happiness)‫(السعادة‬, sadness)‫(الحزن‬, ........
‫فِيلِنقز‬ He's considerate)‫ (مراعاة مشاعر اآلخرين‬of other people's feelings.
‫مشاعر‬
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‫ف ِريندشَيب‬
‫مودة‬/‫الصداقة‬ Ahmed and Ali have a good friendship.
opinion noun: your ideas)‫ (األفكار‬or beliefs)‫ (المعتقدات‬about a particular subject
‫أُوبِينيَن‬ I don’t know the answer, but in my opinion, the answer is “d.”
‫وجهة نظر‬/‫رأي‬
‫إن ماي‬ in my opinion expression: I think
‫أُوبِينيَن‬ ‫في إعتقادي‬/‫في رأيي‬ In my opinion, Riyadh is the best city in Saudi Arabia.
roommate noun: someone you share an apartment or house with.
‫ُرو َمييت‬ Susan and Sarah live in an apartment. They’re roommates. )‫(شخصين يسكنون مع بعض‬
‫زميل الغرفة‬
secret noun: something that is kept hidden or only known by a few people
‫سيك ِرت‬
ِ ‫سر‬ Ahmed told me a secret. He asked me not to tell anyone.
story noun: something in a book or newspaper
‫إستُو ِري‬
‫قصة‬ Last night, I read my children the story of Alla-adin.
tool noun: something that you hold in your hand and use to do a particular job
‫تُول‬
‫أداة‬ Mechanics need tools to fix helicopters.
go out expression: to leave your house, especially in order to enjoy yourself. We are going
‫قو آوت‬ out tonight. We’re going to the cinema.
‫خروج‬/‫أخرج‬
sorry adjective: feeling bad about
‫سوري‬
َ
‫متأسف‬/‫آسف‬/‫المعذرة‬ Ahmed was sorry that he caused the accident. He feels bad about it.
apologize verb: to say you’re sorry
‫أبالوجايِز‬
َ I apologize for losing)‫ (فقدان‬my temper)‫(مزاجي\أعصابي‬.
‫أعتذار‬
‫فورقِيف‬ forgive ‫يسامح‬ verb: to accept someone’s apology
‫فورقَيف‬ forgave ‫سامح‬ Ahmed apologized and I forgave him.
hope verb: to want something to happen
‫هوب‬
‫أرجو‬/‫آمل‬ I hope that I pass the test. I studied very hard.
‫ِمين تو‬ mean (to) ‫يقصد‬ verb: to want to
‫مانتتو‬ meant to ‫قصد‬ I didn’t mean to spill)‫ (سكب‬my coffee on you. I’m sorry.
realize verb: to understand; to know
‫ِرياليِز‬ When his car wouldn’t start, Jim realized that he was out of gas.
‫يفهم‬/‫يدرك‬
spill verb: something that flows over the edge of a container by accident
‫إسبَيل‬ My shirt is wet because Ahmed spilled)‫ (سكب‬his water on me.
‫سكب‬/‫تسرب‬
step on verb: to put your foot on
‫إستِب أون‬
‫وقف على‬ Ali stepped on my foot by accident.
worry verb: to be afraid)‫ (خائف‬about something in the future
‫ُوو ِري‬ The students worried that they wouldn’t pass the test.
‫قلق‬
worried adjective: afraid of something in the future
‫ُوو ِرد‬ John is worried about tomorrow’s test. He didn’t study.
‫قلق من‬
soft adjective: opposite of hard
‫سوفت‬ My pillow)‫مخدة‬/‫ (وسادة‬is very soft and comfortable)‫(مريح‬.
‫طري‬/‫ناعم‬
hard adjective: opposite of soft)‫(ناعم‬
‫هارد‬ This chair is very hard. It’s uncomfortable)‫(غير مريح‬.
‫قاسي‬
pleased adjective: happy
‫بلِيزد‬ I’m very pleased with my score on the test.
‫مسرور‬
ready adjective: prepared)‫مجهز‬/‫مهيأ‬/‫(معد‬
‫َري ِدي‬ My suitcase is packed and the gas tank is full. I’m ready for the trip.
‫جاهز‬
really adverb: very)‫تماما‬/‫حقيقي‬/‫(فعلي‬
‫ِريلِي‬
‫حقا‬ Ahmed is really tired because he stayed up night.
adverb: used to emphasize)‫التشديد‬/‫ (التأكيد‬how great a feeling or quality is, or how large
so
‫سو‬ an amount is:
‫جدا‬ I've never seen so many people here before!
alarm clock noun: a clock with a bell to wake you up
‫أالرم ُكلوك‬
‫منبه‬/‫ساعة تنبيه‬ The alarm clock rang at 0600 this morning.
baggage noun: suitcases
‫باقِيج‬
‫حقائب السفر‬/ ‫أمتعة‬ We put our baggage in the car and went on our trip.
bathe verb: to wash yourself or someone else in a bath
‫باث‬
‫استحمام‬ He bathed the children and put them to bed.
bathtub noun: a place where you take a bath
‫باثتُوب‬
‫حوض االستحمام‬ Jane filled up the bathtub with water.

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‫بالن ِكت‬ I have two sheets)‫ (شرشف‬and a blanket on my bed.
‫بطانية‬
pillow noun: something to rest your head on when you sleep
‫بَيلُو‬
‫مخدة‬/‫وسادة‬ I have two pillows on my bed.
sheet noun: something that covers your bed
‫شيت‬
ِ ‫شرشف‬ My bed has two sheets and a blanket on it.
closet noun: a place to hang your clothes
‫كلو ِزيت‬
‫خزانة مالبس‬ I have a lot of shirts and jackets in my closet.
verb: to put something somewhere so that its top part is fixed but its bottom part is free
‫هانق‬ hang ‫يعلق‬
to move, or to be in this position
‫هُنق‬ hung ‫علق‬ My wife hung her clothes in the closet)‫(خزانة مالبس‬.
hanger noun: something used to hang up clothes
‫هانقَر‬
‫شماعة مالبس‬ There are many hangers in the closet.
‫قاز‬ gas ‫البنرين‬ noun: fuel)‫ (وقود‬for your car or truck
‫قازولين‬ gasoline ‫البنزين‬ The car needs gas. The tank is almost empty.
gas station noun: a place to buy gasoline
‫شن‬
ِ ‫قاز إستَي‬ ‫محطة بنزين‬ John went to the gas station to fill up his tank.
tank noun: the part of your car where you put the gas
‫تانك‬ We need to put some gas in the tank. It’s empty.
‫خزان‬
gauge noun: something that shows you how much gas you have
‫قَيج‬ The gas gauge is on “F”. That means the tank is full.
‫عداد قياس‬/‫مقياس‬
verb: to use up all that you have
‫َران أوت أف‬ run out of ‫يَنفذ‬
The car stopped when it ran out of gas.
‫ِران أوت أف‬ ran out of ‫نفذ‬ My wife went to the grocery store because we ran out of milk.
Verb: to put things into something until there is no more room
fill (up)
‫فِل أب‬ John stopped at the gas station and filled up his tank.
‫يمالء‬ Sarah filled up the bathtub and took a bath.
empty adjective: having nothing in it
‫إمبتِي‬ There’s no gas in the car. The tank is empty.
‫فارغ‬
full adjective: not having room for nothing more
‫فُول‬ The gas tank is full. We don’t need any gas.
‫ممتليء‬
almost adverb: not completely
‫أل ُموست‬
‫في الغالب‬/‫تقريبا‬ We have a lot of gas in the car. The tank is almost full.
lady noun: a woman who is polite)‫مؤدب‬/‫ (مهذب‬and behaves)‫تصرف‬/‫ (سلوك‬very well
‫لَي ِدي‬
‫سيّدة‬ Jane is the lady who works in my office.
ladies’ room noun: a bathroom for women at a public place
‫لَي ِدز روم‬ Susan went to the ladies’ room to wash her hands.
‫غرفة السيدات‬
men’s room noun: a bathroom for men at a public place
‫َمينز روم‬ Ali went to the men’s room to wash his hands.
‫غرفة الرجال‬
laundry noun: dirty clothes
‫الند ِري‬
‫مغسلة مالبس‬ Ali did the laundry yesterday. He now has clean clothes.
noun: a hotel for people who are traveling by car, where you can park your car outside
motel
‫موتَيل‬ your room
‫فندق صغير أو رخيص‬
We will sleep at motels on our car trip.
restroom noun: a bathroom at a public place
‫َريستروم‬
‫الحمام‬/‫دورة مياة‬ The restaurant has restrooms for both men and women.
end noun: the last part
‫إند‬
‫النهاية‬ At the end of the day, we went to sleep.

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** ‫** تمت الترجمة بإجتهاد شخصي يحتمل الخطأ والصواب‬ ALC Vocabulary

‫النطق‬ ‫الكلمة‬ ‫المعنى والمثال‬

(be)+ supposed to verb: should(‫)يجب‬
‫سبُوس تو‬
َ ‫من المفترض أن‬ There’s a book quiz tomorrow. You’re supposed to study tonight.
‫يجب أن‬
drop verb: to fall
‫د ُروب‬
‫قطرة‬/‫سقوط‬/‫هبوط‬ Turn the coin release and your coin will drop into the coin return.
‫فايِند آوت‬ find out ‫يكتشف‬ verb: to learn
‫فاوند آوت‬ found out ‫إكتشف‬ I must find out the date for the book quiz. I don’t know when it is.
‫قِت باك‬ get back ‫يعود‬ verb: to have return to one
‫قُت باك‬ got back ‫عاد‬ The vending machine didn’t work. I want to get my money back.
operate verb: to use; to work
‫أوبِ َريت‬ I don’t know how to operate this machine. Can you show me?
‫عمل‬/‫شغل‬/‫استخدام‬
verb: to put something somewhere; to attach
‫إستَيك‬ stick ‫يلصق‬/‫يحشر‬
Please stick the milk in the refrigerator.
‫إستاك‬ stuck ‫علق‬/‫ألصق‬ Before you mail the letter, stick a stamp on it.
stuck adjective: unable to be moved
‫إستاك‬ The door is stuck. I can’t open it.
‫عالق‬
‫تِيتش‬ teach ‫يتعليم‬ verb: to show someone how to do something
‫تَوت‬ taught ‫تعلَم‬ I don’t know how to drive a car. Will you teach me?
work verb: to operate correctly
‫ُوورك‬ This machine doesn’t work. We need to fix it.
‫ يشغل‬/ ‫يعمل‬
after preposition: at a later time
‫آفتَر‬
‫بعد‬ First, put the coin in the slot. After that, make your selection.
before preposition: at an earlier time)‫(وقت سابق‬
‫بِيفُور‬
‫قبل‬ John takes a shower before he eats breakfast.
another pronoun: a different one
‫أنَ َذر‬
‫االخر‬/‫آخر‬ There are three cars outside. One is blue, another is red, and another is green.
everywhere adverb: in all countries, cities, ......
‫آف ِري َوير‬
‫في كل مكان‬ People play football everywhere.
exact adjective: correct
‫إقزاكت‬
‫متقن‬/‫مضبوط‬/‫دقيق‬ Use the exact amount of change in this vending machine.
adverb: used to say that an amount, piece of information etc is or should be
exactly
‫إقزاكتلِي‬ completely correct
‫تماما‬/‫بالضبط‬
How much is a Pepsi? It’s exactly one riyal.
favorite adjective: the one I like the most
‫فَيفُ ِرت‬
‫المفضل‬ Football is my favorite sport. Pepsi is my favorite soft drink.
popular adjective: liked by many people
‫بابيولَر‬
‫محبوب‬ Football is a very popular sport in Saudi Arabia.
famous adjective: known by very many people
‫فَي ُمس‬
‫مشهور‬ King Fahad is a very famous man in Saudi Arabia.
common adjective: something that most people have
‫ُكو َمن‬ Jacks and lug wrenches)‫ (مفك العجل‬are common tools.
‫مشترك‬/‫شائع‬
everybody pronoun: everyone
‫آيف ِري بَ ِدي‬
‫الجميع‬ Everybody in the class got a good score on the test.
everyone pronoun: everybody
‫آيف ِري َون‬
‫الجميع‬/‫كل شخص‬ Everyone in the class got a good score on the test.
polite adjective: nice
‫بواليِت‬
‫مؤدب‬ Ahmed is very polite. He always says please and thank you.
politely adverb: in a nice way
‫بواليِتلِي‬
‫بأدب‬ The man asked me politely
verb: used for polite requests
‫كان‬ can ‫يستطيع‬
Can you open that door for me, please?
‫كود‬ could ‫استطاع‬ Could you open that door for me, please?

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‫ِويل‬ Will you open that door for me, please?
would
‫ُوود‬ Would you open that door for me, please?
‫هل لك أن‬
verb: to be bothered)‫ (انزعاج‬by
mind
‫مايِند‬ Student: Do you mind if I smoke in class?
‫تمانع\ترفض‬ Teacher: Yes, I mind. Don’t smoke in class.
finally adverb: the last thing
‫فاينالِي‬
‫أخيرا‬ First, put in the coin. Then, push the button. Finally, take your candy.
last adjective: finally; the last thing
‫الست‬
‫أخيرا‬/‫أخير‬ First, put in the coin. Then, push the button. Last, take your candy.
lastly adverb: finally
‫الستلِي‬
‫أخيرا‬ First, put in the coin. Then, push the button. Lastly, take your candy.
no determiner: not any
‫نو‬
‫ أبدا‬/ ‫ال‬ I have no gas in my car. The tank is empty.
until conjunction: up to a point in time
‫أنتَيل‬ He can’t buy a new car until he has 10,000 dollars.
‫حتى‬
when conjunction: at the time that
‫ِوين‬ He saw)‫ (رأى‬the new sofa when he went into the living room.
‫متى ؟‬
for preposition: to get
‫فور‬
‫ألجل‬ He went to the store for some milk.
noun: used for counting events)‫(عدد األحداث‬
time
‫تايِم‬ I went to Riyadh two times last week. The first time was on Monday, and the second
‫زمن‬/‫وقت‬/‫مرة‬ time was on Thursday.
while conjunction: at the same time as
‫وايِل‬
‫بينما‬/‫عندما‬ John listens to the radio while he eats.
candy bar noun: a snack food
‫كاندي بار‬
‫قطع من الحلوى‬ I have a candy bar and a Pepsi for a snack every day.
chip noun: a snack food
‫تشَيب‬
‫رقاقة بطاطس‬ I had a Pepsi and some chips for a snack.
nut noun:a large seed)‫ (بذرة‬that you can eat,that usually grows in a hard brown shell)‫(قشرة‬
‫نَات‬
‫البندق‬ For a snack, I like to eat fruit and nuts.
key noun: a device for opening doors
‫ِكي‬
‫مفتاح‬ You need the key to open the door.
knob noun: something you pull on a vending machine or door
‫نَاب‬ Insert your coin and pull)‫شد‬/‫ (سحب‬the knob underneath your selection.
‫مقبض‬
machine noun: a device that uses electricity)‫(الكهرباء‬
‫شين‬
ِ ‫َم‬ ‫آلة‬ There is a vending machine and a washing machine in the barracks.
‫وشينق‬
ِ ‫ٌو‬ washing machine noun: a machine that washes clothes
‫شين‬ ِ ‫َم‬ ‫غسالة مالبس‬ Your clothes are dirty. Put them in the washing machine.
‫فِين ِدنق‬ vending machine noun: a machine that sells snacks
‫شين‬ ِ ‫َم‬ ‫آلة البيع الذاتية‬ I bought a Pepsi from the vending machine.
dispense verb: to give out (a machine)
‫دَيسبَينس‬ The vending machine)‫ (مكينة البيع الذاتية‬dispenses snacks.
‫يوزع‬
opening noun: a slot)‫(فتحة العمالت المعدنية‬
‫أوبِينِينق‬
‫افتتاح‬/‫فتحة‬ A slot is a small opening in a machine for coins.
insert verb: to put in
‫سيرت‬
َ ‫إن‬ ‫إدخال‬ First, insert your coin in the slot. Then wait for the dial tone.
selection noun: a choice
‫شن‬
ِ ‫سيلِيك‬
ِ ‫اختيار‬ Put the coin in the machine and make a selection.
‫سودا‬ُ soda noun: a sweet drink containing bubbles)‫(فقاعات‬
‫سوفت‬ ُ soft drink Pepsi is called soda, soda pop, or a soft drink.
‫درينك‬ ‫مشروب غازي‬
‫آوت أوف‬ out of order expression: not working
‫أوردَر‬ ‫خارج الخدمة‬ I put my money in the machine, but I didn’t get my candy. The machine is out of order.
out of phrase: not having any
‫آوت أوف‬
‫منتهي\غير متوفر‬ The vending machine was out of Pepsi yesterday. I drank tea.

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‫سايِد‬
َ ‫دي‬ Ahmed didn’t like the Navy. He decided to join the Army.
‫يقرر‬
introduction noun: the act of being introduced to someone
‫شن‬
ِ ‫إنت ُرودَك‬ ‫تعريف بشخص‬/‫مقدمة‬ Ali was introduced to Ahmed yesterday. The introduction was at the office.
introduce verb: to help two people to meet. )‫(تعريف شخص على شخص آخر‬
‫إنترو ِديوس‬ ‫ تعريف شخص‬/‫تقديم‬ Ali introduced Ahmed to Abdullah.
let verb: to allow
‫لِت‬ The police won’t let you park your car here.
‫يسمح‬/‫يدع‬
receive verb: to get
‫سيف‬
ِ ‫ِري‬ ‫يتسلم‬/‫يتلقى‬ John received a package in the mail.
verb: to move up and down or from side to side with quick movements
‫شَيك‬ shake ‫يهز‬/‫يرج‬
The men shook hands.)‫(تصافحا‬
‫شُك‬ shook ‫رج‬/‫هز‬/‫اهتز‬
He shook)‫رج‬/‫ (هز‬the box to see if it was empty.
‫رايت داون‬ write down ‫يكتب‬ verb: to write something on a piece of paper
‫روت داون‬ wrote down ‫كتب‬ She wrote down the message on a piece of paper.
afraid adjective: frightened)‫خائف‬/‫ (مذعور‬because you think that you may get hurt or that
‫أف َريد‬ something bad may happen , I’m afraid of tigers)‫(النمور‬
‫خائف‬
alone adverb: by one’s self
‫ألُون‬
‫وحيد‬ I live alone. Nobody else lives with me.
neighbor noun: someone who lives next to or near you
‫نَيبَر‬ He’s my neighbor. He lives in the house across the street.
‫الجار‬
pass (out) verb: to give to a number of people
‫باس آوت‬
‫تمرير‬ The teacher passed out the answer sheets to the students.
hand (out) verb: to pass out
‫هاند آوت‬
‫توزيع\يوزع‬ The teacher handed out the answer sheets to the students.
of course expression: yes
‫أوف ُكورس‬
‫بالتاكيد‬ Are you going to study for the book quiz? Of course.
certainly adverb: of course; used to agree completely
‫سرتِنلِي‬
ِ ‫بدون شك‬/‫بالتأكيد‬ Are you going to study for the book quiz? Certainly.
enough adverb: to the amount or degree that you need or want
‫إنَف‬
‫يكفي‬ I can buy a new car now. I have enough money.
extra adjective: more than necessary; spare
‫إكستَرا‬
‫إضافي‬ The teacher has 9 students and 10 books. She has one extra book.
quick adjective: fast
‫ُك َويك‬ Ahmed is very quick. He’s always the first student to raise his hand.
‫سريع‬
quickly adverb: in a fast manner)‫أسلوب‬/‫(طريقة‬
‫ُك َويكلي‬ Ali drove to school very quickly when he realized)‫ (أدرك‬he was late.
‫بسرعة‬
rule noun: something you should obey or do
‫ُرول‬
‫قانون‬/‫قاعدة‬ One rule of introductions is always introduce men to women.
adult noun: not a child
‫أدُولت‬
‫بالغ‬ My wife and I are adults. My son and daughter are children.
cafeteria noun: a place to buy food; no waiters or waitresses
‫كافِتيريا‬
‫بوفيه‬/‫كافتيريا‬ I eat lunch in the school cafeteria every day.
supper noun: the evening meal
‫سبَر‬
َ ‫وجبة العشاء‬ My wife cooked chicken for supper last night.
business noun: a money-making enterprise)‫(مشروع‬
‫بِيزنِيس‬
‫تجارة‬ My father is in the clothing business. He has a clothing store.
salesman noun: someone who sells something
‫سيلزمان‬
َ ‫بائع‬ My father is a salesman. He sells cars.
cashier noun: someone who collects money in a store
‫شير‬
ِ ‫كا‬ ‫محاسب‬/‫أمين الصندوق‬ I paid the cashier and she gave me my change.
mall noun: a building that has many stores and shops in it
‫مول‬
‫مجمع تجاري‬ Al Akahria Mall is in Riyadh, on Olaya Street.
shop noun: a place where something is sold
‫شوب‬
‫متجر‬ The pet shop sells dogs, cats, and birds. The hat shop sells hats.
shop verb: to look for something to buy
‫شُوب‬
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‫إستُور‬ ‫محل المالبس‬ I bought my new shirts at the clothing store.
mall noun: a building that has many stores and shops in it
‫مول‬
‫مجمع تجاري‬ Al Akahria Mall is in Riyadh, on Olaya Street.
‫شُوبِينق‬ shopping center noun: a place where there are many stores and shops
‫سينتر‬
ِ ‫مركز تسوق‬ The Faisaleah Shopping Center is in Riyadh, on Olaya Street.
department noun: a large store that sells many types of things
‫ِديبَارتِ ِمنت‬
store A department store sells clothes, TVs, furniture, and many other things.
‫إستور‬ ‫شامل‬/‫متجر كبير‬
‫فَ َريتِي‬ variety store noun: a store in which a variety of things are sold
‫إستور‬ ‫متجر متنوع‬ A variety store sells many different things.
floor noun: story
‫فلُور‬
‫طابق‬ The pet shop is on the second floor of the mall.
level noun: floor
‫ليفِل‬
‫طابق‬ The pet shop is on the second level of the mall.
story noun: level; floor
‫إستوري‬
‫طابق‬ My apartment is in a six story building.
stairs noun: something you climb)‫ (تسلق‬to move from one floor to another
‫إستَيرس‬
‫ سلم‬/ ‫درج‬ The baby climbed the stairs.
escalator noun: a moving staircase
‫إس َكلَيتر‬ I don’t like to climb stairs. I like to take the escalator.
‫سلم كهربائى‬
down adjective: opposite of up
‫دا ُون‬ You can go up or down the staircase)‫السلم‬/‫(الدرج‬.
‫أسفل‬
downstairs adverb: the next floor down
‫دا ُونِستَيرس‬ This is the second floor. The pet shop)‫ (متجر الحيوانات األليفة‬is downstairs on the first floor.
‫الطابق السفلي‬
up adverb: opposite of down
‫أب‬
‫فوق‬ This is the first floor. You have to go up to the 2nd floor to buy shoes.
upstairs adverb: on the next higher level
‫أبِستَيرس‬
‫الطابق العلوي‬ I have a two story house. The living room is downstairs and the bedroom is upstairs.
‫بار ِكينج‬ parking lot noun: a place where you park your car
‫لُوت‬ ‫ساحة وقوف السيارات‬ There is a big parking lot next to the shopping center.
cover noun: something you use to put on or over something
‫َكفَر‬
‫غطاء‬ A hub cap is a wheel cover.
cover verb: to put something over or on top of something
‫َكفَر‬
‫يغطي‬ You need to cover your head. Put on a hat.
in a hurry expression: must be somewhere or do something fast
‫إن أهو ِري‬ Abdullah is in a hurry. He’s late for school.
‫في عجلة من األمر‬
hurry (up) verb: to go faster
‫ها ِري أب‬ You must hurry up. We’re late for class.
‫ يستعجل‬/ ‫يسرع‬
trunk noun: the back part of a car, where you keep a tire and jack
‫ترنك‬
َ ‫شنطة السيارة‬ Ahmed has a spare tire in the trunk of his car.
tire noun: a round rubber)‫ (مطاط‬device on the wheel of your car
‫تايَر‬
‫إطار السيارة‬ I have a flat tire. I need to change it.
flat adjective: having no air in it
‫فالت‬
‫الكفر مبنشر‬ My tire is flat. I have to change it.
spare adjective: extra
‫إسبَير‬
‫إحتياطي‬/‫إضافي‬ John has five tires. Four are on his car and the other is a spare tire.
inflate verb: to put air into
‫إنفلَيت‬ There’s no air in my tire. I need to inflate it.
‫تعبئة بالهواء‬
air noun: what you use to inflate a tire
‫أيير‬
‫الهواء‬ I need to put some air in my tires.
wheel noun: the round part of a car that you put a tire on
‫ِوييَل‬
‫الجنط‬ The lugs hold the wheel on the car.
hub cap noun: a wheel cover
‫هوب كاب‬
‫الطاسه‬ A car has 4 wheels and 1 hub cap for each wheel.
jack noun: a device used to raise and lower a car
‫جاك‬
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‫الق‬
‫صامولة الكفر‬ Loosen the lugs before you change the tire.
nut noun: lug
‫نات‬
‫صامولة الكفر‬ Lugs are nuts used to keep the tire on the wheel.
wrench noun: a tool used to remove lugs
‫َرانش‬
‫مفتاح العجل‬ Use the wrench to loosen the lugs when you change the tire.
replace verb: to change
‫ِريبلَيس‬ Your tire is flat)‫(مبنشر‬. You need to replace it.
‫استبدال‬
keep verb: to store; to put some place for a long time
‫ِكيب‬ I keep the spare tire and the jack)‫ (عفريته‬in the trunk of my car.
‫احتفظ\يحتفظ‬
jack up verb: to raise up using a mechanical device
‫جاك أب‬
‫يرفع العفريته‬ I jacked up my car so I could change the tire.
raise verb: to move in an upward direction
‫َرييس‬
‫رفع‬ Use the jack to raise the car when you change a tire.
lift verb: to raise up
‫لَيفت‬
‫حمل‬/‫رفع‬ This desk is very heavy. Will you help me to lift it, please.
lower verb: to let down
‫لُ َور‬
‫تنزيل‬/‫خفض‬ After you change the tire, lower the car back to the ground.
tighten verb: opposite of loosen
‫تايتِن‬
‫تشديد‬ After you replace the flat tire, tighten the lugs.
tight adjective: opposite of loose
‫تايِت‬
‫مشدود‬ Be sure the lugs are tight after you change the tire.
loosen verb: opposite of tighten)‫ ;(شد‬to relax tension on
‫سين‬
ِ ‫لو‬ Loosen the lugs)‫ (الصواميل‬before you remove the tire.
‫يخفف‬/‫يفك‬/‫يرخي‬
loose adjective: opposite of tight
‫لُوس‬ The lugs on your wheel)‫الجنط‬/‫ (العجلة‬are loose. That’s very dangerous.
‫غير مشدود‬/‫مرتخي‬
remove verb: to take off
‫ِري ُموف‬ First, remove the hub cap. Then, loosen the lugs)‫مسامير الكفر‬/‫(الصواميل‬.
‫إزالة‬
do....a favor expression: to do something nice for someone
‫ أفَيفَر‬.. ‫دو‬
‫ معروف‬.. ‫عمل‬ The soldier did me a favor. He changed my flat tire for me.
the back of The trunk is in the back of the car.
‫ذا باك أوف‬
‫في الخلف‬
‫ذا فرونت‬ the front of The engine is in the front of the car.
‫أوف‬ ‫في مقدمة‬
)be(+ able to verb: can
‫آبُل تو‬
‫قادرا على‬ John can speak French. He is able to speak three languages.
collect verb: to gather)‫ (تجميع‬together)‫مع بعض‬/‫(سويا‬over a long time
‫ُكولِّكت‬
‫تجميع‬ I like to collect coins. I began my collection ten years ago.
single adjective: not married
‫سينقِيل‬
ِ My brother is still)‫ (ال يزال‬single, but he’s going to get married next year.
‫أعزب‬
married adjective: has a wife or husband
‫َم ِرد‬ John is married. He’s not single anymore.
‫متزوجه‬/‫متزوج‬
marry verb: to take a husband or a wife
‫َمي ِري‬
‫يتزوج\تتزوج‬ John is going to marry Sue next week.
marriage noun: joining of a man and woman for making a family
‫َم ِرج‬
‫حفل الزواج‬ John and Susan are married. Their marriage was in 1998.
‫تو قِيت‬ to get married verb: to marry; to take a husband or wife
‫ما ِرد‬ ‫سوف يتزوج‬ John and Sue are getting married next week.
own verb: to have something that is yours
‫أون‬
‫خاص‬/‫ملك‬ John owns a new car. He bought it last week.
‫تَيك‬ take (time) ‫يأخذ‬ verb: to use in travelling
‫توك‬ took ‫إستغرق‬/‫أخذ‬ It takes four hours to drive to Riyadh.
type verb: to use a computer or typewriter)‫ (آلة كاتبة‬to make a document
‫تايب‬ The secretary)‫ (سكرتير‬typed a letter for the boss.
)‫كتابة (بواسطة جهاز‬
work on verb: to fix (a car)
‫ُوورك أون‬ I’m going to work on my car today. I need to fix it.
‫إصالح \ العمل على‬

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‫أوباوت‬ It’s about 500 km to Riyadh by car. It’s exactly 491 kilometers.
‫تقريبا‬/‫حوالي‬
from preposition: starting at a particular place, time, or level:
‫ف ُروم‬
‫من‬ From Hafar Al Batin to Riyadh is about 500 kilometers.
how far adverb: what is the distance
‫هاو فار‬ It’s about 500 kilometers.
‫كم تبعد المسافة؟‬ How far is it to Riyadh?
it (impersonal) pronoun: used when talking about the weather, time, distance
‫إت‬ It is raining. It’s cold. It’s 3 o’clock.
)‫إنها (لغير االشخاص‬
pleasant adjective: nice
‫بلَي ِزنت‬
‫جذاب‬/‫سار‬/‫ممتع‬ The weather in Italy is very pleasant during the summer.
article noun: a story in a newspaper
‫آرتِ َكل‬
‫مقال‬ There was an article in the newspaper about the accident.
folks noun: family
‫فوكس‬
‫األقارب‬ My folks will visit me next week. My mother, father, and sister will arrive on Sunday.
relative noun: someone who is in your family
‫ِريلَتِف‬
‫ذو صله‬/‫قرابه‬ Uncles, aunts, nieces, nephews, and cousins are relatives.
‫قراند‬ grandparent noun: your mother’s or your father’s parents
‫بي ِرينت‬ ‫األجداد‬ Everyone has four grandparents.
grandfather noun: your mother’s or father’s father
‫قراند فاثير‬
‫الجد‬ Ahmed is my grandfather. He is 81 years old.
grandmother noun: your mother’s or father’s mother
‫قراند ماثير‬
‫الجدة‬ Mary is my grandmother. She is 80 years old.
parent noun: a father or mother
‫بَي ِرنت‬
‫األبوين‬ My parents have five children.
uncle noun: your father’s brother or your mother’s brother
‫أن ُكل‬ My uncle lives in Riyadh. He is my mother’s brother.
‫ الخال‬/ ‫العم‬
aunt noun: a father’s or mother’s sister
‫أُونت‬ Jane is my aunt. She’s my father’s sister.
‫خاله‬/‫عمه‬
cousin noun: an uncle’s or aunt’s son or daughter
‫كا ِزين‬ ‫ولد العم والخال‬ Susan and John are my cousins. They are my uncle’s children.
‫بنت العم والخال‬
nephew noun: your brother’s or sister’s son
‫نَفيو‬ Mohammed is my nephew. He’s my sister’s son.
‫إبن األخ أو األخت‬
niece noun: a brother’s daughter or a sister’s daughter
‫نِيس‬ My niece is named Susan. She’s my brother’s daughter.
‫إبنة األخ أو األخت‬
baby noun: a very young boy or girl
‫بَيبِي‬
‫طفل‬ My wife had a baby last year.
collection noun: a group of things that are alike
ِ ‫ٌكولِيك‬
‫شن‬
‫مجموعة‬ I collect coins. I have a big coin collection.
dentist noun: a doctor for teeth
‫ِدينتِست‬ I have a toothache)‫(ألم األسنان‬. I have to go to the dentist.
‫طبيب االسنان‬
boss noun: manager
‫بَوس‬
‫مدير‬/‫رئيس‬ My boss told me to take a holiday today.
secretary noun: a person who types and helps the boss
‫سي ِكرتا ِري‬
ِ ‫سكرتير‬ The secretary types letters every day.
news noun: information that happened recently)‫حديثا‬/‫(مؤخرا‬
‫نِيوز‬
‫أخبار‬ I watched the news on TV last night.
magazine noun: something to read with many stories and articles
‫ماقا ِزين‬
‫مجلة‬ I read a newspaper and a magazine every day.
noun: set of folded)‫ (مطوية‬pieces of paper printed with news,
newspaper
‫نِيوز بَيبَر‬ advertisements)‫ (اإلعالنات‬etc and sold daily or weekly
‫جريدة يومية‬
The Arab News is a newspaper in Saudi Arabia.
occupation noun: job
‫يشن‬
ِ َ‫أوكيُوب‬ My father’s occupation is teaching. He’s an English teacher.
‫مهنة‬/‫وظيفة‬
work noun: the job you do
‫ُوورك‬
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** ‫** تمت الترجمة بإجتهاد شخصي يحتمل الخطأ والصواب‬ ALC Vocabulary

‫النطق‬ ‫الكلمة‬ ‫المعنى والمثال‬

emergency noun: something that needs immediate attention)‫(اهتمام فوري‬
‫سي‬
ِ ‫إ َمير ِجن‬ Ahmed was hurt badly in a car accident. It’s an emergency.
‫حالة طوارئ‬
pain noun: something that hurts or aches
‫بَين‬
‫ألم‬ Susan went to the doctor. She had a bad pain in her arm.
ache verb: to hurt , a pain
‫أيَك‬
‫يؤلم‬/‫يوجع‬ My head aches. I need to take some medicine.
nurse noun: someone whose job is to help the doctor
‫نَيرس‬
‫ممرضة‬ My sister is a nurse. She works in a hospital.
patient noun: a sick person under a doctor’s care)‫(رعاية‬
‫بَيشَنت‬
‫المريض‬ The doctor has a patient who is very sick.
problem noun: a symptom or an injury)‫(إصابه‬
‫برابلُم‬
َ ‫مشكلة‬ The doctor said he can fix my problem. I have a bad backache.
appointment noun: a set time to do something or to meet someone
‫أبويِنت ِمينت‬
‫موعد‬ I have an appointment with my doctor tomorrow.
examination noun: a check up by the doctor
ِ َ‫إقزا ِمن‬
‫يشن‬
‫فحص‬ The doctor gave me an examination to see if I had any problems.
physical noun: an examination by a doctor
‫فِي ِز َكل‬
‫ بدني‬- ‫جسدي‬ Ahmed had his annual physical yesterday.
annual adjective: yearly
‫آنِوال‬ John goes to the doctor once a year. It’s his annual visit to the doctor.
‫سنوي‬
symptom noun: a part of a sickness
‫سيمبتوم‬
ِ Coughing)‫ (السعال‬and sneezing are symptoms of a cold.
‫عالمة مرض‬
checkup noun: a physical examination)‫(الفحص البدني‬
‫تشيك أب‬
ِ ‫فحص طبي عام‬ I went to my doctor for my annual checkup yesterday.
fever noun: a temperature
‫فِيفَر‬ John’s temperature is 103°. He has a bad fever.
‫حمى‬
temperature noun: a fever
‫تيمب َريتشَر‬
‫درجة الحرارة‬ John has a fever. His temperature is 103°.
ear ache noun: pain)‫ (ألم‬in the ear
‫إير آيك‬
‫آالم األذن‬ My ear hurts. I have a bad earache.
headache noun: pain in the head
‫هي ِديك‬
‫صداع الراس‬ My head hurts a lot. I have a bad headache.
chest noun: the front part of your body above your stomach
‫تشيست‬
ِ ‫صدر‬ When I cough, my chest hurts.
back noun: the back part of your body, above the waist)‫(الخصر‬
‫باك‬ John isn’t feeling well today. His back hurts.
‫الظهر‬
backache noun: pain in the back
‫باك آيك‬ It’s hard for me to stand up. I have a bad backache.
‫ألم الظهر‬
stomach noun: body part below your chest and above your waist
‫إستُ َميك‬ He’s very fat. His stomach is big.
‫معدة‬
stomachache noun: pain in the stomach
‫إستُ َميك آيك‬
‫ألم المعدة‬ Ahmed ate too much for dinner. He has a stomachache.
verb: sudden release of air suddenly from the nose and mouth in an
sneeze
‫سنِيز‬ uncontrollable way
‫عطاس‬
John has a cold. He coughs and sneezes a lot.
runny adjective: liquid is coming out of your nose because you are ill
‫َرنِي‬
‫سيالن‬ My brother has a bad cold. He has a runny nose and a cough.
cold noun: a sickness that makes you cough and sneeze
‫كولد‬ If you don’t wear a coat in the cold weather, you will get a cold.
‫ زكام‬/‫برد‬
verb: air suddenly)‫ (فجأة‬comes out of your throat with a short loud sound)‫(صوت عالي‬
cough
‫كوف‬ noun: a symptom)‫أعراض مرض‬/‫ (عالمة‬of a cold
‫كحة‬/‫سعال‬ John has a cold. He coughs and sneezes a lot.
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‫ران‬ ran ‫سار‬/‫ركض‬ John is sick today. He is running a fever.
‫سي‬َ see ‫يرى‬/‫يشاهد‬ verb: to visit
‫ساو‬ saw ‫رأى‬/‫شاهد‬ I need to see my doctor. My chest)‫ (صدر‬hurts.
verb: to get a sickness)‫ (مرض‬from another person; to pick something out of the air
‫كاتش‬ catch ‫يمسك‬/‫يقبض‬
I caught a cold last month when the weather was bad.
‫كوت‬ caught ‫قبض على‬ My son likes to catch the ball when I throw)‫ (يرمي‬it.
verb: to visit (the doctor)
‫كوم إن‬ come in ‫ تعال‬/ ‫تأتي‬
Patient: I feel sick, doctor.
‫َكيم إن‬ Came in ‫جاء‬/ ‫أتى‬
Doctor: Can you come in to see me tomorrow?
‫قِت‬ get ‫يصبح‬/‫يحصل‬ verb: become; shows a change in condition
‫قوت‬ got ‫أصبح‬/ ‫حصل‬ It was cold when the day began. It got hot in the afternoon.
connect verb: to bring together
‫ُكنِّكت‬
‫يوصل‬/‫يربط‬ The children are connecting the dots on the page.
inch noun: 2.5 centimeters
‫إنش‬
‫إنش‬/‫بوصة‬ My pen is 6 inches long.
middle noun: the center
‫ِميدَل‬
‫الوسط‬ City Center is in the middle of Riyadh.
dot noun: a point
‫دٌوت‬
‫نقطة‬ The child is connecting the dots to make a picture.
horizontal adjective: from side to side
‫هوريزنتل‬
‫أفقي‬ The door is vertical. The desk is horizontal.
vertical adjective: from top to bottom
‫فيرتِ َكل‬
‫رأسي‬/‫عمودي‬ The door is vertical. The desk is horizontal.
perpendicular adjective: at a 90° angle to
‫بيربِن ِدي ِكيلَر‬
‫متعامد‬/01 ‫زاوية‬ Aruba Street in Riyadh is perpendicular to Olaya Street.
parallel adjective: running next to each other, but never touching
‫بارالَيل‬
‫متوازي‬ The two lines are parallel. ========
regular adjective: done at a usual time
‫َريقِلَر‬ John has a regular tennis match every Friday at 5 o’clock with Jim.
‫منتظم‬
sometime adverb: at a particular time in the past or future
‫سمتَايِم‬
َ ‫بعض االحيان‬ I want you to visit me sometime.
still adverb: up to this time
‫إستِيل‬
‫ال يزال‬ My brother still lives in Riyadh.
then adverb: at that time
‫َذين‬ I’m going to visit you next Sunday. I’ll see you then.
‫ذلك الحين‬
conjunction/preposition: from a particular time or event in the past until now, or
since in that period of time
‫سينس‬
ِ ‫منذ‬ I’ve been studying English since 1998.
I’ve been studying English since I arrived in London.
‫بِ ُكم‬ become ‫يصبح‬ verb: shows a change in condition
‫بِ َكيم‬ became ‫أصبح‬ He was well yesterday, but he became sick after he ate too much.
confuse verb: to make someone not understand
‫ٌكنفِيٌوز‬ This math problem confuses me. I don’t understand it.
‫يحير‬/‫يربك‬/‫يشوش‬
fail to verb: to not do something
‫فَيل تو‬
‫يفشل‬ Ahmed failed to stop at the red light and the policeman gave him a ticket.
flash verb: to go on and off (a light)
‫فالش‬ The police car’s lights were flashing.
‫فالش‬/‫فليشر‬
follow verb: to go behind or after somebody
‫فولو‬
‫يتعقب‬/‫يالحق‬/‫يتبع‬ The car was behind me. It was following me.
mean verb: to intend)‫يقصد‬/‫ (يعني‬to express)‫ (التعبير‬a particular idea or feeling
‫ِمين‬
‫يقصد‬/‫يعني‬ The red light means stop.
pass verb: to go around another car
‫باس‬
‫تجاوز‬ The car in front of me was going slow. I passed it.
pull over verb: to drive your car to the side of the road and stop
‫بُول أوفَر‬
‫قف بجانب الطريق‬ I pulled over and got out of the car when I ran out of gas.
signal noun: a light that tells you to stop and go in your car
‫سيقنال‬
ِ ‫إشارة‬ The signal was red, so I stopped my car.
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signal
‫سيقنال‬
ِ where you’ll turn
‫أضواء السيارة الخلفية‬ I signaled that I was going to turn right.
‫سلو داون‬ slow down verb: to become slower, or to make something slower
‫سلو أب‬ slow up You’re going too fast. Slow down!
‫ابطئ السرعة‬ We’re coming to a curve. You should slow up.
‫سبيد أب‬ speed up verb: to go faster
‫سبيد‬ sped We’re going to be late. You need to speed up.
‫أسرع‬
speed noun: how fast you’re going
‫إسبِيد‬ Ahmed’s speed was 100 miles per hour.
‫سرعة‬
speed limit noun: the fastest you can go and not get a ticket
‫إسبيد لِ ِمت‬
‫الحد األقصى للسرعة‬ The speed limit in Saudi Arabia is 120 kilometers an hour on the highway.
‫مايلز بير‬ miles per hour noun: a way to measure speed
‫أور‬ ‫ميل في الساعة‬ John was driving very fast. He was going 100 miles per hour.
yield verb: to slow down and let another car go
‫يِيلد‬
‫إفساح الطريق‬ When you are getting on the highway, you should yield to cars on the highway.
caution noun: care
ِ ‫ُك‬
‫وشين‬
‫الحيطه‬/‫الحذر‬ Ali is a careful driver. He always uses caution when he drives.
cautious adjective: careful
ِ ‫ُكو‬
‫شيس‬
‫محترس‬/‫متحفظ‬/‫حذر‬ John is very cautious. He always drives very slowly.
cautiously adverb: in a careful way
ِ ‫ُكو‬
‫شيسلي‬
‫بحذر‬ John drives cautiously. He never goes too fast and he always signals his turns.
one-way adjective: traffic can only go in one direction
‫ون واي‬
‫اتجاه واحد‬ This is a one-way street. You can only go north.
two-way adjective: in two directions
‫تو واي‬
‫مسارين‬/‫اتجاهين‬ This is a two-way street. You can go north or south.
lane noun: part of the road where one car can drive
‫لَين‬ ‫حارة‬/‫ممر‬/‫مسار‬ The highway to Riyadh has three lanes.
‫الطريق‬
turn noun: a place where you can go right or left
‫تَيرن‬
‫دوران‬/‫انعطاف‬ You must make a right turn at the next street.
intersection noun: a place where one road crosses another road
‫شن‬
ِ ‫ترسك‬
ِ ‫إن‬ ‫تقاطع الطرق‬ You have to make a left turn at the intersection.
right-of-way noun: the right to go first
‫رايت أوف‬
‫واي‬
‫أولوية المرور او‬ A car that is already on the street has the right of way in traffic.
‫العبور‬
‫ِايِر رود‬ railroad crossing noun: a place where a train can cross the road
‫كروسنق‬
ِ ‫تقاطع سكه حديديه‬ There’s a railroad crossing on this road where the trains cross the road.
pedestrian noun: someone who is walking
‫بِداست َرين‬
‫المشاة‬ Be careful of pedestrians when you are driving.
sidewalk noun: a place for people to walk next to a street
‫سايِد ُووك‬ ‫رصيف‬/‫الرصيف‬ Pedestrians should walk on the sidewalk, not on the street.
‫المشاة‬
sign noun: something that tells you traffic rules
‫سايِن‬ ‫لوحة إرشادات‬/‫إشارة‬ There are many signs on the street. There are speed limit signs and stop signs.
‫المرور‬
‫إستوب‬ stop sign noun: a sign that indicates)‫ (تشير إلى‬you must stop moving as in a car
‫سايِن‬ )‫لوحة (قف‬ If you run the stop sign. You will get a ticket.
‫إستِي ِرنج‬ steering wheel noun: the wheel you turn with your hands to make the car turn
‫ويَل‬ ‫المقود‬ Always keep your hands on the steering wheel when you are driving.
way noun: method
‫واي‬ I don’t understand the right way to operate this machine.
‫الطريقة‬
ahead of preposition: in front of
‫أهَيد أوف‬
‫في المقدمة‬/‫أمام‬ There were many people ahead of Ahmed in the line.
in advance phrase: early
‫إن أدفانس‬
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‫لُوست‬ Ahmed is lost. It’s his first time in New York and he doesn’t know where anything is.
‫مفقود‬/‫ضائع‬
nervous adjective: afraid
‫نَيرفِس‬ Ahmed is nervous. There’s a big test tomorrow and he didn’t study.
‫منفعل‬/‫قلق‬/‫متوتر‬
anybody pronoun: any person
‫أني بَ ِدي‬
‫اي شخص‬ Was anybody late for class today?
somebody pronoun: some person
‫سمبَ ِدي‬
َ ‫شخص ما‬ I put my sandwich on the table and somebody ate it.
‫نو ون‬ no one pronoun: no person
‫نوبَ ِدي‬ nobody That house is empty. Nobody lives there now.
‫ال أحد‬ That house is empty. No one lives there now.
relaxed adjective: calm)‫ (هادئ‬and not worried or angry
‫ريالكسد‬ I can’t be relaxed when I drive. I’m always nervous.
‫مسترخي‬
relative pronoun: introduces an adjective clause (people or things)
that
‫ذات‬ This is the car that I want to buy.
‫التي‬/‫الذي‬ This is the woman that married my son.
which relative pronoun: introduces an adjective clause (things)
‫ويتش‬
‫التي‬/‫الذي‬ This is the car which I want to buy.
who relative pronoun: introduces an adjective clause (people)
‫هو‬
‫التي‬/‫الذي‬ This is the woman who married my son.
instructor noun: teacher
‫إنِستراكتَر‬
‫معلم‬/‫مدرب‬ The flying instructor teaches pilots to fly.
mind noun: thoughts; brain
‫مايِند‬ When you’re in the classroom, you should keep your mind on the teacher.
‫العقل‬
charge noun: cost; price to pay
‫تشارج‬
‫مبلغ‬/‫رسوم‬ I must pay for my plane ticket to Riyadh, but there is no charge for my baby.
charge verb: to buy something with a credit card
‫تِشارج‬
‫ يسدد بواسطة البطاقة‬John didn’t have any cash. He charged his new clothes.
credit noun: the ability to buy something and not have to pay until later
‫ِك ِري ِدت‬
‫دين‬/‫تسليف‬/‫ إئتمان‬I have credit at that store. I can buy now and pay later.
credit verb: to add money to an account
‫كري ِدت‬
َ ‫إيداع‬/‫رصيد دائن‬ I returned the shirt I bought to the store. They didn’t give me a refund, but
‫رصيد‬ they credited my account for $25.00.
on sale expression: being sold for a lower price
َ ‫أُون‬
‫سيل‬
‫ للبيع بسعر مخفض‬This car is on sale. Last week it cost $10,000. This week it costs $9,000.
verb: to change for something else
exchange
‫إكستِشَينج‬ Jane bought a dress. It was too big. She took it to the store and exchanged it for a
‫استبدال‬ smaller one.
‫قِف باك‬ give back ‫يعيد‬/‫يرجع‬ verb: to return; to refund)‫(إعادة المال‬
‫قَيف باك‬ Gave back ‫أعاد‬ The store will give back your money if you’re not satisfied.
verb: to give money back for something bought
refund The radio I bought didn’t work, so the store refunded my money.
‫ِريفَند‬
‫إعادة مال‬ noun: money you receive when you bring back something you bought
I didn’t like the radio I bought. I took it back to the shop for a refund.
verb: to promise)‫تعهد‬/‫ (وعد‬that something will happen
The mechanic guaranteed he would fix my car.
guarantee
‫قا ِرنتِي‬ noun: a promise to do good work or refund your money
‫ضمان‬ The mechanic gave me a guarantee on this engine. If it doesn’t work, he will give my
money back.
verb: to put grease or oil on a part
The mechanic greased the engine parts.
grease
‫ق ِريس‬ noun: used to lubricate)‫ (تزييت‬the wheels; also used to cook food
‫دهن‬/‫شحم‬ The mechanic put some grease on the wheels.
My mother used some cooking grease to fry)‫ (قلي‬the chicken.
greasy adjective: having too much oil or grease
‫يسي‬
ِ ‫ق ِر‬ I don’t like this chicken. It’s too greasy.
‫مشحم‬/‫دهني‬
adjective: having too much oil
oily
‫أويلِي‬ The floor in the garage is very oily.
‫زيتي‬ This salad is too oily.

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The mechanic oiled the engine parts.
oil
‫أويَل‬ noun: used to lubricate a car engine; used to cook or flavor food)‫(نكهة الطعام‬
‫زيت‬ You should change the oil in your car every 3,000 miles.
I like to put oil on my salad.
leak noun: a hole which lets water escape)‫(هروب‬
‫لِيك‬
‫تسريب‬ This hose has a leak in it. Take it back to the store for a refund.
leaky adjective: having one or more leaks
‫لِي َكي‬ My kitchen faucet is leaky. I can’t fix the leaks.
‫ُمس ِرب‬
leak verb: to accidentally)‫ (بغير قصد‬lose fluid)‫ (السائل‬through a hole)‫فجوة‬/‫(ثقب‬
‫لِيك‬
‫تسرب‬ The hose I bought leaked. I returned it for a refund.
noun: fulfillment)‫ يتحقق‬/ ‫ (يفي بـ‬of one’s needs
satisfaction
‫شن‬
ِ ‫ساتِسفاك‬ I got satisfaction from that shop. The manager gave refunded my money for the bad
‫رضا‬ radio I bought.
satisfy verb: to make someone happy; to fill someone’s needs
‫ساتِسفاي‬
‫إرضاء‬ The mechanic satisfied me. He fixed my car for a good price.
satisfied adjective: contented)‫ ;(قانع‬happy; pleased
‫ساتِسفا ِيد‬
‫مقتنع‬/‫راضي‬ John was very satisfied with the mechanic. His car runs very well now.
dissatisfied adjective: unhappy with a product or service
‫ساتِسفا ِيد‬
َ ‫ِدس‬ ‫غير راضي‬ I was dissatisfied with that restaurant. The food was very bad.
unhappy adjective: not happy; angry
‫أُن هابِي‬ The mechanic did not fix my car correctly. I’m very unhappy.
‫حزين‬/‫تعيس‬
stall verb: to stop (an engine)
‫إستول‬
‫توقف‬ My car stalled on the way to work, and I had to walk.
verb: to make a car run better by doing maintenance
tune up I’m having a lot of car trouble. My mechanic is going to tune it up.
‫تيون أب‬
‫تصليح‬/‫تضبيط‬ noun: a service provided by a gas station to make your car run better
The mechanic gave my car a tune-up.
warm (up) verb: to let an engine run for a short time before driving
‫ُورم أب‬
‫تسخين‬ When the weather is cold, you should warm up the engine before driving.
loud adjective: strong noise; noisy
‫ال ُود‬
‫صاخب‬/‫بصوت عال‬ The music was so loud I could not hear what you said.
loudly adverb: noisily
‫ال ُودلي‬
‫صاخب‬/‫عالي‬ The brown dog barked loudly.
noise noun: sound
‫نُويَز‬ I hear a loud)‫صاخب‬/‫ (مرتفع‬noise when I started my car.
‫إزعاج‬/‫ضوضاء‬
noisy adjective: having too much noise
‫نوي ِزي‬ I can’t study in the barracks. It’s too noisy.
‫مزعج‬
too adverb: to a higher degree than is wanted
‫تو‬ The chicken is too greasy in that restaurant. I didn’t like it.
‫جدا‬
brake noun: the device that stops the car
‫ب َريك‬ Ahmed’s car is in the garage. He needs to get new brakes.
‫الفرامل‬
motor noun: engine
‫ُموتُر‬
‫محرك‬ The motor in my car is in excellent condition.
engine noun: motor)‫(محرك‬
‫إن ِجن‬
‫محرك‬ The mechanic is putting a new engine in my car.
hose noun: a flexible tube used to carry water
‫هوز‬
‫خرطوم‬ Jim bought a garden hose to water his flowers.
part noun: a necessary piece of a machine
‫بارت‬ My car isn’t working. I need some new parts for the engine.
‫جزء‬/‫قطعة‬
sales slip noun: a receipt)‫ ;(ايصال‬a paper saying how much you paid
‫سلِب‬
ِ ‫سيلز‬
َ ‫فاتورة البيع‬ The store will give you a refund if you show them your sales slip.
noun: help or work that a business provides for customers, rather than goods produced
service
‫سيرفِس‬
َ by a business
‫خدمة‬ I like going to that car wash. They have such good service.
serve verb: to supply)‫تموين‬/‫ ;(تزويد‬set food before somebody
‫سيرف‬
َ ‫يقدم الطعام او‬ The waiter served dinner within 15 minutes.
‫الشراب‬
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‫كوود‬
‫االستطاعة‬/‫المقدرة‬ Could you open the door please?
bug noun: an insect)‫ (حشرة‬or small creature)‫(مخلوق‬
‫بَاق‬
‫حشرة‬ A fly is a bug.
fly noun: a six-legged flying insect
‫فالي‬
‫ذبابة‬ That restaurant is dirty. I found a fly in my soup.
entertainment noun: the act of amusing people
‫إنتِرتَين َمينت‬ The entertainment was exciting… The entertainment was awful.
‫وسائل الترفيه‬
verb: to amuse)‫ (تسليه‬or interest
entertain
‫إنترتَين‬ The circus)‫ (سيرك‬was very entertaining
‫ترفيه‬ The magician)‫المشعوذ‬/‫ (الساحر‬was very entertaining.
entertaining adjective: amusing and interesting
‫إنتِرتَينِينق‬ That was an entertaining movie… The show was very entertaining.
‫ممتع‬/‫مسلي‬
verb: to perceive)‫ملموس‬/‫ ;(محسوس‬to explore by touching)‫ ;(اللمس‬to experience)‫(تجربة‬
‫فِيَل‬ feel ‫يشعر‬
an emotion)‫اإلحساس‬/‫(العاطفة‬
‫فِيلت‬ felt ‫شعر‬ I feel he made a bad decision… The ice feels cold… I feel happy
frighten verb: to make afraid; terrify)‫يروع‬/‫(يرهب‬
‫فرايتِن‬ The lion)‫ (األسد‬frightens me… I am frightened of the dark.
‫يرتعب‬
frightening adjective: terrifying
‫فرايتِنِنق‬
‫مروع‬/‫مرعب‬/‫مخيف‬ Watching the horror movie was a frightening experience.
intend (to) verb: to plan to; to mean to; to be going to
‫إنتَيند تو‬ I intend to go to Riyadh… I intend to study for the next test.
‫يقصد‬/‫ينوي‬/‫يعتزم‬
plan (to) verb: to intend to; to mean to
‫بالن تو‬
.. ‫يخطط لـ‬ I plan to visit my family on the weekend.
funny adjective: amusing; causing laughter)‫سخرية‬/‫(ضحك‬
‫فَنِي‬ The movie was so funny I couldn’t stop laughing.
‫مضحك‬
laugh (at) verb: to express amusement)‫ ;(التسلية‬make sounds with voice showing happiness
‫الف أت‬
‫سخر من‬/‫ضحك من‬ He laughed at the joke I told him.
love verb: to have strong feelings for; to care for
‫لوف‬
‫عشق‬/‫حب‬ I love my wife.
recommend verb: to suggest)‫ ;(اقتراح‬to propose)‫يعتزم‬/‫ينوي‬/‫ ;(يقترح‬to advocate)‫(مؤيد‬
‫ِري ُكماند‬
‫يوصي‬/‫يشفع‬/‫يزكي‬ I recommend you study for the quizzes if you want to go to America
spend verb: to devote)‫يكرس‬/‫ (يخصص‬time
‫إسبِند‬
‫ينفق‬/‫يمضي‬/‫يقضي‬ I spent a lot of time to learn English.
boring adjective: uninteresting)‫(غير مشوق‬, dull)‫متبلد االحساس‬/‫بليد‬/‫كسول‬/‫(ممل‬
‫بو ِرنق‬
‫ممل‬ He is not an interesting person. He is a boring person.
busy adjective: active; energetic)‫فعال‬/‫(حيوي‬
‫بِي ِزي‬
‫مشغول‬ He has many things to do. He is really busy.
sharp adjective: having a fine edge/ point; keen)‫ ;(فطن‬intelligent)‫(بارع‬
‫شارب‬ He has a sharp knife… He is very sharp.
‫حاد‬/‫ذكي‬
dull adjective: boring; not sharp)‫(ليس ذكي‬
‫دُول‬ ‫متبلد‬/‫ممل‬/‫كسول‬ That was a dull movie… He is a dull person.
‫االحساس‬
frequently adverb: happening often
‫ف ِرك َون ِتلِي‬ We go to Riyadh frequently… He frequently does not do his homework.
‫في كثير من األحيان‬
adjective: not polite; rude)‫ ;(قلة االدب‬ill-mannered)‫;(سوء المعاملة‬
impolite
‫إمبُاليِت‬ bad-mannered)‫(سيئ التربية‬
‫غير مهذب‬ He was very impolite.
impolitely adverb: rudely)‫ ;(بوقاحة‬coarsely)‫(بشكل خشن‬
‫إمبُاليِتلي‬
‫طريقة غير مهذبه‬ He was rude. He spoke impolitely.
rude adjective: impolite; not polite
‫ُرود‬
‫وقح‬/‫فظ‬/‫قلة أدب‬ He is a rude person.
rudely adverb: impolitely; not politely
‫ُرودلي‬
‫بوقاحة‬ He spoke very rudely in the meeting.
prompt adjective: punctual)‫ ;(في الوقت المحدد‬on time; acting without delay
‫ب ُرومبت‬
‫فوري‬/‫مستعجل‬ He arrives at 8 AM every morning. He is always very prompt.
promptly adverb: punctually; on time; quickly; rapidly; swiftly
‫ب ُرومبتلي‬
‫فورا‬/‫حاال‬ My alarm clock wakes me up promptly at 7 AM.. He came very promptly.

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‫ِريزيِنَبُل‬
‫معقول‬ He is a very reasonable person.
reasonably adverb: fairly; sensibly; rationally
‫ِريزيِنَبُللي‬
‫باعتدال‬/‫بعقالنية‬ I am reasonably certain that he did not study for the test.
terrible adjective: awful)‫ ;(سيء‬very bad
‫تِي َربُل‬
‫مرعب‬/‫فضيع‬/‫رهيب‬ He got 20 on the book quiz. He is a terrible student.
terribly adverb: awfully; very badly
‫تِي َربُلي‬
‫بشكل فضيع‬ He was terribly upset when he failed the course.
great adjective: very good, excellent
‫قريت‬
َ It was a great vacation… He was a great man.
‫عظيم‬
wonderful adjective: superb)‫فخم‬/‫ ;(بديع‬fantastic)‫خيالي‬/‫ ;(رائع‬great
‫ُوندَرفُل‬ Seeing the pyramids)‫ (اإلهرامات‬was a wonderful experience.
‫رائع‬
channel noun: a TV or radio frequency band
‫تشانل‬
‫قناة‬ There is a good movie on channel 3.
program noun: show; plan; list; agenda)‫(جدول أعمال‬
‫بُروق َرام‬ I watched a TV program last night… I have a program for the next course.
‫برنامج‬
commercial noun: an advertisement)‫ (إعالن‬on radio or TV
‫ُكو َميرشَل‬
‫تجاري‬ Did you see the commercial for the new Toyota Camry?
dish noun: something to serve food on such as a plate, cup, saucer)‫(الصحن‬, salad bowl
‫ِديش‬
‫صحن‬/‫طبق‬ It is your turn to wash the dishes.
plan noun: a scheme)‫ ;(مخطط‬an idea about how to do something
‫بالن‬
‫خطة‬ I have a plan for moving to Riyadh.
variety noun: assortment)‫(تشكيلة‬, mixture
‫فَرايتِي‬
‫تشكيلة‬ There is a variety of items for sale in the store.
as a matter of expression: really; actually
‫أز أ َميتر‬ As a matter of fact, he answered the question correctly
fact
‫أوف فاكت‬
‫في الحقيقة‬/‫في الواقع‬
‫إف يو آسك‬ if you ask me expression: in my opinion
‫مي‬ ‫إذا سألتني‬ If you ask me, I think he is wrong. If you ask me, Riyadh is a nice city.
in fact expression: actually; in effect; really
‫إن فاكت‬ In fact, it is a true story… In fact, he went to Riyadh this weekend.
‫في الواقع‬/‫الحقيقة‬

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** ‫** تمت الترجمة بإجتهاد شخصي يحتمل الخطأ والصواب‬ ALC Vocabulary

‫النطق‬ ‫الكلمة‬ ‫المعنى والمثال‬

(be)+ over verb: to be finished
‫أوفر‬
‫انتهى‬/‫ينتهي‬ The test was over at 1030, but I finished early.
belong to verb: to be owned)‫ (مملوكه‬by
‫بي لونق تو‬
‫ينتمي إلى‬ The blue car belongs to Ahmed.
climate noun: the weather of a place
‫كالي ِمت‬
‫ طقس‬/ ‫مناخ‬ The climate of Saudi Arabia is very hot and dry.
wind noun: moving air
‫َويند‬ The wind blew)‫طار‬/‫ (طَيَّ َرت‬away my hat.
‫رياح‬
‫بلَو‬ blow ‫تهب‬ verb: to force air to move
‫بلِو‬ blew ‫هبت‬ The wind is blowing)‫ (تهب‬very hard today and there is a sandstorm)‫(عاصفة رملية‬.
calm adjective: peaceful)‫مسالم‬/‫ ;(هاديء‬gentle)‫(لطيف‬
‫كام‬
‫سكون‬/‫هدوء‬ The sea is very calm today. There is no wind.
quiet adjective: with little or no sound or noise
‫ُكوايِت‬ It’s very quiet in the house when the children are sleeping.
‫هاديء‬/‫هدوء‬
breeze noun: a soft wind
‫ب ِريز‬ There is a nice breeze on the beach. It’s very comfortable.
‫نسيم الهواء‬
humidity noun: the percentage)‫ (نسبة‬of water in the air
‫ِهيُو ِمي ِديتِي‬
‫الرطوبة‬ The humidity of the air in Al Khobar is very high.
humid adjective: a way to describe weather when the air has water in it
‫ِهيُو ِمد‬
‫رطب‬ The air in Al Khobar is very humid.
adjective: easy to see through; easily understood
clear
‫كلير‬ The water is very clear. Look at the fish.
‫صاف‬/‫واضح‬ The answer to this math problem is clear. 2 + 2 = 4.
clear up verb: to become nice (weather)
‫كلير أب‬
‫يصبح صافي‬/‫يصحو‬ This morning is cloudy, but I think it will clear up this afternoon.
freezing adjective: below 32 degrees Fahrenheit or 0 degrees Celsius
‫فِ َري ِزنق‬
‫متجمد‬ The temperature in New York is freezing during the winter.
heat noun: hotness)‫(حرارة‬
‫ِهيت‬
‫الحرارة‬ We get heat from the sun.
expect to verb: to believe)‫ (يعتقد‬that something will happen
‫إكسبِكت تو‬
‫يتوقع أن‬ I expect to take leave in December.
verb: to exist before ending or finishing
last
‫الست‬ The test will last for 45 minutes.
‫األخير‬ This weather might last for three days.
stay verb: to remain
‫إستَاي‬ It’s going to stay cloudy until tomorrow, and then it will clear up.
‫البقاء‬
remain verb: to stay
‫ري َمين‬ I’m going to remain in Riyadh until Friday evening.
‫يبقى‬
slip verb: to fall down after stepping on something slippery)‫(زلق‬
‫سلَيب‬
‫ينزلق‬/‫انزالق‬ Ahmed slipped on the ice and fell down.
slippery adjective: difficult to hold
‫سليب ِري‬
ِ The road is very slippery when there’s snow on it.
‫زلق‬
dangerous adjective: full of danger
‫دَين ِج َرس‬
‫خطير‬ Some sports are very dangerous. You can get hurt badly.
deep adjective: a long distance to the bottom
‫ِدييب‬
‫عميق‬ The water in the sea is very deep.
during preposition: while something else is happening or time is passing
‫دُو ِرنق‬
‫أثناء‬/‫خالل‬ During the summer, I go swimming every day.
ever adverb: at any time; even one time
‫إيفَر‬
‫أي وقت‬ Do you ever play football during the winter.
except preposition: not including; but
‫سبت‬
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‫فرايتِند‬
‫خائف‬ The little girl was frightened by the loud noise.
if conjunction: begins a clause
‫إف‬
‫إذا‬ We can go on Sunday if it rains on Saturday.
like preposition: in a similar way
‫اليك‬
‫مشابه‬/‫مثل‬ John is tall like Jim.
no longer phrase: not true anymore
‫نو لونقَر‬ He was a soldier for 20 years, but he’s no longer in the Army.
‫لم يعد‬/‫ليس بعد‬
none pronoun: not any
‫نَن‬
‫ال شيء‬ Are there any cars in the parking lot? No, there are none.
occasionally adverb: sometimes
‫أو َكي ِجنالي‬
‫من حين آلخر‬ I occasionally go to Riyadh on the weekends.
unpleasant adjective: not nice
‫أُونبَلي ِزنت‬
‫كريه‬/‫بغيض‬/‫غير سار‬ The weather is very unpleasant during the summer.
sea noun: a large body of water
‫سي‬
ِ ‫البحر‬ The Red Sea is near Jeddah.
beach noun: the land next to a sea or ocean
‫بِيتش‬
‫شاطيء‬ When I go to Jeddah, I always go to the beach.
think over verb: to think about a decision; to consider carefully
‫ثينك أوفر‬
‫فكر بعمق‬ The school offered me a job, but I need to think it over.
thought noun: something that we think
‫ثُوت‬
‫ تفكير‬/‫ فكرة‬/ ‫فَ َكر‬ I had a thought yesterday. Why don’t we go to Riyadh tomorrow.
confused adjective: unable to think or understand clearly
‫ُكنفيوزد‬ Ali was confused yesterday and didn’t pass the math test.
‫محتار‬/‫مشوش‬
confusing adjective: causing inability to be understood clearly
‫ُكنفيو ِزنق‬ That sentence is confusing. I don’t understand it.
‫ش ِّوش‬
َ ‫ ُم‬/ ‫ُمربِك‬
verb: to ask someone if they want something
offer His car broke down. I offered to drive him to work.
‫أوفَر‬ noun: a invitation)‫ (دعوة‬to accept a job, a gift, some food, etc.
‫عرض وظيفي‬
My wife is a teacher and just received a job offer from another school.
accept verb: to agree to take (a job); to receive
‫سيبت‬
ِ ‫أك‬ I was offered)‫ (تلقى عرض‬a job in Riyadh. I accepted the job.
‫قبول‬
choice noun: a selection between two or more things; that which is chosen)‫(مختار‬
‫تشُويِس‬
‫خيار‬/‫اختيار‬ He was offered two jobs. He must make a choice.
decision noun: a choice or selection
‫يسي ِجن‬
ِ ‫ِد‬ ‫قرار‬ He received two offers and will make a decision tomorrow.
discussion noun: a talk between two or more people
ِ ‫ِديس َكا‬
‫شن‬
‫نقاش‬ My wife and I had a discussion last night about our vacation.
discuss verb: to talk about something
‫ِديس َكس‬
‫مناقشة‬ My wife and I discussed our vacation plans.
talk over verb: to discuss
‫تُوك أوفر‬
‫ حوار‬/ ‫نقاش‬ My wife and I talked over our vacation plans.
retire verb: to stop working when you become older
‫ِريتايَر‬
‫تقاعد‬ Ahmed was in the Army 25 years. Then he retired.
‫تَيك‬ take‫يأخذ‬ verb: to accept (a job); to study (a course)
‫تُوك‬ took‫أخذ‬ My brother took a job with Saudi Arabian Airlines.
‫تَي ِكن‬ taken‫مأخوذ‬ I take Arabic classes every week.
already adverb: by or before a given time; completed in the past
‫أول َري ِدي‬
‫قبل االن‬/‫سابقا‬/‫بالفعل‬ Ahmed already talked to the Captain. He talked to him yesterday.
instead of adverb: in the place of
‫إنِستَيد أوف‬
‫بدال من‬ Abdullah is going to study English instead of French next year.
just adverb: recently completed in the past; a short time ago
‫َجست‬ I’m not hungry. I just ate.
‫ قبل قليل‬/ ‫للتو‬
medical adjective: about the field of medicine
‫مي ِد َكل‬ My son wants to be a doctor. He’s going to medical school)‫(كلية الطب‬.
‫طبي‬
career noun: profession or occupation)‫حرفة‬/‫ (مهنة‬that one plans to do for a long time
‫َكي ِرير‬
‫سيرة‬/‫مهنة‬ He was in the army for 25 years. He had a military career.

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ِ ‫بُروفَي‬
‫شن‬ profession
Ahmed: What is Sultan’s profession?
‫مهنة‬ Ali: He is a doctor.
ِ َ‫بُروف‬
‫يشنَال‬ professional noun: one engaging)‫رائع‬/‫ (جذاب‬in work requiring special training or knowledge
‫محترف‬ Paul is a professional in the kitchen. He’s a cook.
adjective: concerning)‫فيما يتعلق‬/‫ (بخصوص‬career)‫ (مهنة‬or job
professional
‫يشنال‬
ِ ِ‫بُروف‬ John is going to university. It will be good for his professional
‫محترف‬ growth)‫نمو‬/‫توسع‬/‫(تطور‬.
field noun: an area of study or interest)‫ ;(االهتمام‬a profession
‫فِيلد‬
‫مجال‬ Three popular fields of study are medicine, business, and education.
technical adjective: about a specific or applied science)‫(العلم التطبيقي‬
‫تَيكنِيكال‬ He studies engineering and computers at school. There’re technical classes.
‫تقني‬
so conjunction: because of that; therefore
‫سو‬
ُ He didn’t study for the test, so I think he will do badly.
‫وبالتالي‬/‫لذلك‬
yet adverb: up to now; until this time
‫يَات‬ Ali hasn’t come to class yet. He’s late.
‫حتى االن‬/‫بعد‬
education noun: knowledge and learning from studying in school
ِ ‫أجي َك‬
‫يشن‬ ِ ‫التعليم‬ Ali got a good education at the university.
educate verb: to teach
‫إديو َكيت‬
‫ يدرس‬/ ‫يعلم‬ Teachers educate our children.
educator noun: a teacher
‫أجي َكيتَر‬
ِ ‫مربي‬ My brother is an educator in middle school.
university noun: an educational)‫تربوي‬/‫ (تعليمي‬institution)‫ (معهد‬offering bachelor’s degrees and more
ِ ‫يُونِيفَير‬
‫سيتِي‬
‫جامعة‬ A university offers degrees in many fields.
college noun: a school for advanced education, especially in a particular skill of profession
‫ُكولِيج‬
‫كلية‬ After high school, I will go to college.
grade noun: a level or year in school
‫قَ َريد‬
‫درجة‬ After the twelfth grade, many students go to college.
degree noun: a diploma; title given by a university
‫ِديق ِري‬
‫الدرجة العلمية‬ I received a degree in Arabic from Brown University.
diploma noun: a certificate for completion of a course
‫ِديبلوما‬
‫شهادة دبلوم‬ When I finished high school. I received a diploma.
‫سيَيت‬
ِ ‫سو‬ُ ‫أ‬ associate degree noun: certificate usually given for competing)‫ (منافسة‬a two year course of study
‫ِدق ِري‬ ‫درجة الزمالة‬ I hate school, so I only got an associate degree.
‫شيلورس‬ ِ ‫بات‬ bachelor’s degree noun: certificate usually given after completing a four year course of study
‫ِدق ِري‬ ‫درجة البكالريوس‬ Hooray! I just graduated with my bachelor’s degree.
‫ماستَرز‬ master’s degree noun: 2-5 years of school beyond a bachelor’s degree
‫ِدق ِري‬ ‫درجة الماجستير‬ Wayne worked very hard and earned two master’s degrees.
noun: Doctor of Philosophy; advanced degree involving 3-8 years of school
ph. d.
‫دي‬.‫بي إتش‬ beyond)‫بعد‬/‫ (وراء‬a master’s degree
‫درجة الدكتوراه‬ She is unable to complete her Ph. D. because she had children.
course noun: a subject or series)‫ (سلسلة‬of courses studied in school
‫ُكورس‬
‫دورة‬ The cadets are taking an English course.
future noun: the time after now, after the present
‫فيُوتشَر‬
‫المستقبل‬ I live in Riyadh. In the future, I will move to Jeddah.
‫إِلِي َمنتِي ِري‬ elementary school noun: a school where the first five grades (1-5) are taught
‫إسكول‬ ‫مدرسة ابتدائية‬ My six year-old just began elementary school.
middle school noun: a school where grades 6-8 are taught
‫ِميدل إسكول‬
‫المدرسة المتوسطة‬ Middle school is between elementary and high school.
high school noun: grades 9-12; the four years of school before college
‫هاي إسكول‬
‫المدرسة الثانوية‬ After I graduate high school, I will go to college.
refusal noun: the answer of no (to an offer)
‫سل‬
َ ‫ِريفيُو‬ Jane won’t accept the new job and will give her refusal tomorrow.
‫رفض‬
refuse verb: to say no; to not take (a job)
‫ِريفيوس‬
‫يرفض‬ I asked him for help, but he refused. He said no.
turn down verb: to refuse; to say no
‫تَيرن دا ُون‬
‫يرفض‬ I turned down a job in Riyadh because I want to work in Jeddah.

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‫بَيلت‬ built ‫بنى‬ My father built our house ten years ago.
builder noun: someone who builds houses
‫بَيلدَر‬
‫بنَّاء‬/‫معماري‬ The builder will finish our house next week, then we can move in.
enlarge verb: to make bigger
‫إنالرج‬
‫تكبير‬ The kitchen is too small. I want to enlarge it.
leave verb: to let something stay the same
‫لِيف‬ Let’s make the patio)‫ (الفناء المرصوف‬larger, but leave the kitchen the same size
‫تَرك‬
noun: a floor or level of a building
‫إستُو ِري‬ story‫طابق‬ My house has two stories. The bedrooms are upstairs and the living room is
)‫( وتأتي بمعنى قصة أو حكاية‬
downstairs
addition noun: a room added on to a house
‫يشن‬
ِ ‫أ ِد‬ ‫زيادة‬/‫إضافة‬ Our house was too small, so we built an addition to it.
add on verb: to build another room for your house
‫آد أون‬
‫يضيف‬/‫إضافة‬ Our house is too small. I want to add on a den
den noun: a family room for relaxing
‫ِدن‬
‫وكر‬/‫حجرة صغيرة‬ We have a television in the den and in the living room.
room noun: space; area
‫رووم‬ The kitchen is too small. There isn’t enough room to cook.
‫مساحة‬/‫غرفة‬
dining room noun: a room for eating
‫دَاينِنق روم‬
‫غرفة الطعام‬ My mother cooks in the kitchen and we eat in the dining room.
patio noun: an uncovered)‫(مكشوف‬, paved)‫ (مبلط‬area near the house
‫باتيُو‬ It’s a beautiful day. Let’s eat dinner on the patio.
‫الفناء المرصوف‬
shed noun: a small building for keeping tools
‫شَيد‬
‫مخبأ‬/‫مخزن‬ I keep the garden tools in the shed
oven noun: a kitchen device for cooking things
‫أُفِن‬
‫فرن‬ My wife cooked the chicken in the oven.
microwave noun: an oven for heating or cooking things
‫َمي ُكرو َويف‬
‫الميكروويف‬ Heat some food in the microwave for lunch.
heat verb: to make hot
‫ِهيت‬
‫تسخين‬ The food is cold. Please heat it in the microwave.
boil verb: to heat to a temperature of 100 Celsius or 212 Fahrenheit
‫بُويَل‬
‫غلي الماء‬ My wife boiled some water for tea.
fireplace noun: a place in the house to build a fire
‫فايَر بَلَيس‬
‫المدفأة‬ There is a fire in the fireplace to keep us warm
fire noun: something burning
‫فايَر‬ There is a fire in the fireplace)‫ (المدفأة‬to keep us warm
‫نار‬/‫حريق‬
burn verb: to be on fire
‫بُورن‬
‫حرق‬ We burn wood in our fireplace
could verb: possibility
‫ُكود‬
‫يمكن‬/‫إحتمال‬ Ahmed is not here today. He could be sick.
perhaps adverb: maybe
‫بِرهَبس‬
‫ربما‬ Perhaps we can eat at the new restaurant tonight.
meeting noun: a get-together, usually for business
‫ِميتِنق‬
‫اجتماع‬/‫لقاء‬ The students will have a meeting tomorrow after school.
verb: to meet
get together
My friend and I get together every Friday for a barbecue.
‫قِت توقَ َذر‬ ‫نلتقي‬/‫نجتمع‬ noun: a meeting, usually for fun
‫إلتقاء‬/‫إجتماع‬ Our family is having a get-together next week at my house.
solution noun: the answer to a problem
‫سولُشَين‬
ُ
‫حل‬ He found the solution to the math problem
solve verb: to find the answer to a problem
‫سولف‬
ُ
‫يحل‬ Jim got 100 on the Math test. He solved all the problems correctly.
trouble noun: a cause of difficulty; a problem
‫تروبِيل‬ I got 60 on the book quiz. The trouble with the test is that I didn’t study.
‫الخلل‬/‫المشكلة‬
take place verb: to happen
‫تَيك بلَيس‬
‫ينفذ‬/‫يحدث‬/‫يُج َرى‬ The book quiz took place in the lab.

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‫إنتِ َريستِد إن‬
‫مهتم بـ‬ Ahmed is interested in airplanes. He wants to be a pilot.
near preposition: close in time or distance
‫نَير‬
‫قريب‬ We are planning to go to Riyadh in the near future.
adverb: used to say what happens next
‫ِذين‬ then
Mr. Ahmed: The mechanic will fix the car tomorrow.
‫بعد ذلك‬/‫ثم‬ Mrs. Ahmed: Then we can drive to Riyadh tomorrow.
tiring adjective: causing physical tiredness)‫(التعب البدني‬
‫تاي ِرنق‬
‫مرهق‬/‫منهك‬/‫متعب‬ Running is a very tiring exercise.
walk noun: a short trip on foot
‫َواك‬ I like to take a walk late in the evening when it’s cool.
‫تنزه على االقدام‬/‫مشي‬/‫سير‬
stereo noun: a machine for playing music
‫إستَيريو‬
‫ستيريو‬ My friends listened to some music on the stereo.
play verb: to make sound with
‫بِلَيي‬
‫تشغيل‬/‫لعب‬ Ahmed played the CD in his car.
record noun: a disk containing music
‫ِريكورد‬
‫شريط‬ Ahmed played the Michael Jackson record in his room.
cassette noun: a tape
‫سيت‬
ِ ‫كا‬ ‫شريط مسجل‬ The students listen to cassettes in the language lab.
plan noun: a diagram)‫ (رسم تخطيطي‬or picture of an idea for building
‫بالن‬
‫خطة‬ We will build a house after I finish the plan.
idea noun: a plan; an opinion
‫أي ِديا‬
‫فكرة‬ I have an idea for the new addition to my house
country noun: area outside of the city; often meaning the farm)‫ (مزرعة‬area
‫َكنتِ ِري‬ We often go to the country for picnics)‫ (التنزه‬under the trees.
‫ريف‬/‫بلد‬
suburb noun: an area outside of the city
‫سبُورب‬
َ ‫ضاحية المدينة‬/‫طرف‬ Ahmed works in Riyadh, but he lives in the suburbs.
catch verb: to get fish from a body of water (pond)‫مستنقع‬/‫(بركة ماء‬, river, lake, sea, ocean)
‫كاتش‬
‫إصطاد‬/‫قبض على‬ We went fishing yesterday and caught twelve fish.
noun: animals that live in the water
fish There are many fish in the sea.
‫فِش‬
‫ إصطياد السمك‬/‫سمك‬ verb: to try to catch fish
John was fishing yesterday but he didn’t catch anything.
fishing rod noun: pole)‫ (عمود‬used to catch fish
‫شنق َراد‬
ِ ِ‫ف‬ ‫سنارة صيد السمك‬ I have a new fishing rod so I want to go fishing this weekend.
line noun: string; cord)‫خيط‬/‫(حبل‬
‫اليِن‬
‫خيط‬/‫خط‬ He put a nylon line on his fishing rod.
hunt verb: to try to kill animals for food
‫هَنت‬ Adam likes to hunt deer)‫ (غزال‬in the mountains.
‫اصطياد‬/‫يصيد‬
kill verb: to cause the death)‫الوفاة‬/‫(الموت‬
‫َكيل‬
‫يقتل‬ Ahmed killed a deer on his last hunting trip.
high adverb: above a set point
‫هاي‬ He aimed)‫صوب‬/‫ (سدد‬too high and missed the deer.
‫عاليا‬
low adverb: below a set point
‫لُو‬
‫تحت‬/‫منخفض‬ He aimed too low and missed the deer.
deer noun: an animal similar to an oryx (gazelle)
‫ِدير‬
‫الغزال‬ Adam killed one deer but his brother got two deers on their hunting trip.
duck noun: a bird that swims on the water
‫دَاك‬ Donald Duck is a famous cartoon character)‫(شخصية كرتونية‬.
‫بطة‬
weapon noun: a tool for killing or harming)‫(إيذاء‬
‫َويَبِن‬ Rifles, pistols, knives)‫ (سكاكين‬and batons)‫ (الهراوات‬are weapons.
‫سالح‬
gun noun: weapon)‫ (سالح‬with a long tube (barrel))‫(سبطانة‬
‫قَان‬ Soldiers fire guns on the firing range)‫(ميدان الرماية‬.
‫سالح ناري‬/‫بندقية‬/‫مسدس‬
rifle noun: a long gun
‫رايفُل‬ Soldiers often carry)‫ (يحمل‬rifles.
‫بندقية‬
pistol noun: shooting weapon held in the hand
‫بِيستُل‬ Cowboys)‫ (رعاة البقر‬used to wear)‫يلبس‬/‫ (يرتدي‬pistols on their belts.
‫مسدس‬

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‫شَات‬
‫صوت إطالق النار‬ Was that a shot I heard? Bob took two shots at the deer.
shoot verb: to fire)‫ (إطالق‬a weapon)‫ ;(سالح‬to hit)‫ (اصابة‬something with a bullet)‫طلقة‬/‫(رصاصة‬
‫شُوت‬ Adam shoots deer and wild turkeys every fall in Texas.
‫إطالق النار‬
bang! exclamation (sound of a gunshot or explosion)
‫بَانق‬ We heard a noise outside. Bang! Bang! It was a firecracker)‫ االلعاب النارية‬/‫!(مفرقعات‬
‫إنفجار‬/‫صوت إنفجار‬
practice verb: to do something many time to become good at it
‫براكتِس‬
‫تمرين‬/‫ممارسة‬/‫تدريب‬ Before playing a soccer game, the team practices for many hours.
prepare verb: to get ready for some activity
‫بِ ِريبَير‬
‫تجهيز‬/‫تحضير‬/‫إعداد‬ We prepared our fishing lines before we went to the lake.
used to verb: something done in the past that is not done now
‫يوزد تو‬
‫إعتاد على‬ He used to live in Dammam but now he lives in Abha.
would verb: something done as a habit in the past
‫ُوود‬
‫كان يفعل في الماضي‬ When they were young, they would play soccer in the street.
wood noun: material from a tree
‫ُود‬
‫خشب‬ We burn wood in the fireplace.
all over phrase (everywhere)
‫أول أوفَر‬ We looked all over the classroom but couldn’t find the teacher’s glasses.
‫فى جميع أنحاء‬
farther adverb: at a greater distance
‫فار ّذر‬ From DAMMAM, it’s a farther distance to Jeddah than to Riyadh.
‫أبعد مسافة‬
adverb: at a greater distance or at a later time
‫فُور َذر‬
further
‫اقصى حد‬/‫باإلضافةإلى ذلك‬ How much further do we have to travel? It’s six hours further)‫أخرى‬/‫ (إضافية‬to Jeddah.
hard adverb: with great effort or force
‫هارد‬
‫بكل قوة‬/‫بإجتهاد‬ He tries hard to understand. He hit the ball hard and it went very far.
more pronoun: a greater number or amount
‫ُمور‬
‫إضافي‬/‫أكثر‬ He has a little money, but he needs more.
once adverb: one time; at a time before now
‫َونس‬ ‫مرة واحدة‬ I’ve been to Italy once in my life.
‫فيما مضى‬ Once there were many oryx)‫(نوع من الحيوانات المنقرضه‬in the desert but they’re gone now
twice adverb: two times
‫تُوايِس‬
‫مرتين‬ He came to the office twice. Once at 10:00 and again at 12:30.
several pronoun: more than two but not a lot
‫سيفِ َرال‬
ِ We didn’t see John for several days.
‫العديد من‬
indoors adverb: inside a building
‫إندُورز‬
‫في الداخل‬ The children played indoors all afternoon.
‫أوت أُف‬ out-of-doors phrase: outside a building
‫دُورز‬ ‫خارج البيت‬ We play basketball inside the gym but we play soccer out-of-doors.
noun: outside
outdoors John likes the outdoors but his wife prefers)‫ (تفضل‬the air conditioned)‫ (مكيف الهواء‬house
‫أ ٌوت دُورز‬ ‫في الهواء الطلق‬ adverb: outside a building
‫في العراء‬ I like being outdoors better than working in an office.
in the open noun: outside; in clear view, easy to see
‫إن ذا أوبين‬ ‫منطقة‬/‫في العراء‬ John likes to be out in the open. There are many camels in the open on the road
‫مكشوفه‬ from KKMC to Riyadh.
own pronoun: belonging to someone . I have my book. Go get your own.
‫أون‬ noun: belonging to a person .Bob has his own car so he doesn’t have to ride the bus.
‫ملكه‬/‫لي‬/‫ُملكي‬
slow adverb: opposite of fast
‫سلُو‬
ِ ‫بطيء‬ Paul drives fast but his grandfather drives slow.
whole adjective: all of; entire)‫كله‬/‫(كامل‬
‫هُول‬ We couldn’t believe he ate the whole cake.
‫جميع‬/‫كامل‬
instructions noun: directions for how to do something
‫شينز‬
ِ ‫إنستَراك‬ ‫تعليمات‬ Read the instructions before you answer the questions.
plenty noun: enough or more than enough
‫بلَنتِي‬
‫فائض‬/‫وافر‬/‫كثير‬ Do we need to get gasoline? No, we have plenty.

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Abdullah Alqarni
** ‫** تمت الترجمة بإجتهاد شخصي يحتمل الخطأ والصواب‬ ALC Vocabulary

‫النطق‬ ‫الكلمة‬ ‫المعنى والمثال‬

stadium noun: a place where sports are played
‫إستِيديوم‬
‫ملعب‬ King Fahad stadium is a very big place.
field noun: a place where sports are played
‫فِيلد‬
‫ملعب‬ There is a football field at King Fahad stadium.
match noun: something to start a fire; a sports game
I need a match)‫ (عود كبريت‬for my cigarette.
‫كبريت‬/‫مباراة‬
‫ماتش‬ There is a football match on Wednesday.
verb: to choose two like things
‫يتطابق‬ The orange skirt doesn’t match the yellow blouse.
team noun: a group of players who play a sport
‫تِيم‬
‫فريق‬ Saudi Arabia has a very good football team.
practice noun: a meeting to prepare for a sports match
‫براكتِس‬ The football practice will begin at 10 o’clock.
‫تدريب‬/‫تمرين‬
noun: a teacher of sports
coach
He is not a math teacher. He’s a football coach.
‫ُكوتش‬ ‫مدرب‬ verb: to teach sports
‫يدرب‬ Abdullah coaches his son’s football team.
player noun: a person who plays a sport or game
‫بلَيَر‬
‫العب‬ Ronaldo is a football player.
goal noun: something that you hope to achieve)‫ (يتحقق‬in the future
‫قول‬
‫هدف‬ Ahmed scored a goal in the football match.
score noun: the result of a game
‫النتيجة‬ The score of the game was 3-1. Saudi Arabia won.
‫إس ُكور‬ verb: to make points in a sports match
‫أحرز هدفا‬ The soccer player scored two goals.
noun: a reward)‫ (مكافأة‬for scoring a goal or answering a question
‫بُويِنت‬ point
Saudi Arabia had 3 points. Qatar had 1 point.
‫نقطة‬ Ali only had 68 points on the test. He failed.
noun: something worn)‫ (يلبس‬around the neck
tie
a game where two teams have the same score
‫تَاي‬ ‫ربطة العنق‬ He is wearing a red tie today.
‫نتيجة متعادلة‬ The game finished in a tie. The score was 3-3.
tie (up) verb: to score the same amount of points as the other team
‫تاي أب‬ The football player tied)‫ (عادل النتيجة‬the score when he kicked the goal.
‫يحرز التعادل‬
‫ِون‬ win ‫يفوز‬ verb: to score more points in a sports match
‫ُوون‬ won ‫فاز‬ Saudi Arabia will win the game against Brazil.
‫لُوز‬ lose‫يخسر‬ verb: to score fewer)‫ (تسجيل أقل‬points in a sports match
‫لُوست‬ lost ‫خسر‬ Brazil will lose the match to Saudi Arabia.
‫بِيت‬ beat ‫يتغلب‬/‫يهزم‬ verb: to score more points in a sports match
‫بِيتِن‬ beaten‫مهزوم‬ Saudi Arabia beat Qatar 3-1. Qatar lost the match.
kick verb: to hit with one’s foot
‫ِكيك‬
‫يركل‬ The football player kicked the ball.
race noun: a contest to see who can go the fastest
‫سباق‬ There is a car race tomorrow.
‫َريس‬ verb: to be in a contest)‫ (مسابقة‬where you try to go the fastest
‫يتسابق‬ The two fast cars are racing to Riyadh.
believe verb: to think
‫بِلِيف‬
‫يصدق‬/‫يعتقد‬ I believe Ahmed is in the library.
suppose verb: to think
‫سبُوس‬
‫يعتقد \ يفترض‬ I suppose that I will go to Riyadh next week.
positive adjective: sure
‫بُو ِزيتِف‬ I am positive that I will go to Riyadh this week.
‫واثق‬/‫متأكد‬

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‫شُورلِي‬
‫بالتأكيد‬ This will surely result in more problem.
certainly adverb: with no doubt)‫(بدون شك‬
‫سيرتِنلِي‬
ِ ‫من المؤكد‬ Saudi Arabia will certainly win the match.
certain adjective: completely sure
‫سيرتِن‬
ِ ‫متأكد‬ I am certain that Saudi Arabia will win the match.
uncertain adjective: not sure
‫سيرتِن‬
َ ‫أن‬ ‫غير متأكد‬ He is uncertain that he will pass the test.
doubt noun: a feeling that you have when you are not certain whether something is
‫شك‬ true or possible
‫دَوت‬ I have doubts that all the students can pass the test.
verb: to not believe
‫يشك‬ I doubt that a camel is faster than a horse.
imagine verb: to think
‫اجن‬
ِ ‫أ َم‬ I can’t imagine that Saudi Arabia will lose the game.
‫تصور‬/‫تخيل‬
join verb: to become part of a group
‫ُجويِن‬
‫ينظم‬ A new student joined our class this week.
adverb: used to say that someone or something has the greatest amount of a
most
‫ُموست‬ quality
‫األكثر‬/‫األغلب‬
I have ten students. Six students are men. Most of my students are men.
quite adverb: very
‫ُكوايِت‬
‫جدا‬ He is quite good at football and tennis.
takes the place of a noun clause in an answer
so
‫سو‬ Do you think that you will pass the test?
‫ذلك‬ Yes, I think so.
adverb: in the direction of
toward
‫تو ُورد‬ opposite: away from
‫بإتجاه‬ Ali is driving toward Riyadh.
rope noun: much thicker than string
‫َروب‬ He used a rope to tie the camel’s legs together.
‫حبل متين‬
string noun: something used to tie up packages, shoes, etc.
‫إستَرينق‬
‫خيط‬ Tie some string around the package.
sew verb: to use a needle)‫ (إبرة‬and thread)‫ (خيط‬to fix or make clothes
‫ساو‬
َ ‫يرقع‬/‫يخيط‬ I had a hole)‫ثقب‬/‫ (شق‬in my shirt and my wife sewed it for me.
allow verb: to permit)‫سماح‬/‫(إذن‬
‫َّأالو‬ The Colonel won’t allow me to leave until tomorrow.
‫يسمح‬
appreciate verb: to be thankful)‫معبر عن شكره‬/‫ (شاكر‬for
‫شيَيت‬
ِ ‫أب ِري‬ ‫يقدر‬ I appreciate the help you gave me on my math homework.
‫َميد أب‬ )be( made of verb: to consist of; to be put together using
‫مصنوع من‬ This sweater is made of wool)‫(صوف‬.
)be( made up of A car engine is made up of many parts.
‫َميد أب أوف‬ ‫تتكون من‬
could verb: permission
‫ُكود‬
‫هل يمكن أن ؟‬ Sir, could I go home early today?
do over verb: to do something again
‫دُو أوفَر‬
‫افعلها مرة اخرى‬ Your homework wasn’t good. I want you to do it over.
owe verb: to need to pay money to someone
‫أَوو‬
‫ مديون‬/ ‫أدين له‬ I borrowed ten dollars from him. I owe him ten dollars now.
pay back verb: to return money that you borrowed
‫بَيي بَاك‬
‫يسدد الدين‬ I will lend)‫ (إقراض‬you ten dollars if you pay me back tomorrow.
put out verb: to stop your cigarette from burning when you finish it
‫بُت آ ُوت‬
‫أطفأ‬/‫أخمد‬ Please put out your cigarette. There’s no smoking here.
throw away verb: to put in the garbage)‫زبالة‬/‫(قمامة‬
‫ثُرو أ َواي‬
‫رمي‬ Throw away that bread. It’s 2 weeks old.
throw out verb: to throw away
‫ثُرو آ ُوت‬
‫رمي‬ John threw out his empty soda can when he finished it.
away adverb: moving further from a place, or staying far from a place
‫أواي‬
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‫َويك أب‬
‫اإلستيقاض من النوم‬ I wake up every morning at 5 o’clock.
fond (of) adjective: to like someone or something very much
‫فُوند أوف‬
‫مولع بـ‬/ ‫متعلق بـ‬ I’m fond of seafood. Let’s eat at the new seafood restaurant.
into preposition: inside of
‫إن تُو‬
‫في داخل‬ He is putting his books into his desk right now.
past preposition: beyond
‫بَاست‬
‫بعد‬ The Al Khozama hotel is past the Faisaleah on the left side of the road.
leave noun: a period of time when you don’t have to work; vacation
‫لِيف‬
‫إجازة‬ I’m taking 30 days of leave next month.
metal noun: natural hard materials found in the ground;) iron, gold, silver...(
‫َميتَل‬
‫معدن‬ My pots)‫ (قدور‬and pans)‫ (المقالي‬are made of metal.
jewelry noun: rings, bracelets, necklaces)‫(قالئد‬, etc.
‫ِجي ِول ِري‬
‫مجوهرات‬ My wife likes to buy jewelry when she goes shopping.
diamond noun: a hard stone used in jewelry
‫داي ِمند‬
‫ألماس‬ My wife’s ring)‫ (خاتم‬has many diamonds.
gold noun: a very rare)‫ (نادر‬and expensive metal)‫ (معدن‬often used in jewelry
‫قُولد‬
‫ذهب‬ I bought a bracelet)‫ (سوار‬made of gold for my wife.
silver noun: a metal used to make jewelry and other things
‫سيلفَر‬
ِ ‫فضة‬ These rings are made of silver.
ring noun: jewelry worn)‫ (يلبس‬on one’s finger
‫ِرينق‬
‫خاتم‬ My wife wears rings on three of her fingers.
glass noun: a clear, man-made material)‫(مواد من صنع اإلنسان‬
‫قالَس‬
‫زجاج‬ Windows are made of glass.
iron noun: a very hard metal
‫آيِرن‬
‫ مكوى مالبس‬/ ‫حديد‬ We use iron to make cars and trucks.
stone noun: a small rock
‫إستون‬
‫حجر‬ The children are throwing stones in the river.
rock noun: a hard natural material; sometimes used to make jewelry
‫ُروك‬
‫صخرة‬ There is some gold in these rocks.
material noun: what something is made of
‫َماتِيريَال‬
‫مواد‬ The material in this sweater)‫ (سترة‬is wool)‫(صوف‬.
nylon noun: a man-made material used in clothing and other things
‫نَايلُون‬
‫مادة النايلون‬ Parachutes)‫ (مظلة باراشوت‬are made of nylon.
plastic noun: a man-made material
‫بالستَيك‬
‫بالستيك‬ You can buy water in bottles)‫قنينة ماء‬/ ‫ (علبة‬made of plastic at the grocery store.
polyester noun: a man-made material
‫بُولِيَستَر‬
‫مادة البوليستر‬ My pants)‫ (بنطال‬are made of polyester.
leather noun: the skin)‫ (جلد‬of an animal
‫لَ َذر‬
‫جلد مدبوغ‬ This jacket is made of leather.
cotton noun: a natural material used to make clothes
‫ُكوتِن‬
‫قطن‬ All of my shirts are made of cotton.
wool noun: a sheep)‫ (الخروف‬hair
‫ُول‬
‫صوف‬ My sweater is made of wool. It’s very warm.
rubber noun: a soft material)‫ (مادة لينة‬used to make balls, tires)‫(أطارات السيارات‬, etc.
‫َربَر‬
‫مطاط‬ The eraser)‫ (ممحاة‬on my pencil is made of rubber.
silk noun: a natural material used to make clothes
‫سيلك‬
َ ‫حرير‬ My wife has many dresses made of silk.
‫ِديُو مايِند‬ do you mind if..? Is it ok if.......
‫أوف‬ ‫؟‬.. ‫هل تمانع إذا‬ Do you mind if I smoke? Yes, I do. There’s no smoking in the classroom.
bargain verb: to try to get a lower price
‫بارقَين‬
‫يساوم على إنقاص‬ He wanted to sell his car for 10,000 dollars, but I bargained with him and he sold it
‫السعر‬ for 5,000 dollars.
increase verb: to get bigger
‫إن ِك ِريس‬
‫يتكاثر‬/‫يتزايد‬ When the Lt. became a Capt., his salary increased.
decrease verb: to get smaller
‫ِدك ِريس‬
‫ينقص‬/‫تناقص‬ His salary decreased when he changed jobs.
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‫ِرديٌوس‬
‫ينقص‬/‫يقلل‬/‫يخفض‬ They reduced the price of Pepsi from 2 riyals to 1 riyal.
less adverb: a smaller amount
‫لِيس‬
‫أقل‬ He has ten dollars. I have one dollar. I have less money.
discount verb: to make the price of something smaller
‫ِدسكا ُونت‬
‫خصم‬ Tamimi Supermarkets discounted the price of meat.
on sale‫عليه تخفيض‬ sold for a discounted price
َ ‫أُن‬
‫سيل‬
‫للبيع بسعر مخفض‬ The price of Pepsi is low this week. It’s on sale.
‫سيل‬
َ ‫فور‬ for sale ‫للبيع‬ I want to sell my car. It’s for sale.
free adjective: at no cost or price
‫ف ِري‬
‫مجانا‬ I didn’t have to pay for my school book. It was free.
special adjective: not regular
‫إسبَيشَل‬
‫خاص‬ It’s not a regular price, it’s a special discount price.
try on verb: to put on clothes to see if they fit
‫تراي أُن‬ ‫لبس المالبس الجديدة‬
My shirt fits well. I tried it on.
‫للتأكد من المقاس المناسب‬
fit verb: to be the right size
‫فَيت‬ My shirt doesn’t fit. It’s too small.
‫يطابق‬/‫يالئم‬/‫يناسب‬
adjective: a size between small and large
medium
‫ِميديَم‬ A small Pepsi costs 1 riyal. A large Pepsi costs 3 riyals.
‫متوسط‬ A medium Pepsi costs 2 riyals.
amount to verb: to add up to; to total
‫المبلغ‬/‫المجموع‬/‫ يصل إلى‬The Pepsi costs 1 riyal. The chips cost 1 riyal. That
‫أما ُونت تو‬ amounts to 2 riyals.
noun: a sum or total
amount
‫أما ُونت‬ The Pepsi was one riyal per can. He bought three cans. The amount was three
‫المبلغ‬/‫المجموع‬/‫ الكمية‬riyals.
irregular
adjective: not good quality
‫يراقِيلَر‬
َ ِ‫إ‬ ‫بضاعة مقلدة‬
Irregular clothes are sold at a big discount.
‫غير نظامي‬
noun: an amount equal to five, ten etc. parts out of a total of a hundred parts
percent
‫سينت‬
َ ‫بِير‬ I have ten students in my class. Five students are absent. Only 50 percent of my
‫نسبه مئويه‬ students are here.
preposition: opposite of on
off
‫أوف‬ moving away and often down from
‫من على‬ His book fell off the desk.
-er changes verbs to nouns
- ‫تأتي في آخر الفعل‬ He drives a taxi. He’s a driver.
‫لتحوله إلى اسم مهنة‬ He operates a machine. He’s an operator.
diet verb: to do something to make you lose weight
‫دايِت‬
‫حمية غذائية‬ He wants to lose weight. He’s dieting.
gain verb: to increase weight
‫قَين‬
‫زيادة‬/‫ربح‬/‫كسب‬ He wants to gain weight. He’s eating bigger meals.
few pronoun: 'not many' or 'not enough'(with count nouns)
‫فِيُو‬
‫قليل للمعدود‬ Ali has a few pens. Borrow a pen from him.
little adjective: a small amount (with noncount nouns)
‫لِيتِل‬
‫قليل لغير المعدود‬ I drank a little milk this morning with breakfast.
a lot noun: a large amount or number (with count/noncount)
‫ألُوت‬
‫كثير‬ 1. I ate a lot of rice last night. 2. There are a lot of chairs.
many pronoun / adjective: a large number (with count nouns)
‫َمانِي‬
‫كثير‬ I have many good students in my class.
much a large amount (with non-count nouns)
‫ماتش‬
‫كثير‬ I don’t have much money. I can’t buy a new car.
much adverb: more
‫ماتش‬
‫كثيرا‬ My car is much better than yours.
by preposition: used when giving measurements
‫بَاي‬
)‫ في(للقياس‬/ ‫بواسطة‬ This room is 15 feet long by 12 feet wide.
fat adjective: having too much flesh)‫سمن‬/‫ (لحم‬on your body
‫فَات‬
‫سمين‬ He’s too fat. He needs to lose weight.
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‫ثَيك‬
‫سميك‬ My book is very thick. It has 600 pages.
thin adjective: opposite of thick
‫ثَين‬
‫ ضعيف‬/ ‫نحيف‬ My book is very thin. It has 10 pages.
age noun: how old someone or something is
‫أَيج‬
‫عمر‬ His age is 26. He’s 26 years old.
depth noun: the distance from the top of something to the bottom
‫دَيبث‬
‫عمق‬ The ocean is very deep. Its depth is 5 kilometers.
measure verb: to check the size of something
‫َم َجر‬
‫يقيس‬ He measured the desk. It was 1.5 meters wide.
distance noun: how far
‫ِديستَانس‬
‫مسافة‬ It’s a short distance to Hafer Al Batin. It’s a long distance to Jeddah.
strength noun: how strong a person is
‫إست َرينث‬
‫قوة‬ He can’t lift the table. He doesn’t have enough strength.
‫فار ِذيست‬ farthest adjective, adverb: a superlative)‫ (صيغة مبالغة‬form of “far”
Jim went to Hafer Al Batin. John went to Maajmah.
‫األبعد‬
Ahmed went to Riyadh. Ahmed went the farthest.
furthest adjective, adverb: at the greatest distance from a place or point in time:
‫فور ِذيست‬
‫األبعد‬/‫أبعد مني‬ He sat on the chair furthest from me.
‫فوت‬ foot ‫قدم‬ noun: 30 cm
‫فيت‬ feet ‫أقدام‬ The desk is 4 feet wide.
length noun: the distance from one end of something to the other end
‫لَينث‬
‫طول‬ The pencil is 6 inches long. Its length is 6 inches.
width noun: the distance from one side of something to the other
‫ِويدذ‬
‫العرض‬ The desk is 4 feet wide. Its width is 4 feet.
height noun: how tall a person is
‫هايت‬
‫إرتفاع‬ He is 6 feet tall. His height is 6 feet.
jump verb: to leap)‫(قفز‬
‫وثب‬/‫قفز‬ The man jumped over the chair.
‫جامب‬
noun: the height or distance that a person jumps
‫قفزة‬ He made a very high jump. He jumped over 6 feet.
mile (mi) noun: 1.6 kilometers
‫مايِل‬
‫ميل‬ My car goes 100 miles an hour.
noun: 1,000 meters
kilometer (km)
‫ِكيلو َميتَر‬ It’s 500 kilometers from KKMC to Riyadh.
‫كيلومتر‬
meter (m) noun: 100 centimeters
‫ِميتَر‬
‫متر‬ The room is 6 meters wide.
yard (yd) noun: 3 feet or 90 centimeters
‫يارد‬
‫يارده‬ The football field is 100 yards long.
centimeter (cm) noun: 1/100th of a meter
‫سنتِي ِميتَر‬
َ ‫سنتيمتر‬ 2.5 centimeters equals 1 inch.
scale noun: a device used to weigh something
‫إس َكيل‬
‫ميزان‬ I got on the scale to weigh myself.
weigh verb: to determine the weight
‫َويي‬
‫يوزن‬ I weighed the meat. It weighs 2 kilograms.
weight noun: the amount that a person weighs
‫َويت‬
‫الوزن‬ He weighs 80 kilograms. His weight is 80 kilograms.

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** ‫** تمت الترجمة بإجتهاد شخصي يحتمل الخطأ والصواب‬ ALC Vocabulary

‫النطق‬ ‫الكلمة‬ ‫المعنى والمثال‬

ْ‫أَ ْرمد‬ armed forces noun: Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps)‫(سالح مشاة البحرية‬
ْ ِ‫فُورس‬
‫يس‬ ‫القوات المسلحة‬ The armed forces fight a country’s wars(‫)حروب البالد‬.
assignment noun: a job
‫أسايِ ْن َمي ْنت‬
‫مهمة‬/‫وظيفة‬ His assignment is to study English.
assign verb: to give a job to someone
ْ‫أسايِن‬
َّ
‫تعيين‬ The Lieutenant assigned the private to clean the office.
(be)+ assigned verb: to have a job given to you
‫أسايِ ْند‬
َّ
‫ ُعيِّن‬/‫ يعين‬/ ‫تم تعيين‬ John is assigned to the English school.
enlist verb: to join the military as an enlisted man
ْ ‫إ ْنل‬
‫ِيست‬
‫تجنيد‬ Fawaz enlisted in the army.
promotion noun: an advance in rank
ْ‫برو ُموشِ ن‬
‫ترقية وظيفية‬ He received a promotion from Captain to Major.
promote verb: to give a higher rank to someone
ْ‫ب ُرو ُموت‬
‫ي َُرقِي‬ The General promoted the Captain to Major.
(be)+ promoted verb: to receive a promotion
ْ‫ب ُرو ُموتِد‬
‫تمت ترقية‬/‫ترقى‬ The Captain was promoted to Major.
(be)+ up for verb: to be considered(‫يفكر في‬/‫ )يتطلع‬for something
‫أب فور‬ ‫يتحرى‬/‫يآمل في‬/‫يتطلع‬ The Lt. is up for promotion(‫ )ترقية‬to Captain.
seaman (n) noun: a navy enlisted rank lower than petty officer
‫سِ يمان‬
‫وكيل رقيب بحري‬ The seaman is up for promotion to petty officer.
service noun: Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps
‫ِس‬
ْ ‫سيرف‬
ْ
‫الخدمة‬ John was in the service. He was in the Marine Corps.
serve verb: to work for
‫يرف‬
ْ ِ‫س‬
‫يخدم‬ Military personnel serve their country.
station verb: to assign a soldier to a base
‫إس َتيشن‬
ْ
‫توجيه لمكان العمل‬ The army stationed Badr at KKMC.
(be)+ stationed verb: to receive an assignment to a base
‫إس َتيشند‬
ْ
‫يكلف للعمل‬ After he leaves KKMC, he will be stationed in Riyadh.
duty noun: a job or assignment
‫د ُيوتِي‬ The pilot’s duty is to fly helicopters.
‫عمل‬/‫مهمة‬
training noun: education in military duties
‫ت َِرينِ ْنق‬
‫تدريب‬ He received training in weapons at KKMC.
train verb: to teach, to instruct
ْ‫َت َرين‬ The Sergeant trained the private)‫ (الجندي‬as a mechanic.
)‫ (قطار‬.‫يُعلِم‬/‫ُي َدرب‬
advanced adjective.: at a higher level
ْ‫أدْ فا ْن ْسد‬
‫عالي‬/‫متقدم‬ After basic training, he will receive advanced training.
basic adjective: at the lowest level
ْ‫َبيسِ ك‬
‫أساسِ ي‬ After you join the army you must go to basic training.
enlisted adjective: not an officer rank
ْ ‫إ ْنل‬
ْ‫ِيستِد‬
‫أفراد‬/‫جنود‬ The Sergeant is an enlisted man, not an officer.
private noun: lowest rank in the army or marine corps
ْ‫برا ْيفِت‬
َ
‫جندي‬ When I joined the army, I became a private.
recruit noun: a recruit is someone who just joined the army
‫ِري ُكروت‬
‫جندي جديد‬/‫مجند‬ The recruits will begin basic training tomorrow.
retirement noun: the time when you stop working
‫ِري َت َي ْر َمي ْنت‬
‫التقاعد‬ His retirement will be after 20 years.
retired adjective: no longer working
‫ِري َت َي ْرد‬
‫متقاعد‬ After twenty years, he retired from the military.
chance noun: an opportunity
ْ ‫شا ْن‬
‫س‬ َ ‫ت‬
‫فرصة‬ If he scores 80 on his ECL, he has a chance to study at the DLI in Texas.
opportunity noun: a chance
‫أ َب ْر ُتونِيتِي‬
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ْ ‫مارينْ ُك‬
‫ور‬ ِ ‫سالح مشاة البحرية‬ The Marine Corps is one of the armed forces.
insignia noun: a badge of rank
‫إ ْنسِ ْقنِيا‬
‫شارة الرتبة‬ The insignia of a Captain in Saudi Arabia is three stars.
commander (n) noun: an officer in the Navy; same as Lt. Colonel
‫ُكو َما ْن َد ْر‬
‫مقدم بحري‬ A navy commander has a higher rank than an army major.
captain (n) noun: an officer in the Navy (O-6); same as colonel
‫كا ْب َتين‬
‫ ربان‬/‫قبطان‬ In the navy, a captain commands a ship.
lieutenant noun: a navy officer rank; same as army captain
‫لُو َتانِ ْنت‬
‫نقيب بحري‬/‫ مالزم‬The lieutenant commanded(‫بسيطر‬/‫يهيمن‬/‫ )يقود‬the company(‫سرية‬/‫)فرقة مشاة‬.
ensign (n) noun: lowest officer rank in the navy
ْ‫إ ْنسِ ين‬
‫مالزم بحري‬ A navy ensign is the same rank as an army Lt.
petty officer (n) noun: a navy enlisted rank; same as sergeant in army
‫أوفيس ْر‬
َ ‫بيتي‬ ‫رقيب بحري‬ John is a petty officer.
seaman (n) noun: a navy enlisted rank lower than petty officer
‫سِ يمان‬
‫ وكيل رقيب بحري‬The seaman is up for promotion to petty officer.
corporal noun: army or marine corps. enlisted man; lower than Sgt.
‫ورال‬ ْ ‫ُك‬
َ ‫ور ُب‬
‫عريف‬ The corporal works for the sergeant(‫)رقيب‬.
personnel noun: the people who work at a place
‫س َنال‬
ُ ‫ير‬
ْ ‫َب‬
‫الموظفين‬ There are thousands of military personnel at the air force academy.
destroy verb: to damage something very badly, so that it can no longer be used or repaired
‫وي‬
ْ ‫ِيست ُر‬
ْ ‫د‬
‫يدمر‬/‫يهدم‬ A fire destroyed the building.

ْ ‫ِيس‬ destruction noun: the act or process of destroying something

ْ‫تراكشِ ن‬ ْ ‫د‬
‫خراب‬/‫دمار‬/‫إبادة‬/‫ هدم‬The fire caused a lot of destruction to the farm.
valley noun: a low area of land; opposite of mountain
‫فالِي‬
‫الوادي‬ There are many farms in the valley.
farm noun: a place where farmers grow food
‫فارم‬
ْ
‫مزرعة‬ My friend has a wheat farm.
farmer noun: a person who grows food
‫فار َم ْر‬
ْ
‫مزارع‬ John is a farmer. He grows wheat and corn.
rancher noun: a person who raises(‫ )يُ َربِّي‬cattle
َ ‫را ْن‬
‫شر‬ ‫صاحب المزرعه‬ John is a rancher. He has many cattle on his ranch.
‫مربي الماشية‬
plant noun: something that grows in the dirt
‫بال ْنت‬
‫نبته‬/‫غرسه‬ I have many beautiful plants in my garden.
plant verb: to put seeds(‫حبوب‬/‫ )بذور‬in the ground to make something grow
‫بال ْنت‬
‫يزرع‬/‫يغرس‬ The farmer planted wheat and corn.
raise verb: to grow
‫ييس‬
ْ ‫َر‬
‫يزرع‬/‫ي َُربِّي‬ The farmer raised wheat and corn.
harvest noun: the food farmers collect and sell in the fall(‫)يبيع في الخريف‬
ْ‫هارف ِْست‬
ْ In the autumn(‫)فصل الخريف‬, the farmers gather the harvest.
‫حصاد‬
harvest verb: to collect crops(‫الزرع‬/‫ )المحاصيل‬after they grow
‫هارفِ ْست‬
ْ The farmers harvested the wheat)‫ (القمح‬in the fall(‫)الخريف‬.
‫يجني‬/‫يحصد‬
crop noun: the things the farmer has planted
‫كروب‬
‫محصول زراعي‬ The farmer has a wheat crop and a corn crop.
silo noun: a place to keep grain)‫ ( َح ّب‬after the harvest
‫سا ْيلُو‬
‫صومعة‬ The silo is full of wheat.
wheat noun: grain used to make bread
ْ‫ِويت‬
‫قمح‬ That farmer grows a lot of wheat.
raspberry noun: a fruit like a strawberry(‫ )فراوله‬that grows on a bush(‫)شجيرة‬
‫يري‬
ِ ‫راس َب‬
ْ
‫فاكهة تشبه التوت‬ He likes to eat raspberries on his ice cream.
take care of The farmer(‫ )المزارع‬takes care of his farm.
‫َتيك َكير أوف‬
‫يعتني بـ‬ The father takes care of his family.
blossom noun: a flower on a tree or plant
‫بلُوسِ ْم‬
‫زهرة‬ There are many blossoms on my apple tree.
bloom verb: if a plant blooms, its flowers open
‫بلُوم‬
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‫بلُوسِ ْم‬
‫تزهر‬ The fruit trees blossom in the spring.
in (full) bloom like a flower that is completely opened up
‫إن فُلْ بلوم‬ The rose)‫ (الوردة‬is in full bloom.
‫تفتح كامل‬/‫إزهار كامل‬
ْ‫َميك‬ make‫يصنع‬/‫يجعل‬ verb: to create
ْ‫مَيد‬ made‫صنع‬/‫جعل‬ He ate too much food and it made him sick.
a little adverb: slightly)‫قليال‬/‫ (بعض الشيء‬or to a small degree
‫أل َيتِ ْل‬
‫القليل‬ The student was a little late this morning.
a lot noun: a large amount, quantity, or number of something
ْ‫ألُوت‬
‫كثيرا‬/‫كثير‬ I don't have a lot of money.
much adverb: a lot
‫َم ْتش‬
‫كثير‬ I like going to Riyadh very much.
extremely adverb: more than very
‫إكست ِِري َملِي‬
ْ
‫جدا‬ John was 2 minutes late. Jim was 1 hour late. Jim was extremely late.
rather adverb: a little or fairly(‫)بعض الشيء‬
‫َر َاذ ْر‬ ‫قليال‬/‫الى حد ما‬ It’s rather hot in here. Take off your coat.
around adverb: Turn around and look behind you.
‫أر ٌاو ْند‬
َ
‫حول‬ preposition: The family sat around the table and ate dinner.
because of Conjunction: used when you are giving the reason for something
‫ِبي ُكوز أوف‬
‫بسبب‬ He was late to work because of the heavy traffic.
bridge noun: a road that goes over water
‫بريدْ ْج‬
َ When we get to)‫ (نصل إلى‬the river we will go across the bridge.
‫جسر‬
probably adverb: used to say that something is likely to happen / be true
‫ُبرو َب ْبلِي‬ John has a test tomorrow. He’s probably studying now.
‫ ربما‬/ ‫محتمل‬
when adverb: at or during the time that something happens
ْ‫ِون‬
‫متى‬/‫عندما‬ That was the day when he broke his arm.
where adverb: used to talk about a particular place
‫ير‬
ْ ‫َو‬
‫حيثما‬/‫حيث‬/‫أين‬ That was the restaurant where he ate lunch.
cabin noun: a small house made of wood
ْ‫كابن‬
ِ ‫كوخ‬ He lives in a cabin by the lake.
barn noun: a large farm building for keeping crops or animals in
‫بارن‬
ْ ‫حضيرة‬/‫اسطبل‬ The cows are in the barn right now.
‫مخزن للمحاصيل الزراعية‬
cattle noun: group of male and female cows
‫َكا ُت ْل‬
‫ماشية‬ He owns a lot of cattle.
cow noun: a female
‫كاو‬
ْ
‫بقرة‬ The cow gives a lot of milk.
bull noun: a male cow
ْ‫ُبول‬ ‫ثور‬ The bull is grazing in the field.
‫كاف‬
ْ calf‫عجل‬ noun: a baby cow
‫كا ْف ْز‬ calves ‫العجول‬ The cow gave birth to a calf.
horse noun: a large animal that people ride and use for pulling(‫سحْ ب‬ َ /‫ )جر‬things
‫ُورس‬
ْ ‫ه‬
‫حصان‬ Cowboys ride horses.
ْ ‫قر‬ graze verb: to eat grass
‫يز‬ َ
‫يأكل العشب‬/ ‫يرعى‬ The camels grazed in the field.
dirt noun: soil, earth
‫َيرت‬
ْ ‫د‬
‫تراب‬ If you put the seeds in the dirt, they will grow.
forest noun: a place with many trees
ِ ُ‫ف‬
ْ‫ور ْست‬
‫غابة‬ They went for a walk in the forest.
location noun: a place
ْ‫لو َكيشِ ن‬
‫موقع‬ The location of the Faisaleah is in Riyadh.
locate verb: to find
‫لو َكيت‬
‫يحدد‬ He located Riyadh on the map.
picnic noun: an outdoor party with lots of food
ْ‫ِب ْكنِك‬ I’m taking my family for a picnic in the park.
‫الفسحة‬/‫النزهة‬
reflection noun: an image that is reflected in a mirror or a similar surface
ْ‫ِري ْفال ْكشِ ن‬
‫إنعكاس‬ I can see my reflection in the mirror.

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ْ‫ِري ْفال ْكت‬
‫يعكس‬ A mirror reflects your face.
believe in verb: to think that something is true
‫ِيف إن‬
ْ ‫بي ل‬
‫يظن‬/‫يعتقد‬ I believe in studying for book quizzes.
come verb: opposite of to go
‫َك ْم‬
‫يأتي‬ My friend will come to visit me tonight.
continue verb: to keep on doing something
‫ُك ْنتِ ْنيو‬
‫يستمر‬/‫استمر‬ I asked him to come on time, but he continues to come late.
on and on not stopping
‫أون آ ْند أون‬ My friend wouldn’t stop talking about his vacation. He went on and on about it.
‫مرارا وتكرارا‬
drop by verb: to visit
‫دروب باي‬ .. ‫يقوم بزيارة‬/‫يمر على‬ My friend dropped by to talk to me last night.
drop over verb: to visit; to drop by
‫دروب أوفر‬ .. ‫يقوم بزيارة‬/‫يمرعلى‬ My friend dropped over to talk to me.
go over verb: to visit; drop by; go over
‫قو أوفر‬ .. ‫ يقوم بزيارة‬/‫يمرعلى‬ I went over to John’s house last night to talk to him.
‫فور ُورد‬
ْ ‫لوك‬ look forward to verb: to expect something good to happen
‫تو‬ ‫أتشوق إلى‬/‫ أتطلع إلى‬I look forward to graduating from school.
must verb: used to say that it is necessary for something to happen or not happen
‫َم ْست‬ John’s late to class today. He must have car problems.
‫يجب‬
all pronoun: everything
‫أ ُ ْول‬ I don’t have anything more to say. The commander said it all.
‫الكل‬
beside preposition: next to
ْ‫ايد‬
ِ ‫يس‬
َ ‫ِب‬
‫بجانب‬ John is standing beside his wife.

ْ ‫اي‬ besides adverb, preposition: in addition to

‫دز‬ِ ‫س‬َ ‫ِبي‬
‫باإلضافة إلى‬ Besides John, three students were late to class.
comfortable adjective: feeling physically relaxed
‫كمفور َت ُب ْل‬
ْ This chair is comfortable because it’s so soft.
‫مريح‬
comfortably adverb:
‫كمفور َت ُبلِي‬
ْ
‫بشكل مريح‬/‫ بإرتياح‬I can’t sleep comfortably in this bed because it’s so hard.
‫أون‬ uncomfortable adjective: not feeling physically relaxed
ْ‫كمفور َت ُبل‬
ْ ‫غير مريح‬ This chair is uncomfortable. It’s too hard.
‫أون‬ uncomfortably adverb:
‫كمفور َت ُبلِي‬
ْ ‫بشكل غير مريح‬ I sleep very uncomfortably in this bed. It’s too hard.
verb: to have enough money to buy something
afford
ْ ُ‫أف‬
‫ورد‬ I can afford to buy the car. I have enough money.
‫ القدرة على الشراء‬The car costs SR30,000 but I only have SR20,000. I can’t afford to buy this car.
rich adjective: having a lot of money
‫ِري ْتش‬ John has SR50,000,000. He’s very rich.
‫غني‬
poor adjective: having little money
‫ُبور‬ John is rich)‫(غني‬, but Bill is very poor.
‫فقير‬
broke adjective: having no money
ْ‫ب ُروك‬ I can’t buy anything today. I’m broke.
‫مفلس‬
poorly adverb: badly
‫ُبورلِي‬
‫سيئة‬ This car was poorly made. It always breaks down.
song noun: words that are sung, usually to music
‫سو ْنق‬ Celine Dionne sang)‫ (غنى‬a song on TV last night.
‫أغنية‬
‫سي ْنق‬
َ sing‫يغني‬ verb: to use words in time to music
‫سا ْنق‬ sang ‫غنى‬ Madonna sang a new song on the radio last night.
volume noun: loudness)‫(إزعاج‬
‫فُو ْل ُي ْم‬
‫الصوت‬ The volume on the radio is too high.
turn down verb: to make the sound quieter)‫ (أكثر هدوءا‬on a radio, TV, or stereo
‫تيرن داون‬ The radio is too loud)‫صاخب‬/‫(عال‬. Please turn it down.
‫تخفيض الصوت‬
turn up verb: to make the sound louder)‫صاخب‬/‫(عال‬.; to find something that was lost
‫تيرن أب‬
ْ ‫رفع الصوت‬ I can’t hear the radio. Please turn it up.
‫يظ َه َر‬ I found the money that I lost. It turned up under my desk.
pretty .)‫ (جميلة‬adverb: very
‫بِ ِريتِي‬
‫جدا‬ That music is pretty loud. You should turn it down.
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ْ‫سو ْفت‬
softly‫بهدوء‬ The music is very soft. I can’t hear it.
‫سو ْفتلِي‬ ‫بصوت منخفض‬ She speaks very softly. I can’t hear her.
ْ ‫أ ْندَ ْرن‬ underneath preposition: below; under
‫ِيث‬
‫ أسفل‬/ ‫تحت‬ My English book is underneath my math book.
adjective, adverb: to feel good about someone or something done
ْ‫برُود‬ proud‫فخور‬
I am very proud of my son. He scored 100 on his test.
‫برُودْ لِي‬ proudly‫بفخر‬ John is walking very proudly. He just got a promotion to Colonel.
scared adjective: afraid
ْ ‫إس َك‬
‫يرد‬ ْ ‫ مذعور‬،‫ خواف‬،‫خائف‬ When I had the accident I was very scared.
couple noun: two or a few
ْ‫َك ُبل‬ ‫اثنان‬/‫زوجان‬ I have a couple of cars. One is mine. The other is my wife’s.
birth noun: produces a baby
‫ير ْث‬
ْ ‫َب‬ The birth of my son was last year. He’s one year old.
‫والدة‬
)be( born verb: come out of a mother's body or out of an egg
‫ورن‬
ْ ‫ُب‬
‫وُ ِل َد‬ My baby was born yesterday. He is one day old.
born verb: to begin life as a baby
‫بورن‬
ْ My son was born yesterday. He’s one day old.
‫وُ ِل َد‬
birthday noun: the date on which you were born)‫(مولود‬
ْ ‫ير ْث َد‬
‫اي‬ ْ ‫َب‬ ‫يوم الميالد‬/‫عيد الميالد‬ My birthday is on December 15th.
gift noun: present
ْ‫َقي ْفت‬
‫هدية‬ I gave my wife a gift when we got married.
present noun: gift
ْ‫َب َر ِز ْنت‬
‫هدية‬ I gave my wife a present when we got married.
wrap verb: to put colored paper around a gift)‫(هدية‬
‫راب‬
‫يغلف‬ Jane wrapped the gift before she gave it to her husband.
candle noun: a wax)‫ (شمع‬stick)‫ (عصا‬that you light with a match
ْ‫كا ْن ِدل‬ ‫شمعة‬ I put one candle on my son’s birthday cake. He’s one year old.
light (lit) verb: to set on fire
ْ‫ اليِت‬/ ) ْ‫(لِت‬ Father is going to light the fire. Then we’ll cook dinner.
‫يشعل‬/ ‫يوقد‬
blow out verb: to put out a flame(‫ )لهب‬with your breath
‫بلو ُأوت‬ He lit(‫ )أشعل‬his cigarette with the match(‫ )عود كبريت‬and then he blew it out.
‫يطفأ بالنفخ‬
blowout noun: a hole in your tire which makes it flat
ْ‫بلُو ُأوت‬
‫انفجار الكفر‬ I was driving 200 km per hour and my tire had a blowout.
microscope noun: a device used to see things that are very small
‫وس ُكوب‬
ْ ‫مايِ ْك ُر‬ The doctor used a microscope to look at the blood)‫ (الدم‬sample.
‫مجهر‬
turn noun: a chance to do something
ْ ‫َت‬
‫يرن‬ Let’s take turns answering questions. Mohammed’s turn is first.
‫د َْور‬
to take turns example: I have 9 questions and 9 students. If we take turns each student can
‫ير ْنز‬
ْ ‫تو َتيك َت‬
‫تناوب بالدور‬ answer 1 question.
from now on beginning at this time
ْ‫ناو اُون‬
ْ ‫فروم‬ I’m going to come to class on time from now on.
‫من االن فصاعدا‬
attempt to verb: to try (to)
‫أتِي ْمبتْ تو‬ I didn’t attempt to do the math problem. It was too difficult.
‫محاولة لـ‬
ought to verb: should
‫أُوتْ تو‬
‫يجب ان‬ I ought to go to work today, but I feel too tired.
promise noun: to give your word to someone that you will do something
‫ِس‬
ْ ‫بروم‬ I promised my wife I wouldn’t be late, so I must be on time.
‫وعد‬
promise verb: to say you will do something
‫ِس‬
ْ ‫ب ُروم‬
‫ يوعد‬/‫أوعدك‬ I promised the teacher I would study for the test.
put aside verb: to save (money)
ْ‫ايد‬
ِ ‫س‬َ ‫ُبتْ أ‬ Every month I put aside some of my salary)‫ (الراتب‬for my vacation.
‫إدَ خ ِْر مال‬/‫ضع جانبا‬
noun: a written statement telling what you did or what you saw
report
The General wanted a report on my trip to the Air Force base.
‫ورت‬
ْ ‫ِري ُب‬ ‫تقرير‬ verb: to tell someone about something
‫تقديم تقرير‬/‫إبالغ‬ The teacher must report the attendance to the commander.
just as when; at the same time
‫َج ْست أز‬ The bell rang)‫ (رن‬just as the student walked into the class.
‫بنفس الوقت‬
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smell
There was a bad smell in the kitchen. My wife burned the dinner.
ْ‫إس َميل‬
ْ ‫رائحة‬ verb: to notice)‫ (مالحظة‬or recognize)‫تمييز‬/‫ (التعرف على‬an odor)‫(رائحة‬.
‫يشم رائحة‬ My wife is cooking chicken. I can smell it cooking in the oven.
taste noun: a feeling in your mouth when you eat something; a small
‫الطعم‬/‫المذاق‬ The chicken had a good taste. It was delicious.
ْ ‫َت‬
ْ‫يست‬ I had a taste of the chicken. It was delicious.
‫تذوق‬ verb: to eat or drink a small amount of something, to find out)‫ (اكتشاف‬what it
is like. I tasted my wife’s chicken and it was delicious)‫(لذيذ‬.
board‫الصعود الى‬ verb: to get on a bus, a plane, a boat, or a train
ْ‫ورد‬
ْ ‫ُب‬ ،‫الباص‬،‫ركوب الطائرة‬ The passengers boarded the plane and it took off.
passenger noun: a person who travels in a car, taxi, or other form of transport
‫باسِ ْن َج ْر‬
‫مسافر‬/‫راكب‬ There were 300 passengers on the airplane when it took off.
fare noun: a fee or charge for transportation
ْ ‫َف‬
‫ير‬
‫ثمن تذكرة‬/‫أجرة‬ The plane fare to New York is very expensive.
noun: a trip to show things to tourists)‫(سائح‬
tour
My group took a tour of Washington D.C. to see the White House.
ْ ‫ُت‬
‫ور‬ ‫جولة سياحية‬ verb: to travel around a place to go sightseeing)‫(معالم المدينة‬
‫ تجول‬/ ‫سافر‬ I toured Saudi Arabia last year and saw many beautiful places.
tourist noun: a person who travels to another country to see the sights)‫(مشاهد‬
ِ ‫ُت‬
‫ور ْست‬
‫سائح‬ Many tourists come to Jeddah every year to see the ocean.
abroad adverb: in or to a foreign country)‫(بلد أجنبي‬
ْ‫أبْرود‬
‫خارج البالد‬ Ahmed went abroad for 4 years to study in England.
foreign adjective: from a different country
ِ ُ‫ف‬
ْ‫ورن‬
‫غريب‬/‫خارجي‬/‫أجنبي‬ There are some foreign teachers working in Saudi Arabia.
cancel verb: to call off)‫ (إلغاء‬an appointment)‫ (موعد‬or a plan
‫كا ْنسِ ْل‬
‫شطب‬/‫إلغاء‬ I cancelled my vacation because I had too much work to do.
group noun: several people together
‫قروب‬
‫مجموعة‬ I traveled to London with a group of people.
accident noun: by chance; something you weren’t planning
ْ‫آكسِ ِد ْنت‬
‫صدفة‬/‫حادث‬ I broke the coffee cup by accident. I dropped it.
accidental adjective: by chance; not on purpose
ْ‫ْآكسِ دَ ا ْن َتل‬ ‫غير مقصود‬/‫صدفه‬ I had an accidental meeting with John. I wasn’t looking for him.
accidentally adverb: by chance; not on purpose
‫ْآكسِ دَ ا ْنتيلِي‬ ‫من غير قصد‬ I hit him accidentally. I didn’t try to hit him.
‫مصادفة‬
by chance by accident; something you weren’t planning
ْ ‫شا ْن‬
‫س‬ َ ‫باي ت‬
‫مصادفة‬ I passed the test by chance. They only asked questions that I knew.
lottery noun: a contest)‫ (مسابقة‬to win money by guessing)‫ (التخمين‬numbers
‫ال َت ِري‬
‫اليانصيب‬ New York State has a lottery every week. The winner gets a lot of money.
chance noun: an opportunity
‫شا ْنس‬
َ ‫ت‬
‫فرصة‬ I have a chance to win the lottery if I buy a ticket.
take a chance to take a risk; to see if you have luck
ْ ‫شا ْن‬
‫س‬ َ ‫َتيك آت‬ I’m going to take a chance that I will win the lottery)‫(اليانصيب‬.
‫خذ فرصة‬
luck noun: good things that happen by chance
ْ‫الك‬
‫حظ‬ I had a lot of luck today. I won the prize.
adjective: has good things happen to him
‫الكِي‬ lucky
Today Jim got a promotion)‫(ترقية وظيفية‬, he won the lottery, and he received a salary
‫سعيد الحظ‬ increase. He’s very lucky.
ْ ‫سون‬ ْ as soon as at the time when something else is completed
‫أز‬ ُ ‫أز‬ I’m going to work as soon as)‫ (عندما‬I finish eating breakfast.
‫ حالما‬/ ‫في أقرب وقت‬
better adjective: comparative)‫ (مقارنة‬form of good
‫َب َت ْر‬
‫أفضل‬ John is a good football player, but Ali is a better player.
adjective: superlative)‫ (صيغة التفضيل‬form of good
best
ْ‫يست‬
ْ ‫َب‬ John is a good player. Tom is a better player than John.
‫األفضل‬ Ali is the best player of all.
worse adjective: comparative form of bad
‫س‬
ْ ‫ور‬
ْ ‫ُو‬
‫أسوأ‬ Tom is a bad football player but Ali is worse than Tom.

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ْ‫ور ْست‬
ِ ‫ُو‬ ‫األسواء‬ Tom is bad, Ali is worse, but John is the worst player.
preposition: not working or being used
off
‫أوف‬
ْ The electric power was out yesterday and my refrigerator was off for 5 hours.
‫إيقاف‬ I told my son to turn the TV off and do his homework.
on preposition: working or being used
ْ‫أُن‬
‫فوق‬/‫على‬/‫تشغيل‬ When I come home I turn my TV on.
rough adjective: difficult and unpleasant
‫وف‬
ْ ‫ُر‬
‫قاسي‬/‫خشن‬/‫عصيب‬ I had some rough times when I had no money.
ْ ِ‫س‬ smooth adjective: opposite of rough
‫موث‬
‫ناعم‬ Glass is smooth. Wood is rough.
smoothly adverb: happening or continuing without problems
‫سِ مو ْثلِي‬
‫بسالسة‬ The book quiz went smoothly. All the students scored 90.
ْ ‫ِر ْف َري‬ refreshment noun: drinks or small snacks
‫ش ِم ْنت‬
‫مرطبات‬ After the meeting, they served refreshments. I had a Pepsi.

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 Book 15
Abdullah Alqarni
** ‫** تمت الترجمة بإجتهاد شخصي يحتمل الخطأ والصواب‬ ALC Vocabulary

‫النطق‬ ‫الكلمة‬ ‫المعنى والمثال‬

enter verb: to join
ْ‫إ ْن َتر‬
‫ينضم‬/‫يدخل‬ Ahmed entered the army two years ago.
join verb: to enter the military
ْ‫ُوين‬
ِ ‫ج‬ ‫ينضم‬/‫يدخل‬ Ahmed joined the army after finishing high school.
cadet noun: someone training to be an officer)‫(ضابط‬
ْ ‫ُك‬
‫دَيت‬
‫طالب في كلية عسكرية‬ After graduation the cadets will become officers.
dorm noun: a room where a group of soldiers sleep
‫دورْ ْم‬
‫السكن‬ There are fifty soldiers who live in that dorm.
attend verb: go to
‫أ ِّت ْن ْد‬
‫يحضر‬ The student attends class every day.
complain verb: to say something bad about
ْ‫ُكمْبلَين‬
‫تشكى‬/‫إحتج‬/‫تذمر‬ The sergeant complained about the food.
crawl verb: to move forward while lying on)‫ (يستلقي‬your stomach
‫كرُو ْل‬ The soldiers crawled under the wire)‫(األسالك‬.
‫يزحف‬
drill noun: a military exercise done by a group of soldiers
‫تدريب عسكري‬ The soldiers are doing drills on the parade ground)‫(ساحة العرض‬.
‫د َِري ْل‬ ‫يتدرب‬ verb: to practice military maneuvers)‫(مناورات‬
‫تأتي أيضا بمعنى‬ The soldiers have a marching)‫ (المشاة العسكرية‬drill every day.
)‫نحت‬/‫حفر‬/‫(ثقب‬
‫دري ْل‬
َ drill instructor noun: a person in charge of)‫ (مسؤول عن‬basic training for recruits)‫(المجندين‬
ْ‫تر ْك َتر‬
َ ْ‫إ ِنس‬ ‫مدرب عسكري‬ Sergeant Jones is my drill instructor. I must obey)‫امتثال‬/‫ (إنصياع‬him.
instruct verb: to teach
ْ‫ترا ْك َتر‬
َ ْ‫إ ِنس‬
‫يعلم‬/‫يدرب‬ The sergeant instructs the men how to use a weapon.
training noun: someone in charge of advanced training)‫(تدريب متقدم‬
‫تري ِن ْنق‬ َ CWO)‫ (رئيس رقباء‬Ahmed is an English training instructor.
instructor (ti)
ْ‫إ ِنسْ َت َرا ْك َتر‬
‫مدرب تدريب‬
trainee noun: someone who is in training
‫ترينِي‬
َ
‫متدرب‬ The basic trainees will soon graduate and go to advance training.
fall in verb: to get together as a military group for an officer or NCO
‫فال إن‬
‫يتراصف‬/‫يصطف‬ Every morning the men fall in at 0700 hours.
noun: a soldier in charge of)‫ (مسؤول عن‬protecting a base or station
guard
The trainees are sometimes guards at the main gate.
‫قارْ د‬ ‫حارس‬ verb: to protect; to keep safe
‫يحرس‬ John guards the gate. He’s a gate guard)‫(حارس بوابة‬.
sweat noun: moisture)‫رطوبة‬/‫ (بلل‬on the body caused by heat
ْ ‫إسو‬ The soldier had sweat on his forehead)‫(جبين‬.
‫ات‬ َ ‫عرق‬ verb:to perspire)‫عرق‬/‫;(تعرق‬to have moisture)‫رطوبة‬/‫ (بلل‬on your body from heat
‫يتعرق‬ The soldiers sweat in the hot sun every day.
yell verb: to talk very loudly)‫(بصوت عالي‬
‫َي ْل‬ The sergeant yelled at the trainees)‫(في المتدربين‬.
‫يصرخ‬
march verb: to walk in rhythm)‫انتظام‬/‫ (اتزان‬with a group of soldiers
ْ‫َمارْ ْتش‬
‫يسير‬/‫يمشي‬ The soldiers marched to the barracks after the drill.
iron noun: a device used to remove wrinkles from clothes
‫ِآيرْ ن‬ ‫مكوى مالبس‬ My uniform looks bad because the iron burned it.
verb: to take wrinkles)‫ (التجاعيد‬out of clothes using a device
‫كوي المالبس‬ The sergeant ironed his uniform before going to work.
broom noun: something used to sweep floors
‫برُوم‬
‫مقشة‬/‫مكنسة‬ The soldier used a broom to sweep the floor.
ْ‫سِ ِويب‬ sweep‫يكنس‬ verb: to clean a floor by collecting)‫ (تجميع‬the dirt)‫القذارة‬/‫ (التراب‬in one place
‫سِ ِويبْت‬ swept ‫كنس‬ Before mopping the floor, the soldier sweeps it.
noun: a device used for wet cleaning a floor
mop
The private used a mop and a broom to clean the floor.
ْ‫مُوب‬ ‫ممسحة‬ verb: to clean the floor with water
‫تنظيف بالماء‬/‫تمسيح‬ The soldiers sweep)‫ (كنس‬and mop the floor every evening.
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polish
The soldiers used brass)‫ (نحاس‬polish to shine the doorknobs.
ْ‫بُولِيش‬ ‫مادة ملمعة‬ verb: to make something shine)‫ساطع‬/‫(لماع‬
‫يلمع‬ The soldiers polish the doorknobs in the barracks.
scrub ‫تنظيف بالفرشة‬ verb: to clean something with a brush)‫(فرشاة‬
‫إسْ ْكرُوب‬
‫يدعك‬/‫يفرك‬ In the kitchen, the soldier scrubs the pots and pans.
tough adjective: difficult
ْ‫َتاف‬
‫خشن‬/‫قاسي‬ Basic training is very tough. The math quiz was very tough.
everything pronoun: all
‫إ ْف ِري َثي ْنق‬
‫كل شىء‬ My wife has everything she needs to cook dinner.
area noun: region)‫إقليم‬/‫(منطقة‬
‫آرْ َيا‬
‫منطقة‬ Hafer Al Batin is in the northern area of Saudi Arabia.
ْ‫َبا ِت ْل د ِِرس‬ battle dress uniform noun: a work uniform for military personnel
‫يُو ِنيفورْ م‬ ‫لبس المعركة الموحد‬ Students at KKMC wear BDUs to class.
briefing noun: a meeting to give information to military personnel
‫بِ ِريفِ ْن ْق‬ The commander gave the officers a briefing about their assignments)‫المهام‬/‫(الواجبات‬.
‫إيجاز‬
‫فاي ِْر ْنق‬ firing range noun: a place where soldiers practice using weapons
‫َري ْنج‬ ‫ميدان الرماية‬ The soldiers took their weapons to the firing range.
ْ ‫إ ِنسْ َت‬ instruction noun: information that tells you how to do or use something
ْ‫راكشِ ن‬
‫تعليمات‬ The recruits are receiving instruction in weapons.
‫ِيز َك ْل‬
ِ ‫ف‬ physical training noun: physical exercises used to get in shape
‫َتري ِن ْنق‬ ‫تدريب جسدي‬ The soldiers have PT every morning.
ceremony noun: an official ritual)‫ (الطقوس الرسمية‬to celebrate or remember something
‫َسيرْ مُونِي‬
‫مراسم‬ My wedding ceremony was very beautiful.
reception noun: a party for a visitor or an important person
ْ‫يس ْبشِ ن‬
َ ‫ِر‬ After the meeting, there was a reception)‫ (حفل استقبال‬for the general.
‫إستقبال‬
celebration noun: a party
ْ‫َس ِلب َْريشِ ن‬ There was a celebration for the graduates at the Officer’s Club.
‫حفل‬
celebrate verb: to have a party; to express)‫ (للتعبيرعن‬happiness)‫ (السعادة‬about something
ْ ‫َس ِلب َْر‬
‫يت‬
‫يحتفل‬ The students celebrated to Saudi football victory)‫فوز‬/‫(انتصار‬.
luncheon noun: a party at lunchtime for a group of people
ْ‫ال ْنشِ ن‬
‫غداء‬ The officers had a luncheon after the meeting.
wedding noun: a ceremony to get married
‫َو ِد ْنق‬
‫حفل زواج‬ Sue and I are married. Our wedding was in June.
honeymoon noun: a vacation for a man and woman who just married
‫َهنِي مُون‬
‫شهر العسل‬ My wife and I went on a honeymoon to France.
noun: a party where food is cooked outside
barbecue
There’s a barbecue at John’s house tonight.
‫بارْ ِب ْكيو‬ ‫الشواء‬ verb: to cook outside
‫يشوي‬ John is going to barbecue the chicken.
slice verb: to cut into pieces with a knife
ْ‫ساليس‬
ِ ‫يقطع الى شرائح‬ John sliced the cake and gave me a piece.
guest noun: someone who is invited or comes to your house
ْ ْ‫قاس‬
‫ت‬
‫ زائر‬/‫ضيف‬ My friend from Jeddah is coming to visit me. He will be my guest for one week.
company noun: guests)‫ (ضيوف‬or visitors)‫(زائرين‬
‫ُك ْم َبنِي‬
‫ضيوف‬/‫زوار‬ I have company at the house. My parents are visiting.
drop in verb: to visit for a short time
ْ‫د ُروبْ إن‬
‫زار على عجل‬ My friend dropped in to visit me tonight.

ْ ُ‫هاف ق‬ have got verb: to have

‫وت‬
‫تملك‬/‫عندك‬ Have you got my pen? Yes, I have it.
have over verb: to invite)‫يدعو‬ ( to your house for a visit
ْ‫هاف أو َفر‬ I’m having some friends over tonight for dinner)‫(لتناول العشاء‬.
‫استضافة شخص‬
ْ
‫هول ْد‬ hold ‫يعقد‬ verb: to host)‫ ;(استضافة‬to arrange)‫(ترتيب لقاء‬
‫ه ِْيلد‬ held ‫عقد‬ We’re holding a party at our house on Wednesday.
invitation noun: a request to attend a party or event
ْ‫إ ْن ِف َتيشِ ن‬ I received an invitation to the Colonel’s party today.
‫رسالة دعوة‬
invite verb: to ask someone to come to a party)‫ (حفل‬or an event)‫( َحدَث‬
ْ ‫إ ْن َف ِاي‬
‫ت‬
‫يعزم‬/‫يطلب‬/‫يدعو‬ I invited my brother to come to my house for dinner.
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‫كلوب‬
‫نادي‬/‫جمعية‬ I joined a stamp collecting club last week.
postpone verb: to put off)‫ (تأجيل‬until a later time
ْ‫بوسْ ْتبُون‬
‫ يؤخر‬/ ‫يؤجل‬ I had a meeting today but I postponed it until tomorrow.
rain check noun: a promise to do something at a later time
ْ‫َرينْ شِ يك‬ ‫تذكرة تأجيل الموعد‬/‫وعد‬ I cancelled my appointment with the Lt. and I gave him a rain check for tomorrow.
‫لوقت الحق‬
ْ‫َميس‬ miss verb: to feel bad because someone is not around
‫يفتقد‬ My wife is visiting her father for a week. I miss her.
will verb: future helping verb
‫ِو ْل‬
‫سوف‬ I will do my homework tonight.
would verb: used to express about a past repeated action
ْ ُ‫و‬
‫ود‬
‫كنت‬ When I was young, I would walk to school every day.
would verb: used to answer a polite request with would
ْ ُ‫و‬
‫ود‬
‫أريد‬/‫؟‬.. ‫ترغب‬/‫تريد‬ Would you like some tea? Yes, I would.
ْ‫هَي ْلب يور‬ help yourself verb: to take some food without being served
‫سَي ْلف‬ ‫اخدم نفسك بنفسك‬ Nobody was at the table so John helped himself to some food.
adjective: frightened)‫متخوف‬/‫ (مذعور‬because you think that you may get hurt
afraid
‫أ ْف َر ْيد‬ or that something bad may happen
‫ مرتعب‬/ ‫خائف‬
The man had a gun. I was afraid he might shoot me.
afterwards adverb: at a later time
‫آ ْف َتر وُ ورْ دز‬
‫بعد ذلك‬ We ate dinner in the dining room and afterwards we watched TV.
ْ as conjunction: when; as something is happening
‫آز‬ As I answered the phone, he knocked)‫ (طرق‬on the door.
‫عندما‬
before adverb: at an earlier time
ْ‫بيفُور‬
‫سابقا‬/ ‫قبل‬ I know Ali. I met him before, when I was in Riyadh.
fresh adjective: not old; just picked)‫إلتقط‬/‫(فقط أختار‬
ْ‫ف ِِرش‬
‫طازج‬ The milk was fresh. I just bought it at the store.
stale adjective: not fresh
‫إسْ َتي ْل‬ This bread is stale. It’s two weeks old.
‫ غير طازج‬/ ‫قديم‬
inside adverb: within a building or place
‫إ ْن َس ِاي ْد‬
‫في الداخل‬ John is not in the yard. He went inside to get warm.

ْ ُ‫أو‬ outside adverb: not in a building

‫ت َس ِاي ْد‬ John’s not in the house. He went outside to exercise.
‫في الخارج‬
anywhere pronoun: an unknown place or location; in/at any location
ْ‫أنِي َوير‬ I can’t find my wallet anywhere.
‫في أى مكان‬
nowhere pronoun: not any place
ْ‫نو َوير‬ There’s nowhere as good as home.
‫ال مكان‬
somewhere pronoun: in/at some place
ْ‫َس ْم َوير‬ John isn’t working today. He went somewhere with his wife.
‫في مكان ما‬
noun: the date when something happened
anniversary
ِ ْ‫أنِي َفير‬
‫سري‬
‫ذكرى سنوية‬
I got married on Jan. 1st. Every year my wedding
anniversary will be on January 1st.
drink noun: something to drink
‫دري ْنك‬
َ
‫مشروب‬ John wants a drink. Bring him a Pepsi.
wine noun: an alcoholic drink made from grapes)‫(عنب‬
ْ‫واين‬
ِ ‫نبيذ‬ He likes to drink red wine from the Bordeaux, France region with dinner.
beer noun: a drink with alcohol
ْ‫ِبير‬
‫شراب بالكحول‬/‫جعة‬ He drank a beer and ate a hot dog.
catsup noun: same as ketchup
ْ‫كا ْت َسب‬
‫صلصه الطماطم‬
ketchup noun: a cold red sauce made from tomatoes that you put on food
ْ‫كا ْت َشب‬
‫كاتشب‬ I bought a bottle of ketchup at the commissary today.
ْ ‫َميو َن‬ mayonnaise noun: a white sauce that you put on meat sandwiches
‫يز‬
‫مايونيز‬ I want a beef sandwich with salt and mayonnaise.
mustard noun: a yellow sauce that you put on hot dogs or hamburgers
‫ماسْ َترد‬
‫خردل‬ I want a hot dog with mustard on it.

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‫يز‬
‫جبن‬ I like cheese on my hamburger.
ْ ‫شو ْكل‬
ُ ‫ْت‬ chocolate noun: a flavor used to make candy, cakes, desserts, etc.
‫ِت‬
‫شوكوالتة‬ I had chocolate cake for dessert.
pickles noun: cucumbers)‫ (خيار‬that have been preserved)‫ (محفوظ‬in vinegar)‫ (خل‬or salt water
ْ‫ِب ُكلس‬ At McDonald’s, they put pickles on your hamburger.
‫مخلالت‬
potato salad noun: a salad made from potatoes
ْ ‫ُب َتي ُتو َس‬
‫االد‬
‫سلطة بطاطس‬ I ate chicken and potato salad last night.
roll noun: a type of bread
‫رول‬
‫رغيف خبز مستطيل‬ He put butter on his roll before he ate it.
sauce noun: a liquid used on food to make it taste better
ْ‫صُوص‬ I put tomato sauce on my spaghetti)‫(معكرونة‬
‫صلصة‬
steak noun: a piece of meat, usually beef
ْ‫إسْ َتيك‬
‫شريحة لحم‬ I ate a steak for dinner last night.
strawberry noun: a fruit
‫يري‬ ْ ْ‫إس‬
ِ ‫تراو َب‬ ‫فراولة‬ I ate some strawberries and ice cream for dessert.
holiday noun: a day when you don’t have to work
ْ‫هولِدَ اي‬
‫عطلة‬/‫اجازة‬ The Eid holidays are at the end of Ramadan.
application noun: a form)‫ (إستماره‬requesting something
ْ‫آ ْبلِي َكيشِ ن‬
‫نموذج‬ I filled out an application for a visa at the embassy.
apply verb: to fill out a form)‫النموذج‬/‫ (تعبئة االستمارة‬to request something
ْ‫أبْالي‬
‫تقديم طلب‬ I applied for a visa to go to England.
visa noun: a document permitting)‫إذن‬/‫ (سماح‬entry to a country
‫ِيسأ‬
َ ‫ف‬
‫تأشيرة‬ You can only come to Saudi Arabia is you have a visa.
ْ ‫ُكو ْن ِت َن ْن‬ continent noun: a large body of land
‫ت‬
‫قارة‬ Asia, Africa, and Australia are continents.
antarctica noun: continent found at the South Pole
‫أ ْن َتار ْك ِت َكا‬
‫القارة القطبية الجنوبية‬ Antarctica is the coldest continent.
asia noun: a continent
‫أيجا‬
َ
‫آسيا‬ China is in Asia.
africa noun: a continent
‫أ ْف ِر َكا‬
‫أفريقيا‬ Egypt is in Africa.
australia noun: a continent
‫آسْ ُت َرليا‬ Sydney is the capital)‫ (العاصمة‬of Australia, the only island continent.
‫أستراليا‬
europe noun: a continent
ْ‫يُورُوب‬
‫أوروبا‬ Germany and France are in Europe.
‫ث‬ْ ‫او‬ ِ ‫َس‬ south america noun: a continent
‫ِير َكا‬
ِ ‫أم‬ ‫امريكا الجنوبية‬ Brazil is in South America.
‫ث‬ ْ ْ‫ُنور‬ north america noun: a continent
‫ِير َكا‬
ِ ‫أم‬ ‫أمريكا الشمالية‬ The U.S. is in North America.
earn verb: to deserve)‫ ;(يستحق‬to receive for work
ْ‫إيرْ ن‬ Ahmed worked very hard. He earned his vacation)‫(إجازه‬.
‫ يستحق‬/ ‫يكسب‬
ْ‫ِليف‬ leave ‫يترك‬ verb: to not take something with you
‫لَي ْفت‬ left ‫ترك‬ I always leave my keys on the table at night.
notice verb: to be aware of)‫ ;(أن تكون على بينة من‬to see or hear
ْ‫نو َتس‬ John is in school today.I noticed his car in the parking lot)‫(ساحة النتظار السيارات‬.
‫ يالحظ‬/ ‫إنت َبه‬
order noun: something you are told to do
ْ‫أورْ دَر‬ The Lieutenant gave the private)‫عسكري‬/‫ (جندي‬an order to clean the barracks.
‫ أمر‬/ ‫طلب‬
order verb: to tell someone to do something
ْ‫أورْ دَر‬
‫يأمر‬/‫يطلب‬ The Colonel ordered the soldier to clean his office.
around adverb: near in time
‫أراوُ ْند‬
َ
‫حول‬ John dropped over around 5a.m. It was exactly 4:58, I think.
require verb: to need; to have to)‫(يجب‬
ْ ‫ِر‬
ْ‫يك َوا َير‬
‫يحتاج‬ All people require food to live. The students require pencils for the Book quiz.
overseas pronoun: in a place on a different continent far away
ْ ِ‫أوفر س‬
‫يز‬ ‫ما وراء البحار‬ Ahmed isn’t here. He’s overseas studying in America.

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‫فُو ُتو‬
‫صورة فوتوغرافية‬ I took a photo of my son with his mother.
photograph noun: a photo
ْ‫فُو ُتو ْق َراف‬
‫صورة فوتوغرافية‬ I took a photograph of my son with his mother.
photograph verb: to take a picture of
ْ‫فو ُتو ْق َراف‬
‫يصور فوتوغرافي‬ I photographed my children yesterday.
‫واز‬ was ‫كنت‬/‫كان‬ verb: intended to)‫تنوي‬/‫ ;(تقصد أن‬meant to)‫ ;(يعني أن‬wanted to)‫(أراد أن‬
‫َوير‬ were ‫كنا‬/‫كانوا‬ I was going to go to the beach, but it rained.
‫قُ ِو ْنق تو‬ going to ‫الذهاب إلى‬
ْ‫اليف‬ ِ life ‫حياة‬ noun: the time that a person lives
ْ‫الي ْفز‬
ِ lives ‫حياة‬ My life began on the day I was born.
ْ َ‫د‬ death noun: the end of life
‫اث‬
‫الوفاة‬/‫الموت‬ The man died in a car accident. His death was at 1:00a.m.
alive adjective: not dead
ْ‫أاليف‬
ِ ‫على قيد الحياة‬ There was a bus accident. Two passengers were dead and five were alive.
die verb: to stop living
ْ‫دَ اي‬
‫يموت‬ The man died in a car accident.
dead adjective: not alive
ْ
‫دَيد‬
‫ميت‬ My grandfather is dead. He died in a car accident.
else adverb: in addition (to something) ; besides)‫( (باإلضافة إلى‬something)
ْ‫ْإلس‬
‫ أيضا‬/ ‫آخر‬ I have a sandwich in my bag and something else, too.
in addition to phrase: besides
‫إن أدِشِ نْ تو‬ In addition to English, I’m also studying math.
‫باإلضافة إلى‬
usual adjective: normal; ordinary)‫(عادي‬
‫يُوجْ َوال‬ We’ll follow our usual schedule today.
‫اعتيادي‬/‫مألوف‬/‫معتاد‬
unusual adjective: different; not normal
‫أنْ يُوجْ َوا ْل‬ That’s a very unusual tree. It’s leaves are blue.
‫غير عادي‬
unusually adverb: extremely)‫ ;(جدا‬very
‫أنْ يُوجْ َوالِي‬ It’s unusually hot today for a winter month.
‫على غير العادة‬
certificate noun: an official document)‫ (وثيقة رسمية‬that states a fact about someone
ْ ‫سِ رْ ِت ِفك‬
‫ِت‬
‫شهادة‬ A birth certificate tells the day you were born.

ْ ‫دَ ا ْك ُي ِم ْن‬ document noun: an official form

‫ت‬
‫وثيقة‬ A passport is an official document.
history noun: the study of the past
‫ِهسْ ُت ِري‬
‫التاريخ‬ King Abdulaziz was the first king in Saudi Arabian history.
museum noun: a place to see old things
‫ِمي ُِز َيم‬
‫متحف‬ The military museum has old weapons that I can look at.
ْ‫َس ِاينْ إن‬ sign in ‫تسجيل الدخول‬ verb: to write your name and the time when you arrive or leave
‫َس ِاينْ أوُ ت‬ sign out ‫تسجيل خروج‬ The teacher signed in to work at 06:45.
reason noun: a fact that explains why something happens or why someone does something
ْ‫يزن‬
ِ ‫ِر‬ The reason I’m wearing a coat is because I’m cold.
‫السبب‬
ride noun: a trip on a form of transportation
‫َر ِاي ْد‬ I took a ride in my brother’s car yesterday.
‫نزهة‬/‫ركوب‬
while noun: a short time
‫وا َي ْل‬
‫مدة قصيرة‬/‫برهة‬/‫فترة‬ The colonel will see you in a little while.
appear verb: to look (like)
ْ‫ِأبير‬ The sergeant appears tired. He keeps)‫ (استمر‬falling asleep)‫(غطة النوم‬.
‫ يظهر عليه‬/‫يبدو‬
seem verb: to appear; to look (like)
‫سِ ي ْم‬
‫ يظهرعليه‬/ ‫يبدو‬ The sergeant seems tired. He keeps falling asleep.

ْ ‫ُك َو ِاي‬ quiet down verb: to stop talking; to stop talking loudly
ْ‫ت دَ اوُ ن‬
‫يخفض صوته‬ The boys are too loud. Ask them to quiet down.
ْ calm down verb: to relax; to stop being angry
ْ‫كالم َداوُ ن‬
‫يهدأ‬ Sue was angry before, but she calmed down.
clinic noun: a place to receive medical care; you don’t sleep there
ْ‫كلَي ِنك‬
‫عيادة‬ I went to the clinic today to visit my doctor.
care noun: help from a doctor or nurse
ْ‫َكير‬ My father is very sick. He’s getting good care from his doctor.
‫ عناية‬/ ‫رعاية‬
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‫َر ُكورْ ْد‬ I had a heart operation last year. It’s in my medical record.
‫السجل الطبي‬
ill adjective: sick
‫إي ْل‬ The student is absent today. He’s ill.
‫مريض‬
examine verb: to look at closely to see if you are sick
ْ‫إ ْق َزا ِمن‬
‫يفحص‬ The doctor examined me because I felt sick.
ْ ‫ت ِِري ْت ِم ْن‬ treatment noun: medicine or surgery from a doctor
‫ت‬
‫معالجة‬ I was sick last week, but I received treatment from my doctor.

ْ ‫ت ِِر‬ treat verb: to help a sick person with medicine

‫يت‬
‫يعالج‬ The doctor treated me for my injury.
blood noun: red liquid inside your body
‫بال ْد‬
‫الدم‬ I cut myself and lost a lot of blood.
‫بل ِْيد‬ bleed ‫ينزف‬ verb: to lose blood from your body
‫بلَ ْيد‬ bled ‫نزف‬ John was bleeding from a cut on his hand.
blood pressure noun: the speed of blood traveling in your body
ْ‫بري َشر‬
َ ‫بالد‬ The patient)‫ (المريض‬has extremely high blood pressure.
‫ضغط الدم‬
ْ ‫ب‬ pulse noun: the rate at which your heart beats)‫نبضات القلب‬/‫(دقات‬
ْ‫ُولس‬
‫نبض‬ His pulse is 70 beats per minute.
physical adjective: having to do with the body
‫ِيز َك ْل‬
ِ ‫ف‬ The doctor gave me a physical examination)‫كشف طبي‬/‫(فحص‬.
‫ بدني‬- ‫جسدي‬
injury noun: a hurt
‫إ ْن ِج ِري‬
‫ جرح‬/ ‫اصابة‬ Mohammed had an injury yesterday. He broke his leg.
injure verb: to hurt
ْ‫إ ْن َجر‬
‫ يؤذي‬/ ‫يجرح‬ Ahmed injured his foot in a football game.
‫اليْ دَاوُ ن‬ lie down verb: to rest horizontally
‫يستلقي‬ When I am sick, I lie down in bed.
lay down
ْ‫لَيْ دَاوُ ن‬
‫استلقي‬
lain down
ْ‫لَينْ دَاوُ ن‬ ‫مستلقي‬
bed rest noun: staying in bed to help you feel better
‫َب ْيد َريسْ ت‬
‫راحة على السرير‬ The doctor told Ahmed to take aspirin and get bed rest.
operation noun:a procedure)‫إجراء‬/‫طريقة‬/‫ (اسلوب‬to cut a person open to make them better
ْ‫أب َُريشِ ن‬ My father had a heart operation. He’s better now.
‫عملية‬
operate verb: to cut someone open to fix an injury or sickness)‫(مرض‬
ْ ‫أ ُب َُر‬
‫يت‬
‫يجري عملية جراحية‬ The doctor operated on my stomach.
wipe verb: to clean with a wet cloth
ْ‫َو ِايب‬ The nurse wiped my arm before she gave me the shot)‫(حقنة‬.
‫ ينظف‬/ ‫يمسح‬
shot noun: receiving medicine through a needle)‫(إبرة‬
‫شات‬
‫حقنة‬ The nurse gave me a shot for the flu.
dizzy adjective: unable to balance yourself
‫د ِِزي‬ Turning)‫الدوران‬/‫ (اإللتفاف‬around very fast makes me dizzy.
‫مصاب بدوار‬
allergy noun: a condition that makes you sensitive to something
‫ألِيرْ ِجي‬
‫الحساسية‬ He has an allergy. Cats make him sneeze.
allergic adjective: sensitive to something
ْ‫ألَيرْ َجيك‬ I’m allergic to cats. They make me sneeze.
‫شديد الحساسية‬/‫حساس‬
still adjective: not moving; quiet
‫إسْ َتي ْل‬
‫بال حركة‬/‫ثابت‬/ Keep your arm still while the nurse gives the shot.
swollen adjective: bigger than usual because of an injury
‫إسْ وُ لِن‬ He broke his hand and now it’s very swollen.
‫متورم‬
aspirin noun: medicine in a tablet form)‫كبسوالت‬/‫(على شكل أقراص‬
ْ‫أسْ ِب ِرن‬
‫األسبرين‬ If you have a headache, take an aspirin.
prescribe verb: to say what medicine a sick person should take
ْ‫ِب ِرسْ ْك َر ِايب‬
‫يوصف العالج‬ My doctor prescribed penicillin for my sickness.
pharmacy noun: a place where you get drugs or medicine
‫فارْ مِسِ ي‬
‫الصيدلية‬ After I saw the doctor, I went to the pharmacy for my medicine.
prescription noun: a paper from the doctor to get medicine
ْ‫ِب ِرسْ ْك َريبشِ ن‬
‫وصفة طبية‬ I have a prescription for some drugs for my sickness.

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ْ‫مِيدِي َكيشِ ن‬ I have to take medication for my illness)‫(مرض‬.
‫أدوية‬
ْ ‫د َر‬ drug noun: medicine
‫اق‬ There’s a new drug that helps people with cancer)‫(السرطان‬.
‫ دواء‬/ ‫عالج‬
pill noun: tablet; medicine that you can eat
‫ِبي ْل‬
‫ قرص‬/ ‫حبة دواء‬ I took an aspirin pill for my headache.
ْ ‫تا ْبل‬ tablet noun: medicine that you eat; a pill
‫ِت‬
‫قرص الدواء‬ I took an aspirin tablet for my headache.
flu noun: a sickness
‫فلُو‬
‫أنفلونزا‬ Ahmed is absent. He has the flu.
laboratory noun: a place where medical tests are performed
ِ ‫البُرْ ُت‬
‫وري‬
‫مختبر‬ They sent my blood to the laboratory to be checked.
muscle noun: a part of your body
‫مَسِ ْل‬ I pulled)‫ (شد‬a muscle in my leg yesterday.
‫عضلة‬
sick call noun: a time to go to see the doctor
‫سِ كْ ُكو ْل‬
‫زيارة المرضى‬ Sick call is every day at 0900 hours.
mirror noun: something you can see yourself in
ْ‫مِيرُور‬ I always look in the mirror when I shave)‫(حالقة‬.
‫مرآة‬
pronoun: used to emphasize)‫ (التأكيد على‬that you are talking about a
herself
‫ِهرْ َس ْيلف‬ particular woman or girl
‫نفسها‬
My wife drove herself to work.
himself pronoun:used to emphasize that you are talking about a particular man or boy
‫ِه ْم َس ْيلف‬
‫نفسه‬ My father cooked a meal for himself.
itself pronoun: the reflexive)‫ (ضمير انعكاسي‬form of “it”
‫إت َس ْيلف‬
ْ
)‫نفسها(لغير العاقل‬/‫نفسه‬ The dog injured itself when it ran into the tree.
myself pronoun: used to emphasize ’I’
‫َمايْ َسي ْلف‬ I can’t go to school today. I hurt myself yesterday.
‫نفسي‬
themselves pronoun: used to emphasize a plural subject or object of a sentence
‫ِذ ْم سِ ْيلف‬
‫أنفسهم‬ They bought themselves a new car.
yourself pronoun: the reflexive form of “you”
‫يُورْ َس ْيلف‬
‫نفسك‬ Someone told me that you bought yourself a car.
yourselves pronoun: alone or without help from anyone else
‫يُورْ َس ْيلفز‬
‫أنفسكم‬ Did you drive yourself to work today.
ourselves pronoun: used to emphasize the word “we”
‫َأورْ َسيل ْفز‬
‫أنفسنا‬ My wife and I bought ourselves a new car.

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** ‫** تمت الترجمة بإجتهاد شخصي يحتمل الخطأ والصواب‬ ALC Vocabulary

‫النطق‬ ‫الكلمة‬ ‫المعنى والمثال‬

avoid verb: to keep away from
ِ ُ‫أف‬
‫وي ْد‬
‫يتجنب‬ If you want to lose weight, you should avoid ice cream and cake.
verb: to miss)‫(تجنب‬, to not go
skip
ْ‫إسْ َكيب‬ to not do something that you usually do or that you should do
‫ لم يذهب‬/‫يتخطى‬ The student skipped English class today.
check out verb: to take a book out of the library
‫تِشِ كْ آوت‬
‫يأخذ للخارج‬ I want to check out a copy of the new book from the library.
ْ ‫َك‬ cut down verb: to reduce the amount
‫ت دَ اون‬
‫يقلل من‬ I want to cut down my smoking.
ْ ِّ‫ُكو‬ quit verb: to stop doing something
‫ت‬
‫يوقف‬ He quit talking when the Colonel entered the room.
had better verb: should, ought to)‫(يجب ان‬
ْ‫هاد َبي َتر‬
ْ
‫ ينبغي‬/ ‫يجب ان‬ You had better stop smoking if you want to be healthy.

ْ ‫هاف َق‬ have got to verb: must

‫ات تو‬ I’ve got to see the colonel today.
‫يجب ان اذهب الى‬
ْ ‫ج‬ jog verb: to run slowly for exercise
‫ُوق‬
‫يجري ببطئ‬ The soldiers jogged to work.
‫َتيك بارْ ت‬ take part in verb: to participate)‫(يشارك‬
‫إن‬ ‫يشارك في‬ The sergeant took part in the English drill.
try out verb: to test something to see if it’s good
‫ترايْ أوت‬
َ
ْ‫يجرِّ ب‬ Try out the new bicycle before you buy it.
gradual adjective: slow, little by little
‫قرا ِج َول‬
َ
‫تدريجي‬ A gradual weight loss program is best.
gradually adverb: little by little
‫قرا ِج َولي‬
َ
‫تدريجيا‬ My ECL score is gradually improving.
little by little adverb: gradually)‫(تدريجيا‬, one step at a time
‫لِيتِ ْل باي لِيتِ ْل‬ ‫خطوة بخطوة‬/‫شيئا فشيئا‬ He’s going to stop smoking little by little.
activity noun: something requiring physical exercise
‫آ ْك ِت ِفتِي‬
‫فعالية‬/‫نشاط‬ There will be many activities today. We will run, jump, walk, and play tennis.
activities
‫آ ْك ِت ِفتِيز‬
‫أنشطة‬
active adjective: does a lot of things
ْ‫آ ْك ِتف‬ I’m very active. I jog, swim, play tennis, and lift weights.
‫نشيط‬
noun: force; power
energy
‫أ َنرْ ِجي‬ the power and ability to be very active without becoming tired
‫طاقة‬ I have a lot of energy today. I want to run two miles instead of one mile.
noun: level)‫ (مستوى‬of ability to do a lot of activities;
fitness
ْ‫ِف ْت ِنيس‬ physical conditioning)‫(تكييف البدني‬
‫اللياقه البدنيه‬ KKMC has a good fitness program for the soldiers.
ْ ‫ف‬ fit adjective: healthy, in good physical condition
‫ِيت‬ The men are fit. They’re ready for the long run.
‫الئق بدنيا‬
noun: material used to do something specific
ْ ‫ْإك ِو ْب َمي ْن‬ equipment tennis equipment = racket, ball, tennis shoes
‫ت‬
‫معدات‬ football equipment = ball, football shoes
cooking equipment = stove, pan, pot, oven
weights noun: equipment for exercising
ْ‫َوي ْتس‬ He’s getting stronger ever since he began lifting weights).‫(رفع األوزان‬.
‫األثقال‬
ْ ‫َه ْيل‬ health noun: physical condition)‫(الحالة الجسدية‬
‫ث‬ He exercises and eats right. He’s in great health.
‫الصحة‬
convenient adjective: near, easy to get to
‫ُكو ْنفِي ِن َي ْنت‬ The grocery store is very convenient. It’s across the street.
‫في المتناول‬/‫سهل‬/‫قريب‬
doubtful adjective: uncertain)‫(غير مؤكد‬, unsure)‫(غير متأكد‬
‫دَ اوُ ْتفُ ْل‬ ‫غير مضمون‬/‫مشكوك فيه‬ He didn’t study. It’s doubtful he’ll pass the test.

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ْ‫أوبن‬
ِ The supermarket is open now. Let’s go shopping.
‫مفتوح‬
ْ ُ‫ُكل‬ closed adjective: not open for business
‫وز ْد‬
‫مغلق‬ The restaurant is closed on Fridays.
doubtful adjective: uncertain)‫(غير مؤكد‬, unsure)‫(غير متأكد‬
‫دَ اوُ ْتفُ ْل‬ ‫غير مضمون‬/‫مشكوك فيه‬ He didn’t study. It’s doubtful he’ll pass the test.
introduces be + adjective)‫ (الصفة‬/ noun)‫ (االسم‬+ infinitive phrase)‫(العبارة الالنهائية‬
ْ it
‫إت‬ It’s bad to eat too much candy.
‫إنه‬ It’s good exercise to run to work every day.
necessary adjective: something that is required to be done or have to make another
‫َنيسِ َس ِري‬ ‫ضروري‬ situation)‫وضع‬/‫حالة‬/‫ (موقف‬possible
To get a good score it is necessary to study.
unnecessary adjective: not required
‫أنْ َنيسِ َس ِري‬ It’s unnecessary for you to wear your uniform to prayer)‫(الصالة‬.
‫غير ضروري‬
ْ ‫َك ْمب‬ compulsory adjective: mandatory)‫(إلزامي‬, required)‫(مطلوب‬
‫ُولسِ ِري‬
‫إلزامي‬ Passing the ECL is compulsory for all English students.
possible adjective: can be done
‫بوسِ ُب ْل‬ It’s possible to get 100 on the ECL if you study.
‫ممكن‬
possibly adverb: capable)‫ (قادر على‬of happening
‫بوسِ ْبلِي‬
‫من المحتمل‬/‫ربما‬ I may possibly pass the next ECL.
impossible adjective: can’t be done
‫إمْ بُوسِ ُب ْل‬ Men can’t fly. It’s impossible.
‫مستحيل‬/‫غير ممكن‬
proper adjective: correct
‫ب ُر َبر‬
‫مالئم‬/‫ مناسب‬/‫صحيح‬ The proper way to lose weight is to exercise.
properly adverb: correctly
‫ب ُر َبرْ لِي‬ If you take care of yourself properly you won’t get sick.
‫بالشكل الصحيح‬
regularly adverb: every day, every month, every year
‫ِريقُلَرْ لِي‬ Exercise regularly and you’ll be in good physical condition.
‫بشكل منتظم‬
take up verb: to begin doing something regularly)‫(بانتظام‬
‫َتيكْ أب‬
‫يلتزم بفعل‬/‫ يفعل بانتظام‬I’m going to take up football next month.
swimming pool noun: a man-made place for swimming
‫س ُِويمِ ْنق بُول‬ They’re building a new swimming pool for the men.
‫بركة السباحة‬
lap noun: one time back and forth)‫ (ذهابا وإيابا‬in a swimming pool
‫الب‬
‫لفه‬ For exercise I swim ten laps every day.
sleep noun: period when you are not awake)‫(مستيقض‬
ْ‫سِ لِيب‬
‫النوم‬ You look tired. You should get more sleep.
nap noun: a short period of sleep
‫قيلولة‬ If you’re tired in the afternoon, you should take a nap.
ْ‫َناب‬
verb: to sleep for a short time; usually during the day
‫يأخذ قيلولة‬ John napped until 2 o’clock.
ْ ‫ِر‬ relaxation noun: rest)‫(راحة‬
ْ‫يالكسَيشِ ن‬
‫إستجمام‬/‫استرخاء‬ You work too hard. Get some relaxation.
suggestion noun: advice, helpful tip)‫(نصيحة مفيدة‬
ْ‫َس َجيسْ تِشِ ن‬ May))‫ (هل (للطلب المؤدب‬I make a suggestion? Study a little harder.
‫اقتراح‬
noun: a tradition)‫(عرف\تقليد‬, something done over a long period of time by a
custom
‫َكسْ َت ْم‬ group of people
‫عرف \ عادة‬ Saluting is a military custom.
behavior noun: things that we do
ْ‫يهي ْفيُر‬
ِ ‫ِب‬ ‫السلوك\التصرف‬ His behavior is bad. He drinks, smokes, and lies.
behave verb: to act in a certain way
ْ‫ِبي َهيف‬
‫يتصرف‬ He behaved badly. He used bad language.
honor noun: a military courtesy given to very important people
The general was given the honor of inspecting)‫ (تفتيش‬the troops)‫(القوات‬.
ْ‫أُو َنر‬ ‫إحترام‬
verb: to show respect for
‫يحترم‬ They honored)‫يحترم‬/‫ (يقدر‬the general with a salute)‫(التحية‬.
honorable adjective: deserving of respect)‫(تستحق االحترام‬, honest)‫(أمين\صادق‬, loyal
‫أُو ْن َر ُب ْل‬
‫م َشرِّ ف‬ The army wants its officers to be honorable.
loyalty noun: willingness)‫ (استعداد‬to always obey
‫لُو َي ْلتِي‬
‫ والء\وفاء\اخالص‬We can depend on Lt. Ali. He has a lot of loyalty.
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loyal
‫لُو َي ْل‬ The sergeant is loyal to his commanding officer)‫(ضابط قيادي‬.
‫مخلص\مطيع\وفي‬ He will follow him anywhere.
respect verb: to show courtesy)‫ (مجاملة\مالطفة‬to
ْ ‫ِرسْ َب ْك‬
‫ت‬
‫يحترم‬ The soldier respects the Lieutenant. He salutes him. He calls him sir.
courtesy (-ies) noun: an act of respect . behavior that is polite and shows respect
‫ُكورْ تِسِ ي‬
‫مجاملة\ احترام‬ Saluting)‫ (التحية‬is a military courtesy.
observe verb: to adhere)‫ (يلتزم‬to, to honor
‫أب َْزيرْ ف‬
‫يتقيد \ يلتزم‬ I always observe the no smoking rules.
ْ‫َتيك ْأد َفا ْنتِج‬ take advantage of verb: to use; to put to good use
‫أوف‬ ‫واالستفادة من‬ He took advantage of his free time to study.
against adverb: in violation of)‫(في انتهاك لـ‬
ْ ِ‫أ َقي ْنس‬
‫ت‬
‫ضد‬ Smoking is against hospital regulations)‫(اللوائح‬.
installation noun: a post)‫(مخفر‬, a base
ْ‫إ ِنسْ ِتلَيشِ ن‬
‫مرفق \ منشأة‬ KKMC is a military installation in Saudi Arabia.
salute noun: touching)‫ (مالمسة‬the right hand to the forehead)‫(جبين‬
ْ ُ ‫سل‬
‫وت‬
‫التحية‬ The private gave a salute to the officer.
verb: to give (an honor)
render
ْ‫ِر ْندَ ر‬ to make something or someone be in a particular state or condition
‫يؤدي‬ The soldier rendered a salute to the general.
seniority noun: longer time in service or higher rank
ِ ‫سِ ي ْني‬
‫ُورتِي‬
‫أقدمية‬ The captain has seniority. The other officers are lieutenants.
chain of noun: list of your seniors from lowest to highest ranking
‫ِت َشين أوف‬ When making a request of filing a complaint)‫(تقديم شكوى‬, one must follow the chain
command
‫ُكو َما ْن ْد‬ of command.
‫التسلسل القيادي‬
senior adjective: having a higher rank
ْ‫سِ ي ْن َير‬
‫األكبر \ األعلى‬ Major Abdullah is senior to Lt. Jones.
junior adjective: having a lower rank
ْ‫جو ْنيُور‬
‫األصغر\األحدث\االدنى‬ Lt. Jones is junior to Major Abdullah.
ُ authority noun: power
‫ورتِي‬
ِ ‫أث‬ ‫السلطة\النفوذ\القوة‬ He has the authority to approve your leave.
responsibility noun: duty)‫(المهمة\المسئولية‬
‫ِرسْ بُو ْنسِ ِبيلِتِي‬ It’s an officer’s responsibility to lead)‫ (قيادة‬his men.
‫المسئولية‬
commissioned noun: someone with the rank of 2nd lieutenant or higher
‫ُكومِشِ ْند‬ officer Sergeant Jones is a non-commissioned officer, but Lt. Ali is a commissioned officer.
ْ‫أوف َِسر‬
‫ضابط مكلف‬
ْ ‫أ َسبُّورْ دِين‬ a subordinate noun: someone in a lower rank or position
‫ِت‬
‫مرؤوس‬ Sgt. Jones is a subordinate of Lt. Ali.
general noun: the highest rank in the army
‫َجين َِرال‬
‫فريق أول‬ The general commands the army.

ْ ‫لُو َت ِن ْن‬ lieutenant noun: an American general with three stars

‫ت‬
general
‫َجين َِرال‬
‫رتبة فريق‬
ْ‫يجر‬َ ‫َم‬ major general noun: an American general with two stars
‫َجين َِرال‬ ‫لواء‬
brigadier general noun: an American general with one star
‫ِب ِر َق ِديرْ ِج ْن َرا ْل‬ ‫عميد‬
admiral noun: the highest rank in the navy
‫ْأدمِيرال‬
‫أعلى رتبة بحرية‬ A general commands the army and an admiral commands the navy.
ْ‫فايس‬
ِ vice admiral noun: a high ranking American navy officer with three stars
‫أدميرال‬ ‫نائب االدميرال‬ A vice admiral is the same grade as lieutenant general.
rear admiral noun: a high ranking American navy officer with two stars
َ ‫ِر َيرْ ْأدم‬
‫ِيرال‬
‫رتبة بحرية عالية‬
noun: a reward)‫ (مكافأة‬which must be earned)‫(كسبها‬
privilege
ْ‫ِب ِري ْفلِيج‬ Going to the Officers’ Club is a privilege for soldiers who
‫امتياز \ ميزه‬ are 2nd Lieutenants and higher.
ْ ‫َر ِاي‬ right noun: opposite of privilege; a good thing that is given to everyone
‫ت‬ Leave)‫ (اإلجازة‬is a right given to every soldier in the army.
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ْ‫ِر ْق ُيلَيشِ ن‬
‫الالئحة\التنظيم‬ The regulation says that enlisted men must salute officers.
sense of noun: a belief in something
‫سِ ْنسْ أوف‬ He has a strong sense of honor. He will always be loyal.
something
‫سِ ْمثِي ْن ْق‬
‫التحسس من شيء ما‬
ْ ‫َه‬ hate verb: opposite of love
‫يت‬
‫يكره‬ They are enemies. They hate each other.
dislike verb: opposite of like
ْ‫اليك‬
ِ ْ‫ِدس‬ ‫ ال يعجبني‬/ ‫ال احب‬ I dislike tea but I like Coke.
fight verb: to argue)‫ (يجادل\يناقش‬with words)‫(كلمات\كالم‬
ْ ‫فاي‬
‫ت‬ ِ ‫يقاتل\يخاصم\يجادل‬ The student fought with his teacher about his score.
preference noun: what you like best
ْ‫ِب ِر ْف َر ْنس‬
‫تفضيل‬ In food, my preference is meat.
prefer (to) verb: to like something better than something else
ْ‫ِب ِري َفير‬
‫يفضل‬ He prefers basketball to football.
would rather verb: prefer one thing over another
ْ‫وٌ ْد َر َاذر‬ ‫يفضل شيء على شيء‬ I would rather play basketball than football.
‫آخر‬
stand verb: to endure)‫(يتحمل\يصمد‬, to put up with)‫(تحمل‬
‫إسْ َتا ْن ْد‬ The teacher can’t stand it when the students are late.
‫يتحمل\يصبر‬
close to preposition: near
‫كلوسْ تو‬ ‫قريب من\على مقربة من‬ The snack bar was close to the classroom.
adverb:used to emphasize something that is surprising)‫مدهش‬/‫ (مفاجئ‬or unexpected)‫(غير متوقع‬
even
ْ‫إِي ِفن‬ I’m going to be busy this weekend. I’m going to run, walk, swim,
‫ايضا‬/‫حتى‬ lift weights, jog, play tennis and I might even play football.
either conjunction: one or the other
ْ‫إ َذر‬ I’ll either go to the cinema or to the football match.
‫إمّا \ احد االمرين‬
neither adverb: not one or the other
ْ‫ن َِيذر‬ John doesn’t like music and neither does Jim.
‫وال‬
rather than adverb: instead of
ْ‫َر َذرْ َذان‬ I’ll eat meat rather than fish.
‫بدال من‬
furthermore adverb: also (adding additional information)
‫فورْ َذرْ مور‬ He’s a good student and furthermore he’s a good soldier.
‫عالوة على ذلك‬
comedy noun: a funny movie or play
‫ُكو ِم ِدي‬
‫كوميديا‬ He saw a comedy at the cinema.
drama noun: a serious play, not funny
‫دراما‬ The new drama at the Main Street Theater)‫ (مسرح‬was wonderful.
‫تمثيلية‬
actor noun: a man who acts
ْ‫آ ْك ُتر‬
‫الممثل‬ Jean Claude Van Damme is an actor.
actress noun: a woman who acts
ْ‫ْآك ُت َرس‬
‫ممثلة‬ The actress in that movie is beautiful.

ْ ‫ْآك‬ act verb: to perform in a play or a movie

‫ت‬
‫يمثل‬ Van Damme has acted in many movies.
verb: to act in a movie or play; to sing or dance for entertainment
perform
The singer)‫ (المطرب\المنشد‬performs every night at the club.
‫ِبرْ فُورْ م‬ ‫يؤدي \ يلعب دور‬ verb: to do something necessary
‫ينفذ‬ The Lieutenant performed his duty in battle very well.
performance noun: the work done by an actor
ْ‫ِبرْ فُورْ َم ْنس‬ Arnold performance in The Terminator)‫ (الفاصل‬was good.
‫أداء‬
humor noun: ability to appreciate)‫ (تقدير‬comedy
ْ‫ِهيُو َمر‬
‫فكاهة‬ He has a good sense of humor.
humorous adjective: funny
ْ‫ِهيُوم ُِرس‬ What the sergeant said was very humorous. We laughed)‫(ضحكنا‬.
‫مضحك\فكاهي‬
serious adjective: not funny
ْ‫سِ يرْ َيس‬ It’s a very serious movie. It’s about war)‫(الحرب‬.
‫ِجدّي‬
kind adjective: nice, good
‫كاي ْن ْد‬
ِ ‫لطيف \عطوف‬ That man was very kind. He helped me to fix my car.

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‫واي ْز‬
ِ ْ‫اليك‬
ِ My wife hated the movie and I felt)‫ (شعرت‬likewise.
‫بطريقة مماثلة\بالمثل‬
antique noun: something that is old
ْ‫أ ْن ِتيك‬
‫ تراثي‬/ ‫شيء قديم‬ My favorite antique is my 1945 Mercedes Benz.
modern adjective: new in style or design
‫مُو ِدرْ ن‬ The Apache)‫ (اباتشي‬is a modern helicopter.
‫حديث‬
type noun: style
ْ‫تايب‬
ِ ‫طراز‬/‫نمط‬/‫نوع‬ This type of helicopter is an Apache.
scary adjective: frightening)‫(مخيف‬
ِ ‫إسْ َك‬
‫يري‬
‫مخيف‬ The monster movie was very scary.
adventure noun: excitement)‫ (إثارة‬and danger
ْ‫ْأد ِف ْنت َشر‬ The story about his adventure during the war was interesting)‫(مثير لإلعجاب\مشوق‬.
‫مغامرة‬
concert noun: a performance by a musician)‫ (الموسيقار‬or musicians
‫ُكو ْنسِ رْ ت‬
‫حفلة موسيقية‬ The singer performed at a concert in the Main Street theater.
musical noun: a play with many songs in it
‫ُوز َك ْل‬
ِ ‫ِمي‬ ‫موسيقي‬ I went to see a new musical at the theater last night. The songs were wonderful.
musician noun: a person who plays a musical instrument)‫آلة‬/‫(أداة‬
ْ‫ُوزي َشن‬
ِ ‫ِمي‬ ‫عازف‬ That musician plays the guitar.
ballet noun: a story told to dance and classical music
‫بالِي‬ I saw a ballet last night. The dancers)‫ (الراقصات‬were wonderful.
‫رقصة الباليه‬
opera noun: a play in which all the words are sung
‫أوب َُرا‬
‫لحن األوبرا‬ This song is from the great opera La Boheme.
symphony noun: a group of musicians who play classical music
‫سِ ْن ِفنِي‬
‫سيمفونية‬ I went to see the symphony last night.
rock music noun:music played with electric guitars and drums)‫(طبول‬, usually for young
ْ‫ُوزك‬
ِ ‫َركْ ِمي‬ ‫موسيقى صاخبه‬ people
‫موسيقى الروك‬ Rock music is very loud.
ْ ‫إ ِنسْ ترو َم ْن‬ instrument noun: something that you use to play music
‫ت‬ The musicians have three instruments. A guitar, a violin)‫(كمان‬, and a piano.
‫ آلة‬/ ‫أداة‬
guitar noun: a musical instrument with a long handle and strings)‫(أوتار‬
ْ‫ِق َتار‬
‫قيتار‬ The musician plays an electric guitar.
violin noun: a stringed)‫ (وترية‬musical instrument
ْ‫فا َي ِلن‬
‫آلة الكمان‬ The symphony had many violins
piano noun: a musical instrument that you play with your hands while sitting down
‫ِب َيانو‬
‫بيانو‬ The musician loved his new piano.
drums noun: musical instruments played with sticks
‫درُومْ ْز‬
‫طبول‬ His drums are very loud.
theater noun: a place to watch a movie or play
ْ‫ِف َي َتر‬
‫المسرح‬ The theater is located on Main Street.
stage noun: a place in a theater where actors perform a play
ْ‫إسْ َتيج‬
‫خشبة المسرح‬ The actors were on the stage.
row noun: a group of seats side by side in a theater
‫رُو‬
‫الصف‬ We are sitting in the third row tonight.

ْ ِ‫س‬ seat noun: a place to sit down

‫يت‬ The King took his seat on the throne)‫(عرش‬.
‫مقعد‬
play noun: entertainment on a stage
‫بالي‬
‫تمثيل‬/‫مسرحية‬ I went to see a play at the theater last night.
walk noun: a short trip on foot, opposite of run
ْ‫واك‬ ‫نزهة قصيرة على االقدام‬ After school, we went for a walk in the desert.
ْ ْ‫ْأد َجس‬ adjust verb: to change something so it works better
‫ت‬
‫يعدل‬ He adjusted the brakes so they would work better.
(be) unable to verb: can’t
‫أن أ َيبُل تو‬
‫غير قادر على‬ He is unable to repair the car.
copy noun: something exactly like something else
‫نسخة‬ That’s not really my driver’s license. It’s only a copy.
‫َك ِبي‬ verb: to make something exactly like something else
‫ينسخ‬
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‫ت‬
‫يكتشف‬/‫يعرف‬ He figured out the answer to the math problem.
handle noun: something that you use to open or close something
‫ها ْن ُد ْل‬ He pulled)‫ (سحب‬the door handle and opened the door.
‫مقبض‬
handle verb: to control or direct; to withstand
‫ها ْن ُد ْل‬ ‫يتعامل‬/‫يدير‬ The Lieutenant handled all the new soldiers at the briefing.
‫يعالج‬ The computer couldn’t handle any more data. It broke down.
air conditioner noun: a machine to cool indoor spaces
ْ‫أ َيرْ ُك ْندِشِ َنر‬
‫مكيف هواء‬ It’s hot in here! Turn on the air conditioner.
radiator noun: the part of a car that keeps it cool
ْ‫َري ِد َي ُتر‬
‫المبرد‬/ ‫الرديتر‬ My car broke down when the radiator overheated.
battery noun: something that stores electricity
‫َبا ُت ِري‬ The battery on my car is dead. It won’t start.
‫البطارية‬
replace verb: to change for another part
ْ‫ِر ْبلَيس‬
‫يستبدل‬ The car was out of order. He had to replace the engine.
‫ت أوف‬ ْ ‫َش‬ shut off down verb: to turn off
ْ‫دَ اوُ ن‬ ‫يطفيء‬ The pilot shut down the helicopter. He shut off the light and went to bed.
‫َتيك أبارْ ت‬ take apart verb: to disassemble
‫يفكك‬ I had to take apart the computer to fix it.
ْ ْ‫ُتوك أبار‬ took apart
‫ت‬
‫ف َكك‬
taken apart
‫َتي ِكنْ أبارْ ت‬ ‫مفكوك‬
assemble verb: to put together
‫أ ِّسم ِْب ْل‬
‫يجَّ مع‬ He assembled the engine from the parts he bought.
put together verb: to assemble
ْ‫ُت ُتو َق َذر‬
ْ ‫ب‬
‫يجَّ مع‬ He put the engine together from the parts he brought.
for example phrase: such as
ِ ‫فور إ ْق َز‬
‫امْب ْل‬
‫مثال ذلك‬/‫مثال‬ We teach many subjects here, for example English and Math.
lend a hand verb: to help
‫لِ ْند أها ْن ْد‬
‫ يعاون‬/ ‫يساعد‬ The sergeant will lend you a hand with the work.
ْ ْ‫سْ َمار‬ smart adjective: intelligent
‫ت‬ He’s very smart. He got 100 on the quiz.
‫ذكي‬
ْ ‫إ ْن َتلِ ِج ْن‬ intelligent adjective: smart
‫ت‬ He’s very intelligent. He got 100 on the quiz.
‫ذكي‬
dumb adjective: stupid; opposite of smart
‫ُد ْو ْم‬ He’s very dumb. He doesn’t understand anything.
‫مغفل‬/ ‫غبي‬
ability noun: the power and knowledge to do something
‫ِأبلِتِي‬
‫القدرة‬ He has the ability to get 100 on the ECL.
capable adjective: able to do something
‫َك ِيب ُب ْل‬ He’s capable of getting 100 on the ECL.
‫قادر على‬
incapable adjective: unable to do something
‫إنْ َك ِيب ُب ْل‬
‫غير قادر‬ The mechanic is incapable of fixing the car.
enough adverb: no more is needed
ْ‫إ َنف‬
‫بما فيه الكفاية‬ The room is cool enough. Turn off the air conditioner.
computer noun: an electronic machine
ْ‫ُك ْم ِبيُو َتر‬
‫جهاز الحاسوب‬ He uses the computer to help do his homework.
screen noun: the part of a computer that you look at
ْ‫إسْ ك ِِرين‬ Look at the computer. There’s a message on the screen.
‫شاشة‬
keyboard noun: the part of the computer that you type on
‫كِي بُورْ د‬
‫لوحة المفاتيح‬ It was difficult to type on the small computer because the keyboard was so small.
noun: a machine used to type; it doesn’t have a screen, only a keyboard
typewriter
ْ‫َت ِايب َْري َتر‬ That typewriter is an antique. Nobody uses it anymore. They use a computer
‫آلة كاتبة‬ instead.
data noun: information; information put into a computer
‫دَ ْي َتا‬ The pilot received the weather data from the tower)‫(برج مراقبة المطار‬.
‫البيانات‬
installation noun: the act of putting something in
ْ‫إ ِنسْ ِتلَيشِ ن‬
‫التنصيب‬/‫التركيب‬ The installation of the new engine took 3 hours.
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‫إ ِنسْ ُتو ْل‬ ‫تركيب‬/‫تنصيب‬/‫وضع‬/‫تثبيت‬ The mechanic installed new brakes on my car.
key in verb: to type on a computer
ْ‫كِي إن‬
‫الكتابة بالكمبيوتر‬ He keyed in the data on the computer and printed it out.
printer noun: a machine that makes copies of something on the computer screen
ْ‫ِب ِر ْن َتر‬
‫آلة طابعة‬ Use the printer to make me a copy of that.
print noun: the typed letters on a page
‫النص المطبوع‬ The color of the print in that book is black.
ْ ‫ِب ِر ْن‬
‫ت‬ verb: to make a printed copy of something
‫يطبع‬ He printed a list of the men in the class.
experience noun: practice doing something
ْ‫ْإكسْ ِبيرْ َي ْنس‬
‫خبرة‬/‫تجربة‬ He has 5 years experience playing the drums.
glasses noun: things you wear to help you see
‫قالسِ ْز‬
‫نظارات‬ John only wears glasses when he reads.
puzzle noun: a problem that is difficult to solve
‫َب ِز ْل‬ I don’t know what’s wrong with my car. It’s a puzzle.
‫ حيرة‬/ ‫لغز‬
-ation added to verbs to make nouns
ْ‫آيشِ ن‬ ‫تضاف في آخر الفعل‬ verb = examine noun = examination
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** ‫** تمت الترجمة بإجتهاد شخصي يحتمل الخطأ والصواب‬ ALC Vocabulary

‫النطق‬ ‫الكلمة‬ ‫المعنى والمثال‬

demand noun: a thing that is demanded

‫ مطلب‬/ ‫طلب‬ The teacher’s first demand is that the students do their homework.
‫دِما ْن ْد‬ verb: to order something to be done
‫يطلب‬ I demand you leave the classroom immediately)‫حاال‬/‫(فورا‬.
deny verb: to say you didn’t do something
ْ‫دِي َناي‬
‫ إنكار‬/ ‫ينكر‬ I deny stealing your car. I have a good car.
scream verb: to shout)‫يصيح‬/‫ ;(يصرخ‬to make a loud cry)‫(بكاء بصوت عال‬
‫إسْ ك ِِري ْم‬ The man began to scare)‫يرعب‬/‫ (يخوف‬her and she screamed.
‫يصرخ‬
noun: belief)‫ ;(تصديق‬faith)‫ثقة تامة‬/‫(إيمان‬
trust
ْ ْ‫ترس‬ I have a lot of trust in my colonel. He’s a good officer.
‫ت‬ َ ‫ثقة‬ verb: to believe someone is honest)‫صادق‬/‫(أمين‬
‫يثق‬ Ali is holding my money for me. I trust him very much.
‫ِيب ْن ْد اون‬ ِ ‫د‬ depend on verb: to need; to rely on
ْ‫ِيب ْن ْد أبُن‬
ِ ‫د‬ depend upon The Lieutenant depends on his men to do their jobs.
‫يعتمد على‬
rely on verb: to depend on
‫ِراليْ أون‬
‫يعتمد على‬ The Lieutenant relies on his men to do their jobs.
reliable adjective: dependable; can be trusted
‫ِريال َي ُب ْل‬ He’s very reliable. He never fails.
‫موثوق به‬
adjective: can be relied upon)‫(االعتماد عليه‬
dependable
‫ِد َبي ْندَ ُب ْل‬ Sgt Ahmed is very dependable. He always comes to work on time and he’s the
‫ يعتمدعليه‬/ ‫موثوق به‬ best mechanic on the base.
responsible adjective: can be depended on to do the right thing
‫ِرسْ بُو ْن َس ُب ْل‬ We can trust Smith with the job. He’s a very responsible soldier.
‫ذو مسؤولية‬
irresponsible adjective: can’t be depended on
‫إرسْ بُو ْن َس ُب ْل‬
ِ ‫غير قادر على‬/‫مستهتر‬ Sgt. Jones is irresponsible. He’s always late and he doesn’t do his job well.
‫حمل المسؤولية‬
adjective: kind)‫حنون‬/‫ودي‬/‫ ;(لطيف‬nice; easy to talk to
friendly
‫ف ِِر ْن ِدلِي‬ The soldier was very friendly.
‫ لطيف‬/ ‫ودود‬ He helped me out and we talked for a little)‫ (بعض الوقت‬while.
unfriendly adjective: mean; not nice; rude
‫أ ُ ْنف ِِر ْن ِدلِي‬
‫غير ودي‬ I tried to talk to him, but he was very unfriendly and rude.
generous adjective: is willing)‫يرغب‬/‫ (على استعداد‬to share his money and things
ْ‫ِجي ِنرُس‬ My father is generous. When I didn’t have any money, he gave me some.
‫ سخي‬/ ‫كريم‬
stingy adjective: cheap; not generous
‫إسْ ِت ْن ِجي‬ He’s very stingy. He won’t even give 1 riyal to help the poor.
‫بخيل‬
selfish adjective: greedy)‫طماع‬/‫ ;(جشع‬thinks only of himself
ْ‫سِ ْل ِفش‬ That man is very selfish. He won’t share his food and we’re hungry.
‫أناني‬
unselfish adjective: generous
ْ‫أ ُ ْنسِ ْل ِفش‬ He’s very unselfish. He gives a lot of money to the poor)‫(فقير‬.
‫ إيثاري‬/ ‫غير أناني‬
honest adjective: doesn’t lie)‫(الكذب‬, cheat)‫(الغش‬, or steal)‫(السرقة‬
ْ ْ‫أو ِنس‬
‫ت‬
‫ أمين‬/ ‫صادق‬ My commander is a very honest man. He will not lie to me.
dishonest adjective: not honest; can’t be trusted
ْ ْ‫ِدسُو ِنس‬
‫ت‬
‫ كاذب‬/ ‫غير أمين‬ That man is dishonest. He steals and he lies.
clever adjective: smart; intelligent
ْ‫ْكلَ َفر‬ He’s very clever. He solved the problem in one minute.
‫ برع‬/ ‫ذكي‬
mean adjective: not nice; not kind; bad
ْ‫ِمين‬ He’s a very mean man. He always kicks)‫ (يركل‬the dog.
‫دنيء‬/‫حقير‬
appearance noun: the way someone looks
ْ‫ير ْنس‬
َ ‫ِأب‬
‫مظهر خارجي‬ He had a nice appearance. He wore a tie and jacket.
Handsome adjective: good looking; used for a man
‫َها ْن ْد ُس ْم‬ The handsome man has a beautiful wife.
‫ مليح‬/ ‫ وسيم‬/ ‫جميل‬
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ْ‫أ ْت َر ْاك ِتف‬
‫ملفت لإلنتباه‬/‫جذاب‬ My wife is very attractive. She always looks good.
ْ ‫ن‬ neat adjective: not messy
‫ِيت‬
‫مرتب‬/ ‫ منظم‬/ ‫أنيق‬ His room is very neat. All his things are put away and the room is clean.
messy adjective: not neat)‫(ليس أنيق‬
‫مَسِ ي‬
‫غير مرتب‬/‫فوضوي‬ The room is very messy. There are clothes and books on the floor.
curly adjective: not straight
‫كورْ لِي‬
‫مجعد‬ She has very curly hair.
wavy adjective: curly
‫َويفِي‬
‫ُم َت َم ِوج‬ Her blond hair is very wavy.
hardworking adjective: works hard
‫َهارْ ْد وُ رْ ِك ْنق‬
‫يعمل بنشاط‬/‫مجتهد‬ My father is a hardworking man. He has three jobs.
demanding adjective: requires a lot of effort
‫ِد َمي ْن ِد ْنق‬ An officer’s job is very demanding. He has many responsibilities and duties.
‫ كثير المتطلبات‬/ ‫متعب‬
elderly adjective: old
‫ْإل ِدرْ لِي‬ My father is elderly. He’s going to be 99 years old next week.
‫ عجوز‬/ ‫كبير سن‬
gray adjective: a color between white and black
‫ق َِريي‬
‫ رصاصي‬/ ‫رمادي‬ The gray page in the book has the vocabulary.
if conjunction: begins an untrue statement)‫ (الجملة غير الصحيحة‬or condition)‫(الشرط‬
‫إف‬ If it rains, I’ll stay home. (it isn’t raining now)
‫اذا‬
middle adjective: between; not high or low; not left or right
‫مِدَ ل‬ He is middle aged. He’s not old and he’s not young.
‫ متوسط‬/ ‫منتصف‬
conjunction: connects words and phrases with different or contradictory
though
‫َذاو‬ meanings)‫(معاني متناقضة‬
‫ مع ذلك‬/‫بالرغم من ذلك‬
That football player is strong though slow.
although conjunction: in spite) ‫ (على الرغم من‬of the fact that something is true
‫ْأل ُذو‬
‫بالرغم من‬ Although she was beautiful, she was dumb.
even though conjunction: although (see above)
‫إي ِفنْ ذاو‬
‫بالرغم من ذلك‬
conjunction: used when talking about a choice you have to make or about
whether
ْ‫َو َذر‬ something that is not certain)‫(غير مؤكد‬
‫ما إذا‬ John asked me whether I wanted to go to the beach.
beard noun: hair on someone’s face
‫ِبيرْ ْد‬ He didn’t shave for a week. He was growing a beard.
‫ ذقن‬/ ‫لحية‬
mustache noun: hair grown on the upper lip
ْ‫مُسْ َتاش‬
‫شارب‬ His wife wants him to shave his mustache.
ْ bald adjective: has no hair
‫بولد‬ That man doesn’t need a haircut. He’s bald.
‫أصلع‬
dye verb: to change the color of a fabric)‫ (القماش‬or hair
ْ‫دَ اي‬
‫يصبغ‬ He dyed his shirt blue. She had black hair but she dyed it blonde.
blond adjective: hair that is yellow colored)‫(ذو لون اصفر‬
‫بلُو ْن ْد‬
‫أشقر‬ Madonna has blond hair.
blonde noun: yellow colored hair; blonde used only for females
‫بلُو ْن ْد‬
‫شقراء‬ The woman was a blonde.

ْ ‫برُو َن‬ brunette noun: a person with dark colored hair:

‫يت‬
‫امرأه بشعر اسود‬ The woman was a brunette. brunette used only for females
redhead noun: a person with red hair
‫ِر ْد َهيد‬ My wife isn’t a blonde, she’s a redhead.
‫أحمر الشعر‬
ْ ‫َججْ ِم ْن‬ judgment noun: opinion; what you think about something or someone
‫ت‬ The teacher’s judgment was that he was a bad student.
‫ رأي‬/‫ قرار‬/ ‫حكم‬
observation noun: something that you see or notice
ْ‫أُو ْب َسرْ َفيشِ ن‬ I have two observations about the sergeant. he’s very tall and he’s very strong.
‫المالحظة‬
character noun: the good or bad qualities)‫ (الصفات‬that a person has
ْ‫َك َر ْك َتر‬ He has a good character. He’s honest, generous, kind, and responsible.
‫ميزة‬/‫سمه‬/‫صفة‬
Personality noun: all of the qualities of a person
‫ِبرْ ُس َنالِيتِي‬ He has a good personality. He’s happy, friendly, generous, and kind.
‫المواصفات الشخصية‬

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ْ‫شِ ن‬ -tion non ending for verb forms )‫(تضاف الى اخر الفعل ليتحول الى اسم‬
ْ‫شِ ن‬ -sion verb = decide)‫(يقرر‬ noun = decision)‫(قرار‬
want ad noun: an advertisement in a print publication)‫(منشور‬
ْ ‫وُ و ْن‬
‫ت ْآد‬
‫إعالنات‬ Do you need a new car? Just check the want ads.

ْ ‫ْآد ِفرْ َت ِاي ْز ِم ْن‬ advertisement noun: a notice in the newspaper that you want to sell something
‫ت‬ There’s an advertisement in the paper today for a BMW.
‫اإلعالنات‬
advertise verb: to put a notice in a newspaper to sell something
‫ْآد َفرْ َت ِايس‬
‫يعلن عن شيء‬ I need to advertise if I want to sell a lot of cars.
adjective: the part of the newspaper that has advertisements
classified
‫فاي ْد‬
ِ ِ‫كِالس‬ I want to buy a used car. I’m going to look in the classified section of
‫ مصنف‬/‫مبوب‬ today’s paper.
noun: the act of arguing
ْ ‫آرْ ِق ُي ِم ْن‬ argument
‫ت‬ They’re having an argument. He wants to see a movie and she wants to
‫خصام‬/‫جدال‬
watch TV.
argue verb: to disagree)‫ (يعارض‬using words
‫آرْ ِقيُو‬
‫ يتخاصم‬/ ‫يتجادل‬ The men were arguing. One man wanted to walk and the other wanted to run.
wonder verb: to think about
ْ‫َو ْندَ ر‬ He doesn’t know where his wife is. He wonders where she is.
‫يتساءل‬
consider verb: to think about
ْ‫ُك ْنسِ دَ ر‬
‫يفكر في‬ He considered the problem before he began to solve it.
exclude verb: to keep out; to leave out
‫ْإكسْ كلود‬ Sergeants are excluded from the officers’ club.
‫يُقصى‬/‫ يُستثنى‬/‫يُستبعد‬
excluding preposition: not including
‫إكسْ كلو ِد ْن ْق‬
‫ باستثناء‬/ ‫ما عدا‬ The rent payment is for everything, excluding the electricity bills.
include verb: to invite in; to keep in; to put in
‫إ ْنكلود‬
‫يشمل‬/‫يتضمن‬ A refrigerator is included with the apartment.
including not excluding)‫(دون استبعاد‬
‫إ ْنكلو ِد ْنق‬
‫ يشمل‬/ ‫يتضمن‬ The rent payment is for everything, including the electricity bills.
furnish verb: to provide furniture
ْ‫فُورْ ِنش‬
‫تم تأثيثه‬/‫يؤثث‬ The classroom was furnished with desks and chairs.
furnished adjective: with furniture
‫فورْ ِن ْش ْد‬
‫ مؤثثة‬/ ‫مفروشة‬ Is the apartment furnished or unfurnished.
unfurnished adjective: doesn’t include furniture
‫أو ْنفُورْ ِن ْش ْد‬ ‫ غير‬/ ‫غير مفروشة‬ We have to buy chairs, tables, and beds. The new apartment is unfurnished.
‫مؤثثة‬
real estate noun: land or property)‫ممتلكات‬/‫(عقارات‬
ْ ‫ِر َي ْل إسْ َت‬
‫يت‬
‫العقارات‬ He owns some nice real estate in California.
noun: a contract)‫ (عقد‬to rent an apartment for a monthly payment
lease
I just signed a two-year lease on the new apartment.
ْ ‫ل‬
‫ِييس‬ ‫عقد إيجار‬ verb: to pay to use something; to rent
‫يستأجر‬ He leased the apartment for five hundred dollars a month.
available adjective: ready to use; empty; not yet leased (apartment)
‫أ َفيلَ ُب ْل‬ I can’t move(‫ )انتقل‬until I find an available apartment.
‫ متاح‬/ ‫متوفر‬
due adjective: expected)‫مترقب‬/‫متوقع‬/‫(منتظر‬
‫دو‬
‫مستحق الدفع‬ The payment is due on the first day of the month.
noun: material)‫ (مادة‬used to paint a surface
paint
ْ ‫َبي ْن‬ I have red paint and green paint. Which color do you want?
‫ت‬ ‫دهان‬/‫طالء‬ verb: to cover a wall or surface with paint)‫دهان‬/‫(طالء‬
‫يدهن‬/‫يطلي‬ His house used to be blue, but he painted it white last week.
noun: coloring used to change colors of something
dye
ْ‫دَ اي‬ He bought some blue dye at the store. He wants to change the color of his
‫ دهان‬/ ‫صبغ‬ socks)‫(جوارب‬.
central adjective: convenient)‫مالئم‬/‫(مناسب‬
‫سِ ي ْن ْت َر ْل‬
‫ مركزي‬/ ‫متوسط الكل‬ Their new house was central to all the good stores in town.
fairly adjective: to some extent)‫(إلى حد ما‬
‫َفيرْ لِي‬ The base is not very close to town but it’s fairly close.
‫ نوعا ما‬/ ‫إلى حد ما‬
off (street or road) preposition: beside or close to
ْ‫أوف‬
‫ على مقربة من‬/ ‫بجانب‬ My new house is just off Highway 6.

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ْ ‫َبيرْ ف ِْك‬ perfect
‫ت‬ This apartment is perfect. It’s close to work and shopping,
‫ جيد‬/ ‫مثالي‬ it’s big and it includes everything we need.
ْ ‫برا ْيف‬ private (service) adjective: not provided by the government; must be paid for
‫ِت‬ َ He’s a private guard. We have to pay him.
‫خاص‬
public (service) adjective: provided by the government
ْ‫َب ْبلِك‬
‫عام‬ The police department is a public service.
conditioning noun: the system that makes the house cool
‫ُك ْن ِد ْش ِن ْن ْق‬ It’s very comfortable in this room when the air conditioning is on.
‫تكييف‬
appliance noun: a machine used to make housework easier
ْ‫أبْال َي ْنس‬ The dishwasher)‫ (غسالة الصحون‬is my favorite appliance. I hate to wash dishes.
‫جهاز منزلي‬
dishwasher noun: a machine used for washing dishes
ْ‫ِد ْش َوا َشر‬
‫غسالة أطباق‬ When we finish eating, put the dishes in the dishwasher.
dryer noun: a machine to dry clothes
ْ‫درا َير‬
َ
‫ نشافة مالبس‬/ ‫مجفف‬ The apartment includes a washer and a dryer.
garbage noun: trash)‫ ;(زبالة‬waste)‫(مخلفات‬
ْ‫قارْ ِبج‬
‫زبالة‬/‫قمامة‬ Put the garbage in the can before you go to work.
garbage noun: a machine used to wash kitchen waste down the drain)‫(عبر مياه الصرف الصحي‬
ْ‫قارْ ِبج‬
disposal The garbage disposal is broken. Put the garbage in the bag.
َ ‫ِدسْ ب‬
‫ُوز ْل‬ ‫آلة التخلص من بقايا االطعمه‬
heating noun: machine which provides heat to an apartment or house
‫هِي ِت ْنق‬
‫مدفأة‬ Yes, the new house has central heating.
utility noun: gas or electric service
‫يُو ِتلِيتِي‬ ‫خدمات عامة للشقة‬ The rent payment doesn’t include utilities.
)...‫غاز‬-‫ماء‬-‫(كهرباء‬
electricity noun: electric power
‫إلَ ْكت ِِريسِ يتِي‬ I have no electricity. I can’t turn on the lights.
‫كهرباء‬
gas noun: fuel)‫ (وقود‬used for cooking stoves in many apartments
ْ‫قاس‬
‫غاز‬ Every month I pay 100 dollars for my gas.

ْ ْ‫ُكور‬ court noun: a place used for playing tennis

‫ت‬ I’m going to the tennis court this afternoon to play a game with Ali.
‫ محكمة‬/ ‫ملعب‬
ْ ‫ِدسْ ت ِِر ْك‬ district noun: a section of a town or city; an area with a specific purpose
‫ت‬
‫ منطقة‬/ ‫حي‬ My office is located in the business district.
section noun: part; piece
ْ‫َس ْكشِ ن‬
‫ قطاع‬/ ‫ جزء‬/ ‫قسم‬ Apartments in this section of town are very expensive.
transportation noun: car; bus; train
ْ‫ت َِري ْنسٍ بُرْ َتيشِ ن‬ The apartment is near transportation. There’s a bus stop very close to it.
‫وسائل النقل‬
security noun: protection
ِ ‫سِ ْكي‬
‫ُوريتِي‬
‫ حماية‬/ ‫أمن‬ The security at this building is good. I feel safe.
efficiency a good use of time and energy, without wasting any:
‫إ َفيشِ ْنسِ ي‬
‫بكفاءه‬ We must improve the efficiency of the industry.
noun: the condition)‫ (شرط‬of being able to be isolated)‫;(معزولة‬
privacy
‫برا ْيفِسِ ي‬
َ to keep secrets)‫(للحفاظ على األسرار‬
‫خصوصية‬/‫سرية‬ There are too many people here. I have no privacy.
verb: to spend time with; to be together with
ْ ‫أسُوسِ َي‬ associate
‫ت‬ He’s going to get in trouble)‫ (مشكلة‬if he continues to associate with bad
‫يرافق‬/‫يصاحب‬/‫يزامل‬ people.
discipline noun: doing what you’re told when you’re told; self-control
The men exercise good discipline.
‫انضباط‬
ْ‫دِيسِ ْبلَن‬ They follow orders and act properly)‫ (كما ينبغي\بشكل صحيح‬at all times.
verb: to punish)‫(معاقبة‬
‫يؤدب‬/‫يهذب‬ The student skipped four classes yesterday, so the colonel disciplined him.
adjective: obedient)‫ (مطيع‬and efficient)‫(فعال‬
disciplined
‫دِيسِ ْبلَ ْن ْد‬ They were a disciplined unit. They followed orders)‫ (األوامر‬and were always
‫منضبط‬ combat ready)‫(جاهزين للقتال‬.
display noun: something placed somewhere where it can be easily seen
‫إظهار‬/‫إبراز‬/‫عرض‬ There was a display of antique weapons at the museum.
ْ‫ِدسْ ِبالي‬
verb: to show; to place something where it can clearly be seen
‫يبرز‬/‫يثبت‬/‫يعرض‬ We display the national flag on a flagpole so people can see it.
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gathering
‫قا ْث ِر ْنق‬ There was a gathering of international leaders)‫ (القادة الدوليين‬to discuss
‫مجموعة\حشد‬
peace)‫(السالم‬.
gather verb: to assemble as a group
ْ‫قا َذر‬
‫ يجتمع‬/ ‫يلتقي‬ The pilots gather together every morning for a weather briefing.
govern verb: to control a country
ْ‫َق َفرْ ن‬
‫ يسيطر‬/ ‫يحكم‬ Saudi Arabia is governed by the Saudi royal family.

ْ ‫إ ْن ِد َك‬ indicate verb: to point out; to call attention to

‫يت‬
‫يشير الى‬ The teacher indicated the homework assignment which was on the board.
ْ ‫بارْ تِيشِ َب‬ participate verb: to take part in
‫يت‬
‫ يشترك في‬/ ‫يشارك‬ All of the boys participated in the football game.
place verb: to set; to put
ْ َ‫بل‬
‫يس‬
‫ضع‬ Place the book on the table and sit down.
ْ ‫َس‬ set verb: to put
‫ت‬
‫ضع‬ Set the book on the table and sit down.
precede verb: to come before
‫بريسِ ْيد‬
ِ ‫يسبق‬/‫يأتي قبل‬ Book 16 preceded Book 17 in our studies.

ْ ْ‫س ّْبور‬ support verb: to help

‫ت‬ Navy ships support the army troops)‫ (القوات‬with naval gunfire.
‫ يساند‬/ ‫يدعم‬
noun: a symbol of a country)‫ ;(رمزا للبلد‬usually flown)‫ (يرفرف‬from a
ْ flag
‫فالق‬ pole)‫(عمود\سارية‬
‫علم \ راية‬
The American flag is called the stars and stripes)‫(شرائط‬.
ْ ‫فالي أ ْف‬ fly (a flag) verb: to display
‫الق‬
‫رفع العلم‬ We fly the flag from the top of a flagpole so it can be seen.
symbol noun: something that represents something else
‫سِ مْ ُب ْل‬
‫رمز \ مثال‬ The flag is the symbol of our nation.
noun: the group of people and institutions)‫ (مؤسسات\منشآت\معاهد‬that controls and
ْ ‫قُ ْف ِر ِم ْن‬ government
‫ت‬ leads a nation)‫(الدولة\الشعب‬
‫حكومة‬ The president)‫ (رئيس الدولة‬of the United States is the head of the government.
nation noun: a country
ْ‫َنيشِ ن‬
‫الدولة\الشعب‬ America and Saudi Arabia are two nations that have friendly relations.
noun: a representative of a government or organization
The Foreign Minister)‫ (وزير الخارجية‬is the most senior official)‫ (أكبر مسؤول‬at
official
‫أ ُ ِف َش ْل‬ the meeting.
‫بشكل رسمي‬
adjective: formal
I received my formal orders today. They were signed by the general.
formal adjective: official
‫فُورْ َم ْل‬ Graduation was a formal ceremony)‫ (مراسم حفل‬where I received my certificate.
‫بشكل رسمي‬
adjective: not official; casual
informal The colonel gave me informal orders to go to Texas. They are typing up the
‫إ ْنفُورْ َم ْل‬
‫غير رسمي‬ official orders now.
The briefing was informal. I wore my fatigues)‫(لبس غير رسمي‬.
adjective: around the world; concerning)‫ (فيما يتعلق بـ‬many countries
international
‫إ ْن َترْ َناشِ يو َنال‬ Soccer)‫ (كرة القدم‬is an international sport.
‫دولي‬ The UN is an international organization.
mandatory adjective: compulsory)‫(إجباري‬
‫َم ْندَ ا ُت ِري‬ Attending the meeting was mandatory. If you skip it, you’re in trouble)‫(مشكلة‬.
‫إلزامي‬
ُ ‫نا‬ national adjective: concerning a country or nation
‫ش َن ْل‬ Oil is Saudi Arabia’s most valuable)‫ (ذو قيمة‬national resource)‫(الموارد الوطنية‬.
‫قومي‬/‫وطني‬
anthem noun: a song that honors a country
‫آ ْن ُث ْم‬
‫نشيد وطني‬ The national anthem is played whenever the king arrives.

ْ debt noun: something that you owe; can be money or something else
‫دَيت‬ My country has been good to me. I owe it a great debt of gratitude)‫(امتنان‬.
ْ‫َديْن‬
heart noun: an internal organ)‫ (عضو‬located in your chest)‫(الصدر‬
‫هارْ ت‬
‫القلب‬ When the anthem is played, put your hand over your heart.
occasion noun: an important event
ْ‫أ َكي ِجن‬ Graduation is a very formal occasion.
‫مناسبة\احتفال‬

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‫ب َري ْْد‬
‫عرض عسكري‬ The army units marched in a parade before the ceremony.
position noun: a job; rank
ْ‫ُوزشِ ن‬
ِ ‫ب‬ ‫منصب وظيفي‬ The position of Wing Commander is usually filled by a Colonel.
retreat noun: a trumpet)‫ (بوق \البروقي‬call to lower the flag in the evening
ْ ‫ِر ْت ِر‬
‫يت‬
‫انسحاب من المعركة‬ When retreat sounds, we face the flag and salute it.
noun: electricity that is put into a piece of electrical equipment (battery)
charge
leave the battery on charge all night.
ْ‫ت َشارْ ج‬ ‫شحنة‬ verb: if a battery charges, if you charge it, it takes in and stores electricity
‫يشحن\شحن‬ I need to charge my battery. It’s almost dead. = charge up
ْ
ْ ‫ُرودَك‬ product noun: something that is made in a factory to be sold
‫ت‬ ‫ب‬
‫المنتج‬ This company sells many products.
ْ production noun: the act of producing or making things to be sold
ْ‫برودَكشِ ن‬
‫عملية االنتاج‬ Production of the new cars begins at the factory tomorrow.
produce verb: to make; to generate
ْ‫برُو ْديوس‬
‫ينتج‬ The generator produces a lot of electricity.

ْ ‫ِير‬ generate verb: to produce or cause something; create

‫يت‬ َ ‫َجن‬
‫يخلق \ ينتج‬ The program would generate a lot of new jobs.
generator noun: a machine which produces electricity
ْ‫َجين َِري َتر‬
‫مولد كهرباء‬ We have to use the generator to make electricity.
power noun: electricity that is used in houses factories etc
‫الطاقة الكهربائية‬ Make sure the power is switched off first.
noun: right/authority
ْ‫باور‬
َ ‫السلطة\الصالحية\النفوذ‬ The President of a country has a lot of power.
verb: to supply (provide) power to a vehicle or machine
‫يشغل‬ It’s powered by a Ferrari V12 engine.
The city of Riyadh is powered by electricity.
energy noun: electric power
‫إ َنرْ ِجي‬ There is no energy for that village)‫ (القرية‬yet. They have no power lines.
‫الطاقة‬
ْ ‫سُورْ ك‬ circuit noun: the complete circle that an electric current travels
‫ِت‬
‫دائرة كهربائية‬ Any attempts to cut through the cabling will break the electrical circuit
cord noun: cord is wire covered in rubber or plastic
‫كورْ ْد‬
‫سلك كهربائي \ حبل‬ Plug in the cord for the TV. I want to see if it works.
wire noun: a metal string used to conduct electricity
ْ‫َوا َير‬ This wire connects the battery to the spark plug)‫(البواجي‬.
‫سلك كهربائي‬
wiring noun: the network of wires
‫واي ِْر ْنق‬ The wiring was bad that the machine didn’t work correctly.
‫شبكة أسالك‬
bare wire noun: a wire with no insulation = naked
ْ‫َبيرْ وا َير‬ Don’t touch a bare wire unless you’re wearing rubber gloves.
‫األسالك العارية‬
dead wire noun: a wire with no electricity going through it; not dangerous
ْ ‫د‬
ْ‫َيد وا َير‬ It’s ok to touch it. It’s a dead wire.
‫األسالك الميتة‬
live wire noun: a wire with electricity traveling through it; dangerous
ْ‫اليفْ وا َير‬
ِ ‫سلك كهربائي حامل للتيار‬ Don’t touch it! It’s a live wire.
attach verb: to fasten)‫ (لربط‬or connect one object to another
ْ‫أ َتا ْتش‬ ‫يربط \ يشبك‬ I want to attach this wire to the battery.
Attach a recent photo. to your application form

ْ ‫س‬ solder verb: to join or repair metal by using melted silver)‫ضة‬

َّ ِ‫ (ف‬or lead)‫(رصاص‬
ْ‫ُولدَ ر‬
‫َي ْلحُم‬ He soldered the two wires to the circuit board)‫(لوحة دائرة كهربائية‬.
verb: to join the ends of two pieces of film, rope etc so they form one
splice
ْ‫ْاليس‬
ِ ‫إسْ ب‬ continuous piece
‫توصيل طرفين مع بعض‬
The wire broke and then I spliced it together.
ْ ‫ُكو ْندَ ْك‬ conduct verb: to allow electricity to travel along or through it
‫ت‬ Water conducts heat faster than air , Copper conducts electricity very well.
‫ي َُوصِّل‬
ْ ْ‫ُت ِويس‬ twist verb: to turn into a circle using your hand
‫ت‬
‫َي ْل ِوي \ يلف \ يثني‬ He twisted the wires together.
Current noun: a flow(movement) of electricity through a wire
ْ ‫ور ْن‬
‫ت‬ ِ ‫ُك‬ The electric current goes through the cord.
‫تيار‬
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The wire broke and the electrical flow stopped.
‫تدفق‬
verb: if an electricity current flows somewhere,
‫فلُو‬ it moves there steadily)‫ (بثبات\بإنتظام‬and continuously)‫(بشكل متواصل‬
‫يتدفق‬ A stream(‫ )نهر صغير‬flows gently)‫ (يتدفق بهدوء‬down into the valley)‫(الوادي‬.
Electricity flows through the wires at a very high speed.
conductor noun: something that allows electricity or heat to travel through it
ْ‫ُك ْند َْك َتر‬
‫م َُوصِّل‬ Aluminum is a good conductor.
ْ short noun: a failure of an electrical system, caused by bad wires
‫شورت‬ I think there’s a short in this lamp.
‫قصور كهربائي‬
protection noun: safety , when something or somebody is protected
ْ‫برو َت ْكشِ ن‬
‫حماية‬ We have to provide protection for our children.
protect verb: to guard against)‫(للوقاية من‬
ْ ‫برُو َت ْك‬
‫ت‬
‫يحمي‬ Insulation)‫ (العزل‬protects me from shock.
insulation noun: material that protects people from electric shock
ْ‫إ ْن ُسلَيشِ ن‬
‫مادة عازلة‬ There is rubber insulation around the wires.
insulator noun: a thing that doesn’t allow electricity to travel through it
ْ‫إ ْن ُسلَي َتر‬
‫عازل‬ Rubber is a good insulator.

ْ َ‫أ ْن ُسل‬ insulate verb: to cover or protect with a material that stops electricity from getting in or out
‫يت‬ Rubber gloves)‫ (قفازات مطاطية‬insulate my hands from electric shock)‫(صدمة كهربائية‬.
‫يعزل‬
insulated adjective: covered
‫إ ْن ُسلَيت ِْد‬
‫معزول‬ The wires are all insulated. It’s OK to touch them.
un-insulated adjective: uncovered
‫أن إ ْن ُسلَيت ِْد‬
‫غير معزول‬ The wires are all un-insulated. Don’t touch them!
shock noun: an electric charge received by a person
ْ‫َشاك‬
‫صدمة كهربائية‬ He touched the bare wire and he received a shock.
switch noun: something that is used to turn electric power on or off
ْ‫سِ َوي ْتش‬ Turn on the light switch. I can’t see.
‫مفتاح كهربائي‬
‫سِ ِوي ْتش أون‬ switch on ‫تشغيل‬ verb: to turn off electric power
‫سِ ِوي ْتش أوف‬ switch off ‫إطفاء‬ I always switch off the light before I go to bed.
‫ت‬ْ ُ‫قو أو‬ go out ‫يطفيء‬ verb: if a light goes out, it stops shining
ْ ُ‫ت أو‬
‫ت‬ ْ ‫ِو ْن‬ went out ‫أطفأ‬ The lights go out when there is a power failure.
ْ ُ‫قان آو‬
‫ت‬ gone out ‫ُط َفأ‬ ْ ‫م‬
ْ‫َرن‬ run ‫يشغل‬ verb: if something runs on electricity, it gets its power from electricity
ْ‫َرين‬ ran ‫إشتغل‬ Most cars run on unleaded fuel)‫(وقود خالي من الرصاص‬
electrician noun: a person who install and repair electrical equipment
ْ‫إلَ ْكت ِِرشِ ن‬ My lights don’t work properly. I have to call an electrician.
‫عامل الكهرباء‬
electric adjective: something that is electric works using electricity
ْ‫إلَ ْكت ِِرك‬ It’s an electric drill. It’s very easy to use.
‫كهربائي‬
electrical adjective: relating to electricity
‫إلَ ْك ِترْ َك ْل‬
‫كهربائي‬ The fire was caused by an electrical fault.
powerful adjective: having a lot of electrical energy
‫َب َورْ فُ ْل‬
‫قوي‬ The more powerful of the car the more difficult it is to handle.
through adverb: from one side of an area to the other
‫ثرُو‬
‫من خالل \ عبر‬ The electricity traveled through the wire.
copper noun: metal that is used to make things such as coins and electrical wires
ْ‫ُك َبر‬
‫نحاس‬ A penny is made of copper.
aluminum noun: a metal that is light and easy to bend)‫(ثني\طي‬
‫ألُومِي ِن ْم‬
‫األلومنيوم‬ The toaster is made of aluminum.
magnet noun: something that attracts)‫ (يجذب‬metal
ْ ‫ما ْقن‬
‫ِت‬
‫مغناطيس‬ He lifted)‫ ( َرفَع‬the screw)‫ (مسمار برغي‬with a magnet.
screw noun: a thin piece of metal you push & turn to fasten things together
‫إسْ كرُو‬
‫مسمار برغي‬ Connect that part with those screws.
‫إسْ كرو‬ screwdriver noun: a tool use for turning screws
ْ‫درا ْي َفر‬ ‫مفك براغي \ سكروب‬ He needed a screwdriver to connect the two parts.
use noun: a way to use something
ْ ‫ي‬
‫ُوس‬ One use for a wrench)‫ (سكروب‬is to tighten nuts.
‫استعمال \ استخدام‬

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Abdullah Alqarni
** ‫** تمت الترجمة بإجتهاد شخصي يحتمل الخطأ والصواب‬ ALC Vocabulary

‫النطق‬ ‫الكلمة‬ ‫المعنى والمثال‬

ْ ‫يز ِد ْن‬ president noun: a person who leads a company or country

‫ت‬ ِ ‫ِب ِر‬ ‫رئيس دولة‬ John F. Kennedy was a US President. Bill Gates is the president of Microsoft.
leadership noun: the position of being the leader or the quality of being good at leading
ْ‫لِيدَ رْ شِ ب‬
‫قيادة \ رئاسة‬ The Colonel shows good leadership. The men respect and follow the COL.
leader noun: a person who controls or directs a group
ْ‫لِيدَ ر‬
‫زعيم \قائد‬ The general is the leader of the army.
‫ل ِْيد‬ lead ‫يقود‬ verb: to be in charge of a group of people; to be winning a game
‫لَ ْيد‬ led ‫قاد‬ Officers lead soldiers into combat.
‫لَ ْيد‬ led ‫مُقاد‬
head noun: manager; boss
‫َه ْيد‬
‫رئيس‬ Colonel Nasser is head of the English school.
chief noun: someone in charge of a place or group
‫رئيس‬ He is chief of the education department.
ْ‫تِشِ يف‬ adjective: first, main, primary,
‫ أولي‬/ ‫رئيسي‬ The student’s chief problem is that he doesn’t study at home.
My chief worry is that driving is dangerous at night.
adverb: primarily)‫في االصل‬/‫ ;(بالدرجة األولى‬most importantly)‫ (االكثر اهمية‬,
chiefly
‫تِشِ ي ْفلِي‬ mainly)‫ (في األساس‬, first of all)‫(قبل كل شيء‬
‫في االساس‬
The students speak chiefly Arabic then English
adverb: mainly; first of all
primarily
‫يريلِي‬
ِ ‫ِب ِري َم‬ John is interested)‫ (مهتم‬primarily in engineering)‫(الهندسة‬, but he likes
‫بالدرجة األولى‬
chemistry)‫(كيمياء‬.
primary adjective: first; main; chief; the most important
‫بر ْي َمري‬
َ
‫أساسي \ رئيسي‬ His primary job is teacher, but he also writes books.
main adjective: chief; first; most important
ْ‫َمين‬
‫ رئيسي‬/ ‫أساسي‬ My main reason for staying home tonight is that I need to study.
mainly adverb: first of all, primarily, most importantly
‫َمي ْنلِي‬ ‫بالدرجة االولى‬/‫في األساس‬ There are many good reasons to study. Mainly, so you can pass the test.
supervisor noun: a person who is the boss of other people, manager
ْ‫سُو َبرْ َفاي َْزر‬
‫مشرف‬ My supervisor allowed me to go home early today.
verb: to be in charge of an activity or person and make sure that things are done in
supervise
‫سو َبرْ َف ِاي ْز‬ the correct way
‫يشرف على‬ Major Smith supervises and trains)‫ (يُ َد ِّرب‬the cadets)‫(طالب‬.
name verb: to choose someone for an important job.
‫َني ْم‬
‫يعين \ يحدد‬ The General named Col. Nasser to lead the new unit.
ْ ‫أبوي ْن ْت ِم ْن‬ appointment noun: assignment to a job (when sb is chosen for a position or job)
‫ت‬ ِ The colonel received an appointment to command the squadron)‫(سرب طائرات‬.
‫موعد \تعيين\تنصيب‬
nominate to officially suggest a person for a job or a position in an organization,
‫نامِي َنيت‬
‫ يعين‬/ ‫يرشح‬ to choose someone for a job or to do something
ْ ‫أبوي ْن‬ appoint verb: to choose a person for a position or a job
‫ت‬ ِ ‫ يختار شخص‬/ ‫ُي َعيِّن‬ The General appointed Colonel Nasser to do the job.
appointee noun: someone who has been chosen for a particular job or position
‫أبوي ْنتِي‬
ِ He’s an appointee to the rank of Major, but he’s still a captain.
ْ‫ال ُم َع َين‬
ْ ‫كا ْند‬ candidate noun: someone who could receive an appointment or a job
‫ِيدَيت‬
‫مرشح لمنصب‬ Abdullah and Ali are both candidates for the job, but only one will get it.
commission noun: the position of an officer in the army, navy etc
ْ‫ُكومَيشِ ن‬
‫ رتبه‬/ ‫منصب‬ The Lt. received his commission after graduating from the academy.
commission verb: to be given an officer’s rank
ْ‫كومِّيشِ ن‬
‫يُر ّقي‬ The President commissioned ten new officers today.
quality noun: something that people may have as apart of their character)‫(شخصية‬
‫ُكوالِيتِي‬ His best qualities are honesty)‫(أمانة‬, piety)‫(تقوى‬, and loyalty)‫(وفاء‬.
‫ميزة\صفة\خصلة‬
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 motivate verb: to give someone a reason to do well or to make him want to achieve)‫ (تحقيق‬something
ْ ‫مُو ِت َف‬
‫يت‬ The higher salary motivates the men to try for a promotion)‫(ترقية وظيفية‬.
‫يحفز‬
motivated adjective: having a desire)‫ (رغبة‬to succeed)‫ (ينجح‬or wanting to do a good job
‫مُو ُتو َفيت ِْد‬
‫متحفز \ متحمس‬ The corporal is very motivated. He wants to be a sergeant.
qualification noun: skills that you need to be able to do something
ْ‫كوالِي ِف َكيشِ ن‬
‫المؤهل‬ One qualification for this job is a college degree.
verb: to have the right)‫ (الحق\األحقية‬to have or do sth: something)‫ (شيئا ما‬or to give
qualify
ْ‫ُك َولِ َفاي‬ sb:somebody(‫ )شخص ما‬this right
‫تأهيل\ يؤهل‬
He qualifies for promotion. He has enough time in service.
qualified adjective: having well knowledge, experience or skills for a particular job
‫ُك َولِي َف ِاي ْد‬ He is qualified for promotion. He passed the test and he has enough time in the military.
‫مؤهل‬
eligible adjective: having the right to do or have something
‫ِيج ُب ْل‬
َ ‫إل‬
‫مؤهل‬ The CPT is eligible for promotion to major. He has enough time in service.
ineligible adjective: not allowed to have or because of a law or rule
‫ِيج ُب ْل‬
َ ‫إنِيل‬ The private is ineligible for promotion to sergeant)‫(رقيب‬.He must be a corporal)‫(عريف‬.
‫غير مؤهل‬
acquire verb: to get knowledge or learn a skill
ْ‫أ ْك َوا َير‬
‫يكتسب‬ Lt. Abdullah acquired his English language skills at the University.

ْ ‫َبي ِنف‬ benefit noun: something good

‫ِت‬
‫فائدة‬ One benefit of studying hard is higher grades.
verb: an advantage or improvement that you get from something.
ْ ‫َبي ِنف‬ benefit
‫ِت‬ Both sides have benefited from the talks.
‫استفاد‬/ ‫يستفيد‬ The doctor said that I would benefit from two days of bed rest.
active duty noun: serving in the military, active service
‫ْآك ِتفْ دِيوتِي‬ He’s an Air Force pilot. He’s on active duty in Texas.
‫مهمة فعليه‬
noun:1-natural power)‫(الطاقة الطبيعية‬,
force noun 2-a group of people in military
ْ‫فورْ س‬
‫جيش‬/ ‫طاقة‬/ ‫قوة‬ The storm struck)‫ (ضربت‬with a lot of force.
There was a large military force that took part in the battle)‫القتال‬/‫(المعركة‬.
verb: to make something happen , to make somebody do sth they don’t want to do
force
‫فورْ س‬ The Lieutenant forced the private)‫عسكري‬/‫ (جندي‬to clean the barracks.
‫ يجبر‬/ ‫يفرض‬ The storm forced us to cancel the football game.
control noun: authority; power
‫ُك ْن ْترول‬
‫ قيادة‬/ ‫سيطرة‬ The general has control of all the military forces on this base.
control verb: to have power or authority over
‫ُك ْنترول‬
‫يتحكم في‬/ ‫يسيطر‬ Pilots must control their aircraft or they will crash.
‫ت‬ْ ‫َق‬ get ‫يعاقب‬ verb: used to indicate that one person has power over someone else
ْ ُ‫ق‬
‫وت‬ got ‫عاقب‬ The lieutenant got the Sergeant to clean the room.
ْ‫قُوتِن‬ gotten ‫معاقب‬
‫هاف‬ have ‫يجبر‬/‫ييلزم‬ verb: used to indicate that one person has power over someone else
‫هاد‬ had ‫أجبر‬/‫ألزم‬ The lieutenant had the Sergeant clean the room.

ْ ‫إمْبلو ْيمِ ْن‬ employment noun: work , the condition of having a paid job
‫ت‬
‫عمل‬/‫وظيفة‬ Ahmed found employment at the bank. He got a job as a teller.
ْ‫أن‬ unemployment noun: when someone does not have a job
ْ‫إمْبلو ْيمِ ْنت‬ ‫عطالة‬/‫بطالة‬ The biggest problem in the country is unemployment. People have no jobs.
employer noun: someone who pays a salary to employees
ْ‫إمْبلو َير‬ The telephone company is Ahmed’s employer.
‫صاحب العمل‬
employ verb: to pay someone to do work
ْ‫إمْبلوي‬
‫ي َُو ِّظف‬ That restaurant employs ten people. Ten people work there.
hire verb: to employ someone
ْ‫ها َير‬
‫ي َُو ِّظف‬ Al-Salam company hires foreign workers)‫(العمال األجانب‬.
employee noun: someone who is paid to work for someone else
‫ْبلويي‬
ِ ‫إم‬ ‫موظف‬ Ahmed is an employee of the telephone company.
unemployed adjective: someone who doesn’t have a job
‫إمْبلوي ْد‬
ِ ْ‫أن‬ Ahmed is unemployed. He’s looking for a new job.
‫غير موظف‬/‫عاطل‬
verb: to force someone to leave their job,
fire
to shoot bullets)‫ (الرصاص‬or bombs
ْ‫فا َير‬ ‫يفصل‬ He is not a good worker. I’m going to fire him.
‫يطلق النار‬ The soldier fired his weapon at the target.

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 design noun: the way something is built
ْ‫د َِز ِاين‬ This airplane has a wonderful)‫ (رائع\مدهش‬design.
‫التصميم‬
design verb: to make a drawing or plan of something that will be made or built
ْ‫د َِز ِاين‬
‫يصمم‬ Ahmed designed his house and then Ali built it for him.
establish verb: to start a company, organization, school etc = found = set up
ْ‫إسْ َتا ْبلِش‬
‫ُي ْنشيء‬ The military academy was established in 1802.
reach verb: to arrive at a place, to speak to someone, to touch
ْ‫ِري ْتش‬ ‫يصل إلى \ يتكلم على‬ I reach here at 7:00 every day. I couldn’t reach you on the phone.
‫ يلمس‬/ ‫التليفون‬ I can’t reach the book on the top shelf. It’s too high.

ْ ‫ب‬ both....and used to name two things, places, or people when two things is possible
‫ آ ْن ْد‬... ‫ُوث‬
‫ و‬... ‫كالهما‬ He visited both Jeddah and Riyadh on vacation.
َ either....or used to name two choices when only one of two things is possible
‫ أور‬... ْ‫إيذر‬
‫ أو‬.... ‫إما‬ You can have either coffee or tea.
neither....nor used to list negative choices or additions; when none are possible
‫ نور‬... ْ‫ن َِيذر‬ Neither Jim nor Ahmed are bad students. They’re both very good.
‫ وال‬..‫ال أحد‬
‫ت أو ْنلِي‬
ْ ‫َن‬ not only ‫ليس فقط‬ used to show additions
ْ
‫ت أولسُو‬ ْ ‫َب‬ but also ‫لكن أيضا‬ Ahmed is not only intelligent but also a very nice person.
academy noun: a college for training officers or any civilian school)‫(المدرسة المدنية‬
‫أ َكا ِدمِي‬ He’s studying at the military academy. He wants to be an officer.
‫األكاديمية‬
academic adjective: relating to education, especially at college or university level
ْ‫أ َكا ِد ِمك‬
‫أكاديمي‬ His academic record is very good. He has very high scores.
program noun: a plan or schedule of study
‫برو ْق َرا ْم‬
‫برنامج \ منهج دراسي‬ The engineering program at King Fahd University is difficult.
ْ ْ‫ساي ْن ِتس‬ scientist noun: someone who works or is training in science
‫ت‬ ِ He’s a scientist. His field is Biology.
‫عالِ ْم‬
science noun: knowledge about world especially based on examining or testing
ْ‫ساي ْنس‬
ِ ‫علم‬ Two sciences are Biology and Chemistry.
anthropology noun: the study of people, society)‫(المجتمع‬, and culture)‫(حضاره‬
‫أ ْنثرُوبُولِ ِجي‬ ‫علم االنسان‬ His degree is in Anthropology from Prince Sultan University.
biology noun: the study of living things
‫با َيلُو ِجي‬
‫علم األحياء‬ His degree is in Biology.
chemistry noun: the science that studies what materials things are made of
‫كا ِمسْ تِري‬
‫كيمياء‬ His degree is in Chemistry from the University of California.
economics noun: the study of the way in which money and goods are produced & used
ْ‫إ ْك ُنوم ِْكس‬
‫علم االقتصاد‬ His degree was in Economics form the University of Wisconsin.
noun: study of forces such as heat, light, sound, pressure)‫(الضغط‬
physics
ْ‫ف ِِز ْكس‬ ,electricity)‫ (كهرباء‬. .etc
‫علم الفيزياء‬ His degree is in physics.
social adjective: relating to activities of people meeting for pleasure)‫(المتعة\السرور‬
‫سُو َش ْل‬
‫اجتماعي‬ He enjoys meeting people. He has a good social life.
‫سو َش ْل‬ social science noun: the study of human society)‫ (مجتمع انساني‬and relationships
ْ‫ساي ْنس‬
ِ ‫علوم اجتماعيه\العلوم االنسانية‬ Economics, psychology, and anthropology, are social sciences.
sociology noun: the study of the behavior)‫ (سلوك‬of groups of people
‫سُوسِ يالِي ِجي‬
‫علم االجتماع‬ He got a degree in Sociology from the King Saud University.
strategy noun: the skill of planning the movement of armies in a war
‫إسْ ْت َرا ِت ِجي‬
‫إستراتيجية فن التخطيط‬ His strategy for passing the quiz is to study hard and do all of his homework.
engineer noun: someone whose job is to design ,or build roads/ bridges/machines
ْ‫إ ْن ِجي ِنير‬
‫مهندس‬ Abdulaziz is an engineer. He builds bridges.
engineering adjective: the work involved in designing and building roads
‫ِير ْنق‬
ِ ‫إ ْن ِجين‬ I’m an engineer. I studied in the engineering program at University.
‫الهندسه‬
semester noun: a six month learning period at a university or school
ْ‫سِ ي َميسْ َتر‬
‫فصل دراسي لنصف سنة‬ There are two semesters in each school year.
ْ ‫قرا ِج َو‬ graduate noun: a person who has completed a course at a college, school
‫يت‬ The Lieutenant is a graduate of the officer’s academy.
‫تخرج‬
damage noun: physical harm)‫ (أذى جسدي‬that is done to someone or something
The damage to the house was great. A truck hit it.
ْ‫دا ِمج‬ ‫عطب‬/‫تلف‬/‫ضرر‬
verb: to cause physical harm to something or somebody’s body
‫يتلف\يخرب\يضر‬ The accident damaged my car. The flood damaged my house.
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 noun: prediction)‫(تنبؤ‬, a description of what is likely to happen in the future
forecast The weather forecast for tomorrow is rain.
ْ ْ‫فورْ َكاس‬
‫ت‬ ‫توقعات \تنبئات الطقس‬ verb: to predict)‫( (ليتنبأ\يتكهن‬weather) to make a statement saying what is likely to
happen in the future
‫ ينبأ أحوال الطقس‬/ ‫يتوقع‬
The weatherman forecasted the weather. He said it would rain.
weatherman noun: a person who forecasts the weather
‫و َذرْ مان‬
‫الراصد الجوي‬ The weatherman on TV made a good forecast for tomorrow.
flash noun: something is given suddenly)‫(فجأة‬
‫موجز إخباري‬ I just heard the news flash. There’s a storm coming tonight.
ْ‫فالش‬
verb: to send news or information somewhere quickly by TV, radio
‫ينشر الخبر بسرعة‬ The TV flashed the storm warning on the screen.
condition noun: The weather at a particular time . . cold/icy/windy condition
ْ‫كو ْن ِدشِ ن‬ The trip was cancelled because of adverse)‫ضار‬/‫ (سيء‬weather conditions.
‫حالة‬
ْ‫إسْ ْت َر ِايك‬ strike ‫يضرب\يصيب‬ verb: to hit unexpectedly (bad weather) or fall against something
ْ‫إسْ ْت َراك‬ struck ‫أصاب\ ضرب‬ A bad hailstorm)‫ (عاصفة بحبات البرد‬struck the area last night.
hail noun: small balls of frozen rain; little balls of ice that fall like rain
‫َهي ْل‬ ‫َب َر ْد‬ The car was damaged by hail.
verb: to rain little balls of ice
‫تمطر بردا‬ It’s windy and hailing outside.
lightning noun: a powerful flash of light in the sky caused by electricity
‫الي ْت ِن ْنق‬
ِ ‫البرق‬ There was heavy lightning and thunder during the storm.
thunder noun: the loud noise that you hear during a storm
ْ‫َث ْندَ ر‬ The thunder was very loud. The baby couldn’t sleep.
‫صوت الرعد‬
drizzle noun: a light rain
‫رذاذ‬ There’s a drizzle outside. You’d better take an umbrella.
‫يز ْل‬
ِ ‫در‬
ِ verb: light rain or mist)‫(ضباب‬
‫تمطر َرذاذا‬ The rain isn’t too bad, it’s only drizzling.
sleet noun: icy rain (half-frozen) that falls when it’s very cold
‫مطر ثلجي \ تساقط الثلج‬ The sleet has made the road dangerous for driving.
ْ ‫سِ ل‬
‫ِيت‬ verb: to rain ice during a winter storm
‫تمطر على شكل ثلج‬ It sleeted during the night, making the roads dangerous.
flood noun: a very large amount of water that covers an area that’s usually dry
‫طوفان‬/‫فيضان‬ The flood destroyed)‫أتلف‬/‫ (دمر‬homes in three villages.
ْ ُ ‫فل‬
‫ود‬ verb: to cover a place in water, or to become covered with water
‫يفيض \ يغمر بالماء‬ The village was flooded by the heavy rain.
barricade noun: a temporary wall or fence across a road, door, that prevent people
The police set up a barricade to stop traffic from entering the street.
‫باري َك ْيد‬
ِ ‫حاجز‬
verb: to build a barricade to prevent entry)‫(لمنع الدخول‬
‫يسد \ يبني حاجز‬ The workers)‫ (عمال‬built a barricade to keep out the floodwaters)‫(مياه الفيضانات‬.
ْ ِ‫س‬ set up verb: to build or to arrange something, often temporarily
ْ‫ت أب‬
‫جهز\ بنى بشكل مؤقت‬ The police set up the barricades. They will remove them later.
evacuation noun: the action of leaving a place to avoid danger
ْ‫ُوويشِ ن‬ ْ
َ ‫إفاكي‬ The evacuation of the city was complete before the storm hit.All the people left the city.
‫إخالء‬
ْ ‫ُوو‬ ْ ‫إ َف‬ evacuate verb: to send people away from a dangerous place to a safe place
‫يت‬ َ ‫اكي‬
‫ي َُخلِّي \ يُجْ لِي\ ُي َفرِّ غ‬ Several families were evacuated from their homes.
‫لوك آوت‬ look out for verb: to pay attention to what is happening around you
‫فور‬ ‫انتبه \ احترس من‬ Look out for reckless drivers)‫ (السائقين المتهورين‬on the highway or you’ll get hurt.
‫وُ و ْتشْ آوت‬ watch out for verb: to look out for; to be careful of
‫فور‬ ‫ انتبه‬/ ‫احترس من‬ You should watch out for pedestrians)‫ (المشاة‬when you drive.
warning noun: a forecast of danger
‫وُ ورْ ِن ْنق‬
‫تنبيه‬/‫إنذار‬/‫تحذير‬ There is a storm warning for this area.
warn verb: to tell someone about a bad thing that will happen soon
ْ‫وُ ورْ ن‬
‫يحذر \ ينذر‬ The weatherman warned us about the storm.
severe adjective: great; intense)‫ ;(كثيف‬very bad
ْ‫سِ ي ِفير‬
‫شديد \ عنيف‬ It was a very severe storm. It caused a lot of flooding.
severely adv: to a great extent; very bad
‫سِ ي ِفيرْ لِي‬
‫بقسوة\بشدة\بصورة كبيرة‬ The house was severely damaged by the fire.
‫راي ْز‬
ِ rise ‫يرتفع‬ verb: to increase to a higher level
‫روز‬ rose ‫ارتفع‬ If the rivers rise too high in the rain, there’ll be a flood.
ْ‫ِر ِزن‬ risen ‫مرتفع‬
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 ‫َرنْ إنتو‬ run into ‫صادفت‬ verb: to encounter; to meet a severe weather condition
‫ران إنتوا‬ ran into ‫صادف‬ I was late because I ran into a rainstorm on the way home.
fog noun: weather condition caused by clouds on the ground
‫فوق‬ You should turn on)‫إضاءة‬/‫ (تشغيل‬your car lights when there is fog.
‫ضباب‬
foggy adjective: full of fog; a weather condition when clouds are at ground level
‫فوقِي‬
‫ضبابي‬ The weather was foggy and there were many car accidents.
visibility noun: the ability to see; the measurement)‫ (مقياس‬of how much can be see
‫ِيزي ُبلِيتِي‬
ِ ‫ف‬ There is a heavy fog today. Visibility is almost zero. We can’t see anything.
‫الرؤية‬
visible adjective: able to be seen
ِ ‫َف‬
‫يز ُب ْل‬
‫مرئي‬ There is no fog today. All the mountains are visible.
invisible adjective: unseen; something you cannot see
ِ ‫إ ْنف‬
‫ِيز ُب ْل‬
‫غير مرئى‬ The other cars were invisible in the fog.
danger noun: something that can hurt or kill you
ْ‫دَي ْن َجر‬ In a storm, there’s a great danger of being hit by lightning)‫(برق‬.
‫خطر‬
َ hazard noun: danger, something that can cause harm or injury
‫هازرْ د‬
‫خطر‬ You should go inside. This lightning storm is a hazard.

َ hazardous adjective: dangerous; not safe

ْ‫هاز ِدس‬ Driving is very hazardous when it’s foggy.
‫خطير‬
verb: to take safety measures)‫ ;(اجراءات السالمة‬to do something to be safer
‫َتيك‬ take precautions
Take precautions when driving at night. Turn on your lights and
ْ‫ِب ِري ُكو َش ْنس‬ ‫اتخاذ االحتياطات الالزمة‬
buckle)‫أربط‬/‫ (أشبك‬your seat belt)‫(حزام األمان‬.
(be)+ verb: to be used to
‫بي أ ُكوسْ ُت ْم ْد‬ The people of Saudi Arabia are accustomed to hot summers.
accustomed to
‫تو‬
‫معتاد على‬
favorably adv: in a good way
َ ُ‫َفيف‬
‫ور ْبلِي‬
‫بشكل مستحسن او جيد‬ The general will look favorably on your promotion if you do your job well.
adjective: good
favorable
َ ُ‫َفيف‬
‫ور ُب ْل‬ The weather conditions)‫ (احوال الطقس‬are favorable for swimming. The sun is
‫جيد\مالئم‬ shining and it’s hot.
unfavorable adjective: not good
َ ُ‫أُنْ َفيف‬
‫وري ُب ْل‬ The weather forecast is unfavorable. It’s supposed)‫ (مفترض‬to snow.
‫غير جيد‬
likely adjective: probable; a good chance of happening
‫الي ْكلِي‬
ِ His car is very fast. It’s likely that it will win the race.
‫محتمل\متوقع\مرتقب‬
ُ unlikely adjective: not probable; may not happen
‫الي ْكلِي‬
ِ ْ‫أن‬ It’s unlikely that it will rain today. The sky is clear.
‫من غير المرجح‬
probable adjective: likely; a good chance of happening
‫برو َبا ُب ْل‬ His car is very fast. It’s probable that it will win the race.
‫محتمل\مرجح‬
can’t verb: short form of cannot
‫كا ْنت‬ The car can’t be out of gas. I filled it up yesterday!
‫ال يمكن‬
couldn’t verb: the short form of 'could not'
‫ُكو ِد ْنت‬ He couldn’t have gone to Riyadh last week. He was at my house.
‫ لم يستطيع‬/ ‫لم أستطع‬
ْ ‫َبيرْ م‬ permit verb: to allow something to happen
‫ِت‬
‫يسمح‬ The teacher will not permit smoking or sleeping in the class.
point out verb: to tell someone something that they didn’t already know
‫بوي ْنت أوت‬
ِ The student is smoking. Please point out to him that it’s against the rules.
‫ينبه‬/ ‫يلفت االنتباه لـ‬
ْ ‫ق‬
‫ِت أوف‬ get off ‫يرحل‬/‫يخرج‬ verb: if you get off a place, you leave it because it’s time to leave (to finish work)
‫ت أوف‬ْ ‫َق‬ got off ‫رحل‬/‫خرج‬ If I get off)‫ارحل‬/‫ (اخرج‬this weekend, I’ll go to Bahrain.
ْ ‫ق‬ verb: to throw away or destroy something
‫ِت ِر ْد أوف‬ get rid of ‫يتخلص من‬
He got rid of the trash)‫الزباله‬/‫(النفايات‬. He threw it away.
‫ت ِر ْد أوف‬ْ ‫َق‬ got rid of ‫تخلص من‬
He took aspirin to get rid of his headache. He feels OK now.
concern noun: worry; problem
‫ُك ْن َسيرْ ن‬ My biggest concern about the students is that they don’t study.
‫هم‬/ ‫قلق‬
concerned adjective: worried about something
‫ٌك ْنسِ يرْ ْن ْد‬
‫قلق‬/‫مهموم‬/‫مهتم‬ I was concerned because you were two hours late.

ْ ‫دَ ِفن‬ definite adjective: sure, clear

‫ِت‬ It’s definite that we will have a test tomorrow.
‫مؤكد‬/‫ منتهي‬/‫واضح‬
definitely adverb: without any doubt, certainly, absolutely)‫حتما‬/‫(قطعا‬, 100% chance of it happening
‫دَ ِف ِن ْتلِي‬ He will definitely go to Jeddah tomorrow. He’s 100% sure.
‫بال ريب‬/‫من المؤكد‬
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‫ِت‬ I don’t know when he’s coming. It will be at an indefinite time.
‫غير واضح‬/‫غامض‬/‫غير محدد‬
indefinitely adverb: an unspecified time, without giving clear exact details
‫إ ْندِي ِف ِن ْتلِي‬ The captain will be stationed)‫يتمركز‬/‫ (ي ُحل‬in Riyadh indefinitely.
‫إلى وقت غير محدد‬
excellent adjective: extremely good, very good
‫ْإكسِ لَ ْنت‬ Ali’s ALCPT score was excellent. He got a 98!
‫ممتاز‬
conjunction: as the result of a fact; because of something
now that
‫ناو ذات‬ He’ll be so happy now that he’s married.I’m going to relax now that work is
)‫(بسبب‬ ‫االن‬
over.
personal adjective: having to do with your private life
‫َبيرْ سُو َنا ْل‬
‫خاص‬/‫خصوصي‬/‫شخصي‬ I have a personal question. Is your sister married?
personally adverb: used to emphasize that you are giving your personal opinion
‫َبيرْ سُو َنالِي‬
‫ذاتيا‬/‫شخصيا‬ Personally, I think you need to study more if you want to pass.
ْ without prepositon: not having any
‫وذ آوت‬ You can’t go on vacation without money.
‫بال‬/ ‫ من غير‬/ ‫بدون‬
noun: when people have the same opinion as each other
agreement Khalid: I think that Ahmed is the best student.
‫أ ْق ِري ِم ْنت‬
‫توافق‬/‫إتفاقية‬ Adel: We are in agreement. I think so, too.
We have an agreement that is to keep the class clean.
disagreement noun: when people have the difference of opinion
‫ِدسْ أ ْق ِري ِم ْنت‬ ‫تعارض‬/‫إختالف الرأي‬ Ali and Jim have a disagreement. Jim thinks Mercedes is the best car and Ali
thinks BMW is the best.
agree verb: to have the same opinion
‫أ ْق ِري‬ Both doctors agree that Ahmed has the flu)‫(انفلونزا‬.
‫ يتفق‬/ ‫يوافق‬
disagree verb: to have different opinions, not agree
‫ِدسْ أ ْق ِري‬
‫ال يوافق‬/‫يختلف في الرأي‬ The doctors disagree.Dr.Ali thinks I have the flu.Dr.Ahmed thinks I have a cold.
convince verb: to make someone feel certain)‫ (يقين‬that something is true
‫ُكو ْن َفي ْنس‬
‫ُي ْقنِع‬ His fever and headache convinced him to visit the doctor.
Verb: to convince)‫(إلقناع‬, to make someone believe in your opinion
persuade
‫ِب ِرسْ َوييد‬ (persuade sb to do sth)
‫يقنع‬ Ali thought)‫ (فَ َك َر‬I was wrong, but I persuaded him that I was right.
noun:the things you say to someone when you tell them what you think they
advice ‫نصيحة‬
ْ‫ْأد َف ِايس‬ should do
It was good advice
advise ‫ينصح‬
‫ْأد َف ِاي ْز‬ verb: to tell someone what to do, to counsel
The doctor advised me to stay in bed until I’m well.
wish verb: to express)‫ (للتعبير‬regret)‫ (األسف\الندم‬about a result
ْ ‫ِو‬
‫يش‬ I wish)‫ (أتمنى‬you had studied for the test. You would have passed.
‫أتمنى‬
point noun: idea of a conversation
‫بوي ْنت‬
ِ That’s a very interesting point. That’s a good idea.
‫نقطة‬
get the point phrase: to understand something
‫بوي ْنت‬ ْ ‫ق‬
ِ ‫ِت ذا‬ I don’t get your point , it doesn’t make sense)‫(معنى‬
‫فهمت نقطتك‬
‫أون ذا ون‬ on the one hand prepositional phrase: used to give another opinion or fact
‫ها ْند‬ ‫من ناحية‬ On the one hand, the salary is very high, but on the other hand the job is boring.
َْ‫أون ذا أذر‬ on the other hand prepositional phrase: used to give another opinion or fact
‫ها ْند‬ ‫من ناحية أخرى‬ I would like to eat out, but on the other hand I should be trying to save money.
noun phrase: opinion , someone’s own personal opinion
‫بوي ْنت أوف‬ ِ point of view
From my point of view, the test was very easy.
‫فِيو‬ ‫ رأي‬/ ‫وجهة نظر‬ Ex. I respect your point of view, but I’m not sure I agree with you.
‫تو تِ ْل يُو ذا‬ to tell you the truth phrase: to be honest , used when giving your personal opinion
ْ ‫تر‬
‫ُوث‬ ‫ألقول لك الحقيقة‬ To tell you the truth, I was scared when I saw that movie.
accuse verb: to say that someone did something wrong
ْ‫أ ْكيُوس‬
‫يوجه تهمه‬/‫يتهم‬ The policeman accused him of stealing a car.
blame verb: to say that someone or something is responsible for something bad
‫بلَي ْم‬
‫يلوم‬ Ali blamed me for making him late because my car broke down.
blind adjective: unable to see
‫أعمى‬ He can’t see. He’s blind.
‫بالي ْند‬
ِ verb: to make it difficult for someone to see
‫يعمي‬ The sun blinded the driver and caused the accident.
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ْ‫دَيف‬
‫أصم‬ The deaf man uses sign language to talk.
sign language noun: using hands to communicate with deaf people = body language)‫(لغة الجسد‬
ْ‫ساينْ ال ْن ْق ِوج‬
ِ ‫لغة اإلشارة‬ John and his wife are deaf. They speak to each other using sign language.
therefore conjunction: as a result of sth that has just been mentioned
‫َذيرْ فور‬
‫وبالتالي‬/‫بسبب ذلك‬/‫لذلك‬ he is deaf , therefore he talks with his hands.
verb: to move by force, to carry in your arms, to take from one place to another
carry
ِ ‫َك‬
‫يري‬
‫ ينقل‬/ ‫يحمل‬
The student carried his books in his bag.
The heavy wind carried the papers away.
look after verb: to take care of
ْ‫لوك آ ْف َتر‬ Mrs. Jones looks after her sister’s children during the day.
‫ يراقب‬/ ‫يعتني‬
may have verb: used to express possible past action or condition
‫َمي هاف‬ I don’t know if he went to Riyadh. He may have gone to Jeddah.
‫ احتمال ان‬/ ‫ربما‬
ْ ‫ماي‬ might have verb: used to express possible past action or condition
‫ت هاف‬ ِ I don’t know if he went to Riyadh. He might have gone to Jeddah.
‫ احتمال ان‬/ ‫ربما‬
ْ ‫ُم ْش‬ must have modal verb: used to make a deduction; probability
‫ت هاف‬
‫يجب ان‬ Ali is not here. He must have gone to hospital.
ْ ٌ‫أو‬
‫ت تو‬ ought to have verb: used to say we didn’t do something that we were supposed to do
‫هاف‬ ‫يجب ان‬ We ought to have come to class on time. We were late.
should have verb: used to say we didn’t do something that we were supposed to do
ُ
‫ش ْد هاف‬
‫يجب أن‬ We should have come to class on time. We were late. The teacher flipped out!
should not have verb: used to say that we did something that we weren’t supposed to do
ُ
ْ ‫ش ْد َن‬
‫ت هاف‬
‫ال ينبغي أن‬/‫ال يجب‬ We shouldn’t have walked to school. That’s why we’re late.
ْ ِ‫س‬ set aside verb: to save (money)
‫أس ِاي ْد‬
َ ‫ت‬
‫يدخر ماال‬ I set aside some money for my vacation this year.
share noun: a part of something
‫َشير‬ ‫جزء‬/‫قسمة‬/‫نصيب‬/‫مشاركه‬ I had a share of his food. He gave me a part of his food.
share verb: to have or use something with other people
ْ‫َشير‬
‫ يتقاسم‬/ ‫يشارك‬ The men shared their food with each other. They all eat together.
verb: food is spoiled, it’s no longer fit to be eaten, 2
spoil
If you don’t put the milk in the refrigerator, it will spoil.
‫أسْ بُو َي ْل‬ ‫ يخرب‬/ ‫ يتلف‬/ ‫يفسد‬ verb: to treat)‫ (يتعامل مع‬too kindly)‫ لطف‬/ ‫(عطف‬
‫يدلل‬ You will spoil your children if you don’t teach them discipline)‫االدب‬/‫(االنضباط‬.
along preposition: from one place towards the other end of it
ْ‫ألٌون‬
‫على امتداد‬ Ahmed and his son walked along the highway.
adverb: used to introduce an idea, fact etc., that is surprising)‫مدهش‬/‫ (مفاجئ‬or
however
ْ‫هاوي َفر‬
ِ unexpected)‫ (غير متوقع‬after what you have just said
‫ومع ذلك‬ Ali is a sergeant, however Ahmed is a private.
‫إن ّذا باك‬ in the back of preposition: behind, in the far)‫ (بعيد‬part of
‫أوف‬ ‫في الجزء الخلفي من‬ The kitchen is in the back of the house.
‫إن ّذا فرو ْنت‬ in the front of preposition: towards the forward part of
‫أوف‬ ‫في الجزء األمامي من‬ The living room is in the front of the house.
such as preposition: for example, for instance)‫(على سبيل المثال‬
ْ ْ‫َس ْتش‬
‫آز‬
‫على سبيل المثال‬/‫مثل‬ English has many areas such as grammar, vocabulary, and listening.
sudden adjective: with no warning (happening quickly and unexpectedly)
ْ‫ص ِدن‬
َ The sudden rain storm caused a lot of damage to the crops)‫(المحاصيل‬.
‫غير متوقع‬/ ‫مفاجئ‬
suddenly adverb: with no warning(something happens quickly and unexpectedly)
‫ص ِد ْنلِي‬
َ
‫فجأة‬ It was a beautiful day. Suddenly, the wind began to blow.
‫أُوول أوف‬ all of a sudden phrase: suddenly
ْ‫أسا ِدن‬ ‫فجأة‬ All of a sudden, the tire blew out)‫ !(انفجر‬We were very surprised)‫(تفاجأنا‬.
childhood noun: the period of time before you become an adult
‫شاي ْلد هوود‬
ِ ‫مرحلة الطفولة‬ My childhood was spent in Riyadh.
memory noun: a thing that you remember
‫ُوري‬
ِ ‫َميم‬ ‫ ذاكرة‬/ ‫ذكريات‬ I have good memories of my childhood.
‫ِب ِر ِي ْنق باك‬ bring back ‫يستعيد‬ verb: to make one remember something
ْ ‫بر‬
‫ُت باك‬ brought back ‫استعاد‬ When I see the soldiers, it brings back memories of my time in the army.
remind verb: to make someone remember sth that they must do (remind sb to do sth)
‫ِري َم ِاي ْن ْد‬
ْ‫ُي َذ ِّكر‬ I will remind you to turn off the lights.

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ْ‫ُك ْنسِ يد َِريشِ ن‬ I don’t know how to solve that problem. I’ll give it some consideration.
‫االعتبار‬
take into verb: a fact that you think about
‫َتيك إ ْن ُتو‬ Before we promote the captain to major, we should take into consideration his
consideration
ْ‫ُك ْنسِ يد َِريشِ ن‬ military record.
‫خذ بعين االعتبار‬
ْ
ْ ‫فاك‬ fact noun: a thing that is true
‫ت‬ School begins at 07:45. That’s a fact.
‫حقيقة‬
noun: a fact, piece of information about something
detail
‫دِي َتي ْل‬ She told me all the details of her trip.
‫التفاصيل‬ I took a very clear picture with my camera. You could see every detail.
dormitory noun: a single room where many people sleep
ِ ‫دور ِم ُت‬
‫وري‬
‫غرفة نوم لعدة أسرة‬ In Basic Training, all the men slept in a dormitory on the base.
noun: a storm that has very strong winds such as a cyclone)‫زوبعة‬/‫(إعصار‬, typhoon
hurricane
ْ‫ُوري َكين‬
ِ ‫ه‬ and tornado
‫إعصار‬ Hurricane Katrina did a lot of damage to the city of New Orleans.
tornado noun: a very bad windstorm formed when warm air hits cold air
‫تورْ َني ُدو‬
‫إعصار‬ The tornado destroyed many houses in the village.
coast noun: the land that is next to the sea or ocean
‫كوسْ ت‬
‫ساحل‬ Jeddah is located on the coast of the Red Sea.
take something verb:to believe that it’s true;
to expect some will always be there when u need it
‫َتيك َسمْ ِث ْنق‬ for granted
he just took it for granted that he would pass the exam.
‫فور قرا ْنت ِْد‬ ‫أخذ او اعتبار شيئا من‬ The colonel can take their loyalty for granted. They are all good soldiers.
‫الم َسلَمات‬ Many Saudis take their oil it for granted; they think it will always be there.

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** ‫** تمت الترجمة بإجتهاد شخصي يحتمل الخطأ والصواب‬ ALC Vocabulary

‫النطق‬ ‫الكلمة‬ ‫المعنى والمثال‬

divorce noun: the legal ending)‫ (نهاية قانونية‬of a marriage

Why did she get a divorce?
‫طالق‬
‫س‬
ْ ‫ِيفور‬
ْ ‫د‬ He wants to divorce her. He’s getting a divorce.
verb: to end a marriage)‫(زواج‬, to separate two ideas
‫يطلق‬ The woman divorced her husband.
end up verb: to finish up
ْ ‫إ ْند‬
‫أب‬
‫ينتهى إلى‬ Their marriage ended up in divorce.
ex- prefix: in the past
‫إيكس‬ Sue and I got a divorce. She’s my ex-wife.
‫تدل على وقت سابق او مضى‬
verb: to become familiar)‫متآلف‬/‫ (معتاد‬with a new situation
adjust to
‫أد َجست تو‬ The students have to adjust to living in the barracks.
‫يتأقلم‬/ ‫يتكيف‬/ ‫ينسجم‬
We have to adjust to new conditions.
get along verb: to be happy with someone, to have a friendly relationship with somebody
‫قِتْ ألون‬ It’s impossible to get along with disagreeable)‫كريه‬/‫ (سيء الطبع‬people.
‫يتأقلم‬/‫يتعايش‬
got along John got along with his wife.
‫َقتْ ألون‬
‫تأقلم‬/‫تعايش‬
‫قِتْ ألون‬ get along verb: to be happy in something
‫يتأقلم‬ The Captain got along well in his new job.
ْ‫أيد‬
ِ ‫س‬َ ‫ألو ْنق‬ alongside of preposition: next to the side of something
‫أوف‬ ‫ بجوار‬/ ‫بجانب‬ He drove his car alongside of mine.
prepositional phrase: together with someone or something else
along with…
The children went to Riyadh along with their parents.
‫ألو ْنقْ َو ْيذ‬ … ‫مع‬ He is smoking along with 3students.
prepositional phrase: including, having particular equipment
complete with
‫كوم ِبلِيتْ وذ‬
ْ The house comes complete with swimming pool and sauna.
).. ‫مع (شئ ما‬ He ate a hamburger complete with lettuce, onion, and tomato.
inquire about verb: to ask for information about something
ُ ‫إ ْن ْك َوا َي ْر‬
ْ‫أباوت‬
‫ يسأل عن‬/ ‫ يستفسرعن‬The student inquired about the date of the quiz.
verb: to accept an unpleasant situation)‫ (حالة غير سارة‬or someone without
put up with
‫بوتْ آب ِو ْذ‬ complaining)‫التذمر‬/‫(الشكوى‬
‫ يتقبل‬/ ‫يتحمل‬
The teacher put up with the students’ tardiness)‫(التأخير‬. He never got mad)‫(يغضب‬.
noun: the ability to tolerate something; not getting angry about things or people
tolerance
ْ ‫تالور ْن‬
‫س‬ َ that are different from you.
‫ التحمل‬/ ‫التسامح‬ The teacher has no tolerance for students coming late.
tolerate verb: to put up with or to stand
ْ‫تالوريت‬
َ The teacher tolerated the students’ tardiness.
‫ يسامح‬/ ‫يتحمل‬
tolerant adjective: allowing people to do ,say or believe what they want
‫تالور ْنت‬
َ
‫متساهل‬/‫متسامح‬ The police are not tolerant of speeders. They give them tickets.
lenient adjective: opposite of strict , easy
‫لِينِيَنت‬
َ َ‫ ُمت‬/‫سا ِمح‬
‫ َر ِحيم‬/‫سا ِهل‬ َ َ‫ُمت‬ It’s OK to use your cell phone in class. The teacher is lenient.
strict adjective: demands)‫ (يطالب‬that rules be obeyed
‫إست ِريكت‬
َ َ‫ُمت‬
‫قاس‬/‫صارم‬/‫شدِّد‬ He’s a very strict teacher. If you break a rule, he punishes you.
all at once adverb: many things at the same time
ْ ‫أَلْ أتْ َو ْن‬
‫س‬
‫جميعا بنفس الوقت‬ The books fell off the desk all at once.
‫َو ْنس إن‬ once in a while adverb: sometimes
ْ‫أوا َيل‬ ‫بعض االحيان‬ Ahmed goes to Al-Khobar once in a while.
consequently adverb: as a result of, therefore
‫ُكو ْنسِ ْك َو ْن ِّتلي‬
‫ لذلك‬/ ‫بناء على ذلك‬ He liked BMWs. Consequently, he bought one.
attract verb: to make someone like something or feel interested in it
ْ‫أ ْت َر ْاكت‬ Summer attracts visitors to the countryside)‫(الريف‬.
‫ يستهوي‬/ ‫يجذب‬ A high salary attracts many workers.
general adjective: not specific
‫جينِيرال‬
‫ شامل‬/ ‫عام‬ I have a general dislike of flowers.

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ْ‫إسبِيسِ يفِك‬
ْ
‫خاص‬/‫معين‬/‫محدد‬ The specific flower I like is the rose.
in addition prepositional phrase: besides, also
ْ‫إنْ أدِيشِ ن‬
‫باإلضافة الى‬ In addition to the car, they have a truck.
as well as conjunction: in addition to
‫أز ِويل أز‬
.. ‫بإضافة إلى‬ He has a car as well as a truck.
sand noun: very small, loose dirt)‫ (تراب غير متماسك‬or rocks in the desert
‫سا ْند‬
‫رمل الصحراء‬ There is a lot of sand in the desert and on the beach.
grandson noun: the son of one’s child
َ ‫قرا ْند‬
ْ‫سن‬ ‫ولد اإلبن او اإلبنه‬/‫حفيد‬ The old man had fifteen granddaughters and ten grandsons.
granddaughter noun: the daughter of one’s child
‫قرا ْندْ دَ او َت ْر‬ ‫حفيدة‬ The old man had fifteen granddaughters and ten grandsons.
‫إبنةاإلبن اواإلبنه‬
grandchild noun: the child/children of one’s child/children
ْ‫اي ْلد‬
ِ ‫ش‬َ ْ‫قرا ْند‬
‫طفل االبن او االبنه‬ The old man was very lucky, he had twenty-five grandchildren.
grandchildren
ْ‫شي ْلدْ ِرن‬
َ ْ‫قرا ْند‬ ‫اطفال االبن او االبنه‬
spouse noun: husband or wife; marriage partner
‫س‬
ْ ‫إس َب ْاو‬
ْ
‫ الزوجة‬/ ‫الزوج‬ A woman should stay with either her spouse or her brothers.
noun: connection to someone
relationship
‫ِريلَيشِ ْنشِ يب‬ Abdullah: What’s your relationship to the colonel?
‫العالقه‬/‫القرابة‬/‫الصلة‬ Fritz: I work for him.
in-law noun: the relatives)‫ (صلة القرابة‬of one’s spouse)‫الزوجة‬/‫ ;(الزوج‬husband and/or wife
‫إنْ لُو‬ ‫صلة القرابه عن طريق‬ My wife’s mother is my mother-in-law.
‫الزوج او الزوجة‬
father-in-law the father of your husband or wife
‫فا َذر إن لُو‬
‫والد الزوج او الزوجة‬
mother-in-law the mother of your husband or wife
‫مو َذر إن لُو‬
‫أم الزوج او الزوجة‬
‫بر َذر إن لُو‬
َ brother-in-law your brother’s wife
‫أخ الزوج او الزوجة‬
‫سيستَر إن لُو‬
ِ sister-in-law the sister of your wife/husband
‫أخت الزوجة او الزوج‬
daughter-in-law your son’s wife
‫داوتر ان لو‬
‫زوجة ابنك‬
son-in-law your daughter’s husband
‫سن إن لُو‬
َ ‫زوج ابنتك‬
sex noun: gender)‫(جنس ذكر او انثى‬, male or female
ْ ‫س‬
‫يكس‬ َ The male sex is in charge of)‫ (المسؤول عن‬business and the female sex is in charge
‫نوع الجنس‬ of the home.
male noun: men or boys
ْ‫َميل‬ The restaurant is male-only. Females must wait outside.
‫الذكر‬
female noun: a woman or a girl
ْ‫فِي َميل‬ ‫أنثى‬ The front of the restaurant is for males, the back is for females.
arrange verb: to make it possible, to organize or make plans
‫أ َّرينج‬ The company will arrange for a taxi to meet you at the airport
‫ ينظم‬/ ‫يرتب‬ I need to arrange my schedule for next week.
in order noun: arrangement in a specific sequence
‫إن أور َدر‬ The soldiers lined up in order by height.
‫ترتيب بشكل متسلسل‬ He arranged the chairs in order.
assistance noun: help or support
‫أسيستَنس‬
ِ ‫دعم‬/‫مساعدة‬ Can I be of any assistance?
assist verb: to help someone to do something
‫سيست‬
ِّ ‫أ‬
‫ يساعد‬/ ‫يدعم‬ The teacher assisted the student with the lesson.
insist on verb: to demand)‫ (يطلب‬that something should happen
‫سيست اون‬
ِ ‫إن‬ They insisted that everyone should come to the party
‫يصر على‬ My friend insisted on driving me home.
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‫ُكد هاف‬
‫ يمكن‬/ ‫قد‬ Ali could have bought a new car.
couldn’t have verb: not possible
‫ُكو ِدنت هاف‬
‫ال يمكن‬ I couldn’t have gone to the Jeddah yesterday. I was in Riyadh.
‫بايِت‬ bite noun: the act of cutting something with your teeth
‫قضمه‬/ ‫لقمة‬ I took a big bite of the pizza.
‫بايِت‬ bite .‫يقضم‬/‫يعض‬ verb: to use your teeth to cut into something
‫بِيتِن‬ bitten ‫قضم‬/‫عض‬ The dog bit her and made her hand bleed)‫(ينزف‬.
drop off verb:to drop off to sleep or to take someone by car to a place and leave them there
‫د ُروب أوف‬ ‫ينزل من السيارة‬ The bus driver dropped off to sleep.
‫يستللقي للنوم‬ Just drop me off here, I can walk the rest of the way
‫دروب أوت‬ drop out of verb: to stop doing something
‫أوف‬ ‫االنقطاع عن‬ My father is very angry because I dropped out of school.
drown verb: to die)‫ (يموت‬from being under water for too long
‫درا ُون‬
‫يغرق‬ He fell in the lake and drowned.
incomplete adjective: not finished
ْ ‫إ ْن ُك‬
ْ‫وم ِبلِيت‬
‫غير مكتمل‬ This report is incomplete.
verb: to succeed in doing something, especially after trying very hard
accomplish
‫أ ُكومبلِش‬ The student accomplished his goal. He passed the test.
‫ يُن ِجز‬/ ‫يكمل‬
If we clean our class together, we’ll accomplish in an hour.
achieve verb: to get a good result, especially by working hard
‫شيف‬
ِ ‫أت‬ ‫يحرز‬/‫يحقق‬ The students achieved very good exam results.
obtain verb: to get, to receive
‫أوبتَين‬
‫سب‬
ِ ‫ يَك‬/‫يحصل على‬ I obtained my English certificate from King Saud University.
success noun: when you achieve what you want or intend
‫سيس‬
َ ‫سوك‬
ُ
‫ تَوفِيق‬/‫نَ َجاح‬ His business was a success. He made a lot of money.
succeed verb: to do what you tried or wanted to do
‫سيد‬
ِ ‫سك‬
ُ ‫ينجح‬ He succeeded in fixing the car. It works fine now.
successful adjective: having the result or effect that you intended)‫(كنت تقصده‬
‫سيسفُل‬
ِ ‫سوك‬
ُ
‫ ُم َوفَّق‬/‫ناجح‬ He’s a successful student. He graduated.
‫قِيت ثرو‬ get through ‫ينتهي من‬ verb: to finish something; to complete something
‫قَت ثرو‬ got through ‫إنتهى من‬ The students got through with their homework at 10p.m
get through verb: to succeed in contacting someone on the phone
‫قِيت ثرو‬ ‫يتوصل الى‬ He called me three times before he got through to me.
‫قَت ثرو‬ got through
‫توصل إلى‬
‫أواي‬ keep away verb: to stay away or make someone stay away
َ ‫ِكيب‬ ‫ق بعيدا‬
َ ‫اب‬/‫يبقى بعيدا عن‬ Always keep away from the lions)‫(األسود‬. They’re dangerous.
kept away
‫ِكيبت أ َواي‬ ‫بقي بعيدا عن‬/‫ابتَ َعد عن‬
‫أوي‬
َ ‫استَي‬ stay away from verb: to avoid, to not go near
‫فروم‬ ‫ابتعد عن‬ You should stay away from that bad restaurant.
kill verb: to cause someone’s death, to murder)‫يقتل‬/‫(يذبح‬
‫ِكل‬
‫يقتل‬ The accident killed two people.
misplace verb: to put in the wrong place and lose = mislay)‫يفقد‬/‫(يضيع‬
‫ِميسبلَيس‬
.. ‫ينسى مكان شيء ما‬ I misplaced my watch and I can’t find it.
prevent verb: to stop something from happening or stop somebody from doing something
‫ب ِريفِنت‬ He prevented the criminal)‫ (مجرم‬from running away.
‫يحول دون‬/ ‫يمنع‬
preventable adjective: possible to be stopped or avoided
‫بِ ِريفِينتَبُل‬
‫قابل للمنع‬ It was a preventable injury. He should have worn his seat belt.
-able ‫قادر‬ suffixes: mainly added to verbs to show somebody CAN do something
‫آيبُل‬ -ible My car was damaged in the accident but my mechanic said it was
‫تضاف الى األفعال التي‬ fixable)‫(يمكن حلها‬.
‫نقدر على عملها‬
‫َرن أكروس‬ run across verb: to meet by accident
‫يقابل بالصدفة‬ I ran across my boss at the BX last week.
ran across
‫َرين أكروس‬ ‫قابل بالصدفة‬
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use up
‫يوز أب‬ She’s used up all the hot water.
‫يستنفذ‬
I used up all my money when I bought the car.
entire adjective: ; 100% of something
‫إنتَيَر‬
‫ كامل‬/ ‫بالكامل‬ He ate the entire pizza.
absolutely adverb: 100% sure; definitely
‫أبسلوتلِي‬
‫بِالتَّأ ِكيد‬ Pele is absolutely the best soccer player of all time.
preposition: as shown)‫ (ظاهر‬by something or stated)‫ (معلن‬by someone
according to
‫أكور ِدنق تو‬ They both played the game according to the rules.
.. ‫وفقا لـ‬
According to the General, all soldiers should be in shape)‫ الشكل المناسب‬/ ‫(المظهر‬.
at least adverb: not less than, at the minimum; the smallest amount
‫أت لِيست‬ ‫ليس أقل من‬/ ‫على األقل‬ He works out at least two times a week.
convinced adjective: 100% sure of something = satisfied
‫كونفِينسد‬
‫مقتنع‬ I’m convinced that Mercedes is the best car.
convincing adjective: believable
‫سنق‬
ِ ‫كونفِين‬ ‫مقنع‬ The reason he gave me for not doing his homework is not convincing.
verb: to give a good explanation of why something has happened
account for
‫أكاونت فور‬ I can’t account for his bad test score.
‫يعلل‬/ ‫ يبرر‬/ ‫يفسر‬
Could you account for being late?
fatal adjective: deadly, causing death
‫فَيتَل‬
‫ ُم ِميت‬/‫ُمهلِك‬ It was a fatal car accident. Two people died.
little Adjective: not much. .‫لغير المعدود‬
‫لِيتِل‬
‫ القليل‬/ ‫قليل‬ He ate little rice for dinner last night.
few adjective: a small number. .‫للمعدود‬
‫فِيُو‬
‫ قلة‬/ ‫قليل‬ There are few books on his desk.
quite a few expression: a fairly)‫الى حد ما‬/ ‫ (نوعا ما‬large number
‫ُك َوايِت أفيُو‬ ‫عدد ال بأس به‬ Quite a few students are going to Riyadh this week.
‫عدد ليس بالقليل‬
quite a + noun adjective: very
... ‫ُك َوايِت أ‬ quite a + adj. + noun
We have quite a short time.
‫جدا‬ He is quite a good soccer player.
in place of preposition: instead of
‫إن بلَيس أوف‬
‫عوضا عن‬/‫بدال من‬ Mohammed worked in place of Mustafa this week.
otherwise adverb: if not
‫أ َذر وايِز‬
‫وإِ َّال‬ He should take him medicine. Otherwise, he’ll die.
trim adjective: in good physical condition)‫(في حالة بدنية جيدة‬
‫تِ ِرم‬ (a person in an attractive healthy way)
‫أنيق‬/‫مهندم‬ He’s very trim. He exercises every day.
the rest noun: the remaining, the others
‫ذا َريست‬
‫البقية‬ Two students failed the test. The rest passed.
fuel noun: a substance)‫مادة‬/‫ (ثروة‬such as coal)‫(فحم‬, petrol, gas, or oil that can be
‫فِيُول‬ burned to produce heat or energy
‫وقود‬ Gasoline is the fuel I use in my car. I use JP-8 in my F-15
telegram noun: a typed message sent by wire (not e mail) – old style
‫تِيلِقرام‬
‫برقية‬ I received a telegram from my father today.
vitamin noun: compounds in food that we need to grow and be healthy
‫فايتَ ِمن‬
‫فيتامين‬ Oranges have a lot of Vitamin C in them.
verb: to exchange)‫ (تبادل‬information with other people
communicate
‫ُكوميُونِي َكيت‬ He communicated the good news to his friend by e mail.
‫يتبادل‬/‫ يتناقل‬/‫يَنقُل‬
They communicate their knowledge to others.
knowledge noun: the things you know about (information)
‫نول ِْج‬ ‫المعرفه‬ I have no knowledge of mathematics.

verb: to tell someone that you are happy because they have achieved
‫شيُولَي‬
ِ ‫ُكونق َرات‬ congratulate something, or because something good has happened to them
‫ت‬ ‫يبارك‬/ ‫يهنئ‬ I’ll congratulate my students on their graduation.
I congratulated my students on their exam results.
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‫إس ِكل‬
‫موهبة‬/‫مهارة‬ His English skill has grown since he began to study.
verb: to grow bigger, stronger; to become stronger or more advanced in
develop skill or ability
‫ِديفَلُب‬
‫ يُنَ ِّمي‬/‫يطور‬ Mousa is exercising to develop his muscles.
The students are here to develop their speaking skills.
noun: help and advice that is given to one about their work, education or
guidance
‫قاي ِدنس‬ personal life
‫ارشاد‬/‫توجيه‬
The problem was difficult and he asked his father for guidance.
guide verb: to influence)‫ (للتأثير‬someone's behavior or ideas
‫قايِد‬
‫ يُ َو ِّجه‬/ ‫يرشد‬ The teenagers)‫ (المراهقين‬need adults)‫ (بالغين‬to guide them
object to verb: to say that you oppose something
‫أوب ِجكت تو‬
‫يعترض على‬ The students objected to taking the quiz today.
‫أسيُوم‬ assume verb: to start to have control, responsibility, to start in a particular job
‫سيبِيلِي‬
ِ ‫ِريسبُون‬ responsibility The new Commander assumed responsibility for the base.
‫تِي‬ ‫يتحمل المسؤولية‬
sensible adjective: makes good sense, reasonable
‫سبُل‬
ِ ‫سين‬
ِ ‫ واع‬/‫ عاقل‬/‫ُمتَّ ِزن‬ She’s a sensible person.
make sense verb: to seem reasonable)‫منطقي‬،‫صائب‬،‫(يبدو معقول‬, easy to understand
‫سينس‬
َ ‫َميك‬ ‫يبدو منطقي‬ It makes sense that the senior man is the leader.
‫يبدو ذو معنى‬
confidence noun: feeling that you can trust something or someone to be good
‫ُكونفِيدَنس‬
‫الثقة‬ The Captain has confidence that the sergeant can do the job.
adjective: sure that something is true or that something will happen in the
confident
‫كونفِيدَنت‬ way you want or expect
‫واثق‬
I’m confident that you’ll succeed.
‫سلف‬ ِ self-confidence noun: believe in yourself
‫ُكونفِيدَنس‬ ‫الثقة بالنفس‬ He thinks he’ll get 100 on the ECL. He has a lot of self-confidence.
educational adjective: relating to education
‫شنَل‬
ِ ‫إجيو َكي‬ ‫ تَعلِي ِم ّي‬/‫تربوي‬ The academy courses are very educational.
once conjunction: from the time when something happens
‫َونس‬
‫عندما‬/‫حالَ َما‬ Once summer begins, the weather will be hot.
routine noun: regular activities; normal; something done all the time
‫ سير العمل على وتيرة‬/‫روتين‬ My daily routine includes exercise and study.
‫روتِين‬ ‫واحدة‬ adjective: done as part of a regular activity; done all the time; normal
‫ اعتيادي‬/ ‫روتيني‬ The third period is our routine lab period.
someday adverb: at an unknown time in the future
‫صمدَاي‬
َ ‫في يوم ما‬ I’m going to visit Australia someday.
sufficient adjective: enough , as much as is needed for a particular purpose
‫سوفِيشَنت‬
ُ
‫واف‬
ِ /‫كاف‬
ِ I have sufficient food for the week at my house.
attendance noun: when someone goes to a meeting, class, etc.
‫أتِين ِدينس‬ Consistent)‫المستمر‬/‫ (الثابت‬school attendance is very important for learning.
‫الحضور‬
mission noun: a job, assignment or duty
‫يشن‬
ِ ‫ِم‬ ‫ الواجب‬/ ‫المهمة‬ The mission of an English student is to learn English well.
capability noun: the ability to do something, especially something difficult
‫ِكيبَابِيلِيتِي‬
‫االستطاعة‬/‫القدرة‬/‫اإلمكانية‬ This car has the capability of going 200 K/PH.
method noun: a way to accomplish something , a system for doing something
‫َماثِد‬
‫الطريقة‬ E-mail is a new method of communicating.
technique noun: method, way of doing something
‫تِكنِيك‬
‫أسلوب‬/‫تقنية‬ He had a good technique for solving math problems.
verb: to make someone feel angry and unhappy about something
annoy
‫أنُّوي‬ He couldn’t study because his friends were annoying him.
‫ضايِق‬
َ ُ ‫ ي‬/ ‫ضب‬
ِ ‫ يُغ‬/‫يُز ِعج‬ She annoyed him with her stupid questions.
annoying adjective: making you feel slightly angry
‫أنُّويِنق‬
‫ ُمؤ ٍذ‬/‫ُمز ِعج‬ It’s very annoying when students use their phones in class.
annoyed adjective: slightly angry)‫(غاضب قليال‬
‫أنُّويِد‬
‫متضايق‬/‫منزعج‬ I was late getting home today. My wife was very annoyed.
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disappoint
‫ِدس أبويِنت‬ happen
‫يُ َخيِّب أَ َملَ ُه‬/‫يَخ ُذل‬/‫يحبط‬ He failed the test. He disappointed his teacher.
disappointed adjective: unhappy because something you hoped for did not happen
‫ِدسأبويِنتِد‬
‫ ُمحبَط‬/‫ب األَ َمل‬ ُ ِ‫خائ‬ I’m disappointed that John failed the test. He’s the best student.
disappointing adjective: not as good as you hoped or expected
‫ِدسأبويِنتِنق‬ My father thinks that my test score is very disappointing.
‫محبِط‬/‫مخيّب لألمال‬
hand in phrasal verb: to give something to someone in authority)‫(السلطة‬
‫هاند إن‬
‫سلِّم‬َ ُ‫ي‬ The students handed in their homework during 1st period.
turn in verb: to hand in, to give something to someone
‫تَيرن إن‬
‫سلِّم‬َ ُ‫ي‬ You didn’t turn in your homework, so you get a zero.
noun: when there is not enough of something or none of it.
lack of
‫الك أوف‬ despite)‫ (على الرغم من‬his lack of experience, he got the job.
‫ اِن ِعدام‬/‫نقص‬
He failed the test because of his lack of interest)‫ (اهتمام‬in English.
lack verb: to not have enough of something
‫الك‬
‫ ينعدم‬/‫ينقص‬/ ‫يقل‬ He couldn’t do his homework because he lacked paper and pen.
put aside verb: to stop doing something and start doing something else
‫بُت أسايِد‬
‫صرف النظر عن‬/‫تنحى عن‬ He put aside his Army career and started a business.
regret noun: sadness)‫ (حزن‬that you feel about something
‫حسرة‬/‫ندامة‬ I have one regret. I didn’t study hard enough for the test.
‫ِرق َريت‬ verb:to feel sorry about something you’ve done&wish you had not done
‫يندم‬/‫ يَتَنَدَّم‬/‫سر‬
َّ ‫يَت ََح‬ I regret that I didn’t study for the test. I failed.
rush verb: to do something too quickly
‫َرش‬
‫ يُس ِرع‬/ ‫يَستَع ِجل‬ He rushed to finish his homework. He wanted to watch TV.
in a rush expression: wants to do something fast, to hurry, to do something fast
‫إن أ َرش‬ ‫مستعجل‬ He’s very hungry. He’s in a rush to get to the cafeteria.
‫في عجلة من أمره‬
stay up verb: to not go to bed
‫إستَي أب‬
‫يبقى مستيقظا‬ He stayed up late so he could finish studying for the quiz.
waste verb: to use more money, time, energy, etc., than is useful or sensible
‫َويست‬
‫ يَهدُر‬/‫يُس ِرف‬ Turn off the lights when you leave. Don’t waste electricity.
helmet noun: something to wear on your head to protect from injury
‫ِهيل ِمت‬
‫الخوذة‬ He put on his helmet and rode his motorcycle to the work.
‫تَيك أوف‬ take off verb: to not go to work; to leave
‫يرحل‬/‫يأخذ إجازة‬ I’m going to take off tomorrow and go to Riyadh.
‫توك أوف‬
took off I’m going to take tomorrow off and go to Riyadh.
‫ رحل‬/ ‫أخذ إجازة‬
‫إستَارت أوت‬ start out on verb: to begin
‫أون‬ ‫يبدأ‬ He started out on his trip to Riyadh this morning.
volunteer Noun: sb who is willing)‫مستعد‬/‫ (راغب‬to offer help
‫فولَنتِيير‬ ‫ ُمتَبَ ِّرع‬/‫ُمتَطَ ِّوع‬ There are two volunteers to clean the office.
verb: to offer to do something without expecting money
َ َ‫يَت‬
‫ يَتَبَ َّرع‬/‫ط َّوع‬ My friend volunteered to drive me to Hafer Al Batin.
adjective: wanting to do something very much, or waiting with
eager excitement(‫تشوق‬/‫ )تهيج‬for something to happen
‫إي َق ْر‬
‫متحمس‬/‫حريص‬ Once my son was five years old, I became eager to have another baby.
He’s eager to play football on Sunday.
stupid adjective: not intelligent, not smart, dumb)‫مغفل‬/‫أبكم‬/‫(أخرس‬
‫إستيوبِد‬
‫أحمق‬/‫مغفل‬/‫غبي‬ He’s not stupid. He got 100% on the Book Quiz.
lazy adjective: doesn’t want to work or use energy
‫لَي ِزي‬
‫ ُمتَثَا ِقل‬/‫سول‬
ُ ‫ َك‬/‫بَلِيد‬
He failed the test. He’s not stupid, but he’s lazy.
adjective:feeling very ashamed)‫ (خجالن‬and sad because you have done
guilty
‫قِلتِي‬ something wrong
‫ُمذنِب‬
He feels guilty because he was late for school.
helpful adjective: giving or ready to give help
‫ِهيلب فُل‬
،‫ مفيد‬،‫ مساعد‬،‫ معاون‬When I painted the house, my son was very helpful. We did it together.
helpless adjective: unable to help one’s self
‫ِهيلب لِس‬
‫عَا ِجز‬ He was helpless to fix the car. He had to call a mechanic.

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 learn one’s Expression: to get a better understanding of life through a bad experience
‫لَيرن ونس‬ lesson After his cash was stolen)‫نُ ِهب‬/‫س ِرق‬
ُ (, he began to carry travelers’ checks. He
‫سن‬ٌ ‫لِي‬ ‫تعلم درس‬ learned his lesson about carrying cash.
‫إنتصح‬/‫إعتبر‬/‫إتعظ‬
lose his temper verb: to become very angry
‫لُوس ِهز تِمبَر‬
‫فقد اعصابه‬/‫فقد صوابه‬ He lost his temper and hit that man.
attention noun: focused thoughts; to be careful about what is going on around you
‫شن‬ ِ ‫أتَّين‬ ‫ حرص‬/ ‫إنتباه‬ My attention wasn’t on the road. I caused an accident.
pay attention to Expression:to watch or listen closely to something or someone interesting
‫شن تو‬ ِ ‫بِي أتِّن‬ ‫انتبه على‬ When I’m driving, I must pay attention to the road.
ْ ‫َني ْقل‬ neglect to verb: to pay too little attention to something
‫ِيكت تو‬
‫يهمل‬ He neglected to close the door.

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** ‫** تمت الترجمة بإجتهاد شخصي يحتمل الخطأ والصواب‬ ALC Vocabulary

‫النطق‬ ‫الكلمة‬ ‫المعنى والمثال‬

become of verb: to happen to
‫بِي َك ْم أوف‬
‫يحصل‬/‫يحدث‬ What became of Sam? I haven’t seen him for three years.
‫ِبي َكي ْم أوف‬ became of ‫حصل‬/‫حدث‬
bet noun: an amount of money risked
‫رهان‬ Ali bet SR1,000 that Saudi Arabia would win the World Cup.
ْ‫بِيت‬ verb: be certain)‫ ;(متأكدا‬to think something is true
‫يراهن‬ I bet he’s a good player. He scored three goals.
depend on verb: to rely on; to count on
‫ِيبي ْندْ أون‬
ِ ‫د‬ Children are helpless)‫ضعيف‬/‫ ;(عاجز‬they depend on their parents for everything.
‫يعتمد على‬
‫اي‬
ْ ‫ِف َأو‬
ْ ‫ق‬ give away ‫يهدي‬/‫يتبرع‬ verb: to give something to someone for free
gave away ‫أهدى‬/‫تبرع‬ I gave my old TV away when I bought the new one.
ْ ‫َقيف َأو‬
‫اي‬
given away
ْ ‫َقيفِنْ َأو‬
‫اي‬ ‫ ُمه َدى‬/‫ُم َت َب َرع‬
ْ‫آوت‬
ُ ‫ير‬ْ ‫َو‬ wear out ‫يتعب‬/‫يجهد‬ verb: to reduce to a useless state
‫ور آوت‬ْ ‫ُو‬ wore out ‫تعب‬/‫أجهد‬ The men ran twenty kilometers today. They are worn out.
‫ورن آوت‬ ْ ‫ُو‬ worn out ‫متعب‬/‫مجهد‬
put off verb: to delay; postpone
‫ُبتْ أوف‬
‫ يؤخر‬/ ‫يؤجل‬ They put off the football match until next week.
separate adjective: different; another
‫مستقل‬/‫منفصل‬ Put the groceries on one list, and the phone numbers on a separate list
ْ‫يريت‬
َ ِ‫سِ يب‬ verb: to divide; to keep apart
‫يفرق‬
ّ / ‫يفكك‬ She separated the egg yolks)‫ (صفار البيض‬and the egg whites.
apart preposition: separate; away from
ْ‫ارت‬
ْ ‫أ َب‬
‫بعيدا بعضهم عن بعض‬ Jeddah and Port Sudan are 300 km apart. It is an overnight boat ride.
apart from preposition: besides)‫وفوق ذلك‬/‫(باإلضافة إلى‬, except for)‫ما عدا‬/‫(بإستثناء‬
‫ارتْ فروم‬
ْ ‫أ َب‬ ‫باإلضافة الى ذلك‬ Two windows were broken. Apart from that, there was no damage.
‫بإستثناء‬ Apart from Jodie, who hurt her leg, all the children were fine.
most adverb: the biggest part of
ْ‫وست‬
ْ ‫ُم‬
‫معظم‬/‫أغلب‬ I put most of the eggs in the omelet.
mostly adverb: chiefly)‫ ;(في األغلب‬for the most part
‫موستْ لِي‬
ْ
‫في األغلب‬ The students are mostly enlisted men, but there are some officers.
raw adjective: not cooked
‫َرا‬
‫غير مطبوخ‬/‫نيء‬ Sushi is raw fish. It is a delicious food from Japan!
thus conjunction: therefore
ْ ‫َذ‬
‫اس‬ He didn’t study; thus, he failed the test.
‫وبالتالي‬/‫وهكذا‬
a good deal of adjective: a lot of; many
‫أقُدْ دِيلْ أوف‬
.. ‫ قدر كبير من‬/ ‫كثير‬ It costs a good deal of money to buy that car.
can’t help verb: can’t avoid, can’t stop
‫كا ْنتْ هِي ْلب‬ .. ‫ال يمكن تجنب‬ I can’t help being angry when he doesn’t do his homework.
.. ‫ال أستطيع منع‬
verb: to want to .
feel like +)gerund(
ْ‫اليك‬
ِ ْ‫فِيل‬ ‫أرغب بـ‬
‫) ليصبح اسم‬-ing( ‫ فعل يضاف له‬: (gerund)
I feel like going to Riyadh this weekend.
‫فرو ْم تايِ ْم تو‬ from time to time expression: once in a while; occasionally)‫(أحيانا‬, a few times
ِ ‫َت‬
‫اي ْم‬ ‫من وقت آلخر‬ I go to Jeddah from time to time.
on hand adjective: here at the present time
ْ‫أون هَا ْند‬
‫موجود‬/‫في متناول اليد‬ I need four steaks. I have two on hand. I need to buy two more.
noun: a group of things on a piece of paper
list
She has a grocery list with her. She won’t forget anything.
ْ‫ِيست‬
ْ ‫ل‬ ‫لسته‬/‫قائمة‬ verb: to write a group of things on a piece of paper
‫يدرج في قائمة‬/‫يسجل‬ She listed the groceries)‫ (أغراض البقالة‬that she needed in her notebook.
groceries noun: food items that you buy at a supermarket
َ ُ‫ق‬
ْ ‫روس ِر‬
‫يز‬
‫أغراض البقالة‬ Please carry the groceries from the store to the car.
bag noun: a paper or plastic container for holding groceries
ْ
‫باق‬
‫كيس‬ I bought four bags of groceries at the store today.
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purchase
I made a lot of purchases at the mall today.
‫س‬
ْ ِ‫ورتِش‬
ْ ‫ُب‬ ‫شراء‬ verb: to buy
‫يشتري‬ I purchased some furniture at the new store.
cost noun: the amount of money needed to buy something
ْ‫كوست‬
ْ
‫سعر‬/‫تكلفة‬/‫قيمة‬/‫ثمن‬ The cost of the car was SR40,000.
recipe noun: instructions for cooking something
‫َريسِ ِبي‬ I don’t like fried chicken. I’m going to use a new recipe.
‫وصفة طعام‬
ingredient noun: one part of a recipe; one part of a mixture
ْ‫إ ْنق ِِريدْ َي ْنت‬
‫المكونات‬ The ingredients are water, sugar, and flour.
combine verb: to add together
ْ‫كوم َبايِن‬
ْ
‫ يضم‬/ ‫يدمج‬ Combine the eggs and sugar in a bowl and mix them.
noun: mixture; a group of things together
mix
This salad is a mix of fruit, nuts, and vegetables.
ْ ‫م‬
‫ِيكس‬ ‫خلط‬/‫مزج‬ verb: to combine different things
‫يخلط‬/‫يمزج‬ She mixed the chicken, rice and beans together for dinner.
َ ِ‫ِست‬ mixture noun: something made of many different things combined together
‫ش ْر‬ ْ ‫َميك‬
‫خليط‬ This salad is a mixture of fruit, nuts, and vegetables.
stir verb: to mix things together using a circular motion)‫(حركة دائرية‬
‫إستِير‬
ْ
‫يمزج بالتحريك‬ He took the big spoon and stirred the soup in the pot.
call for verb: to require
‫كولْ فور‬
‫يستلزم‬/‫يت َطلب‬ This recipe)‫ (هذه الوصفة‬calls for three eggs and one cup of sugar.
create verb: to invent)‫ ;(يخترع‬to make something new
ْ‫ك ِِري َييت‬
‫يبتدع‬/‫يخلق‬ I created a new recipe for cooking chicken.
jar noun: a glass container
‫جار‬
ْ
‫ حاوية زجاجية‬/ ‫إناء‬ I have two jars of sauce for the spaghetti.
label noun: the part of a package or can with information about the product
‫لَي ُب ْل‬ ‫ملصق‬ Read the label on the shampoo bottle and see if it’s ok for children.
‫ورقه مطبوعه او ملصقه‬
property noun: something that is owned, especially land or houses
‫ب ُرو َب ْرتِي‬
‫ملكية عقارية‬ He owns three houses. He has a lot of property.
quantity noun: an amount
‫ُك َو ْنتِيتِي‬
‫مقدار‬/‫كمية‬ We have a large quantity of food, but a small quantity of tea.
set noun: a television; a electronic device
ْ‫سيت‬
َ I didn’t like my old TV. I bought a new set last week.
‫جهاز إلكترووني‬
ْ ‫سِ ي ْت‬ situation noun: condition; the way things are
ْ‫ش َويشِ ن‬
‫موقف‬/‫وضع‬/‫حالَة‬ The situation is dangerous. The enemy is preparing for battle.
alert verb: to warn to be prepared; to warn that something important may happen.
ْ َ‫أل‬
ْ‫يرت‬ The General alerted the army that the enemy)‫ (العدو‬was coming.
‫ يحذر‬/ ‫ينبه‬
adjective: prepared)‫مجهز‬/‫ ;(مستعد‬ready for action; to know what is going on
alert
ْ َ‫أل‬
ْ‫يرت‬ around you
‫محترس‬/‫متيقظ‬/‫منتبه‬ The soldier was alert for any sign of danger.
on alert preposition: ready, cautious, careful
ْ َ‫أون أل‬
ْ‫يرت‬
‫في حالة تأهب‬ The soldiers must be on alert. The enemy is coming.
notify verb: to inform
ْ ‫ُنوتِ َف‬
‫اي‬ ْ ‫ ُي‬/‫ُي َبلَغ‬
‫ش َع ْر‬ The students were notified of the new schedule on Monday.
threat noun: danger, intention to damage)‫(النية لإليذاء‬
ْ‫ثريت‬
َ Nuclear weapons)‫ (أسلحة نووية‬are a threat to global security.
‫التهديد‬
threaten verb: to promise harm)‫أذى‬/‫ (ضرر‬or danger; warn of bad intentions)‫(تحذير من النوايا السيئة‬
ْ‫ثريتِن‬
َ
‫ يهدد‬/ ‫يتوعد‬ The teacher threatened to punish the students.
war noun: combat between two armies
‫ور‬
ْ ‫ُو‬
‫حرب‬ Many soldiers and civilians died in the Iran-Iraq war.
peace noun: the absence of war
‫يس‬
ْ ‫ِب‬
‫سالم‬ The war is finished. There is peace between our countries now.
battle noun: combat)‫ (قتال‬between two armies; a large fight with many people
‫باتِ ْل‬
‫معركة‬ The battle in the desert ended the Gulf War.
attack verb: to begin violence)‫قسوة‬/‫ (عنف‬against
ْ‫أ َّتاك‬ We defended)‫ (دافع‬our city when the enemy attacked.
‫يهاجم‬/‫يهجم‬

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ْ ‫دِيفِي ْن‬
‫س‬
‫دفاع‬ The army provided a strong defense for the city.
defend verb: to protect one’s self against attack
ْ‫دِيفِي ْند‬
‫يدافع‬ The army defended the city against the enemy.
take steps verb: to begin to act; to start using a plan
‫إستِي ْب ْز‬
ْ ‫َتي ْك‬
‫إتخذ إجراءات‬ They attacked and we took steps to defend ourselves.
combat noun: fighting; any battle
ْ ‫ُك‬
ْ‫وم َبات‬
‫صراع‬/‫قتال‬ The soldier has a lot of experience in combat.
engage verb: to enter into battle)‫ (معركة‬with; to be involved in doing something
ْ ‫إ ْن َق‬
‫يج‬ ‫ينشغل‬/‫يشتبك‬/‫يقاتل‬ We engaged the enemy at 0700. We won)‫انتصر‬/‫ (كسب‬the battle at 1000 hours.
He was engaged)‫ (منشغل‬in cooking when I called him up.
call up verb: to order, usually reserve forces)‫ (قوات االحتياط‬and in time of war
‫كول أب‬
‫أستدعاء‬ The government had to call up soldiers to fight the war.
authorize verb: to give power to
َ ‫أُو ُث‬
‫ور ِاي ْز‬ ‫يأذن‬/‫يفوض‬/‫يمد بالسلطة‬ “I authorized the Lieutenant to lead the men,” said the General.
take control of verb: assume)‫يتحمل‬/‫ (يأخذ على عاتقه‬responsibility for
‫َتيكْ ُك ْن ْترول‬
‫تسلم‬/‫تولى المسؤولية‬ The new commander took control of the army today.
‫أوف‬ ‫المنصب او السلطة‬
‫َتيكْ أو َف ْر‬ take over ‫يتولى األمر‬ verb: to take control of
‫توكْ أوفر‬ took over ‫تولى األمر‬ He took control of the company when his father died.
‫َتيكِنْ أوفر‬ taken over ‫متولّي‬
additional adjective: extra; added
ْ‫أدِيشِ َنل‬ ‫إضافي‬ I need additional information before I decide.
noun: someone who doesn’t like you, or hates you
enemy
‫أ َنمِي‬ India is the enemy of Pakistan.
‫عدو‬ I had a big fight with John. Now he’s my enemy.
ally noun: a friend, usually between countries, tribes, or groups
‫ّأال ْي‬ Saudi Arabia was an ally of Kuwait in the Gulf War)‫(حرب الخليج‬.
‫دولة حليفة‬/‫حليف‬
take sides verb: to become an ally)‫ (يتحالف مع‬of one side in a fight or war
‫َتيكْ سايِدْ ْز‬
‫يؤيد‬/‫ينحاز‬ When the two men began to fight, the others took sides.
adjective: not one either side of an argument or war
neutral
ْ‫ُنو ْت َرل‬ ‫محايد‬
Switzerland is a neutral country. They never get involved in anybody’s wars.
He thinks it’s a bad idea. You think it’s a good one. I’m neutral.
security noun: safety; protection
ِ ‫سِ ْك‬
‫يوريتِي‬
‫حماية‬/‫أمان‬ There is good security at KKMC? The terrorists)‫ (اإلرهابيين‬will never attack it.

ْ ِ‫س‬ secure adjective: free from danger

‫يكيور‬
‫آمن‬ We won the war. Our country is secure.
border noun: the edge of something (often used to talk about countries)
‫بوردَ ْر‬
ْ
‫الحدود‬ Saudi Arabia has a border with Kuwait and Iraq.
freedom noun: independence)‫ ;(استقالل‬not having restraints)‫(القيود‬
‫ف ِِريدُو ْم‬
‫استقالل‬/‫حرية‬ Kuwait won its freedom from Iraq during the Gulf War.
verb: to bring into a straight line
align
ْ‫أالين‬
ِ In the morning formation)‫الحصة الصباحية‬/‫(التشكيل الصباحي‬, the soldiers align
‫تراصف‬/‫اصطف‬/‫ محاذاة‬themselves in neat rows)‫(صفوف منظمة‬.
nevertheless conjunction / adverb: however
‫نِي َف ْرذاالس‬
‫وبرغم ذلك‬/‫ ومع ذلك‬I like that student; nevertheless I have to give him a bad score.
noun: an intelligent guess
estimate
He gave me an estimate of the price. It was 500 dollars.
ْ‫إستِي َميت‬
ْ ‫تقدير‬/‫تخمين‬ verb: to guess; to form an opinion
‫ ُي َق ِّدر‬/ ‫ُي َخ ِّمن‬ I estimate that everyone will get 100 on the Book Quiz.
settle verb: to make an agreement)‫ ;(اتفاقية‬to live someplace permanently)‫(بشكل دائم‬
‫ يستوطن‬/ ‫يقيم‬ The settled the argument by using the dictionary.
ْ‫سِ يتِل‬ ‫ ُيق ِْر‬/ ‫يحل‬ My family settled in America 100 years ago.

provide verb: to furnish)‫ (يوفر‬what is needed; to supply; to give

ْ‫ُبرو َفايِد‬
‫ ُي َو ِّرد‬/‫يزود‬/‫ُي َو ِّفر‬ I provided the food for the party.
supply verb: to provide what is needed; to give
‫الي‬
ْ ‫سِ ْب‬
‫يمد‬/‫يوفر‬/‫يزود‬/‫ُي َو ِّفر‬ The school will supply the pencils for the test.

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‫عمل‬/‫وظيفة‬ A soldier’s function is to fight for his country.
ْ‫َف ْنكِشِ ن‬ verb: to operate, to work
‫ش َتغِل‬
ْ ‫ َي‬/‫َي ْع َمل‬ Does your car function well in cold weather? Mine)‫ (بالنسبة لي‬doesn’t.
malfunction noun: a problem or a flaw
ْ‫ما ْلفا ْنكِشِ ن‬
‫عطل‬ My engine had a malfunction today. I had to have it fixed.
malfunction verb: to fail to function properly; to not work right
ْ‫ما ْل َف ْن ْكشِ ن‬ The engine is malfunctioning. It won’t start.
‫ يخرب‬/ ‫يتعطل‬
defect noun: a problem or a flaw)‫خلل‬/‫ (عيب‬in a product or design
ْ‫دِيف ِْكت‬
‫ عِ لَّة‬/‫ ُع ْطل‬/‫َخلَل‬ This radio has a defect. It won’t receive any stations.
defective adjective: having a problem or a flaw
ْ ‫دِيف ِْكت‬
‫ِف‬ The engine on my car is defective. It doesn’t work.
‫فيه عيب‬/‫َمعِيب‬
look over verb: to examine
‫لو ْك أو َف ْر‬
‫ يتفحص‬/‫ألقى نظرة‬ He looked over the car to see what the problem was.
take a look at Idiom)‫(مصطلح‬: to examine in search of a problem
ْ‫َتيكْ ألوك آت‬ I asked the mechanic to take a look at the car. It doesn’t work.
have a look at
ْ‫هاف ألوك آت‬ I asked the mechanic to have a look at my car. It doesn’t work.
‫يلقي نظرة على‬
maintenance noun: the act of keeping something in good condition
ْ ‫َمي ْنتِي َن ْن‬
‫س‬
‫صيانة‬ There is good maintenance performed on the cars every week.
maintain verb: to keep in good condition; to keep up
ْ‫َمي ْن َتين‬
ْ‫صيّن‬
َ ‫ ُي‬/ ‫يحافظ على‬ The mechanic in Hafar Al Batin maintains my car.
repair noun: something done to fix a problem or defect)‫الخلل‬/‫(العطل‬
‫ير‬
ْ ‫ِري َب‬
‫صيانة‬/‫إصالح‬ I had an engine repair done on my car. It was expensive.
rebuild verb: to repair by replacing the important parts
ْ‫ِريبِي ْلد‬
‫يرمم‬/‫يصلح‬/‫ُيجدِد‬ My engine broke down. The mechanic rebuilt it.
service verb: to repair or provide maintenance for
‫ِس‬
ْ ‫يرف‬
ْ ‫س‬َ
‫يصلح‬ My car broke down and the mechanic is servicing it.
overhaul noun: a big repair
‫أو َف ْرهول‬
‫إصالح‬/‫صلِيح‬ْ ‫َت‬ My engine broke down yesterday. The mechanic is giving it an overhaul.
verb: to let go; to allow to come out
release
‫ِيس‬
ْ ‫ِريل‬ The class will be released at 1200 hours.
‫ ُي َح ِّرر‬/‫يفك‬/‫ُي ْطلِق‬ He released the brake and the car began to move.
transmission noun: a device for moving power from the engine to the wheels
ْ‫َترا ْن ْسمِيشِ ن‬ My car has an automatic transmission. I don’t have to shift the gears.
‫علبة التروس‬
gear noun: a toothed wheel)‫ ;(عجلة مسننة‬used in cars to go faster or slower
ْ ‫َق‬
‫ير‬
‫الترس‬/‫القير‬/‫التعشيق‬ If you want to go faster, downshift to a lower gear.
lever noun: a bar on which pressure is exerted)‫ (الضغط المبذول‬to move something
‫لِي َف ْر‬
‫ َع َتلَة‬/‫ذ َِراع‬ On an automatic transmission, you move the gear lever to “D” to go forward.
shift verb: to move from one place to another; to change gears in a car
ْ‫شِ ْفت‬ /‫ يتحرك‬/‫ ُي َغ ِّير‬/‫َي ْن َتقِل‬ The students shifted classrooms from 101 to 205.
‫ُي َب ِّدل‬ As the car went faster, the driver shifted gears.
transmit verb: to send out
ْ‫َت َرا ْنسِ مِت‬ The transmission)‫ناقل الحركة‬/‫ (علبة التروس‬transmits power from the engine to the wheels.
‫يرسل‬/‫ينقل‬
automatic adjective: without help; opposite of manual
ْ‫أوتو َماتِك‬
‫ذاتي الحركة‬/‫أوتوماتيكي‬ I have an automatic transmission. There is no clutch.
manual adjective: opposite of automatic; something you operate by hand
ْ‫َما ْن ُي َول‬ ‫عادي‬/‫يدوي‬ I have a manual transmission. I have to use the clutch to shift.
standard adjective: manual; old
ْ ‫إس َتا ْن‬
ْ‫دَرد‬ ْ
‫يدوي‬/‫ِي‬
ّ ‫عاد‬ I have a standard transmission. I have to use the clutch to shift.
clutch noun: a device used to engage and disengage)‫تحرير‬/‫ (فك‬gears in a car
ْ ‫كلَ ْت‬
‫ش‬ ‫دواسة تعشيق تروس‬ Step on)‫دوس‬/‫اضغط‬/‫ (إدعس‬the clutch before you shift gears.
‫القير‬
pedal noun: something you step on to perform a function
‫َب ِد ْل‬
‫دواسة‬ I step on the brake pedal when I want to stop the car.
carburetor noun: a device used to mix fuel and air in a car engine
‫بوري َت ْر‬
َ ‫كار‬
ْ I need a new carburetor for my engine. This one is worn out)‫خرب‬/‫(تلف‬.
‫كلبليتر السيارة‬
regulate verb: to control
ْ‫ِرقِيلَيت‬
ْ ‫ َي‬/‫ُي َن ِّظم‬
‫ ُي َر ِّتب‬/‫ض ُبط‬ The carburetor regulates the flow of fuel.

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ْ ‫ْإك ْست‬
‫ِير َي ْر‬ He polished)‫ (لَ ّمع‬the exterior of the car. Now it looks great!
‫المظهر الخارجي‬
external adjective: on the outside
ْ‫ير َنل‬
ْ ‫إكس َت‬
ْ ‫ج ّي‬
ِ ‫خار‬ The skin is an external organ of the body.
ِ
interior noun: the inside of something
ْ ‫إ ْنت‬
‫ِير َي ْر‬ The interior of a car has seats, a radio, and a steering wheel)‫عجلة القيادة‬/‫(المقود‬.
‫الداخلي‬
internal adjective: on the inside
‫ير َن ْل‬
ْ ‫إ ْن َت‬
‫داخلي‬ The heart is an internal organ of the body.
surface noun: the outer part of something; the top of a liquid
‫س‬
ْ ِ‫سورإل‬
ُ ‫المظهر الخارجي‬/‫السطح‬ There were leaves on the surface of the lake.
ignition noun: a device used to start a car
ْ‫إ ْقنِيشِ ن‬
‫السلف‬ Put the key in the ignition and start the car.
ignite verb: to set fire to, to catch fire
ْ‫إ ْق َنايِت‬ He threw)‫س َك َب‬
َ /‫ (ألقى‬a match on the gasoline and it ignited.
‫يشعل‬
process noun: a series of actions that produce a result
‫س‬
ْ ِ‫بروس‬
‫ عملية‬/ ‫معالجة‬ The car is started by the ignition process.
spark noun: a small bit of fire)‫(قليال من النار‬
ْ‫بارك‬
ْ ‫إس‬ْ The spark plug)‫ (البواجي‬provides a spark to ignite)‫ (إشعال‬the fuel.
‫شرارة‬
spark plug noun: a device for igniting)‫ (إشعال‬the fuel in a car or engine
ْ‫باركْ بلَق‬
ْ ‫إس‬ْ
‫البواجي‬ I have four spark plugs in my 4 cylinder car.
combustion noun: the act or process of burning
ْ‫بوستِشِ ن‬
ْ ‫كوم‬
ْ
‫اإلحتراق‬ The combustion begins with a spark.
combustible adjective: capable of burning; something that burns
ْ ‫ُك ْم‬
ْ‫باستِ ُبل‬ ْ ‫قابِل ٌ لِال‬
‫شتِعال‬ Wood is combustible, but steel is noncombustible.
a component noun: one part of a system
ْ‫ومبو َن ْنت‬
ْ ‫أ ُك‬
‫عنصر‬ A spark plug is a component of the ignition system.
system noun: a group of parts performing one function
‫يستِ ْم‬
ْ ِ‫س‬
‫نظام‬/‫مجموعة‬/‫منظومة‬ The ignition system, which has several parts, starts the car.
altogether adverb: considering everything
‫أ ْلتو َق َذ ْر‬
‫إِ ْجماال‬ I have a ten, two twenties, and a one. Altogether I have $51.
hydraulic adjective: operated by the flow of a liquid or fluid
ْ‫هَيدْ رولِك‬
‫هيدروليكي‬ I have a hydraulic brake system on my car.
fluid noun: a liquid; something in a water-like state
ِ ُ‫فل‬
ْ‫وود‬
‫سائل‬ He has a cold so he should drink lots of fluids.
liquid noun: a fluid; a water-like substance)‫(مادة‬
ْ‫لِي ْك ِود‬
‫سائل‬ Brake fluid is a liquid.
circulate verb: to move in a circle and return to the starting point
ْ‫ير ُكولَيت‬
ْ ِ‫س‬
‫ َي ْس َتدِير‬/‫َيدُور‬ Water is circulated through the engine by the water pump.
noun: a device used to move a liquid from one place to another
pump
The fuel pump moves gasoline from the tank to the carburetor.
‫َب ْم ْب‬ ‫مضخه‬ verb: to move liquids from one place to another
‫يضخ‬ They pumped the gasoline from the fuel tank into the Humvee.
filter noun: a device which removes harmful)‫ (الضار‬things from a liquid
‫فِ ْل َت ْر‬ ‫فلتر‬/‫ِصفاة‬
ْ ‫ م‬/‫مرشح‬ The fuel filter removes dirt from your fuel.
verb: to clean a liquid by passing it through a device
‫ص ِّفي‬َ ‫ ُي‬/‫شح‬ ِّ ‫ُي َر‬ We filter the water to eliminate the dirt.
ْ used adjective: not new
ْ‫يوزد‬ I can’t afford a new car. I’m going to buy a used car.
‫مستعمل‬/‫مستخدم‬
worn adjective: used until no longer effective
ْ‫ورن‬
ْ ‫ُو‬
‫ ُم ْس َت ْهلَك‬/‫تالِف‬ I have 300,000 kilometers on my car. The brakes are worn.
step on the gas idiom: go faster
‫سِ ت ِْب أون ذا‬ ‫إدعس على البنزين‬ We’re late! Step on the gas!
‫قاز‬ ..‫زد السرعة‬

speedometer noun: a gauge)‫ ( ِمقياس‬for showing the speed of a vehicle

‫سِ بيدأومِي َت ْر‬ According to the speedometer you’re going 135 KPH.
‫عداد السرعة‬
accelerate verb: to increase the speed of
َ ‫ْأكسِ يل‬
ْ‫ِيريت‬
‫تسارع‬ On the highway, you can accelerate from 100 to 120kph.

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ْ‫يرموس َتات‬
ْ ‫َث‬ The thermostat is on the wall. Turn it down, it’s too hot here.
‫منظم الحراره‬
ْ ‫ِيفر‬ antifreeze noun: a fluid which keeps the water in your engine from freezing
‫يز‬ ِ ‫أ ْنت‬ ‫مضاد للتجمد‬ Winter is coming. You’d better put some antifreeze in your car.
coolant noun: a fluid used for cooling engines
ْ‫كولَ ْنت‬ ‫ماء الرديتر‬/‫َم ْحلُول ُ ال َّت ْب ِريد‬ The water pump circulates the coolant.
overheat verb: to become too hot
ْ‫أو َف ْرهِيت‬ ‫ترتفع درجة الحرارة‬/‫يسخن‬ If you don’t put water in the engine, it will overheat.
overheated adjective: too hot
ْ‫أو َف ْرهِيتِد‬ ‫سخن اكثر من الالزم‬ If you don’t lubricate the engine it becomes overheated.
rub verb: to move something along a surface using pressure or friction)‫(احتكاك‬
‫اب‬
ْ ‫َر‬
‫ َي ُح ّك‬/‫يحتك‬ Friction is caused by rubbing two things together.
lubricate verb: to make slippery; to apply a lubricant)‫(المزلق‬
ْ‫لُو ْب ِري َكيت‬
‫ ُيزيت‬/‫ش ِّحم‬َ ‫ُي‬ The mechanic lubricated the gears of the engine. It runs great now!
cylinder noun: a hollow)‫(مج ّوف‬, solid, circular body
‫سِ يلِ ْندَ ْر‬ Combustion takes place in the cylinder and moves the piston)‫بستن‬/‫( ِمكبَس‬.
‫أسطوانة‬
piston noun: a part of an engine, in the cylinder, that moves up and down.
ْ‫ِب ْستِن‬
‫مكبس‬/‫بستم‬/‫بِ ْس ُتن‬ My car needs to have its pistons replaced.
noun: a round hollow)‫ (مجوف‬object used to transport fluids or gases
pipe
‫اي ْب‬
ِ ‫ب‬ The exhaust pipe)‫الشكمان‬/‫ (ماسورة العادم‬takes harmful gasses)‫ (الغازات الضارة‬away
‫أنبوب‬/‫ورة‬
َ ‫س‬ُ ‫ما‬ from the car.
exhaust noun: the gases produced by engine combustion
ْ ‫إ ْق َز‬
ْ‫است‬
‫العادم‬ The exhaust from the engine is dangerous.

َ ‫بر‬ pressure noun: applied force

‫ش ْر‬ َ
‫الضغط‬ I keep thirty pounds of pressure in my tires.
verb: to destroy)‫إباده‬/‫تدمير‬/‫ ;(هدم‬to disassemble)‫(تفكيك‬
tear down
ْ‫داون‬
ُ ‫ير‬ْ ‫َت‬ Tear down that engine and find the problem.
‫ يفكك‬/ ‫يهدم‬ They tore down all the old buildings in the village.
wear and tear expression: damage resulting from use
ْ ‫ير آ ْندْ َت‬
‫ير‬ ْ ‫َو‬ I’ve had my car for ten years. It has a lot of wear and tear.
‫البلي و التمزق‬
eliminate verb: to remove or get rid of)‫ ;(تخلص من‬to delete
‫إلّيمِي َنيت‬ ‫يقضي على‬/‫ َي ْم ُحو‬/‫َي َت َخلَّص‬ Eliminate his name from the list. He’s not here anymore.
useful adjective: capable of being used; helpful
‫يوسفُ ْل‬
ْ
‫مفيد‬ A dictionary is useful when you are studying English.
adjective: the smallest amount; in the smallest degree
least
ْ‫لِي ْست‬ December 21st has the least amount of daylight of any day in the year. It is the
‫االقل‬/‫األدنى‬/‫األصغر‬ shortest day of the year.
so conjunction: in order that; for the purpose of
‫سو‬ Speak louder so I can hear you.
so that
‫سو ذات‬
‫ ِبال َّتالي‬/‫حتى‬/‫لذلك‬ Speak louder so that I can hear you.
purpose noun: a reason; an objective
‫س‬
ْ ‫بروب‬
ِ ‫ َم ْقصِ د‬/‫ َه َدف‬/‫َغ َرض‬ My purpose for studying English is to learn a second language.
in order to prepositional phrase: for the purpose of
‫دَر تو‬
ْ ‫أور‬
ْ ‫إن‬
‫لِ َك ْي‬/‫من أجل‬ You must study in order to pass the test.
‫بوس‬
ْ ‫فور ذا َب ْر‬ for the purpose of prepositional phrase: in order to
‫أوف‬ ‫لغرض‬ The students are in school for the purpose of studying.
-ive / -tive / - suffix: used to change nouns and verbs to adjectives
ative The car has a defect. It is defective.
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** ‫** تمت الترجمة بإجتهاد شخصي يحتمل الخطأ والصواب‬ ALC Vocabulary

‫النطق‬ ‫الكلمة‬ ‫المعنى والمثال‬

noun: the usual or ordinary level)‫(مستوى معتدل‬
average My Book Quiz average is 96.
‫معدَّل\متوسط‬ adjective: the result of adding several quantities and dividing by the
number of quantities; the usual or normal amount
‫آ ْف ِر ْج‬ My average Book Quiz score is 94.
‫َي ْحسِ ب اَ ْل ُم َعدَّل‬ The average amount of rainfall is 5 inches per year.
verb: the mathematical equation used to determine the value arrived at by adding
the quantities in a series and dividing the total by their number
He scored 100, 100, and 85. His score averaged 95.
call off verb: to cancel; to stop; to abandon
‫كول أوف‬
‫إيقاف‬/‫إلغاء‬ The game was called off because of the weather.
verb: to decide; OR to end; to finish; to terminate
conclude
ْ‫ُك ْنكلود‬ He scored 3 goals. I concluded he was a good player.
‫ َيختتِم‬/‫ َي ْس َت ْكمِل‬/‫َي ْن َت ِهي‬
َ ْ
We concluded the meeting and went home.
contribute verb: to give; to supply; to donate)‫يمنح‬/‫(يُع ِطي‬
ْ‫ك ْنت ِِري ْب ُيوت‬
‫يشارك‬/‫يساهم‬/‫َي َت َب َّرع‬ The student contributes a lot of information in class.
contact verb: to get in touch with; to email; to phone; to speak to; to write to
ْ‫ُكو ْن َت ْاكت‬
‫يتواصل‬ I contacted my friend to tell him about our meeting.
ْ‫إنْ ُكو ْن َت ْاكت‬ in contact with exp:to communicate with; be in touch with; converse with; talk to; speak to
‫ِو ْذ‬ ‫في تواصل مع‬ I’m in contact with my family by telephone and e mail.
in touch with exp:to be in contact with;to communicate with;converse with;talk to;speak to
‫ش ِو ْذ‬ ْ ‫إنْ َتا ْت‬ I’m in touch with my family by telephone and e mail.
‫في اتصال مع‬
ْ‫قِتْ إن‬ get in contact with exp: to get in touch with someone; to contact; to talk to; to speak to
‫ُكو ْن َت ْاكتْ ِو ْذ‬ ‫ابقى على اتصال مع‬ I got in contact with my friend to tell him the news.
ْ ‫قِتْ إنْ َتا ْت‬
‫ش‬ get in touch with exp: to get in contact with someone; to contact; to talk to; to speak to
‫ِو ْذ‬ ‫ابقى على اتصال مع‬ I got in touch with my friend to tell him the news.
keep up with verb: to remain informed; to maintain the pace)‫(للحفاظ على وتيرة واحدة‬
‫ِيب أب ِو ْذ‬ ْ ‫ك‬ He didn’t see his friend much anymore, but he kept up with him by e mail.
ْ‫ِك ْبتْ أب ِوذ‬ ‫يبقى على تواصل مع‬
kept up with
‫بقي على تواصل مع‬ َ
occur verb: to happen; to take place; to transpire)‫يُشَاع‬/‫يظهر‬/‫(يتضح‬
ْ ‫أ ُ ُك‬
‫ور‬
ّ‫ َي ْس َت ِجد‬/‫ َي ْظ َهر‬/‫َي ْحدُث‬ The accident occurred last night at 10 o’clock.
pick up verb: to learn at random or by chance
‫ِبكْ أب‬ ‫يمسك‬/‫يلتقط‬/‫يتعلم بالصدفة‬ I picked up this idea at the meeting last month.
spread verb: to open out; to extend; OR to make known
ْ‫بريد‬
َ ‫إس‬
ْ /َ ‫ ي َت َنا َقل‬/‫ يفرش‬/‫شى‬َّ ‫ي َت َف‬ He spread the blanket over the bed.
‫اع‬
َ ‫ش‬َ َ‫أ‬ The news of the holiday spread through the school.
take after verb: to look like; to resemble)‫(تشبّه‬
‫َتيكْ آ ْف َت ْر‬ ‫ي َّتبعه‬/ ‫يقتدي به‬ Ali’s son takes after him.
took after
‫توك آ ْف َت ْر‬ ‫ إ ّت َبع‬/‫إ ْق َتدَى به‬
‫َتيكِنْ آفتر‬ taken after
‫مقتدى به‬
normal adjective: usual; regular; ordinary; typical
ْ‫نور ُمل‬
ْ
‫ِي‬
ّ ‫طبيعي \ ا ِْعتِ َياد‬ The normal temperature in Saudi Arabia in August is over 40C.
abnormal adjective: unusual; irregular
ْ‫نور َمل‬
ْ ‫أب‬
‫ شاذ‬/ ‫غير طبيعى‬ We had an abnormal amount of rain last year.
anyway adverb: in spite of)‫ ;(بالرغم من‬besides)‫ضافَ ِة إلى َذلِك‬
َ ‫ ;(بِا ِإل‬nevertheless)‫;( َرغ َم َذلِ َك‬
‫اي‬
ْ ‫أنِي َو‬ ‫على أي حال‬ َ
nonetheless)‫( َم َع ذلِ َك‬
He didn’t want me to go, but I went anyway.
approximate adjective: not exact; ballpark; estimated
ْ‫أ ْبرو ْكسِ ي َميت‬ The approximate cost of the trip will be SR2,000.
ِ ‫َت ْق ِر‬
‫يب ّي‬
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 ْ maximum adjective: most; greatest; highest; the highest possible number
‫ماكسِ ي ُم ْم‬
‫الحد األقصى‬ The maximum score on the test is 100.
minimum adjective: the least; the lowest possible number; the lowest limit
‫مِينِي ُم ْم‬
‫الحد األدنى‬ The minimum speed on the highway is 80kph.
density noun: number per unit; concentration)‫(تركيز\كثافة‬
‫دَي ْنسِ يتِي‬ The population)‫ (تعداد السكان‬density of Riyadh is 10,000 people per square kilometer.
‫كثافة‬
dense adjective: thick; crowded; close together
ْ ‫دَي ْن‬
‫س‬
‫ مكتظ‬/‫كثيف‬ The trees in the forest are dense.
rapid adjective: fast; quick; speedy; swift)‫(سريع\متسرع‬
ْ‫َر ِابد‬
‫س ِريع\ خاطِ ف‬
َ \‫ُم ْس ِرع‬ The car was moving at a rapid speed.
recent adjective: in the near past; current
ْ‫ِريسِ ْنت‬
‫َجدِيد \ َحدِيث العهد‬ He is a recent graduate of the English course.
noun: a strong desire for food OR desire; enthusiasm)‫;(حماس‬
appetite eagerness)‫(رغبه قويه\شوق\لهفة‬
ْ‫أبِي َتايِت‬
‫شهية‬ He has a big appetite. He ate all the food.
He’s lazy. He has no appetite for hard work.
brand noun: kind; make; name of a product
ْ‫ْب َرا ْند‬
‫عالمة \ صِ ْنف\ طِ َراز‬ My brand of soft drink is Coca Cola.
noun: mountain top; OR highest point
peak
ْ‫ِبيك‬ The peak of that mountain is at 8,000 meters.
‫قِ َّمة‬ He is in the peak of his physical condition)‫(الحالة الجسدية‬. He’s very strong.
population noun: all the of people living in a place; the number of residents)‫(سكان‬
ْ‫با ْب ُيو َليشِ ن‬
‫التعداد السكاني‬ The population of the USA is 300,000,000.
populate verb: to live in a particular area; to inhabit)‫يقيم‬/‫;(يقطن‬
ْ‫با ْب ُيو َليت‬
‫ َي ْق ُطن‬/‫َي ْس ُكن‬ The people who populate Saudi Arabia are Arabs.
growth noun: act or rate of growing; increase; expansion)‫(توسيع\تزايد‬
ْ
‫قروث‬
‫َت َكا ُثر\ ُن ُم ّو\ َت َزا ُيد‬ The population growth of the USA is very slow.
portion noun: a share, section, or piece of something
ْ‫بورشِ ن‬
ْ
‫ق ِْس َمة\ َنصِ يب\جزء‬ May I have a small portion of pie, please?
rate noun: fee)‫ ;(رسوم‬price; value; cost, OR speed; pace)‫;(سرعة\خطوة‬
ْ‫َريت‬ \‫س ْر َعة\ ِم ْقدار\ قِي َمة‬ ُ The going rate for buying US dollars is 3.75 riyals to 1 dollar.
‫سِ ْعر‬ The average rate of the human heart is 76 beats per minute.
noun: area ; district)‫;(حي\منطقة\مقاطعة‬
region
ْ‫ِري ِجن‬ OR county; province)‫ ;(محافظة\والية‬state
‫منطقة \اقليم‬ Tabuk is in the northern region of Saudi Arabia.
scenery noun: The features of)‫ (مالمح \ اوصاف‬a landscape)‫ ;(من المناظر الطبيعية‬surrounding
‫سِ ي َن ِري‬ ‫ش َهد على المسرح‬ ْ ‫َم‬ views)‫ ;(والمناظر المحيطة‬what you see
‫َمنظر طبيعي‬ َ ْ There is beautiful scenery in Colorado. Lots of mountains and trees.
once again exp: once more; again; one more time
ْ‫س أ َقين‬
ْ ‫َو ْن‬
‫مرة اخرى‬ Once again, he forgot to study for the test.
once more exp: once again; one more time; again
‫مور‬
ْ ‫س‬ ْ ‫َو ْن‬
‫مرة أخرى‬ I want to watch that film once more. It was really good.
bounce back verb: to spring back)‫ ;(إرتداد للخلف بعد اإلرتطام‬rebound)‫(إرتداد‬
ْ ‫باو ْن‬
‫س باك‬ ُ
‫إرتداد للخلف‬ He threw the ball against the wall and it bounced back to him.
contain verb: to hold; to have inside
ْ‫ُك ْن َتين‬
‫َي ْح َت ِوي\ َي ْك َبح‬ That bottle contains water.
escape verb: to get out of a place; to run away; to get away
ْ ‫إس َك‬
‫يب‬ ْ
‫يهرب\ َي ْفلِت‬ The prisoner)‫ (السجين‬escaped from jail)‫(السجن‬.
form verb: to make up; to compose; to create; to arrange
‫فور ْم‬
ْ
‫ يخلق‬/ ‫ينشأ‬ We will form new classes at the beginning of the year.

َ shape verb: to give form to;

‫يب‬
ْ ‫ش‬
‫ش ِّكل‬
َ ‫ُي‬ He shaped the wire into the form of a heart.
verb: to oppose)‫ ;(يعارض\يقاوم‬to fight against; to withstand)‫(الصمود‬
resist
ْ‫يز ْست‬
ِ ‫ِر‬ Many people resist change. They want to stay the same.
‫ص ُمد‬ْ ‫يقاوم\ َي‬ The army resisted the enemy’s attack.
drain verb: to empty; to draw off)‫ (يُصفِي‬gradually)‫(تدريجيا‬
ْ‫درين‬
َ ‫ينهك‬/‫ف الما َء‬ َ ‫ي‬/‫ُي َف ِّرغ‬
َ ‫ص َّر‬ He drained the water from the bathtub after his bath.

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 absorb verb: soak up)‫ ;(امتص‬to take in)‫ ;(أن تأخذ في‬suck up)‫(تمتص‬
‫ور ْب‬
ْ ‫س‬ُ ‫أ ْب‬ ‫ص‬ ّ ‫ش َّر َب\ َي ْم َت‬
َ ‫ي‬ The napkin)‫ (المنديل‬can absorb a lot of water.
‫َي ْس َت ْولِي\ َي ْس َت ْو ِعب‬ A good student can absorb a lot of vocabulary words.
verb: to absorb)‫ ;(يتشرب\يمتص‬to take in; to suck up
soak up
ْ ْ‫سوك‬
‫أب‬ ُ The students soaked up the vocabulary words.
‫يمتص‬ The towel soaked up the water on the floor.
verb: to saturate)‫ ;(يشرب\يرتوي‬to drench)‫ ;(يُبَلِّل\يغرق‬make something completely
soak
ْ‫سوك‬
ُ wet; to put something in water
‫َي ْن َقع\يبلل‬ When your feet hurt, you should soak them in hot water.
squeeze verb: to apply pressure; to press; to grip tightly)‫(قبضة بإحكام‬
ْ ‫إس ْك ِو‬
‫يز‬
‫يضغط \يكبس على‬ You must squeeze the toothpaste tube to get the toothpaste out.
seal .‫سدَادَة‬ noun: anything that keeps something closed
ْ‫سِ يل‬ ‫اي شيء لالغالق المحكم‬ What will you use as a seal for that container.
seal verb: to close; to fasten tightly
ْ‫سِ يل‬ ‫اغالق محكم‬ Seal the envelope)‫ (ظرف‬before you mail the letter.
airtight َ َ‫(يَت‬
adjective: sealed)‫ ;( َمسدُود\مغلق‬too tight for air or gas to escape)‫س َّرب‬
ْ َ‫أ‬
ْ‫ير َتايِت‬
‫محكم اإلغالق\مسدود‬ A submarine is an airtight ship.
hardly adverb: almost none; barely)‫ بال ُجهد‬/‫ ;(يا دُوب‬scarcely)‫بشق األنفس‬/‫(نادر‬
‫هاردْ لِي‬ I have hardly any money left)‫(المال المتبقي‬.
‫ بالكاد‬/‫ نادِرا‬/‫ص ُعو َبة‬
ُ ِ‫ب‬
in that case exp: then; so therefore; therefore)‫ ;(وبالتالي‬if that happens
ْ ‫إنْ ذات َك‬
‫يس‬ It might rain tomorrow. In that case, I’ll stay home.
‫لذلك‬/‫اذا‬/‫في هذه الحالة‬
adverb: what happens because of an action or event;
as a result
ْ‫يز ْلت‬
َ ‫أز ِأر‬
ْ consequently)‫ ;(بناء على ذلك\إ َذن‬thus; so; therefore; accordingly)‫(وفقا لذلك‬
‫ ِبال ّتالِي‬.. ‫نتيجة لذلك‬ He is sick; as a result, he won’t be in school today.
preposition: what happens because of an action or event; because of; due to; on
ْ‫يز ْلت‬
َ ‫أز ِأر‬
ْ as a result of
account of
‫أوف‬ ‫بسبب ذلك\نتيجة لــ‬ As a result of the war, many people were killed.
result from verb: to be caused by (result from); to cause)‫سبِّب‬ َ َ‫( ( ُمت‬result in)
‫يز ْلتْ فروم‬َ ‫ِر‬ ‫بسبب‬/ ‫ينتج عن‬ His failure on the test resulted from not studying.
ْ‫يز ْلتْ إن‬
َ ‫ِر‬ result in Not studying resulted in his failure.
‫يتسبب في‬
so.....that conjunction: to such a degree
‫ ذات‬... ‫سو‬ He was so tired that he couldn’t stay awake.
‫ جدا‬.... ‫لذلك‬
such.....that conjunction: to so great a degree
ْ ‫س ْت‬
‫ ذات‬... ‫ش‬ َ ‫ إلى درجة عالية‬... ‫لذلك‬ It was such a cold day that we decided to stay home.
such adjective / adverb: of the same or similar kind; so bad, great, good, etc.
ْ ‫س ْت‬
‫ش‬ َ
‫بدرجة عالية‬/ ‫إلى حد‬ He tells such funny stories.
industry noun: business; trade)‫س ُّوق‬ َ َ‫(تجارة\ ت‬
ْ ‫إ ْند‬
‫ِست ِِري‬
‫صناعة‬ The oil industry is the biggest business in Saudi Arabia.

َ ‫آرتِيفِي‬ artificial adjective: not natural; man made

ْ‫شل‬ ْ
‫طبيعي‬
ّ ‫ِصطِ نا ِع ّي\ َغ ْير‬
ْ ‫ا‬ Clothes are made from natural and artificial materials.
original adjective: first; earliest; initial; foremost)‫رئيسي‬/‫(أول‬
ْ‫أوري ِج َنل‬
ِ ‫أصلي‬ I am the original owner of the car.
real adjective: natural; not artificial
ْ‫ِر َيل‬ ‫حقيقي‬ That is real juice, not artificial.
model noun: a replica)‫ق األَصل‬ ُ ‫ ;(نُس َخةٌ ِطب‬an example; a representation; OR
‫َن ُمو َذج\ ُمودِيل‬ a particular type)‫(نوع معين‬
ْ‫ُمو َدل‬ I built an airplane model when I was a boy.
The model of my car is Chevrolet Caprice.

ْ ‫ناو‬ nowadays adverb: now; currently; these days; at the present time
‫دَيز‬ ْ
‫الوقت الحاضر‬ Nowadays, cars are expensive. They used to be cheap.
adjective: able to return immediately to its original size and shape; stretchy;
elastic
‫إالستِ ْك‬
ْ expandable; flexible
‫سلس‬/‫لين‬/‫مرن‬ Rubber is an elastic material.
flexible adjective: able to bend without breaking; adjustable to change; elastic;
adaptable; changeable
‫س ُب ْل‬ ْ ‫فل‬
َ ‫ِيك‬ Copper)‫ (نحاس‬is a very flexible material.
‫ قابل للتمدد‬/‫مرن‬ The soldier is flexible. He can work any hours, day or night.

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 inflexible adjective: unable to bend; unable to change
َ ‫إن فلِي ْك‬
ْ‫س ُبل‬ ‫غير مرن‬/‫صلب‬/‫قاس‬ Steel is an inflexible material.
adjective: stiff)‫قاسي‬/‫ ;(صلب‬not bending)‫منحني‬/‫ (متقوس‬or flexible
rigid
ْ‫ِري ِجد‬ A steel bar is very rigid.
‫قاس‬/‫صلب‬/‫جامد‬ Military regulations are very rigid.
extension noun: a continuation)‫مواصلة‬/‫ ;(اِستِمراريَّة‬an addition
ْ‫إكستِي ْنشِ ن‬
ْ
‫ إِ َطالَة‬/‫ضا َفة‬
َ ِ‫ إ‬/‫َتمديد‬ He received an extension of his leave.
verb: to stretch; to make longer OR to raise)‫يزيد‬/‫(يضيف‬
extend
ْ‫إكستِي ْند‬
ْ He extended his leave for an extra week.
ُ ‫ َي ْب‬/‫ َي ُم ّط‬/ ‫يمدد‬
‫سط‬ The man extended his hand in greeting.
stretch verb: to extend; to enlarge; to make bigger or longer
ْ ‫إس ْت ِري ْت‬
‫ش‬ It’s easy to stretch rubber.
‫يتمدد\يتمطط‬
ْ‫َبي ْند‬ bend ‫يثني‬ verb: to force something that is straight into a different shape
‫َبي ْنت‬ bent ‫ثنى‬ It’s difficult to bend steel)‫(صلب‬.
waterproof adjective: water-resistant; watertight)‫ ;(مانع للماء‬can’t be damaged by water
ْ ‫ُوو َت ْر ُب‬
‫روف‬
‫ضد الماء‬ His watch is waterproof. He can wear it in the water.
watertight adjective: of such construction)‫ (تَر ِكيبَة‬that water cannot get through;
ِ ‫ُوو َت ْر َت‬
ْ‫ايت‬ ‫غير نافذ‬/‫مانع للماء‬ water-resistant)‫ ;(مقاوم للمياه‬waterproof
‫للماء‬ The boat is watertight. Water can’t get in the boat.
characteristic noun: feature)‫ميزة‬/‫صفة‬/‫س َمة‬ ِ (; quality)‫ميزة‬/‫(جودة‬
ْ ‫ار ْاك ْت ِر‬
ْ‫يستِك‬ َ ‫َك‬ َ ‫ م‬/‫ص َّية‬ Honesty)‫إخالص‬/‫ (األمانة‬is his best characteristic.
‫ِيزة‬ ِّ ‫خا‬
property noun: a characteristic; a feature; an attribute
‫ب ُرو َب ْرتِي‬ ‫خصلة‬/‫ميزة‬/‫خاصية‬/‫صِ َفة‬ A property of water is that it is tasteless)‫عديم الذوق‬/‫(ال طعم له‬.
chemical noun: a substance used in or produced by chemistry
ْ‫كِيمِي َكل‬ ‫كِيم َيائ ِّي‬ Some chemicals are very dangerous.
contents noun: what is inside of something
ْ ‫ُكو ْنتِ ْن ْت‬
‫س‬
‫محتويات‬ The contents of this box are books and papers.
result noun:outcome; consequence)‫العاقبة‬/‫ ;(النتيجة‬what happens because of an action
ْ‫يز ْلت‬
َ ‫ِر‬ The accident was the result of reckless driving)‫(القيادة المتهورة‬.
‫النتيجة‬
substance noun: a material of a particular kind
ْ ‫س ِب ْس َت ْن‬
‫س‬ َ
‫محتوى‬/‫مادة‬ Gasoline is a combustible substance.
fill verb:to supply the things requested in an order such as a prescription)‫(وصفة طبية‬
‫فِ ْل‬
‫ ُي َع ِّبئ‬/‫ص ّب‬ ُ ‫ َي‬/‫َي ْم َل‬ The pharmacist filled the prescription for the sick man.
interpret verb: to explain; to translate; to make clear; to clarify
ْ‫إ ْنتِي ْب ِرت‬
‫ ُي َت ْر ِجم‬/‫سر‬ ِّ ‫ُي َف‬ I can’t speak Spanish. Will you please interpret this for me.
verb: to stand for; to symbolize
represent
ْ‫يز ْنت‬
َ ‫ِري ْب ِر‬ Letters represent the sounds of a language.
ِّ ‫ ُي َج‬/‫ُي َم ِّثل‬
‫سد‬ The Captain will represent our unit at the meeting.
‫إس َتا ْندْ فور‬
ْ stand for verb: to represent; OR to tolerate; to put up with
‫يسمح‬/‫يمثل‬ The flag stands for our country.
stood for The teacher will not stand for sleeping in class.
‫إس ُتودْ فور‬
ْ
َ ‫م َثل‬/‫سم َح‬
stood for
‫إس ُتودْ فور‬
ْ ‫ممثل‬/‫مسموح‬
civil adjective: of or relating to citizens)‫ ’(المواطنين‬rights)‫;(حقوق‬national; universal
ْ‫سِ ي َفل‬ ‫مدني‬ In the United States, freedom of speech)‫ (حرية التعبير‬is a civil right.
aid noun: help; assistance; support
‫غوث‬/‫نجدة‬/‫مساعدة‬ I tried to give aid to the man who was hurt in the accident.
ْ‫آي ِيد‬
ِ verb: to help; to assist; to support
‫ ُي ْسعِف‬/ ‫يساعد‬ The Red Crescent)‫ (الهالل األحمر‬aids disaster victims)‫(ضحايا الكوارث‬.
rescue verb: to save from danger
‫ِر ْسكِيو‬
‫ُي ْنقِذ‬ The policeman rescued the driver before the car exploded.
verb: to look for something; OR to examine carefully
search
‫ِش‬
ْ ‫يرت‬
ْ ‫س‬َ The men are searching for the boy who is lost in the desert.
‫يبحث‬ The police examining the facts and searching for an answer
per preposition: for each; apiece; for every
‫ير‬
ْ ‫َب‬
‫لِ ُكل‬ I have one book per student.
dual adjective: having two parts; double; twin
‫د َُو ْل‬
‫ثنائي‬/‫مزدوج‬ That big truck has dual wheels in the back.

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 noun:a judicial assembly)‫مجلس قضائي‬ ‫;(جمعية أو‬
court
ْ ‫ُك‬
ْ‫ورت‬ a place where legal cases are decided
‫محكمة‬ The criminal went to court to receive his punishment)‫(عقوبة‬.
jury noun: a group of people who decide guilt)‫متهم‬/‫ (مذنب‬or innocence
‫وري‬
ِ ‫ُج‬ ‫ محكمون‬/‫هيئة المحلفين‬ The jury said that the man was not guilty, so he was freed.
noun: a public official)‫ (موظف عمومي أو حكومي‬who is in charge of)‫ (المسؤول عن‬the
judge court and decides the outcome of a case)‫(نتيجة القضية‬.
‫القاضي‬ A judge must be very familiar)‫فهم‬/‫اطالع‬/‫عرف‬/‫ (دراية‬with the laws.
‫َجادْ ْج‬ verb: to determine the winner of a contest; to form an opinion about; to evaluate;
‫ ُي َق ِّرر‬/‫ َي ْقضِ ي‬/‫َي ْح ُكم‬ to review the facts and come to a conclusion
The General will judge the military exercise and determine the winner.
judicial adjective: legal; court)‫( َمح َك َمة‬.
َ ‫جيودِي‬
‫ش ْل‬
َ ‫َق‬
‫ شرعي‬/‫ضائِي‬ In Saudi Arabia, the judicial system consists of the Sharia courts)‫(المحاكم الشرعية‬.
noun: a legal representative; an attorney)‫وكيل شرعي‬/‫ ;(محامي‬a person who gives
lawyer
‫لو َي ْر‬ legal advice as a profession)‫حرفة‬/‫(مهنة‬
‫المحامي‬ The criminal had a good lawyer and he won his case.
legal adjective: within the law; lawful)‫شرعي‬/‫ ;(قانوني‬permissible)‫مباح‬/‫جائز‬/‫(مسموح‬
ْ‫لِي َقل‬ ‫قانوني‬ The speed limit is 120kph. It’s legal to go 90kph.
illegal adjective: against the law)‫ ;(القانون‬unlawful; criminal
ْ‫إلِّي َقل‬ ‫غير قانوني‬/‫غير شرعي‬ It is illegal to drive faster than the speed limit.
innocent adjective: not guilty)‫مجرم‬/‫ (مذنب‬of a specific crime
ْ‫إنِيسِ ْنت‬
‫َب ِريء‬ He did not steal that money. He is innocent.
crime noun: offense; an act that is against the law
‫كر ِاي ْم‬
َ Stealing is a very serious crime)‫(جريمة خطيرة أو جسيمة‬.
‫جريمة‬
commit a crime verb: to do something wrong or unlawful)‫محرم‬/‫محظور‬/‫(غير شرعي‬
‫كراي ْم‬
ِ ‫ُكو ِّمتْ أ‬ ‫إرتكب جريمة ما‬ He committed a serious crime when he stole the money.
criminal adjective: of or relating to crime; illegal)‫ ;(غير قانوني‬unlawful)‫(غير شرعي‬
ْ‫ِيريمِي َنل‬
ِ ‫ك‬ ّ ‫ إِ ْجرام‬/‫ِج َنائ ِّي‬
‫ِي‬ That man has a long criminal record.
case noun: a problem tried)‫ (يحاكم‬in court)‫(المحكمة‬
ْ ‫َك‬
‫يس‬
‫ضائِ َّية‬َ ‫ دعوى‬/‫َقضِ َّية‬
َ
‫ق‬ There is a murder case)‫ (قضية قتل‬being tried in that courtroom.
adjective: clear and sunny (weather);
fair
OR just)‫ ;(عادل‬honest)‫نزيه‬/‫أمين‬/‫ ;(صادق‬reasonable)‫منطقي‬/‫مقبول‬/‫(معتدل‬
ْ ‫َف‬
‫ير‬ ْ
‫ َمق ُبول‬/‫ص ْحو‬
َ It won’t rain today. The weather will be fair.
‫ عادِل‬/‫َن ِزيه‬ The teacher is fair. You will get the score you deserve)‫ق‬ ّ ‫(يَستَ ِح‬.
justice noun: fairness)‫نزاهة‬/‫انصاف‬/‫(عدل‬
‫ِس‬
ْ ‫َج ْست‬ The Constitution)‫ (الدستور‬of the U.S. guarantees justice)‫ (يضمن العدالة‬to all citizens.
‫عدالة‬
just adjective: fair or right
ْ‫جاست‬
ْ He is innocent, so it is just that he not be punished)‫(عاقب‬.
‫عادل‬
abbreviation noun: a short form of a word or phrase
ْ‫أ ْب ِريفِ َييشِ ن‬
‫االختصار‬ USA is an abbreviation for the United States of America.
abundance noun: a great quantity; a large quantity; plenty
ْ ‫أ ُبو ْن َد ْن‬
‫س‬
‫كثرة‬/‫غزارة‬/‫وفرة‬ There was an abundance of food at the party last night.
architect noun: a person who designs buildings; draftsman)‫;(رسام‬
ْ ‫آركِيت‬
ْ‫ِيكت‬ ْ
‫مهندس معماري‬ The architect who designed this building did a good job.
client noun: customer; consumer; buyer; a person who hires a service or is served
ْ‫كِاليِ ْنت‬
‫ َزبون‬/‫َعمِيل‬ The architect has a new client. He will design a building for him.
pharmacist noun: a druggist)‫ ;(صيدلي‬one who sells legal drugs prescribed)‫صوف‬
ُ ‫ ( َمو‬by doctors
ْ‫يست‬
ْ ِ‫فار َماس‬
ْ The pharmacist is preparing the medications for you now.
‫صيدالني‬
plumber noun: one who repairs and fits water and drainage)‫ (تَص ِريف‬pipes)‫(أنابيب‬
‫ْبلَ َم ْر‬ There’s a leak)‫ترشيح‬/‫ (تسريب‬in my water pipes. I have to call a plumber.
‫س َّباك‬
َ
no use expression: be useless; ineffective; hopeless)‫(ميئوس منه‬
‫نو يوز‬ It’s no use changing the tire. The engine doesn’t work.
‫بال جدوى‬/‫ال فائدة‬
for a living expression: as a job; as a profession; as a career; as an occupation
ْ‫فور أ لِيفِ ْنق‬
ْ
‫من أجل لقمة العيش‬ I teach English for a living.
in general expression: usually; generally; overall; normally
ْ‫إنْ َجانِي َرل‬ ‫بشكل عام‬ In general, the weather in Saudi Arabia is very hot in the summer.
determine verb: to decide; to conclude; to establish; to find out exactly
ْ‫دِيت ِْرمِن‬ The teacher will determine who the best student is by the test.
‫ ُي َحدِّ د‬/‫ُي َق ِّرر‬
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head
The head of our unit is Colonel Nasser.
ْ‫هَيد‬ ‫ قائِد‬/‫ َم ْس ُئول‬/‫َرئِيس‬ verb: to be in charge of; to lead; to guide; to direct
‫يقود‬/ ‫َي ْرأَس‬ The Lieutenant headed the platoon)‫(فصيلة عسكرية‬.
determine verb: to decide; to conclude; to establish; to find out exactly
ْ‫دِيت ِْرمِن‬
‫ ُي َحدِّ د‬/‫ُي َق ِّرر‬ The teacher will determine who the best student is by the test.
noun: an order; a controlling power or position
command
ْ‫كو َما ْند‬ He gave the command to fire.
‫سلطة‬/‫قِيَادَ ة‬ The general is the head of the aviation command.
command verb: to order; to direct; to instruct)‫(إعطاء أوامر‬
ْ‫ُكو َما ْند‬
ْ‫يو ِجه‬/‫ َي َت َح َّكم‬/‫َيأْ ُمر‬ The General commanded the troops)‫ (القوات‬to begin firing)‫(إطالق النار‬.
enforce verb: to put into force; to cause a rule or law to be carried out)‫القيام به‬/‫(ينفذ‬
‫س‬ ْ ُ‫إ ْنف‬
ْ ‫ور‬ ‫ ُي َط ِّبق‬/‫ُي َن ِّفذ‬ The policeman enforces traffic laws.
‫يفرض‬/‫بالقوة‬
discharge noun: a release; the act of discharge
‫إِ َقالَة‬/‫إِ ْعفاء‬ He received his discharge from the army yesterday.
‫ار ْج‬
ْ ‫ش‬َ ‫ِس ْت‬
ْ ‫د‬ verb: to release from military service; OR to fire a weapon
‫يقيل‬/‫يفصل‬ The army discharged him because of his injury.
‫يطلق‬/‫يسدد‬ He discharged his rifle)‫ (بُن ُدقِيَّة‬before the sergeant gave the order.
discover verb: to learn about; to find out; to find for the first time
‫ِس َك َف ْر‬
ْ ‫د‬
‫َي ْك َتشِ ف‬ I discovered a new way to get to Riyadh.
brief adjective: continuing for only a short time
‫يف‬
ْ ‫بر‬
ِ
‫وجز‬ َ ‫ُم ْخ َت‬
َ ‫ ُم‬/‫صر‬ There was only a brief period of study before the test.
Verb: to give all necessary information
‫ َي ْخ َتصِ ر‬/ ‫ُيلَ ِّخص‬ The commander briefed the officers before the exercise.
hesitate verb: to stop briefly)‫ (لفترة وجيزة‬before proceeding; to wait
ْ‫ِيزي َتيت‬
ِ ‫ه‬ ‫ َي َتلَ ْع َثم‬/‫ َي َت َع َّثر‬/‫يتردد‬ He hesitated before answering, because he was unsure.
influence noun: power to affect others; power to produce effects
ْ ‫إ ْنفِلُ َو ْن‬
‫س‬ ‫فعالية‬/‫نفوذ‬/‫َتأْثِير‬ The colonel has a lot of influence with the general.
verb: to have an effect on; to affect
‫ُي َؤ ِّثر‬ The high salary influenced his decision to take the job.
effect noun: the result of an action; end result;
ْ‫إ ِّفي ْكت‬
‫التأثير‬/‫المفعول‬/‫األثر‬ The effect of studying is an increase in quiz scores.
affect verb: to have an effect on; to influence)‫(تأثير‬
ْ‫أ ِّف ْكت‬
‫يؤثر‬ The hard work affected him by making him feel tired.
adjective: producing)‫ (يؤدي إلى‬a desired result)‫ ;(النتيجة المطلوبة‬successful;
effective
ْ ‫أ ِّف ْكت‬
‫ِف‬ useful; valuable)‫(ذو قيمة‬
‫فعال\ ُم َؤ ِّثر‬ The medicine was effective. It made him well.
efficient adjective: producing a result with little effort)‫ (مجهود‬or waste)‫هدر‬/‫(إسراف‬
ْ‫أ ِّفيشِ ْنت‬
‫ مؤ ِّثر‬/‫َف َّعال‬ A computer is a very efficient machine.
inform verb: to give information to someone; to tell; to notify; to update
ْ ُ‫إ ْنف‬
‫ور ْم‬
‫ ُي ْعلِن‬/‫ُي ْخبِر‬ The teacher informed the students of the test results.
prohibit verb: to not allow; to forbid; to outlaw; to ban)‫منع‬/‫(حظر‬
ْ‫بروهِيبِت‬
‫ َي ْح ُظر‬/‫َي ْم َنع‬ Smoking is prohibited in the classroom.
recruit verb: to enlist; to hire)‫ ;(توظيف‬to employ; to get new people for
ْ‫ِري ْك ُروت‬
‫تجنيد‬ They are recruiting new soldiers for the army.
re-enlist verb: to sign up again in the military
ْ‫ِري إ ْنل ِْست‬ ‫إعادة اإللتحاق بالعسكرية‬ He is finishing his time in the army, but he will re-enlist.
‫إعادة تجنيد‬
subject to adjective: under authority of; depending on
‫س ْب ِج ْكتْ تو‬
َ
‫خاضع لـ‬ We are subject to the rules of the school and the rules of the army.
request verb:to ask for something; to ask someone to do something;to apply for)‫(للتقديم على‬
ْ‫ِري ْك َو ْست‬
‫يطلب‬ He requested some leave from his commander.
suggest verb: to propose; to recommend; to offer as a possibility
ْ‫يست‬
ْ ‫س َّج‬
َ They suggested we go to Jeddah for the good diving)‫(غوص‬.
‫يقترح‬
urge verb: to advise; to plead with)‫شد‬ ِ ‫ ;(ينا‬to recommend;
The teacher urged the students to study hard for the test.
‫أوودْ ْج‬
ّ ‫ َي ُح‬/‫َي ُح ّث‬
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ْ‫فِيت ِِرن‬ ‫شخصي ذو خبرة‬
ّ He’s an army veteran. He retired last year.
‫عسكرية طويلة‬
beyond preposition / adverb: to the further side of; past the limits of
ْ‫ِب ُيو ْند‬ ‫أَ ْب َعد من ذلك‬ He lives in the house beyond the bridge.
‫من الجانب اآلخر‬ Class lasts)‫ (يستمر‬until 1443 and seldom)‫ (نادرا‬goes beyond.

َ ‫بِينِفِي‬ beneficial adjective: helpful; useful; valuable

ْ‫شل‬ ‫نافع‬/‫مفيد‬ The rain was beneficial to the farmers.
advantage noun: a benefit; a plus; a help; something helpful
‫أدْ َفا ْنت ِْج‬ َ ‫ م‬/‫فائِدَ ة‬ Being)‫مخلوق‬/‫كائن‬/‫ (شخص‬tall was a great advantage for the basketball player.
‫ أفضلية‬/‫ِيزة‬
noun: shortcoming)‫نقص‬/‫ ;(عيب‬weakness)‫;(ضعف‬
disadvantage
‫ِسأدْ َفا ْنت ِْج‬
ْ ‫د‬ an unfavorable)‫غير مناسب‬/‫ (غير مالئم‬situation or condition
‫علة‬/‫سلبي‬/‫ضرر‬ He has a disadvantage in London because he doesn’t speak English.
noun: a section; a part; a subdivision; any part of a main body or system
branch
ْ ‫برا ْن‬
‫ش‬ َ He’s in the aviation branch)‫ (فرع الطيران‬of the Saudi Land Forces
‫فرع‬ Command)‫(قيادة القوات البرية‬.
department noun: a branch; section; division; a separate part or division
ْ‫ِيبارتِمِي ْنت‬
ْ ‫د‬
‫ق ِْسم‬ The teacher is a member of the English department at the school.
noun: a group; a grouping; a type; division or class in a plan of
category
ِ ُ‫كاتِيق‬
‫وري‬
‫فئة‬
classification)‫(تصنيف‬
Fruit and meat are two different food categories.
conduct noun: behavior in a particular situation; performance
ْ‫كو ْندَ ْكت‬
‫تصرف‬/‫سلوك‬ The conduct of the men during the battle was excellent.
habit noun: something done regularly or often; custom)‫;(عادة\عرف‬routine; tradition)‫(تقليد\تراث‬
ْ‫هابِت‬ Smoking is a bad habit.
‫عادة‬
noun:a duty)‫ (واجب‬or necessity)‫ ;(ضرورة‬responsibility)‫;(المسئولية‬
obligation
ْ‫أو ْبلِي َقيشِ ن‬ requirement)‫(المتطلبات‬
‫ تعهد‬/‫ِا ْلتِزام‬ He has an obligation to obey orders.
-y / -ty suffix used to change an adjective to a noun
* ‫تضاف في آخر الصفات و تستخدم لتغيير الصفة إلى اسم‬
-ity / -ility
dis- prefix: used to give words a negative, or opposite, meaning
‫ِس‬
ْ ‫د‬ ‫تأتي في بداية الكلمة إلعطائها‬ Sgt.Evans obeyed)‫يمتثل‬/‫ (يطيع‬orders, but Sgt. Smith disobeyed)‫ال يمتثل‬/‫(ال يطيع‬
‫صيغة النفي أو المعنى العكسي‬ orders)‫(األوامر‬.

un- prefix: used to give words a negative, or opposite, meaning

ْ‫أُن‬ ‫تأتي في بداية الكلمة إلعطائها‬ The desk is very heavy. The man is unable)‫ (غير قادر‬to lift it by himself.
‫صيغة النفي أو المعنى العكسي‬

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** ‫** تمت الترجمة بإجتهاد شخصي يحتمل الخطأ والصواب‬ ALC Vocabulary

‫النطق‬ ‫الكلمة‬ ‫المعنى والمثال‬

approach verb: to come near; to come close to; to move toward
ْ ‫أ ْب ُرو ْت‬
‫ش‬
‫يقترب‬ As I approached the gate, the guard told me to stop.
call on verb:to visit; to stopover)‫(توقف اثناء الرحلة‬
‫كول اون‬
‫يزور‬ I called on my friend yesterday when I went by her house.
breathe verb: to take in and let out air; to inhale)‫ (يشهق‬and exhale)‫(يزفر‬
ْ ‫بر‬
‫يث‬ ِ ‫يتنفس‬ When people don’t breathe, they die.
choke verb:to gag)‫يسد الفم‬/‫ ;(يكمم‬to stop breathing because of something stuck in your throat
ُ ِ‫ت‬
‫شو ْك‬ He took a big bite of meat and choked on it.
‫يخنق‬
concern verb: to cause worry; to cause anxiety; to cause distress)‫كدر‬/‫ضيق‬/‫(حزن‬
ْ‫يرن‬
ْ ‫س‬َ ‫ُك ْن‬ I’m concerned about the baby. He looks sick.
‫يقلق‬
interrupt verb: to cut in on; to stop something in progress
ْ‫إ ْن َت ْر ُرو ْبت‬
‫يعيق‬/‫يقاطع بالكالم‬ I interrupted them while they were talking.
cut in verb: to butt in)‫ ;(يتدخل‬interrupt)‫إعترض‬/‫ ;(قاطع بالكالم‬to disrupt)‫يشوش‬/‫(يعطل‬
‫َكتْ إن‬
‫يقاطع‬ I was talking to my friend when the colonel cut in.
noun: an accident; a collision)‫(تصادم‬
crash There was a crash on the highway this afternoon.
‫اش‬
ْ ‫كر‬
َ ‫ ارتطام‬/ ‫حادث‬ verb: to collide; to smash into)‫ ;(لتحطيم‬to run into)‫ ;(إصطدم‬have an accident in a
moving vehicle
‫ تصادم‬/ ‫يصطدم‬
The car crashed into a wall and burned.
conscious adjective: aware; mindful; able to feel and think; awake; knowing
ْ ِ‫كو ْنش‬
‫س‬ He has a bad head injury, but he’s conscious.
‫ مدرك‬/ ‫واع‬
faint verb: to lose consciousness)‫ ;(الوعي‬to pass out; to black out; to conk out
ْ‫َفي ْنت‬ The frightened)‫مذعور‬/‫ (خائف‬woman fainted and fell on the floor.
‫أغمى عليه‬
pass out verb: to faint; to lose consciousness; to black out; to conk out
ْ‫آوت‬
ُ ‫باس‬
ْ The frightened)‫مذعور‬/‫ (خائف‬girl passed out and fell on the floor.
‫فقد الوعي‬/‫اغمى عليه‬
ُ shout verb: to yell; to scream; to speak loudly
ْ‫شوت‬
‫يصيح‬/‫يصرخ‬ He was angry and he shouted at the men.
ْ‫إستِيل‬
ْ steal ‫يسرق‬ verb: to take something that doesn’t belong to you
ْ‫إستول‬ُ ْ stole ‫سرق‬ He stole a car and now he’s in jail.
ْ‫إس ُتولِن‬ ْ stolen ‫مسروق‬
swallow verb: to pass from mouth to stomach; to ingest)‫يتناول الطعام‬/‫(يلتهم‬
‫إس َوالُو‬
ْ Chew)‫ (مضغ‬your food before you swallow it.
‫يبتلع‬
ْ as if conjunction: as though; as it would be if something were true
‫إف‬
ْ ‫أز‬ He’s very fast. It’s as if he could fly.
‫كأنما‬/ ‫كما لو‬
as though conjunction: as if
‫أز ُذوو‬
ْ He’s very fast. It’s as though he could fly.
‫كأنما‬/ ‫كما لو‬
adjective: significant)‫ ;(ذو أهمية‬at an important stage; serious
critical
ْ‫ك ِِريتِ َكل‬ ‫حساس‬/‫حرج‬
Landing is the critical part of our flight.
The patient)‫ (المريض‬is in critical condition.
major adjective: main; most important; chief
‫يج ْر‬
َ ‫َم‬ The ECL is the major factor in judging)‫ (الحكم على‬a student’s progress)‫تحسن‬/‫(تقدم‬.
‫األهم‬/‫أساسي‬/‫رئيسي‬
minor adjective: lesser in importance; slight)‫تافه‬/‫ ;(طفيف‬trivial)‫عادي‬/‫(تافه‬
‫ما ْي َن ْر‬ There is one minor problem with your car. I’ll fix it now.
‫قاصر‬/‫غير هام‬/‫تافه‬
particular adjective: specific; unusual)‫نادر‬/‫ ;(استثنائي‬worthy of notice)‫(تستحق االهتمام‬
‫بارتِي ُكولَ ْر‬
ْ
‫محدد‬/‫مع ّين‬ That particular book is very interesting.
slight adjective: small in amount or extent; minor
ْ‫ساليت‬
ِ ‫تافه‬/‫قليل‬/‫طفيف‬ I have a slight headache.
within adjective: inside; inside the limits of
ْ‫ِوذِن‬
‫خالل‬/‫في غضون‬/‫ضمن‬ We have a meeting within the hour.
at once adjective: immediately; right away; without delay
ْ ‫آتْ َو ْن‬
‫س‬ You’re sick. Go to the dispensary)‫ (مستوصف‬at once.
‫ حاال‬/ ‫فورا‬

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ْ‫ِف أها ْند‬
ْ ‫ق‬
‫مساعده‬/‫مد يد العون‬ I need help. Will you give me a hand.
ambulance noun: a vehicle to take sick people to the hospital.
ْ ‫أمبِ ُيولَ ْن‬
‫س‬ ْ Call an ambulance! He’s hurt.
‫سياره اسعاف‬
favor noun:a helpful act; a good deed)‫ ;(عمل‬a service; an act of kindness)‫معروف‬/‫عطف‬/‫(إحسان‬
‫َفي َفر‬ Please do me a favor and lend me some money.
‫معروف‬/‫خدمة‬
guy noun: a man or boy; a male; a gentleman;
ْ ‫َق‬
‫اي‬
‫صبي‬/‫شاب‬ There were two guys in the car.
insect noun: a bug; small creature)‫ (مخلوق صغير‬with no bones)‫ (عظام‬and six legs
ْ ِ‫إ ْنس‬
ْ‫يكت‬ An ant)‫ (نملة‬is an insect.
‫دودة‬/‫حشرة‬
object noun: a thing; an item; an article
ْ‫أو ْب ِج ْكت‬
‫شيء‬ I see two objects on the table.
stuff noun: things; material; objects; possessions
ْ ‫إس َت‬
‫ف‬ ْ
‫أغراض‬/‫أشياء‬ I have some stuff in the car.
poison noun: something poisonous)‫ (سام‬or deadly; toxic
ْ‫ُبو ْي ِزن‬
‫سم‬ُ I have some rat poison to kill all the rats.
poisonous adjective: deadly)‫مهلك‬/‫ ;(مميت‬toxic)‫(سام‬
ْ ‫بويِ َزن‬
‫ِس‬
‫سام‬ Some snakes are poisonous.
snake noun: a long animal with no legs or arms that crawls)‫ (يزحف‬on the ground
ْ‫إس َنيك‬
ْ
‫ثعبان‬ Some snakes are poisonous.
‫كا ْتش أب ِو ْذ‬ catch up with verb: to get closer to; to come from behind and end up beside or
‫يدرك‬/ ‫يلحق بـ‬ close to; to pull alongside
‫َكاتْ أب ِو ْذ‬ caught up with John left for Riyadh at 12 o’clock and Tom left at 12:15.
‫أدرك‬
َ / ‫لحق بـ‬ Tom drove faster and he caught up with John on the highway.
verb: to say; to state)‫يوضح‬/‫يقول‬/‫ ;(يعلن‬to announce)‫;(إلعالن‬
declare
ْ ‫ِيك َل‬
‫ير‬ ْ ‫د‬ to make known publicly)‫(المعروفة علنا‬
‫يعلن‬/‫يصرح‬ Abdullah declared that he would not do his homework.
designate verb:to appoint)‫يوظف‬/‫;(يعين‬to assign;to name;to select;to delegate)‫تفويض‬/‫(انتداب‬
ْ‫ِيز ْق َنيت‬
ِ ‫د‬ ‫يختار‬/ ْ‫يعيِّن‬ We usually designate the senior officer as class leader.

ْ‫نومِي َنيت‬ nominate verb: to name or propose a person for a position or award; to recommend
‫ يختار‬/ ‫يرشح‬ The teacher nominated one student for student of the month.
difference noun:dissimilarity)‫اختالف‬/‫ ;(تباين‬the way in which things are unlike)‫غير متشابه‬/‫(مختلف‬
ْ ‫ِد ْف َر ْن‬
‫س‬ The difference in our cars is that yours is fast and mine is slow.
‫فرق‬/‫إختالف‬
differ verb: to be different; to not be alike)‫(متشابه‬
‫ِد َف ْر‬
‫يختلف‬ Our cars differ. His is big and slow. Mine is small and fast.
elect verb: to select by a vote)‫االستفتاء‬/‫ ;(التصويت‬to choose by a vote
ْ ‫إل‬
ْ‫ِيكت‬
‫يرشح‬/‫ينتخب‬ Donald Trump was elected president of the U.S.
vote verb: to participate)‫ (المشاركة‬in an election)‫ ;(االنتخابات‬to make your choice
ْ‫فوت‬
‫يصوت‬ In the election for school president I voted for my friend.
‫روس‬
ْ ‫َرنْ ْأك‬ run across verb:to meet by chance;come across)‫;(تصادف‬
‫يقابل بالصدفة‬ run into)‫;(إلتقى صدفة‬to encounter)‫(صادف‬
‫روس‬
ْ ‫َرينْ ْأك‬ ran across I went to the Faisaleah and when I was there I ran across my friend.
‫قابل بالصدفة‬
surprise noun: a sudden)‫ (مفاجئ‬unexpected)‫ (غير متوقع‬event; a shock)‫(صدمة‬
‫س ْر ْب َر ِاي ْز‬ ‫اندهاش‬/‫مباغتة‬/‫مفاجأة‬ It was a surprise to see that my worst student got 100 on the examination.
ُ verb: to amaze; to come upon suddenly)‫ ;(ليأتي فجأة‬to astonish)‫(يندهش‬
‫يندهش‬/‫يتفاجأ‬ He didn’t study. I was surprised that he passed the test.

ْ ease noun: little effort; rest

‫إيز‬
‫راحة‬/‫سهولة‬ They were able to complete the job with ease.
simple adjective: easy; not complicated; uncomplicated; not complex
ْ‫يم ُبل‬
ْ ِ‫س‬
‫سهل‬/‫بسيط‬ Two plus two is a simple math problem.
plain adjective: simple; basic; easy to see, or understand
ْ‫بلَين‬ He got zero on the test. It’s plain)‫ (من السهل‬to see he didn’t study.
‫بسيط‬/‫سهل‬/‫عادي‬
complex adjective: complicated; involved)‫ ;(معقد‬difficult to understand
ْ ‫كومبل ِْك‬
‫س‬ ْ
‫صعب‬/‫معقد‬ The math problems are very complex.
complicated adjective: difficult; complex; involved
ْ‫ومبِلِي َكيتِد‬
ْ ‫ُك‬
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ْ‫او ْنت‬ on account of preposition: due to; because of; as a result of
‫أوف‬ ‫بسبب‬ The game was postponed)‫ (مؤجل‬on account of rain.
due to preposition: because of; as a result of)‫ ;(كنتيجة لـ‬thanks to)‫(بفضل‬
‫ِد ُيو تو‬
‫بسبب‬ Due to the rain, we have a lot of water.
adjective: well-known; something or someone a person is closely
familiar
‫فامِي ْل َي ْر‬ acquainted)‫ (مطلع على‬with
‫معروف‬/‫مألوف‬ He looks familiar, but I can’t remember his name.
flame noun: fire; burning fuel)‫(حرق الوقود‬
‫فلَي ْم‬
‫شعلة‬/‫لهب‬ He lit his cigarette from the flame of his lighter.
flammable adjective: easy to burn; burnable; combustible)‫(قابل لإلحتراق‬
ْ‫فال َم ُبل‬ ‫سريع االشتعال‬ Gasoline is a very flammable liquid.
adjective: previous; earlier; in the past; the first of two
former
‫فور َم ْر‬
ْ Bill Clinton is the former president of the U.S.
‫األول‬/‫السابق‬ Bill and Bob are my sons. The former is a pilot.
latter adjective: the second of two; more recent
‫ال َت ْر‬
‫األحدث‬/‫األخير‬ Bill and Bob are my sons. The latter is a pilot.
huge adjective: very large; enormous)‫ضخم‬/‫(هائل‬
‫وج‬
ْ ‫ِه ُي‬
‫هائل‬/‫ضخم‬ The Boeing 747 is a huge aircraft.
adjective: tolerant)‫ ;(متسامح‬able to wait without complaining)‫تذمر‬/‫(شكوى‬
patient
ْ‫َبيشِ ْنت‬ He’s been waiting for his wife for 2 hours, but he’s not upset.
‫حليم‬/‫صبور‬ He’s a very patient man.
patience noun: the ability to wait without complaining
ْ ‫َبيشِ ْن‬
‫س‬
‫صبر‬ A good student needs patience , because it takes time to learn things.
reckless adjective: careless; thoughtless)‫ ;(عديم التفكير‬not caring about danger
ْ ‫َر ْكل‬
‫ِس‬
‫طائش‬/‫متهور‬ The accident was caused by his reckless driving.
yet conjunction: but; however; nonetheless; nevertheless
ْ‫َيت‬ He’s very intelligent, yet he failed the examination.
‫مع ذلك‬
beauty noun: attractiveness)‫ ;(جاذبية‬something that pleases or satisfies the senses
‫بِ ُيوتِي‬ There is a lot of beauty in a sunrise)‫(شروق الشمس‬.
‫جمال‬
entrance noun: entry; a place where you enter; a door or a gate
ْ ‫إ ْنت َِر ْن‬
‫س‬
‫مدخل‬ The entrance to KKMC is at the main gate.
entry noun: an entrance; a way in; a place where you enter such as a door or gate
‫إ ْنت ِِري‬
‫مدخل‬ The entry to KKMC is at the main gate.
exit noun: a way out; a place for leaving a room or building
ْ‫إ ْق ِزت‬
‫مخرج‬ The exit for this building is on the first floor.
noun: characteristic)‫ ;(صفة مميزة‬trait)‫ ;(سمة‬attribute)‫;(صفة‬
َ ‫فِي ْت‬ feature
‫ش ْر‬ a prominent part)‫(جزء بارز‬
‫ميزة‬ One feature of this English course is the language lab.
lens noun: an optical glass
ْ ‫لِي ْن‬
‫س‬
‫عدسة‬ I have two lenses in my glasses and one lens in my camera.
note noun: a short written message; a memo)‫ ;(مذكرة‬a short letter
ْ‫ُنوت‬
‫ملحوظة‬/‫مذكرة‬ I left a note on the table for my wife to tell her I will be late.
voice noun: the sound people make when speaking
‫س‬
ْ ِ‫فوي‬
‫صوت‬ The teacher has a very loud voice.
‫ف‬
ْ ِ‫د َِراي‬ drive ‫يدفع‬/‫يقود‬ verb: to push or force; to provide power for; to power; to run
‫وف‬
ْ ‫د ُر‬ drove ‫دفع‬/‫قاد‬ An electric motor drives that machine.
ْ‫د ِِرفِن‬ driven ‫مدفوع‬/‫مقاد‬
enable verb: to make possible; to allow; to permit; to facilitate
ْ‫إ َني ُبل‬ ْ‫ُي َمكِن‬ His study habits)‫ (التعود الدراسي‬enabled him to pass the test.
join verb: to fasten)‫ ;(ربط‬to stick together; to connect
ْ‫جوين‬
ِ ‫ َي ْل َتحِم‬/‫ َي َّتصِ ل‬/‫َي ْل َتحِق‬ Use solder to join the two wires.
bare adjective: uncovered; naked)‫مكشوف‬/‫(معرى‬
‫يير‬
ْ ‫َب‬ Don’t use bare hands. Put on gloves.
‫مكشوف‬
blunt adjective: dull; not pointed)‫غير حاد‬/‫(غير مسنن‬
ْ‫بلَ ْنت‬
ّ‫َغ ْي ُر حاد‬ You can’t cut with the blunt side of a knife.
clockwise adjective: in the same direction as a clock
ْ ُ‫كل‬
‫وك َو ِاي ْز‬ ‫في اتجاه عقارب‬ Tighten the screw by turning it clockwise.
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ِ counterclockwise adjective: In the opposite direction of the clock
‫وك َو ِاي ْز‬ ْ ُ‫كل‬ ‫عكس عقارب الساعه‬ Loosen the screw by turning it counterclockwise.
motion noun: movement; action
ْ‫ُموشِ ن‬
‫حركة‬ Use a clockwise motion to fasten the bolt.
device noun: a piece of mechanical equipment; a machine
ْ ِ‫دِي َفاي‬
‫س‬
‫ آلَة‬/‫جهاز‬ An alarm clock is a device to wake us up.
carpenter noun: a person who works with wood
‫كاربِ ْن َت ْر‬
ْ
‫النجار‬ The carpenter is building a house for me.
saw verb: to cut with a saw)‫(منشار‬
‫سو‬
ُ - ‫سا‬
َ ُ ‫َي ْن‬
‫ قطع بمنشار‬/‫شر‬ I want you to saw down that tree.
board noun: a long flat piece of wood
ْ‫بورد‬
ْ َ ‫لَوح َخ‬
‫شب‬ It requires many boards to build a house.
bolt noun: a metal fastener)‫(قفل معدني‬
ْ‫بو ْلت‬
َْ‫مسنن‬
َ ‫ِس َما ٌر‬
ْ ‫م‬ After you install the battery, you should fasten the bolts.
hammer noun: a tool used to drive nails into wood
‫ها َم ْر‬
‫مطرقة‬/‫شاكوش‬ With a hammer, nails, and wood, I can build a house.
nail noun: a metal pin used to fasten wood
ْ‫َنيل‬ ‫مسمار مدبب‬ Use a nail to fasten those two pieces of wood.
hole noun: an empty area
ْ‫هول‬ ‫فجوة‬/‫ثقب‬ Insert the bolt into the hole in the wall.
drill noun: a bit; piece of equipment for boring holes
‫الدريل‬/‫ِم ْثقاب‬ I need to buy a drill so I can make holes in the wall.
ْ‫د َِريل‬ verb: to make a hole by boring)‫ ;(مثقاب‬to bore
‫ يثقب‬/ ‫يحفر‬ I want to drill for oil on my property)‫(ممتلكاتي‬.
bore verb: to make a hole; to drill
‫ور‬
ْ ‫ُب‬
‫يثقب‬ He used a drill to bore a hole in the wood.
dig ‫يحفر في االرض‬ verb: to excavate;
ْ ‫د‬
‫ِيق‬ break up)‫تفكيك‬/‫ (تفتيت‬and move earth (with a shovel)‫ (مجرفة‬or tool)
ْ ‫د‬
‫ُوق‬ I’m going to dig a garden tomorrow.
dug ‫حفر في االرض‬
shovel noun: a tool used to dig)‫الحرث‬/‫(الحفر‬
ْ‫شفِل‬ ‫مسحاة‬/‫مجرفة‬ Take that shovel and dig a hole for the tree.
glue noun: a substance used to stick things together
‫قلُو‬ ‫صمغ‬/‫غ َِراء‬ Use some glue to stick that poster on the wall.
verb: to stick; to fasten; to attach; to join two objects together using glue
‫ ُيلَ ِّزق‬/‫ ُي ْلصِ ق‬/‫ُي َغ ِّري‬ The cup broke, but I glued it together again.
grip verb: to hold; to grasp; to hold tightly
‫يب‬
ْ ‫ق َِر‬ Grip the hammer)‫ (المطرقة‬and then hit the nail)‫(المسمار‬.
‫يمسك بقوة‬/ ‫يقبض‬
verb: to stick firmly)‫ ;( التمسك بحزم‬OR to follow
adhere to
‫ِير تو‬
ْ ‫أدْ ه‬ This tape adheres to the wall very well.
‫ ملتصق‬/ ‫ملتزم‬ The colonel adheres to all the military regulations)‫(قوانين‬.
fine adjective: not coarse; thin in diameter
ْ‫فاين‬
ِ ‫رقيق‬/‫ناعم‬ Use fine sandpaper to make the wood very smooth.
coarse adjective: rough; not smooth; uneven)‫(غير ُممهَّد‬
‫س‬ْ ‫كور‬ ْ Sandpaper)‫ (ورق الصنفره‬is very coarse.
‫خشن‬
sand verb: to make smooth
ْ‫سا ْند‬
‫تنعيم‬/‫صقل‬ You should sand the wood before you paint.
sandpaper noun: a material used to make something smooth
‫سا ْندْ َبي َب ْر ْز‬
‫ورق الصنفرة‬ Get some sandpaper and sand that table top.
goggles noun: protective eyewear; safety glasses;
‫قو ِق ْل ْز‬
‫نظارات واقية‬ Put on goggles before you use the drill.
pliers noun: a gripping tool)‫(أداة مسك‬
‫بال َي ْر ْز‬
‫كماشة‬/‫زرادية‬ Hold the hot metal with your pliers.

َ ِ‫س‬ scissors noun: a hand tool used to cut paper or cloth

‫س‬ ْ ‫يز ْر‬
‫المقص‬ The barber used scissors to cut my hair.
rust noun: oxidation)‫ (تأكسد‬on metal; metal rot)‫(تعفن‬
ْ‫َر ْست‬ There’s some rust on the metal. I have to sand it)‫(صنفرتها‬.
‫صدأ‬
tip noun: the end of something; pointed end of something
ْ ‫َت‬
‫يب‬
‫طرف‬ That pencil tip is dull. Sharpen it.
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‫ش ْب‬ ْ ‫ُو‬
‫ ورشة‬/ ‫معمل‬ The carpenter has a nice workshop.
back and forth exp: one way and then the opposite way; backward and forward
‫باك آند فورث‬
‫ذهابا وايابا‬ You use a saw by moving it back and forth.
check off verb: to mark items on a list after doing them; to make a check mark
‫تشِ يكْ أوف‬ ‫يضع عالمة ما تم انجازه‬ As you complete each job check it off on the list.
detect verb: to notice; to discover; to become aware of
ْ‫دِي َت ْكت‬ The teacher detected an error in the student’s math test.
‫يالحظ‬/‫يكتشف‬
spot verb: to see; to observe; to locate; to find
ْ‫إس ُبوت‬
ْ
‫ف‬َ ‫ش‬َ ‫ ِا ْكت‬/‫إس َت ْطلَع‬
ْ There were many people at the restaurant, but I spotted Ahmad sitting at a table.
identify verb: to recognize)‫إقرار‬/‫ (إعتراف‬someone or something
‫آي ِد ْنتِي َفاي‬
‫يتعرف على‬ He identified the man who stole the money.
interest verb: to attract)‫يلفت‬/‫ (يجذب‬the attention)‫ (االنتباه‬of
ْ‫إ ْنت ِِر ْست‬
‫يثير اإلنتباه‬ I like the game of football. It interests me.
risk verb: to take a chance
ْ‫ِر ْسك‬ You’ll risk your life if you drive recklessly.
‫يجازف‬/‫يخاطر‬
tend verb: to be likely)‫(على األرجح‬
ْ‫تِي ْند‬ He tends to score in the 90’s on book quizzes.
‫يميل إلى‬/‫ينوي‬
tendency noun: an inclination)‫(ميول‬
‫تِ ْن ِد ْنسِ ي‬
‫ميل‬/‫نزعة‬ He has a tendency not to study for tests. He often fails.
aim noun: purpose; intention; goal; plan
‫أييم‬ His aim is to pass the ECL. He’s studying very hard.
‫ غا َية‬/‫هدف‬
troubleshoot verb: to look for problems or malfunctions)‫ (األعطال‬in equipment
ْ‫وب ْلشوت‬
ِ ‫ت ُر‬ The radio doesn’t work. I want you to troubleshoot it.
‫يستكشف لحل المشكلة‬
adequate adjective: sufficient; good enough; satisfactory)‫(مرضي‬
ْ‫آد ِْك ِوت‬ He doesn’t have a big salary, but it’s adequate.
‫مناسب‬/‫مالئم‬/‫كاف‬
َ ‫س ْن‬ essential adjective: necessary; vital; crucial; critical
ْ‫شل‬ َ ‫إ‬
‫ضروري‬/‫أساسي‬ It’s essential to eat right and exercise in order to be healthy.
extreme adjective: excessive)‫مفرط‬/‫ ;(زائد‬at the furthest point)‫(عند أبعد نقطة‬
‫إكست ِِري ْم‬
ْ ‫ أقصى‬/ ‫أبعد‬ The heat is extreme in the desert in the summer.
‫طرف‬/‫نهاية‬ The clock is on the extreme left side of the class.
inner adjective: on the inside; interior; internal
‫إ َن ْر‬ The inner part of the barrel)‫ (السبطانة‬of a gun must be cleaned.
‫داخلي‬
outer adjective: external; on the outside
‫أَ ْو َت ْر‬
‫خارجي‬ The outer part of a banana is called the skin.
stationary adjective: standing still)‫ ;(ال يزال قائما‬not moving; motionless)‫ ;(بال حركة‬at a stop
‫إس َتيشِ َن ِري‬
ْ A car is stationary when it’s parked.
‫ساكن‬/‫جامد‬/‫ثابت‬
thorough adjective: complete; detailed)‫ ;(مفصل‬methodical)‫متناسق‬/‫(منتظم‬
‫ُثو ُرو‬
‫كامل‬/‫شامل‬ Give your weapon a thorough cleaning every day.
upper adjective: the highest part
‫أَ َب ْر‬
‫أعلى‬ The language lab is on the upper floor.

ُ ْ‫َميك‬ make sure expression: to be certain

‫ور‬
ْ ‫ش‬
‫تأكد‬ Make sure to fasten your seat belt when you get in the car.
arm verb: to supply with weapons; to equip)‫ (تجهيز‬with weapons
‫آر ْم‬
ْ It’s expensive to arm a modern army)‫(الجيش الحديث‬.
‫يتسلح‬
equip verb: to supply; to furnish; to provide with what is needed
ْ ‫ْإك ِو‬
‫يب‬
‫ يزود بـ‬/ ‫يجهز بـ‬ The Captain equipped his men with weapons and uniforms.
firearm noun: a weapon
ْ ‫َف َي ْر‬
‫آر ْم‬
‫سالح ناري‬ Firearms safety is an important part of military training.
ammunition noun: cartridges)‫ ;(الرصاص‬bullets)‫ ;(رصاص‬ammo)‫ ;(ذخيرة‬missiles)‫;(صواريخ‬
ْ‫آم ُيونِشِ ن‬
ْ ‫ذخيرة حربية‬ bombs)‫;(القنابل‬grenades)‫(قنابل يدوية‬
The men have ammunition for their weapons.
round noun: one unit of ammunition
ْ‫َر ُاو ْند‬ I have five rounds of ammunition left.
‫دسته طلقات‬
barrel noun: the long round part of a rifle)‫ (بندقية‬or pistol)‫(مسدس‬
‫َبا ُر ْل‬
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‫تشِ ي ْم َب ْر‬
‫حجرة الرصاصة‬ After you fire the weapon, remove the cartridge case from the chamber.
firing pin noun: part of the weapon that hits the cartridge to fire the weapon
ْ‫فاي ِر ْنقْ بِن‬
ِ If the firing pin is not working, the weapon won’t fire.
‫القادح‬
magazine noun: a place in some weapons to store cartridges
ْ‫ما َق ِزين‬
‫مخزن الرصاص‬ I have a bullet in the chamber and two in the magazine.
trigger noun: the part of a weapon that is pulled to fire it
‫تري َق ْر‬
ِ After you aim)‫تصويب‬/‫ (تسديد‬the weapon, pull the trigger.
‫الزناد‬
sight noun: an aiming device)‫ (جهاز التصويب او التسديد‬on a weapon
ْ‫سايت‬
ِ ‫جهازالتصويب‬ Line up the target in your sight.
‫اوالتسديد‬
cartridge noun: a bullet and its case
‫كارت ِِردْ ْج‬
ْ A cartridge has two parts; a shell)‫فوارغ الرصاص‬/‫ (الغالف الخارجي‬and a bullet.
‫الرصاصة‬
bullet noun: a projectile)‫ (مقذوف‬fired from)‫ (ينطلق من‬a gun
ْ‫ُبلِت‬
‫راس الرصاصة‬ He fired his weapon and his bullet hit the enemy soldier.
shell noun: a cartridge case
ْ‫شِ يل‬ ‫هيكل الرصاصة‬/ ‫قشرة‬ After you fire the bullets, you can use the shells again.
‫الفارغ‬
case noun: a cartridge shell; a container for gunpowder
ْ ‫َك‬
‫يس‬ ‫غالف‬ The case of the cartridge contains gunpowder)‫(بارود‬.
‫علبة‬/‫غطاء‬/‫خارجي‬
powder noun: an explosive material)‫(مادة متفجرة‬
‫باودَ ْر‬
‫بارود‬ There is gunpowder in a bullet.
explode verb: to blow up; to detonate)‫ ;(يفجر‬to burst violently)‫((إنفجار بعنف‬as a bomb)
ْ‫إكسبلود‬
ْ
‫ينفجر‬ The bomb exploded when it hit the target.
pin noun: a fastener)‫شيء للربط والتعليق‬/‫(قفل‬
ْ‫ِبن‬
‫دبوس‬ Your name tag has a pin on the back of it.
re- prefix: again
‫ِري‬ ‫تأتي في بداية الفعل‬ His wife died and he remarried.
‫وتعني التكرار‬
-ness suffix: changes adjectives to nouns
‫ِس‬
ْ ‫ن‬ ‫تاتي في نهاية الصفة‬ He’s happy. He enjoys his happiness)‫(سعادة‬.
‫لتحولها الى اسم‬
-ful suffix: added to noun to make adjective
‫تضاف الى نهاية االسم‬ I needed some help. You were very helpful)‫فاعل خير‬/‫(معاون‬.
‫فُ ْل‬
‫لتحويله الى صفة‬
‫وتعني مع‬
-less suffix: added to noun to make adjective
‫تضاف الى نهاية االسم‬ She needed some help because she’s helpless)‫ضعيف‬/‫(عاجز‬.
‫ِس‬
ْ ‫ل‬
‫لتحويله الى صفة‬
‫وتعني بدون‬
il- / im- / in- / ir- negative prefixes
/ non-
*
‫تأتي في بداية الكلمة‬
‫وتعني النفي‬

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** ‫** تمت الترجمة بإجتهاد شخصي يحتمل الخطأ والصواب‬ ALC Vocabulary

‫النطق‬ ‫الكلمة‬ ‫المعنى والمثال‬

ْ‫بوسد‬
ْ ‫وم‬ْ ‫ُك‬ composed of verb: to be made up of
‫أوف‬ ‫تتألف من‬ The atmosphere is composed of many gases.
consist of verb: to be made up of; to be composed of
‫ُك ْنسِ ْستْ أوف‬ Atoms)‫ (الذرات‬consist of protons, electrons, and a nucleus)‫(نواة‬.
‫يتألف من‬
expand verb: to become larger; to grow
ْ‫إكسبَيند‬
ْ
‫ يتوسع‬/ ‫يتمدد‬ The population of the world is expanding.
compress verb: to make smaller; to press together
ْ ‫ُكو ْم ِب ِر‬
‫س‬
‫ كبس‬/ ‫ضغط‬ Most gases can be compressed.
press verb: to exert)‫ (بذل‬force upon something
‫يس‬
ْ ‫ِب ِر‬
‫ض َغط‬
ْ ‫َي‬ Press the button to start the machine.
depress verb: to push down
‫س‬
ْ ‫دِي ْب َر‬ The car goes faster when you depress the gas pedal)‫(دواسة الوقود‬.
‫يضغط على‬
convert verb: to change
ْ ‫ُك ْن َف‬
ْ‫يرت‬
‫ ُي َغ ِّير‬/ ‫ُي َح ِّول‬ Plants)‫ (النباتات‬convert carbon dioxide to oxygen.
exert verb: to use strength or force
ْ ‫إ ْق َز‬
ْ‫يرت‬
‫َي ْب ُذل قُ َّوة أو َم ْج ُهودا‬ He exerted pressure on the gas pedal)‫ (دواسة البنزين‬with his foot.
lung noun: one of two organs used in breathing
‫ل ُ ْن ْق‬
‫رئة‬ When we inhale, we fill our lungs with air.
verb: to breathe out
exhale
ْ‫إكس َهيل‬
ْ
‫اخراج الهواء‬/‫يزفر‬
Humans)‫ (البشر‬inhale)‫يشهق‬/‫شق‬ ِ ‫ (يَستَن‬oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide ‫يخرج‬/‫(يزفر‬
)‫ثاني أكسيد الكربون‬.
inhale verb: to breathe in
ْ‫إ ْن َهيل‬ ‫استنشاق الهواء‬/‫يستنشق‬ Humans inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide.
exist verb: to live; to be
ْ‫إ ْق ِز ْست‬
‫ َي َت َوا َفر‬/‫اجد‬ َ ‫ َي َت َو‬/‫َيعِيش‬ Life exists on the land and in the sea.
float verb: to rest on the surface of a fluid
ْ‫فلوت‬
‫ َي ُعوم‬/‫يطفو‬ Wood floats in water.
melt verb: to change from solid to liquid due to heat
ْ‫مِي ْلت‬
‫يذوب‬/‫ينصهر‬ The ice cream melted in the hot kitchen.
evaporate verb: to change into vapor)‫(بخار‬
ْ‫إي َفا ُب َريت‬
‫يتبخر‬ The water evaporated in the hot sun.
steam noun: water vapor
‫إستِي ْم‬
ْ
‫بخار‬ Boiling water produces steam.
vapor noun: liquid in a gas like form
‫فِي َب ْر‬ Steam)‫(بُ َخار‬, mist)‫(ضباب خفيف‬, and fog)‫ضبَاب‬ َ ( are types of vapor.
‫بخار‬
occupy verb: to fill a space or a position
‫أوكِي َباي‬
‫ َي ْس َت ْولِي‬/‫شغِل‬ ْ ‫ ُي‬/ ّ ‫َي ْح َتل‬ Saeed occupies the first seat on the right.
surround verb: to enclose; to be on all sides of
ْ‫س َر ُاو ْند‬
ُ
‫ف‬ ّ ‫ َي ْل َت‬/ ‫ُي َط ِّوق‬ The fence surrounded the property.
noun: empty area; the region outside the earth’s atmosphere
space
‫يس‬
ْ ‫إس َب‬
ْ Park your car in that space.
‫الفضاء‬ There are many satellites in space.
atmosphere noun: air surrounding the earth
‫وس َفير‬
ْ ‫آ ْت ُم‬ The earth’s atmosphere is being polluted)‫ (تلوث‬by smog)‫(دخان‬.
‫الغالف الجوي‬
atmospheric adjective: Of the atmosphere
ِ ‫وس َف‬
ْ‫يرك‬ ْ ‫آ ْت ُم‬
‫ ه ََوائ ِّي‬/‫جوي‬ Atmospheric pressure changes with altitude.
barometer noun: an instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure
‫ُبرومِي َت ْر‬
‫مقياس الضغط الجوي‬ When the barometer has a low reading, it may rain.
altitude adjective: height above the earth’s surface
ْ‫آ ْلتِ ْتيود‬ The airplane’s altitude is 30,000 feet.
‫ارتفاع‬
particle noun: a small piece or amount of something
ْ‫ارتِي َكل‬
ْ ‫َب‬ ‫ ُج َزىء دقيق‬/ ‫س ْيم صغير‬
َ ‫ُج‬ I’m allergic)‫ (حساسية‬to dust particles in the air.
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‫تا ْينِي‬
‫صغير جدا‬ The baby only ate a tiny portion of food.
element noun: basic part; a substance containing one type of atom
ْ‫إلِي ِم ْنت‬
‫صر‬ُ ‫ُع ْن‬ Water consists of the elements hydrogen and oxygen.
atom noun: the smallest possible part of a substance)‫(مادة‬
‫آ ُت ْم‬
‫ذرة‬ An atom has either a positive or negative charge.
molecule noun: the smallest possible part of a compound)‫( ُم َر َّكب‬
ْ ‫مول‬
‫ِيك ُيو ْل‬ ‫جزء يتكون من عدة ذرات‬ A molecule consists of one or more atoms.
form noun: appearance)‫ ;( َمظ َهر‬shape
‫فورم‬
ْ That cloud)‫ (السحابة‬has the form of an animal.
‫ش ْكل‬
َ /‫َن َمط‬
‫كاربون‬ carbon dioxide noun: gas produced when you exhale
ْ‫ايد‬
ِ ‫س‬ ْ َ‫د‬
َ ‫ايوك‬ ‫ثاني أكسيد الكربون‬ We exhale carbon dioxide.
gas noun: neither)‫ (ال‬solid nor)‫ (ال‬liquid; a substance which tends to expand
‫قاس‬
ْ
‫غاز‬ Hydrogen is a gas.
hydrogen noun: a gaseous)‫ (غازي‬element
ْ‫ه َِيدْ رو ِجين‬ Hydrogen is an explosive gas)‫(غاز متفجر‬.
‫هيدروجين‬
nitrogen noun: a gaseous element
ْ‫ناي ْترو ِجن‬
ِ The atmosphere is composed mainly)‫ (في الغالب‬of nitrogen.
‫نتروجين‬
ْ oxygen noun: a gaseous element
‫سو ِجن‬
ُ ‫أوك‬ Oxygen is a highly flammable)‫ (قابل لالشتعال‬gas.
‫أكسجين‬
layer noun: a single thickness)‫(سماكه واحده‬
‫لَ َي ْر‬
‫طبقة‬ The atmosphere has many layers. The cake has two layers.
matter noun: what a thing is made of; a substance
‫ما َت ْر‬
‫شيء‬/‫مادة‬ Everything consists of matter.
sea level noun: The average height of the sea’s surface
ْ‫سِ ي لِي َفل‬ ‫مستوى سطح البحر‬ Altitude is measured as height above sea level.
solid noun: neither liquid nor gas
ْ‫سولِد‬
ُ
‫صلب‬ Most elements are solids.
state noun: condition
ْ‫إس َتيت‬
ْ My car is in a terrible)‫فضيع‬/‫ (رهيب‬state. Nothing is working.
‫حالة‬
vacuum noun: space that is completely empty; especially of air
ْ
‫فاك ُيو ْم‬ ‫مكان فارغ من الهواء‬ Life cannot exist in a vacuum.
‫فضاء‬/‫فراغ‬
volume noun: the size of an object or a space measured in cubic)‫ (مكعب‬units
‫فو ْل ُي ْم‬
‫َح ْجم‬ The volume of that storage tank is 200,000 cubic feet.
verb: to put or spread on; to put into use
apply
‫أ ْب َال ْي‬ He knows how to apply his knowledge.
‫يضع‬ Apply the bandage)‫ (ضماده‬to the wound)‫(الجرح‬.
proceed verb: to start; to continue
ْ‫ب ُروسِ يد‬
‫ يواصل‬/ ‫يبدأ‬ The policeman gave him a ticket and then told him to proceed.
‫قو أون ِو ْذ‬ go on with ‫يستمر‬ verb: to continue
ْ‫ِو ْنتْ أون ِوذ‬ went on with ‫إستمر‬ The teacher went on with the lesson while the students slept.
‫قون أون ِو ْذ‬ gone on with‫مستمر‬
continuous adjective: constant)‫متواصل‬/‫مستمر‬/‫(دائم‬
ْ ‫ُكو ْنتِ ْن ُي َو‬
‫س‬
‫ دائِم‬/‫ُم ْس َتم ِّر‬ The continuous rain caused a lot of flooding.
verb: to continue; to do or perform
carry on
ِ ‫َك‬
ْ‫يري أون‬
‫االستمرار في‬
The colonel told the men to carry on with their work.
They carry on with their studies even when the teacher is gone.
carry out verb: to accomplish; to complete
ْ‫آوت‬ ِ ‫َك‬
ُ ‫يري‬
‫يتم‬/‫ينجز‬/‫ينفذ‬ All soldiers should carry out their duties.
collision noun: violent contact)‫(اإلحتكاك العنيف‬
ْ‫كولِّي ِجن‬
‫ ا ِْرتِطام‬/ ‫ِصطِ دام‬ ْ ‫ا‬ There was a collision between the two cars and a man died.
َّ ‫ُك‬ collide verb: to hit into something with force
ْ‫وال ِيد‬
‫يصطدم‬ The soccer players were injured when they collided.
َّ ‫ُك‬ collapse verb: to fall down; to fall into pieces
‫وال ْب ْز‬
‫ َي َتهَدَّ م‬/‫سا َقط‬
َ ‫ َي َت‬/‫َي ْن َهار‬ During the earthquake)‫(زلزال‬, the building collapsed.
crush verb: to squeeze)‫ (ضغط‬or press with enough force to break or injure
‫ش‬
ْ ‫كر‬
َ
‫يتدمر‬/‫يتحطم‬/‫يتهشم‬ The car was crushed when it was hit by the truck.

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ْ‫إلِي َفيت‬ When a person faints)‫(يغمى عليه‬, you should elevate their feet.
‫يرفع‬
expose verb: to leave unprotected; to bring into view
‫ْإك ْسبوس‬ َ ‫ َي ْف‬/‫ُي ْظ ِهر‬
‫ َي ْكشِ ف‬/‫ضح‬ He exposed the plants to cold weather and they died.
The exercise exposed the students problems with the lesson.
infect verb: to enter and cause a disease)‫ (مرض‬in the body
ْ ‫إ ْن َف‬
ْ‫يكت‬
‫يصيب بمرض أو عدوى‬ The virus infected all the patients in the hospital.
investigate verb: to search or inquire about the cause of something
ْ‫يستِي َقيت‬
ْ ‫إ ْن َف‬
‫ َي َت َح َّرى‬/‫ َي ْب َحث‬/ ‫ُي َح ِّقق‬ The police investigated the murder)‫ (جريمة قتل‬so they could find the killer.
restrict verb: to limit
ْ‫يست ِِر ْكت‬
ْ ‫ِر‬
‫يحدد‬/‫صر‬ ُ ‫ َي ْح‬/ ‫ُي َق ِّيد‬ Speed near the school is restricted to 20 miles per hour.
aware adjective: conscious)‫ ُمد ِرك‬/‫واعي‬/‫ ;(مستيقظ‬having knowledge)‫(لديه معرفة‬
‫ير‬
ْ ‫َأو‬
‫يعرف‬/‫واعي‬/‫مدرك‬ The commander is aware of the problem.
conscious adjective: aware; knowing, understanding
ْ ِ‫ُكو ْنش‬
‫س‬
‫ ُمد ِرك‬/‫واعي‬/‫مستيقظ‬ He was conscious of his need to study harder.
unconscious adjective: not able to think, feel, or understand
ْ ِ‫أون ُكو ْنش‬
‫س‬ He was injured in the accident and he’s unconscious.
‫فاقد الوعي‬
firm adjective: steady; solid
ْ ‫َف‬
‫ير ْم‬ Build your house on firm ground, not on sand)‫(الرمل‬.
‫قاس‬/ ‫صلب‬/‫راسخ‬/‫ثابت‬ He said no, and his decision was firm.
steady adjective: unchanging
‫إس َتيدِي‬
ْ
‫ مستمر‬/‫ منتظم‬/ ‫ثابت‬ There was a steady rain all day today.

َ ‫إنِي‬ initial adjective: first

ْ‫شل‬ ‫ َمبْدَ ئ ِّي‬/‫أَ َّول ِّي‬ His initial answer was correct, but he changed it to an incorrect one.
somewhat adjective: to a small degree; a little
ْ‫س ْم َوت‬
َ
‫ قليال‬/ ‫بعض الشيء‬ It seems somewhat cooler today than yesterday.
whenever conjunction: every; any time that
‫ِونْ إي َف ْر‬
‫ُكلَ َما‬ Whenever I see him, he’s sick.
victim noun: one who suffers pain)‫ (يعاني من األلم‬or harm)‫(ضرر‬
‫فِ ْكتِ ْم‬
‫ قتيل‬/ ‫ضحية‬ There were three victims of the accident.
wound noun: an injury
ْ‫ُوو ْند‬
‫جرح‬ He had a wound to his leg and a wound to his arm.
wound verb: to injure
ْ‫ُوو ْند‬
‫ يصاب‬/ ‫ينجرح‬ The soldier was wounded in the battle.
vein noun: a tube taking blood to the heart
ْ‫َفين‬
‫ عرق‬/ ‫وريد‬ You can see your veins on the back of your hands.
artery noun: tube taking blood)‫ (الدم‬away from the heart
‫ِيري‬
ِ ‫آرت‬
ْ Arteries)‫ (الشرايين‬carry blood from the heart to other parts of the body.
‫شريان‬
bandage noun: material applied to a wound to protect the wound
ْ ‫َبا ْند‬
‫ِج‬
‫ َر ْب َطة‬/‫ضِ َمادَة‬ The doctor put a bandage on the wound.
first aid noun: initial emergency)‫ (حالة الطوارئ األولية‬medical treatment)‫(العالج الطبي‬
ْ‫ير ْستْ أَيد‬
ِ ‫َف‬ They pulled)‫(سحبوا‬the drowning)‫(الغرقان‬boy from the water and gave him first aid
‫إسعافات أولية‬
fracture noun: a broken bone; any break)‫ (كسر‬or crack in something
َ ‫فر ْاك‬
‫ش ْر‬ َ
‫كسر‬ The boy was injured. He has a fracture of the leg.
safety noun: The condition of being safe
‫سي ْفتِي‬
َ The lifeguard)‫عامل اإلنقاذ‬/‫ (المنقذ‬dove)‫انغمر‬/‫ (غطس‬in the water and pulled the boy to
‫سالمة‬ safety.
noun: a method
procedure
‫يج ْر‬
َ ِ‫بروس‬ The procedure for helping an accident victim)‫مصاب‬/‫ (ضحية‬is to give first aid and to
‫أسلوب‬/‫طريقة‬/‫إجراء‬ take him to a hospital.
sequence noun: an orderly series
ْ ‫سِ ْك َو ْن‬
‫س‬
‫ تتابع‬/ ‫تسلسل‬ Follow the directions in sequence, from 1 through 5.

ْ ‫ير‬ series noun: a number of things coming one after another in order
‫يز‬ ِ ِ‫س‬ ‫ تتابع‬/ ‫سلسلة‬ The accident resulted from a series of mistakes.
step noun: a stage in a process
ْ ‫إس َت‬
‫يب‬ ْ The first step in treating)‫ (معالجة‬an accident victim is to give first aid.
‫خطوة‬
means noun: method; a way of achieving)‫ (تحقيق‬something
‫مِي ْن ْز‬
‫الطريقة‬/‫الوسائل‬ What means will you use to finish the project.
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ْ‫ُروت‬
‫طريق‬ The quick route to Riyadh is via the highway.
track noun: path
ْ‫تراك‬ This track goes into the woods)‫(الغابة‬.
‫مسار‬
ِ ‫باي َذا َت‬
‫اي ْم‬ ْ by the time that exp: before or not later than the time an event begins
‫ذات‬ ‫بحلول ذلك الوقت‬ Finish your homework by the time that I get home.
ِ ‫ُور ْنقْ َذا َت‬
‫اي ْم‬ ِ ‫د‬ during the time that exp: while
‫ذات‬ ‫خالل ذلك الوقت‬ During the time that I’m at work, I want you to clean the house.
‫ِير ْستْ أوف‬ ِ ‫ف‬ first of all exp: the first thing to do; the most important
‫أُو ْل‬ ‫ قبل كل شيء‬/ ‫أوال‬ First of all, when giving first aid, make sure the victim is breathing.
converge verb: to come together; to merge
ْ ‫ُك ْن َف‬
‫يرج‬
‫ يلتقي‬/ ‫يجتمع‬ The two roads converge and become one road.
correspondence noun: mailed communication)‫(رسائل البريد‬
ْ ‫روس ُبو ْن َد ْن‬
‫س‬ ْ ‫ُك‬ ‫الرسائل المتبادلة‬ I saved all of our correspondence. It’s in my desk.
correspond verb: to communicate by mail
ْ‫ور ْس ُبو ْند‬
ِ ‫ُك‬ ‫يتبادل الرسائل‬ The soldier corresponded with his family back in America.
endorse verb: to give approval; to write your name on the back of a check to cash it
‫س‬ ْ ‫إ ْند‬
ْ ‫ُور‬ ‫يوقع على الشيك‬ He endorsed the check and the teller gave him cash for it.
‫يصادق على‬ The general endorsed the colonel’s plan.
fold verb: to bend)‫ (ثني‬something so that two parts of that thing touch each other
ْ‫فُو ْلد‬
‫ يثني‬/ ‫يطوي‬ Ali folded the letter before he put it in the envelope.
‫قو أو َف ْر‬ go over ‫يراجع‬ verb: to review
‫ِو ْنتْ أو َف ْر‬ went over ‫راجع‬ After the book quiz the class will go over the answers together.
interfere verb: to get in the way of someone or something;
ْ ‫إ ْن َت ْرف‬
‫ِير‬ to get involved)‫ (تورط‬in something that doesn’t concern you)‫(ال يعنيك‬
‫ يتعارض‬/ ‫يتداخل‬ The loud music interferes with my studying.
intersect verb: to cross
ْ‫إ ْن َت ْرسِ ْكت‬ Parallel)‫ (متوازي‬lines never intersect.
‫يتقاطع‬
look in on verb: to make a short visit to, especially to a child or sick person at home
ْ‫لُوكْ إنْ أون‬
‫ قام بزيارة‬/ ْ‫َت َفقُد‬ My wife looked in on the children before going to bed.
transport verb: to carry
ْ ‫َترا ْنسِ ُب‬
ْ‫ورت‬ Airplanes are used to)‫ (إعتادوا على‬transport people to different places.
‫ينقل‬
ْ‫إنْ َذا مِين‬ in the meantime exp: during this time; while something else is happening
ِ ‫َت‬
‫اي ْم‬ ‫في هذه األثناء‬ You go to the store. In the meantime, I’ll start lunch.
meanwhile adverb: during this time; in the meantime
ْ‫مِي ْن َوا َيل‬ ‫في الوقت نفسه‬ I’ll wash the car. Meanwhile, you clean the house.
ْ‫ورت‬
ْ ‫ش‬ُ ْ‫َرن‬ run short of exp: use almost all; to have only a small amount left
‫أوف‬ ‫ يستهلك‬/ ‫َيستنف ِْذ‬ We’re running short of food. Let’s buy groceries.
direct verb: to guide
ْ‫دا ْي ِر ْكت‬ The policeman directed the tourist)‫ (السائح‬to his destination.
‫يوجه‬/‫يرشد‬
northwest adverb: to or toward the northwest
ْ‫يست‬
ْ ‫نورث َو‬
ْ
‫الشمال الغربي‬ The wind is blowing northwest from the sea.
northeast noun: midway)‫ (متوسط‬between north and east
ْ‫نور ْث إيِ ْست‬
ْ
‫الشمال الشرقي‬ Hafer Al Batin is northeast of Riyadh.
southeast noun: between south and east
ْ ‫ساو ْث‬
ْ‫إيست‬ ِ ‫الجنوب الشرقي‬ Riyadh is southeast of Cairo.
southwest noun: between south and west
ْ ‫ساو ْث ِو‬
ْ‫يست‬ ِ ‫الجنوب الغربي‬ Riyadh is southwest of Hafer Al Batin.
forward adverb: opposite of backward
ْ‫ورد‬
ْ ‫ور ُو‬
ْ ‫ف‬
‫إلى األمام‬ The enemy is moving forward in our direction.
advance verb: to go forward
ْ ‫أدْ َفا ْن‬
‫س‬
‫يتقدم‬ The army advanced towards the enemy position.
‫باي مِي ْنز‬
ْ by means of preposition: using; through the use of
‫أوف‬ ‫ عن طريق‬/ ‫بواسطة‬ He sent the package by means of air mail.
by way of preposition: via
‫اي‬
ْ ‫باي َو‬
ْ He traveled from Riyadh to New York by way of London.
‫أوف‬
‫ من خالل‬/ ‫عن طريق‬
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ْ‫ِيستِي َنيشِ ن‬
ْ ‫د‬ He’s going on a trip. His destination is Riyadh.
‫الوجهة‬/‫محطة الوصول‬
‫أونْ ُتوب‬ on top of preposition: on the top part of something
‫أوف‬ ‫في قمة‬/‫ عاليا‬/ ‫فوق‬ My book is on top of the refrigerator.
ْ ‫بِين‬ beneath preposition: below; under
‫ِيث‬
‫تحت‬ He put his books beneath the desk.
opposite to preposition: facing; across from
‫أو ْب ِزتْ تو‬
‫مقابل‬ The post office is opposite to the drug store.
previous adjective: past; before
ْ ‫بِ ِري ْف َي‬
‫س‬
‫ ماضي‬/ ‫سابق‬ He did well on the test today. His previous test score was bad.
secondary adjective: second in order or rank; not as important
‫س َك ْند َِري‬
َ
‫ثانوي‬ Learning to write English is secondary to learning to speak it.
throughout adverb: in every part; from beginning to end
ْ‫آوت‬
ُ ‫ثرو‬
‫ على مدار‬/ ‫طوال‬ He was talking to his friend throughout the class.
arrow noun: symbol used to indicate direction
‫أَرو‬ The arrow on that highway sign points)‫ (يشير إلى‬to the north.
‫سهم‬
island noun: a body of land surrounded on all sides by water
ْ‫آ ْيلِ ْند‬
‫جزيرة‬ England is an island.
effort noun: an attempt to accomplish something
ْ ُ‫إف‬
ْ‫ورت‬
‫ محاولة‬/ ‫مجهود‬ He made a good effort to score 100 on the test.
try Verb: to attempt to do something:
‫اي‬
ْ ‫تر‬
َ
‫محاولة‬ I tried to open the window but couldn't
tray noun: thing used to carry food or drinks
‫يي‬
ْ ‫ت َِر‬
‫طبق‬/‫صينية‬ The food in many mess halls is served on trays.
zip code noun: a number used by the post office to help deliver mail
ْ‫ِز ْب ُكود‬
‫الرمز البريدي‬ My zip code in France is 19120.
demonstrate verb: to show
َ ‫دِي ُم ْن ْست‬
ْ‫ِيريت‬
‫ ُي ْظ ِهر‬/ ‫يشرح‬ The sergeant demonstrated how to fire the weapon.
distribute verb: to give out; to scatter)‫ينشر‬/‫(يبعثر‬
ْ‫ِست ِِر ْبيوت‬
ْ ‫د‬
‫يوزع‬ The teacher distributed the books to the students.
give out verb: to distribute; to emit)‫(ينشر‬
ْ‫آوت‬
ُ ‫ِف‬
ْ ‫ق‬
‫ ينشر‬/ ‫يوزع‬ The teacher will give out books to the students today.
give up verb: to surrender)‫ ;(استسالم‬to stop doing
‫أب‬
ْ ‫ِف‬
ْ ‫ق‬ ‫يستسلم‬ The enemy gave up when we attacked them.
‫يتخلى عن‬ He gave up his old job when he joined the army.
progress noun: development
ْ ‫برو ْق َر‬
‫يس‬ ‫تطور‬/‫تقدم‬ His progress in English is excellent.
verb: to move forward
‫ يرتقي‬/ ‫يتقدم‬ She progressed in her studies throughout)‫ (طوال‬the year.
improve verb: to make better
‫بروف‬
ْ ‫إ ْم‬
ْ‫ُي َحسِ ن‬ He wants to improve his test scores.
inspect verb: to look at and examine closely and thoroughly)‫بشكل كامل‬/‫(بعناية‬
ْ ‫إ ْنسِ ِب‬
ْ‫يكت‬
‫ يفتش‬/ ‫يفحص‬ The commander will inspect the aircraft tomorrow.
ought to verb: expresses expectation about the future; should
‫أُوتْ تو‬ ‫سوف‬ The train ought to arrive in 20 minutes. It’s on schedule.
‫يجب ان‬ He’s playing football but he ought to be studying.
should verb: used to express expectation)‫ ;(شيء متوقع‬ought to
ُ
ْ‫شود‬ The train should arrive in 20 minutes. It’s on schedule.
‫ ينبغي‬/ ‫يجب‬
should have verb: used to express past expectation
‫شودْ هاف‬
)‫ ينبغي (للماضي‬/ ‫يجب‬ The train is late. It should have arrived 20 minutes ago.
accuracy noun: correctness)‫مضبوط‬/‫ ;(صحيح‬precision)‫متقن‬/‫(محكم‬
ِ ‫آ ْك ُي‬
‫وريسِ ي‬
‫دقة‬ He fires his weapon with accuracy.
accurate adjective: exact; precise
َ ‫ْآك ُي‬
ْ‫وريت‬
‫متقن‬/‫صحيح‬/‫دقيق‬ Your answers must be very accurate when you take a test.
awfully adverb: very
‫أو ْفلِي‬ It’s awfully cold today.
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‫يرلِي‬
ْ ‫َب‬
‫بشق االنفس‬/ ‫بالكاد‬ He barely arrived on time.
elementary adjective: basic
‫إلِيمِي ْنت ِِري‬ He’s at the elementary level in his English studies.
‫ أولي‬/ ‫إبتدائي‬
intermediate adjective: middle
ْ‫إ ْن َت ْرمِيدْ َيت‬ He’s not an elementary or advanced student. He’s intermediate.
‫متوسط‬
expert noun: a highly skilled person
ْ‫يرت‬
ْ ‫إكس َب‬
ْ He’s an expert in the field of Biology.
‫خبير‬
expert adjective: skilled)‫(ماهر‬
ْ‫يرت‬
ْ ‫إكس َب‬
ْ He’s an expert mechanic.
‫خبره‬
skilled adjective: expert
ْ‫إس ِك ْلد‬
ْ He’s a skilled mechanic.
‫ماهر‬
immediate adjective: instant)‫لحظي‬/‫ ;(عاجل‬without delay
ْ‫إمِيدْ َيت‬
‫فوري‬ He wrote an immediate reply to my e mail.
level noun: position; height
ْ‫لي َفل‬ ‫مرتبة‬/‫مستوى‬ The plane is 1,000 feet above sea level.
adjective: horizontal; even)‫(مستوي‬
‫أفقي‬ The top of the desk should be level.
satisfactory adjective: adequate)‫مناسب‬/‫ ;(كافي‬acceptable
‫سات ِْس َف ْاك ُت ِري‬ He’s making satisfactory progress in his studies.
‫ُم ْرضي‬
squad noun: the smallest unit in the military
ْ‫إس ُكواد‬
ْ
‫فصيلة‬/‫فرقة‬ His squad consists of 10 men.
infantry noun: part of the army composed of foot soldiers)‫(جنود المشاة‬
‫إ ْنفِي ْنت ِِري‬
‫كتيبة المشاة‬ The infantry attacked the enemy positions.
noun: large guns; the branch of the army that is involved with large guns
artillery
‫آرتِيلَ ْري‬
ْ The army fired the artillery at the enemy positions.
‫كتيبة المدفعية‬ He’s not in the infantry)‫(مشاة‬, he’s in the artillery.
ْ‫ِسمَن‬
ْ ‫مارك‬
ْ marksman ‫رامي‬ noun: one who is proficient)‫ماهر‬/ ‫ (بارع‬in the use of weapons
ْ‫ِسمِن‬
ْ ‫مارك‬
ْ marksmen‫الرماة‬ Sergeant Ahmed is an expert marksman.
marksmanship noun: the quality of being a marksman
‫ِس َم ْنشِ ْب‬
ْ ‫مارك‬
ْ He was famous)‫ (مشهور‬for his marksmanship.
‫دقة في الرماية‬
aim verb: to control direction
‫أَي ْم‬
‫ يسدد‬/ ‫يصوب‬ The soldier aimed his weapon.
target noun: an object that is aimed at
ْ ‫َت‬
ْ‫ارقِيت‬
‫هدف‬ He fired his weapon five times and hit the target five times.
event noun: a special happening; an occurrence
‫إيفِي ْنت‬
‫حدث‬ Graduation will be the biggest event of the year.
noun: lack of success)‫ ;(نقص في النجاح‬nonperformance
failure
‫َفي ْل َي ْر‬ He was a failure as a soldier, but he was a good mechanic.
‫ إخفاق‬/ ‫فشل‬ The car had a mechanical failure.
phase noun: a stage in development or growth
ْ ‫َف‬
‫يس‬
‫مرحلة‬ The students are in the last phase of their training.
-ern suffix: added to a noun to form an adjective)‫ (صفة‬indicating)‫ (يشير إلى‬that
* ‫تضاف الى االسم للداللة على‬ something occurs)‫ (يحدث‬or is situated)‫ (يقع‬in a particular direction)‫(إتجاه معين‬
‫شيء يقع في اتجاه معين‬ His house is located in the southern part of the city.
-ward suffix: added to words to form adjectives or adverbs indicating direction
* ‫تضاف الى الكلمات لإلشارة‬ The wind is blowing southward)‫(جنوبا‬.
‫إلى اتجاه معين‬
-ance suffix: added to verbs to form nouns expressing act, condition, or quality
* ‫تضاف في نهاية االفعال للتعبير‬ of something
‫عن أداء او جودة الفعل‬ The actor’s)‫ (الممثل‬performance)‫ (أداء‬was wonderful)‫(رائع‬.
-ence suffix: added to verbs to form nouns expressing act, condition, or quality
* ‫تضاف في نهاية االفعال للتعبير‬ of something
‫عن أداء او جودة الفعل‬ His interference)‫التشويش‬/‫ (التدخل‬made it impossible to study.
pre- prefix: added to words to express before; in advance; in front of
* ‫ تضاف الى الكلمة للتعبير‬It happened in prehistoric times)‫(عصور ما قبل التاريخ‬.
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** ‫** تمت الترجمة بإجتهاد شخصي يحتمل الخطأ والصواب‬ ALC Vocabulary

‫النطق‬ ‫الكلمة‬ ‫المعنى والمثال‬

construct verb: to build, to erect)‫يبني‬/‫ (يشيد‬or create
ْ‫تر ْاكت‬
َ ‫ُكون ِْس‬
ْ‫شيّد‬َ ‫ ٌي‬/ ‫يبني‬ He constructs houses for a living.
erect verb:to set in an upright position)‫(وضع عمودي‬,to set-up,to construct,to build
ْ‫ِإري ْكت‬
ْ‫شيّد‬َ ‫ ٌي‬/ ‫يبني‬ He erected a hotel on that piece of property.
solidify verb: to make or become solid, to freeze
ْ ‫سولِيدِي َف‬
‫اي‬ ُ
‫ يتصلب‬/ ‫يتجمد‬ Ice solidifies when the temperature is freezing.
liquefy verb: to become a liquid
‫اي‬ ْ ‫ل ِْك ِوي َف‬
‫يذوب‬/‫يميع‬ Ice will liquefy when it is heated.
dissolve verb: to melt)‫يذوب‬/‫ ;(ينصهر‬to change into a solution; to make or become liquid
‫دِيزولف‬
‫ينصهر‬/ ‫ يذوب‬/ ‫يحل‬ Dissolve this powder in that water.
vaporize verb: to change into vapor such as steam, fog or mist
‫ور ِاي ْز‬ َ ‫َفي ُب‬
‫يتبخر‬ Liquids vaporize when they are boiled.
condense verb: 1) to change from vapor to liquid
‫س‬ ْ ‫ُكو ْندِي ْن‬ ‫يتكثف‬ 2) to shorten; to compress
‫يضغط‬/‫يوجز‬/‫يلخص‬ This report is too long. It should be condensed.
pour verb: to make a liquid into container by holding it at an angle
‫ور‬ ْ ‫ُب‬
‫ يصب‬/ ‫يسكب‬ My wife poured tea for us.
pure adjective: clean, not mixed with anything, unmixed
‫ور‬
ْ ‫بِ ُي‬ That necklace)‫ (قالدة‬is made of pure gold.
‫صافي‬/ ‫نقي‬
refine verb: to make pure)‫صاطع‬/‫صافي‬/‫(نقي‬, to purify)‫ينظف‬/‫(يطهر‬
ْ‫اين‬ ِ ‫ِري َف‬ ‫ ينقي‬/ ‫ينقح‬ The oil must be refined before it is used in industry.
turn into verb: to change into, to become
‫يرنْ إ ْن ُتو‬ ْ ‫َت‬
‫يتحول إلى‬ Water turns into ice when it freezes.
utilize verb: to make use of, to put to profitable)‫مربح‬/‫ (مفيد‬use, to use
‫ُيوتِياليِ ْز‬
‫ ينتفع بـ‬/ ‫يستخدم‬ Copper is utilized for the production of electrical wire.
various adjective: of different kinds, different, varied
‫س‬ ْ ‫ير َي‬ ْ ‫َف‬
‫ متنوع‬/ ‫مختلف‬ There were various drinks on the menu.
vary verb: to change, to alter)‫يتغير‬/‫(يتبدل‬, to modify
‫يري‬ ِ ‫َف‬ ‫ يختلف‬/ ‫يتغير‬ The temperature varies from hot to cold in the spring.

ُ ‫فلَ ْك‬ fluctuate verb: to vary; to change back and forth; to alter
ْ‫ش َويت‬
‫َي َت َذ ْب َذب \يتقلب‬ The temperature fluctuates during the spring.
erratic adjective: irregular; unpredictable)‫(ال يمكن التنبؤ به‬
ْ‫إراتِك‬ َ ّ‫غير ُمن َتظِ م\ شاذ‬ His behavior is erratic. Sometimes he’s bad, sometimes he’s good.
abundant adjective: plentiful)‫(وافر‬, more than enough
ْ‫أبو ْندَ ْنت‬ Sand)‫ (الرمل‬is abundant in Saudi Arabia.
‫ غزير‬/ ‫وفير‬
actual adjective: real, existing in reality
ْ‫ْآك ْتشِ َول‬ ‫واقعي‬/‫ حقيقي‬/ ‫فعلي‬ This is not an exercise; it’s an actual emergency.
actually adverb: really)‫(حقا‬, truly)‫فعال‬/‫(حقا‬, unquestionably)‫بال شك‬/‫(بال جدال‬
‫ْآك ْتشِ َولِي‬ I wasn’t actually in Riyadh last week.
‫في الحقيقة‬/ ‫في الواقع‬
ordinary adjective: usual; normal; common; typical
‫أوردِي َن ِري‬ ْ
‫عادي‬ a pilot is not an ordinary job.
comparatively adv: compared to something else, relative to others
‫يريتِ ْفلِي‬ ِ ‫وم َب‬ ْ ‫ُك‬
‫نسبيا‬ This car is comparatively cheap, it costs less than that car.
relatively adverb: in a comparative way; comparatively
‫ِريالتِ ْفلِي‬ He’s relatively tall compared to the other students.
‫نسبيا‬
extensive adjective: covering a wide area, a lot of
‫ف‬ ْ ِ‫ْإكستِ ْنس‬
‫ شامل‬/ ‫واسع‬ He has extensive knowledge of this area.
overall adjective: generally, total, including everything
ْ‫أو َف ْر أُول‬ ‫ شامل‬/‫ إجمالي‬/ ‫عموما‬ He failed one book quiz, but overall his grades are good.
stable adjective: not likely to change, lasting)‫ ;(مستقر‬established)‫(مثبت\مستقر‬
ْ‫إس َتي ُبل‬ ْ َ The patient’s temperature is stable. It’s always 98.6 degrees.
ِ ‫ُم ْس َتق ِّر\ ُم َت َو ِازن\ ث‬
‫ابت‬
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ْ ‫ف‬
ْ‫ِيكسد‬
‫ثابت‬ His name tag is fixed on his shirt.
mine noun: a place where metals are dug from the earth
ْ‫َمايِن‬ There are many coal mines)‫ (مناجم الفحم‬in West Virginia.
‫منجم‬
mine verb: to dig)‫( (حفر‬especially for minerals)‫)(معادن‬, to excavate)‫استخراج‬/‫(حفر‬
ْ‫َمايِن‬ The men are mining for copper)‫(نحاس‬.
‫تنقيب‬
mineral noun: material found in the earth; metallic ore)‫(خام معدني‬
ْ‫ِيرل‬
َ ‫مِين‬
‫معدن‬ Gold and silver are valuable)‫ (ذو قيمة‬minerals.
ore noun: rocks)‫ (الصخور‬containing minerals
‫أور‬
ْ The men are digging)‫حفر‬/‫ (استخراج‬iron ore from that mine.
‫خام‬
alloy noun: a mixture of metals
َ ُ‫أل‬
‫وو ْي‬ Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc)‫(الزنك‬.
‫خليط معدني‬
brass noun: a copper-zinc alloy
‫براس‬
ْ
‫النحاس األصفر‬ The doorknobs are made of brass.
bronze noun: a copper-tin)‫ (النحاس والقصدير‬alloy
‫ب ُرو ْن ْز‬
‫معدن البرونز‬ Bronze is a stronger alloy than brass.
carbon noun: a nonmetallic)‫(غير معدني‬element found in all organic compounds)‫(مركبات العضوية‬
ْ‫كاربُن‬
ْ Some carbon is found in gasoline.
‫كربون‬
cement noun: a powder which hardens)‫ (يتصلب‬when mixed with water
ْ‫سِ ي ِم ْنت‬ Sidewalks)‫ (األرصفة‬are made with cement.
‫أسمنت‬
concrete noun: a mixture of cement, sand, and gravel)‫(حصى‬
ْ‫كو ْنك ِِريت‬
‫الخرسانة‬ Buildings are made with concrete.
iron noun: a common metallic element which rusts)‫ (يصدأ‬easily
ْ‫آيُن‬
‫الحديد‬ Some fences are made of iron.
steel noun: an alloy of iron, carbon, zinc, and nickel)‫(النيكل‬
ْ‫إستِيل‬
ْ
‫فوالذ‬ Steel is used to construct buildings.
origin noun: the beginning; the starting point
ْ‫أوري ِجن‬
ِ The origin of Islam was in the 7th century)‫ (القرن‬in Saudi Arabia.
‫المنشأ‬/‫األصل‬
source noun: a place of origin; a starting point
‫س‬
ْ ‫ور‬
ْ ‫س‬ُ
‫مصدر‬ The major source of light is the sun.
َ ‫ُك ْنسِ ي ْن‬
ْ‫تريت‬ concentrate on verb: to direct one’s attention)‫انتباه‬/‫ (اهتمام‬toward; to focus on
‫أون‬ ‫يركز على‬ He concentrated on the listening part of the examination.
ignore verb: to disregard)‫تغاضي‬/‫ ;(تجاهل‬to neglect)‫ترك‬/‫ ;(إهمال‬to pay no attention to
ْ ‫إ ْق ُن‬
‫ور‬ Don’t ignore traffic safety signs. Obey the speed limit.
‫تجاهل‬
discard verb: to throw away)‫ ;(لرمي بعيدا‬to dispose of; to get rid of ) .. ‫(للتخلص من‬
ْ ‫ِس َك‬
ْ‫ارد‬ ْ ‫د‬ You should discard this broken watch. It’s no good.
‫رمي‬
verb: to make a steep descent)‫;(انحدار شديد‬
‫ف‬
ْ ‫دَ ِاي‬ dive ‫يهبط‬/‫يغوص‬ to plunge)‫غوص‬/‫ (غطس‬headfirst)‫ (مقدمة الرأس‬into water
‫ٌوف‬
ْ ‫د‬ dove ‫هبط‬/‫غاص‬ The pilot dove to a lower altitude to avoid the other aircraft.
The swimmer dove into the river.
fear noun: something you’re afraid of
‫خوف‬ His biggest fear was that he would die in a fire.
‫ِير‬
ْ ‫ف‬ verb: to be afraid of; to be scared of; to be frightened of
‫يخاف‬ He feared that he would die in a fire)‫(يموت في حريق‬.
maneuver noun:a skillful move)‫;(التحرك بمهارة‬the planned moves)‫(التحركات المخطط لها‬of a military unit
‫مناورة‬ The army made a maneuver to cut off the enemy troops.
‫م ُنو َف ْر‬ verb: to move skillfully to a position; to perform a maneuver
‫يناور‬ The fighter pilot maneuvered his aircraft behind the enemy jet.
propel verb: to move forward
‫برو َبي ْل‬
‫يدفع للمام‬ The plane is propelled by a powerful engine.
go right verb: to go correctly; to work smoothly)‫ ;(بسالسة‬to not have problems
ْ‫قو َر ِايت‬ Everything went right on the test. I’m glad)‫سعيد‬/‫ (مسرور‬I studied.
‫سار بشكل صحيح‬
go wrong verb: to go incorrectly; to not go smoothly; to have problems
ْ‫قو ُرو ْنق‬ Something’s going wrong with my car. It doesn’t run well.
‫سار بشكل خاطيء‬
ْ‫كِيب َتراك‬ keep track of verb: to keep informed of; to know where or when something is
‫أوف‬ ‫تتبع‬/‫ تقفي أثر‬/ ‫تعقب‬ he keeps track of new developments in his field.
ْ‫لوز َتراك‬
ْ lose track of verb: to not keep informed; to not know where or when something is
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‫ومبِي‬
ْ ‫ُب‬ It was a bumpy ride)‫نزهة‬/‫ (رحلة‬through the desert.
‫ كثير المطبات‬/ ‫وعر‬
noun: a way of thinking or feeling; position of a body or airplane
attitude
ْ‫آتِ ْتيُود‬ He has a good attitude towards his job.
‫طريقة‬/‫سلوك‬/ ‫موضع‬ The attitude of the aircraft is that its nose)‫مقدمة الطائرة‬/‫(أنف‬is slightly elevated).‫(مرتفعة قليال‬
precise adjective: exact; correct; with precision)‫إحكام‬/‫(دقة‬
‫س‬
ْ ‫اي‬
ِ ‫يس‬
َ ‫ِب ِر‬
‫متقن‬/‫صحيح‬/‫دقيق‬ His precise height is 176 centimeters.
aviation noun: the science of flying aircraft
ْ‫آ ْيفِ َييشِ ن‬ Joe studied aviation to prepare for a career)‫وظيفة‬/‫ (مهنة‬as a pilot.
‫علم الطيران‬
fuselage noun: the body of an airplane
‫يالج‬
ْ ِ‫فِ ُيوس‬
‫جسم او هيكل الطائرة‬ The wings of an aircraft are attached to the fuselage.
aircraft noun: a machine or machines that fly
ْ‫كرا ْفت‬
َ ‫أير‬
ْ
‫طائرة‬ There are six new aircraft arriving today from Riyadh.
windscreen noun: the cockpit window in front of the pilot and copilot)‫(مساعد الطيار‬
ْ ‫ِو ْند‬
‫إسك ِِرين‬
‫الزجاج األمامي للطائرة‬ Windscreens are made of glass or clear plastic.
windshield noun: like a windscreen, except that it’s on a car
ْ‫ِو ْندْ شِ ي ْلد‬ ‫الزجاج األمامي للسيارة‬ Whenever I fill up with gas, I always clean the windshield.
cockpit noun: the part of the aircraft where the pilot sits
ْ‫ُكو ْكبِيت‬ The pilot checked all the gauges)‫ (عدادات القياس‬in the cockpit.
‫مقصورة الطيار‬
compass noun:an instrument for showing direction based on Earth magnetism)‫(مغناطيسية األرض‬
‫س‬ ْ ‫ُك‬
ْ ‫وم َب‬ The needle)‫ (اإلبرة‬on the compass always points to the north.
‫بوصلة‬
navigate verb: to guide; to direct movement; to plot a course or route
ْ‫َنافِي َقيت‬
‫يعطي االتجاهات‬/‫يوجه‬ I drove the car while my wife read the map and navigated.
wing noun: part of an aircraft or bird which enables it to fly
‫ِوي ْن ْق‬
‫جناح‬ The 747 has very long wings.
flap noun:
‫فالب‬
ْ ‫اللوحات المتحركة على‬ part of an airplane’s wings; anything hanging loose)‫(معلق بشكل يسمح له بالحركة‬
‫ظهر جناح الطائرة‬ By raising)‫ (رفع‬the flaps you can control your altitude.
mask noun: a covering to hide or protect the face
‫ماس ْك‬
ْ Doctors wear masks during surgery)‫(عملية جراحية‬.
‫ كمامة‬/ ‫قناع‬
missile noun: a projectile)‫ ;(قذيفة‬an explosive weapon; a rocket)‫(صاروخ‬
ْ‫مِيسِ ل‬ ‫صاروخ‬ The aircraft fired a missile at the aircraft site.
needle noun: the indicating pin in a gauge, a long metal pin used for sewing)‫(خياطة‬
‫نِي ِد ْل‬
‫إبرة‬/‫دبوس‬ The needle on the gas gauge shows empty.
panel noun: a place for instrument gauges . a group of people
‫َبين َت ْل‬ ‫لوحة‬ The instrument panel has many gauges.
‫فريق‬ There is a panel of six officers doing the investigation.
propeller )prop( noun:a device with rotating blades)‫ (شفرات دوارة‬which propels)‫ (تدفع لالمام‬aircraft or boats
‫ب ُرو َبي َل ْر‬ The engine is running and the propeller is turning.
‫مروحة‬
tail noun: the rear part of an aircraft
ْ‫َتيل‬ ‫ذيل‬ The tail of an airplane keeps it stable)‫متوازن‬/‫ (مستقر‬in flight.
turbine noun: an engine driven by the pressure)‫ (ضغط‬of a liquid or gas
ْ‫اين‬
ِ ‫تور َب‬
ْ
‫محرك التوربين‬ The turbine on this aircraft is better than the old model.
instrument noun: a tool or device
ْ‫ِيست ِِري ِم ْنت‬
ْ ‫إن‬
‫آلة‬/‫جهاز‬/‫أداة‬ A thermometer is an instrument that measures temperature.
altimeter noun:an instrument)‫جهاز‬/‫آلة‬/‫ (لوحة وحدة قياس‬for determining height above sea level
‫أ ْلتِيمِي َت ْر‬ ‫مقياس االرتفاع‬/‫األلتميتر‬ The aircraft’s altimeter shows that we’re at 30,000 feet.
runway noun: a landing)‫ (هبوط‬and takeoff)‫ (إقالع‬strip for aircraft )‫(مهبط للطائرات‬
‫َرنْ َويي‬
‫مدرج المطار‬ The aircraft landed on runway number 1.
velocity noun: speed; quickness)‫(سرعة‬
‫فِيلُوسِ يتِي‬
‫السرعة‬ The wind velocity is 100 miles per hour during a storm.
precaution noun: a step taken to prevent something from going wrong
ْ‫ِب ِري ُكوشِ ن‬ Filling your fuel tank is a good precaution against running out)‫(النفاذ‬.
‫احتراس‬/‫احتياط‬
accumulate verb: to build up; to collect; to amass)‫يكدس‬/‫ (يجمع‬or accrue)‫(يتراكم‬
ْ‫وم ُيلَيت‬
ْ ‫أ ُك‬
‫يراكم‬/‫يجمع‬ He accumulated a large collection of stamps.
adapt verb: to adjust; to make changes to suit a particular environment
ْ‫أدا ْبت‬ The man adapted well to life in the military.
‫يتأقلم‬/‫يتكيف‬
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‫لوك إ ْن ُتو‬ I don’t know who stole the money. I’ll look into it.
‫تحقق‬/‫تفحص‬
cross-check verb: to check correctness)‫ (صحة‬by comparing two sources of information
ْ ‫شي ْك‬
‫س‬ َ ‫كروس‬
‫فحص وتدقيق‬ Cross-check that vocabulary word using your textbook and a dictionary.
cross off verb: to draw a line through
‫كروس أوف‬ Cross his name off the list. He can’t come.
‫شطب‬
cross out verb: to draw a line through
ْ‫آوت‬
ُ ‫كروس‬ Cross out the names of the people who can’t come.
‫شطب‬
penetrate verb: to enter, to pierce)‫يخترق‬/‫ ;(يثقب‬to go through
ْ‫بِينِي ْت َريت‬
‫يتسلل‬/‫يثقب‬/‫يخترق‬ The bullet penetrated the wall of the house.
saturate verb: to soak)‫ ;(نقع‬to make very wet
َ ‫سا ُت‬
ْ‫وريت‬
‫يروي‬/‫يتخم‬/‫يشبع‬ Heavy rains saturate the ground with water.
saturated adjective: to be completely soaked with something; filled completely)‫(مليئة تماما‬
َ ‫سا ُت‬
ْ‫وريتِد‬
‫منقوع‬/‫مشبع‬ It was raining so hard he quickly became saturated.
disaster noun: a sudden misfortune)‫(مصيبة مفاجئة‬, either manmade)‫ (صنع االنسان‬or natural
‫اس َت ْر‬ َ ‫د‬
ْ ‫ِيز‬ The flood)‫ (الفيضانات‬in Bangladesh was a terrible disaster).‫(كارثة فظيعة‬.
‫كارثة‬
َ ‫إيس َبي‬ especially adverb: for a specific purpose; mainly; particularly; primarily
‫شلِي‬ ْ
‫خصيصا‬ I bought this gift especially for you.

ُ ‫إي َفي ْن ْت‬ eventually adverb: finally; happening at last as a result

‫ش َولِي‬ He eventually got his Master’s degree through hard work.
‫أخيرا‬/‫في النهاية‬
admit verb: to permit to enter; to agree to the truth of something; to confess)‫(يَعتَ ِرف‬
ْ‫أدْ مِيت‬ ‫يعترف‬ He admitted that he stole the money.
‫يسمح له بالدخول‬ The gate guard admitted the car to the base.
access noun: entrance, a means of approach, the right to enter or use
ْ ِ‫ْآكس‬
‫س‬ ‫صالحية دخول‬ He has access to the library. He has a library card.
‫منفذ‬/‫مدخل‬ Access to the building is through the front door.
excess noun: an amount by which something exceeds; surplus)‫(فائض‬
ْ ِ‫ْإكس‬
‫س‬
‫إسراف‬/‫إفراط‬ There was an excess of paper this month; they sent too much.
exceed verb: to go beyond; to excel)‫ ;(يتفوق‬to surpass
ْ‫إ ْكسِ يد‬ Don’t exceed the speed limit or you’ll get a ticket.
‫يتخطى‬/‫يتجاوز‬
excessive adjective: too much; more than an acceptable or usual number
‫ف‬ َ ‫ْإك‬
ْ ِ‫سيس‬
‫زائد‬/‫مفرط‬ He made an excessive number of mistakes.
fertile adjective: fruitful)‫ ;(مثمر‬productive)‫(إنتاجي‬
ْ ‫َف‬
‫ير َتل‬ This land is very fertile. I can grow anything on it.
‫مثمر‬/‫خصب‬ His imagination)‫خيال‬/‫ (تخيل‬is very fertile. He has many good ideas.
fluent adjective: able to speak or write easily; flowing smoothly
ْ‫فِل ِِو ْنت‬
‫بطالقة‬ He speaks fluent English.
principal noun: the head (leader) of a school or headmaster
‫مدير المدرسة‬ Mr. Jones is my high school principal.
َ ‫ِب ِري ْن‬
‫س ُب ْل‬ adjective: main; major; chief
‫رئيسي \ أساسي‬ My principal objection to the plan is its cost.
adjective / preposition: earlier; before
prior to
‫َب َرير تو‬ He was late because he had a prior appointment. (adj)
‫قبل ذلك‬ The soccer game was prior to the baseball game.
scientific adjective: dealing with science
ْ‫سايِ ْنتِيفِك‬
َ The scientific explanation)‫ (التفسير العلمي‬was difficult to understand.
‫علمي‬
moisture noun: dampness)‫ندى‬/‫ ;(رطوبة‬humidity
َ ‫ُمويِ ْست‬
‫ش ْر‬
‫نداوة\بلل‬/‫رطوبة‬ There is little moisture in the desert air.
precipitation noun: rain; drizzle; shower; snow; hail
ْ‫ِب ِريسِ ِب َتيشِ ن‬
‫هطول مطر او ثلج‬ There is little precipitation in the desert.
soil noun: the surface layer of earth supporting plant life; dirt
ْ‫سو َيل‬
ُ
‫سطح االرض‬/‫التربة‬ There is little fertile soil in the desert.
well noun: a hole bored)‫ (يحفر\يثقب\يخرم‬into the earth to look for water or oil
ْ‫ِويل‬ ‫بئر‬ There are many oil wells in Saudi Arabia.
reservoir noun: a place for storing and collecting water,
‫يز ْف َو ْر‬
ِ ‫ِر‬ i.e. tanks, pools, or artificial lakes)‫(البحيرات االصطناعية‬.
‫خزان ماء‬ This reservoir provides water to the city.

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‫قرا َفتِي‬
َ
‫الجاذبية‬ Objects remain on the ground due to gravity.
viscosity noun: the thickness)‫ (سماكة‬of a liquid
‫ف ِْس ُكوسِ يتِي‬
‫اللزوجه‬ Temperatures affect the viscosity of some liquids.
for instance exp: for example; such as
ْ ‫فور إ ْنسِ َت ْن‬
‫س‬ There are several good cars on the market, for instance: Mercedes and BMW.
‫على سبيل المثال‬
ُ ‫إ ْن‬ ensure verb: to make sure; to make certain; to guarantee
‫ش ْر‬
‫ض َمن\ َي ْكفُل\ يوعد‬
ْ ‫َي‬ I want to ensure that it’s a good car before I buy it.
assure verb: to make sure; to promise; to guarantee
‫ور‬
ْ ‫ش‬ُ ‫أ‬
‫يؤكد\يوعد \يتعهد‬ He assured me that he would study for the test.
confine verb: to restrict)‫ (تقييد\حصر‬to a certain space)‫ ;(مساحة معينة‬to imprison)‫(يسجن‬
ِ ‫ُك ْن َف‬
ْ‫اين‬ َ
‫َي ْح ِبس\ َي ْس ُجن\ ُيط ِّوق‬ The prisoner)‫ (السجين\األسير‬was confined to a cell)ٌ ‫( ِزنزَانَة‬.
dismissal noun: a cause or allowance)‫س َماح‬ َ ( to leave; discharge; release
ْ‫سل‬
َ ‫ِسمِي‬
ْ ‫د‬
‫إقالة\فصل\طرد‬ Dismissal from school is after 5th period.
verb: to discharge)‫ ;(طرد\اقالة\اعفاء‬to release)‫;(يطلق\يفرج\يحرر‬
dismiss
to fire)‫ (يفصل\يقيل\يطرد‬from a job; to allow someone to leave
‫ِيس‬
ْ ‫ِسم‬
ْ ‫د‬ He was dismissed from his job for being late.
‫َي ْفصِ ل\ يقيل\ َي ْط ُرد‬ The teacher dismissed the students after the last period.
‫بريك داون‬
َ break down verb: to stop working; to separate into different kinds
‫يدمر \ يفصل‬ My car broke down yesterday. It’s at the mechanic’s now.
‫بروك داون‬ broke down Please break down this list of students by rank.
‫د َّمر \ فصل‬
‫بروكِنْ داون‬ broken down
‫مد َّمر\معطل\مفصول‬
‫قِتْ داون‬ get down verb: to reduce)‫ ;(خفض‬to decrease)‫ ;(تنقيص‬to lessen)‫(خفض\تقليل‬
‫ينزل\يقلل\يخفض‬ He took medicine to get his fever)‫ (سخونة\حمى‬down.
got down
‫َقتْ داون‬ ‫نزل\قلل\خفض‬
gotten down
‫قتِنْ داون‬ ‫منزل\مخفض\مقلل‬
ْ ‫ِيز‬ disease noun: a sickness; illness
‫يز‬ ِ ‫د‬ Cancer)‫ (السرطان‬is a terrible disease.
‫مرض‬
get over verb: to recover; to get well; to recuperate)‫(يتعافى‬
‫قِتْ أو َف ْر‬ He got over his illness)‫(مرض‬, but it took a long time.
‫يتغلب\يتخطى‬
pull through verb: to recover; to survive)‫ (ينجو\يَبقَى َحيّا‬a sickness)‫(المرض‬
‫ُبول ُثرو‬
‫تغلب\نجح‬ ex: He was near death, but he pulled through.
recovery noun: a return to health; healing)‫ ;(شفاء‬a regaining)‫ (استعادة‬of something lost
‫ِري َك َف ِري‬ His recovery from cancer took a long time.
‫التعافي\ ا ِْست ِْرداد‬ The recovery of the stolen money was good news.
recover verb: to get back or regain something, i.e., health, something lost, etc.
‫ضري َكفر‬
ِ The police recovered the stolen money.
‫استعاد\تحسن\شفي‬ The sick man recovered from his illness.
cure verb: to restore to health; to get rid of)‫ (التخلص من‬an ailment)‫(مرض‬
‫ور‬
ْ ‫ِك ُي‬ ْ ‫ُي َعالِج\ َي‬
‫شفِي‬ He was sick, but the doctor cured him.
inject verb: to insert a fluid)‫ (سائِل‬using a syringe)‫( ُحقنَة‬
ْ‫إ ْن َج ْكت‬
‫حقن‬ The doctor injected the patient with a drug.
chart noun: graph; diagram; information tables; a patient’s medical record)‫(سجل طبي للمريض‬
ْ‫ارت‬
ْ ‫ش‬َ ‫ت‬ The patient’s chart says he has a serious illness)‫(مرض خطير‬.
‫ُم َخ َّطط\ َر ْس ٌم َب َيان ِّي‬
noun: a photo made with x-rays
x-ray
The doctor looked at his x-rays before performing surgery.
‫إكس َريي‬ ‫أشعة سينية‬ verb: to photograph using x rays
‫يصور بأشعة سينية‬ They x-rayed the patient with the broken leg.
surgeon noun: a doctor who performs surgery
ْ‫سور ِجن‬
ْ
‫الجراح‬ That man is a famous brain surgeon.
surgery noun: a medical operation
‫ورجري‬
ْ ‫س‬ُ He had heart surgery yesterday. He’s going to be alright.
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‫أ ْند ِْرقو‬
‫ُي َعانِي\يخضع\ َي َت َح َّمل‬ He underwent five hours of surgery on his heart.
underwent
ْ‫أ ْند ِْر ِو ْنت‬
‫خضع\تحمل\عانى‬
undergone
‫اند ِْرقُون‬
‫متحمل\معاني‬
organ noun: an internal body part, i.e., the brain, heart, liver)‫(الكبد‬, stomach, etc.
ْ‫أورقِن‬
ْ
‫عضو‬ The heart is an important organ.
skull noun: the bone making up the head
ْ‫إس ُكول‬
ْ
‫جمجمة‬ The surgeon)‫ (الجراح‬had to cut through his skull to do the surgery.
brain noun: the organ that controls thought, feeling, and body movement
‫برين‬
َ
‫دماغ\مخ‬ The human brain is like a computer.
digestion noun: the process of digesting
ْ‫دَ ا ْي ِج ْستِشِ ن‬
‫الهضم‬ Some illnesses cause poor digestion.
digestive adjective: relating to digestion
‫ِف‬
ْ ‫يست‬
ْ ‫َدا ْي ِج‬ The stomach and intestines)‫ (أمعاء‬are the digestive system.
‫ِي‬ّ ‫َضم‬ ْ ‫ه‬
digest verb: to absorb)‫َص‬ّ ‫ (يَمت‬food into the body
ْ‫يست‬
ْ ‫دا ْي ِج‬
‫يهضم‬ After you eat food, it is digested in the stomach.
intestine noun: the tube for digesting)‫ض َم‬
َ ‫( َه‬food which extends from the stomach to anus)‫(الشرج‬
ْ‫إ ْن َت ْستِن‬ The intestines are part of the digestive system.
‫األمعاء‬
intestinal adjective: of the intestines
ْ‫إ ْن َت ْستِي َنل‬ ‫وي‬
ّ ‫ِم َع‬ She’s sick. She has an intestinal flu)‫(نزلة معوية‬.
human adjective: having the qualities)‫ (الصفات‬of people
ْ‫ِه ُيومَن‬ His strength)‫ (قُ َّوة\طاقة\مناعة\تحمل‬is almost more than human.
‫بشري\انساني‬
mild adjective: not harsh)‫ ;(جاف‬opposite of severe)‫ش ِديد‬ َ (
ْ‫َمايِ ْلد‬
‫ُم ْع َتدِل‬ The weather is very mild in the early spring.
anyplace noun / adverb: anywhere
ْ َ‫أنِي بل‬
‫يس‬
‫اي مكان‬ Are you going anyplace this weekend? You can sit anyplace you want.
someplace noun / adverb: somewhere
ْ َ‫س ْمبل‬
‫يس‬ َ Let’s go someplace this year for our vacation.
‫مكان ما‬
no place noun/adverb: not anywhere; nowhere
ْ َ‫نو بل‬
‫يس‬
‫ال مكان‬ There is no place to sit in this room. He has no place to go.
typical adjective: having the characteristics of; usual)‫ ;(مألوف\معتاد‬common)‫( ُمشتَ َرك\شائع‬
ْ‫ُتوبِي َكل‬ ‫نموذجي\ ِم َثال ِّي‬ This is a typical camera. It’s not complicated.
chart noun: graph; diagram; information tables; a patient’s medical record)‫(سجل طبي للمريض‬
ْ‫ارت‬
ْ ‫ش‬َ ‫ت‬ The patient’s chart says he has a serious illness)‫(مرض خطير‬.
‫ُم َخ َّطط\ َر ْس ٌم َب َيان ِّي‬
eyesight noun: the ability to see; vision
ْ‫سايِت‬
َ ‫آ ْي‬
‫مدى البصر\الرؤية‬ Wearing glasses improves your eyesight.
vision noun: sight; the ability to see
ْ‫فِي ِجن‬
‫رؤية‬ He has excellent vision. He sees everything clearly.
ْ ‫َف‬ faith noun: belief; trust, confidence
‫يث‬
‫إيمان\ ثِ َقة\اعتقاد‬ He has faith in his English ability.
manner noun: a method; way; style
‫ما َن ْر‬ I like his manner of driving. He’s very safe.
‫أسلوب\نمط\طريقة‬
unit noun: a single part, component)‫( ُم َك ِّون\جزء\عنصر‬, or item; a group of people
ْ‫ُيونِت‬ He was in an aviation unit)‫ (وحدة الطيران‬in the army.
‫وحدة\ جماعة\فرقة‬
‫تو قارد‬ to guard against verb: to foresee and prevent)‫ ;(توقع ومنع‬protect against; defend against
ْ‫أ َقين ِْست‬ ‫للحماية ضد‬ You can guard against car accidents by driving safely.
‫ِشارج‬
ْ ‫إن ت‬ in charge of exp: in command of; in control of
‫أوف‬ ‫مسؤول عن‬ The senior officer is in charge of the unit.
-fy / -ify suffix: added to nouns and adjectives to form verbs
* ‫تضاف إلى األسماء والصفات‬ The answer isn’t clear. Can you clarify it for me?
‫لتتحول الى األفعال‬
-ent/-ant suffix: added to verbs to form adjectives
* ‫تضاف الى الفعل ليتحول‬ It absorbs a lot of moisture)‫(بَلَل‬. It’s very absorbent)‫َص\ماص‬
ّ ‫( ُممت‬.
‫الى صفة‬
prefix: together with; joint
* co- His coworkers)‫ (زمالء عمل‬like him very much.
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** ‫** تمت الترجمة بإجتهاد شخصي يحتمل الخطأ والصواب‬ ALC Vocabulary

‫النطق‬ ‫الكلمة‬ ‫المعنى والمثال‬

contaminate verb: to pollute)‫يلوث‬/‫ ;(يدنس‬to make dirty or unclean
ْ‫ُكو ْن َتامِي َنيت‬ That food is contaminated with disease)‫(مرض‬. Don’t eat it!
‫يتلوث‬/‫يلوث‬ ex:
pollute verb: to make dirty; to contaminate
ْ‫َبلُوت‬
‫يدنس‬/‫يلوث‬ ex: Factory fumes pollute the air.
emission noun: the act of giving out; emitting
ْ‫إمِيشِ ن‬ ex: My old car’s emissions are black and stinky)‫كريه الرائحة‬/‫(نتن‬.
‫انبعاث‬
emit verb: to send out; to give off)‫يطلق‬/‫(يخرج‬
ْ‫إ َميت‬ ex: The car engine emits heat when being used.
‫يصدر‬/‫يبعث‬ The old car emits a lot of fumes.
fume noun: gas, smoke, or vapor that is poisonous)‫ (سام‬or offensive)‫قبيح‬/‫(كريه‬
‫فِيو ْم‬
‫دخان‬ ex: Gasoline fumes from car engines pollute the air.
noun: trash; unwanted or discarded stuff)‫ ;(األشياء‬emissions)‫(انبعاثات‬
waste
ْ‫يست‬
ْ ‫َو‬ ex: Throw your waste in the trashcan)‫ (حاوية القمامة‬before you leave.
‫النفايات‬/‫المخلفات‬ Waste from the chemical factory pollutes the river.
radioactive adj: harmful)‫ (مضر‬quality of nuclear (atomic) energy
ْ ‫راديو ْآكت‬
‫ِف‬ The atomic power plant emits radioactive material)‫(مواد مشعة‬.
‫نشاط إشعاعي‬ ex:
plant noun: factory; an area or building that produces something
ْ‫بال ْنت‬
‫مصنع‬ ex: The auto plant makes cars.
industrial adj: having to do with industries)‫(الصناعات‬
ْ ‫إ ْن َد ْست‬
ْ‫ِير َيل‬ The U.S. is an industrial nation)‫(دولة صناعية‬.
‫صناعي‬ ex:

َ ‫َما ْنيو َف ْاكت‬ manufacture verb: to make a product in a factory

‫ش ْر‬ The auto plant)‫ (مصنع السيارات‬manufactures cars.
‫يصنع‬ ex:
atomic adj: nuclear)‫ ;(نووي‬relating to the atom
ْ‫أتومِك‬ There is an atomic power plant)‫ (محطة للطاقة الذرية‬near my city.
‫ذري‬ ex:

ْ ‫ن‬ nuclear adj: relating to atomic power

‫ِيوكلِ َي ْر‬
‫نووي‬ ex: We get our electricity from a nuclear power plant.
coordinate verb: to act together; to bring different things together, to act with unity
ْ‫وردِي َنيت‬
ْ ‫ُك‬ ex: There are four briefings tomorrow. We have to coordinate their times so
‫يرتب‬/‫ينسق‬ everyone can attend all the briefings.
endanger verb: to expose to harm)‫ ;(تعرض للضرر‬risk; to put in danger
‫إ ْندَي ْن َج ْر‬
‫يعرض للخطر‬ ex: He endangered his life when he drove recklessly.
exhaust verb: 1) to use up completely 2) to make someone very tired
ْ ‫إ ْق ُز‬
ْ‫وست‬ ‫يستنفذ‬ ex: 1) The driver ran out of gas. He exhausted his fuel.
‫ينهك‬ 2) The man was very exhausted. He fell asleep immediately.
verb: to dismiss)‫ (طرد‬by authority; to drive out)‫ (طرد‬with force
expel
ْ‫ْإكس َبيل‬ ‫يطرد‬
ex: The bad student was expelled from school.
The tailpipe)‫ (الشكمان‬on a car expels fumes)‫ (دخان‬from the engine.
invent verb: to create; to make for the first time
ْ‫إ ْنفِي ْنت‬
‫يخترع‬ ex: Thomas Edison invented the automobile.
involve verb: to affect or include; to be a part of something
ْ ‫إ ْنفُو ْل‬
‫ف‬ ex: I wasn’t involved in that decision. The General made it.
‫يتضمن‬/‫يتورط‬/‫يشارك‬
compulsory adj: mandatory; something you must do
‫ُك ْم ُبو ْلسِ ري‬
‫اجباري‬/‫إلزامي‬ ex: Wearing your uniform to class is compulsory. You must do it.
optional adj: not compulsory or mandatory; having a choice
ْ‫أو ْبشِ ي َنل‬ ‫اختياري‬ ex: You don’t have to wear a tie to work. Ties are optional.
above all syn: most importantly
ْ‫وف ُأول‬
ْ ‫أ ُب‬
‫قبل كل شيء‬ ex: Study hard and above all, don’t be late for the test.
moreover adv: in addition to; besides
‫مورأو َف ْر‬ That car is too expensive. Moreover, I don’t like the color.
‫عالوة على ذلك‬ ex:
if not syn: or else; used to show contrast)‫التناقض‬/‫(التباين‬
ْ‫إف ُنت‬
ْ ex: You’d better study for the test. If not, you’ll fail.
‫ إذا لم‬/ ‫و إال‬

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ْ ‫ُن‬
‫ور‬
‫وال‬ ex: She didn't reply, nor did she look at him.
not adv: not including; used to negate)‫ (ينفي‬something or express the idea “no”
ْ‫ُنت‬
‫ال‬/‫ليس‬ ex: He likes tea, not coffee.
constant adj: unchanging; continuous
‫كون ِْس َت ْنت‬
‫ثابت\مستمر‬ ex: The constant rain has caused many floods.
permanent adj: lasting)‫ثابت‬/‫ (دائم‬a long time or forever; opposite of temporary
ْ‫َبيرمِينِ ْنت‬
‫مستمر‬/‫دائم‬ ex: I have a permanent home in Riyadh, my wife lives there.
temporary adj: not permanent; for a short or limited time
‫ور ِاري‬
َ ‫تِيم ُب‬
‫مؤقت‬ ex: I have a temporary job in Riyadh. It will only last one week.
adj: related to the act of breathing. [ always before noun ]
respiratory
‫ير ُت ِري‬
َ ‫ِر ْس ِب‬ ex: The respiratory system consists of the lungs)‫(الرئتين‬, mouth, nose, and
‫تنفسي‬ throat.
similarly adv: almost the same; in a similar way or manner
‫سِ يمِيلَلِي‬
‫مماثل‬/‫مشابه‬ ex: These two machines work similarly, but one costs more.

ْ equally adverb: having the same amount, size, or number

‫إيك َولِي‬
‫بالتساوي‬ ex: The teams are equally matched for this game.
toxic adj: poisonous)‫ ;(سام‬deadly)‫ ;(مميت‬any chemical that causes death or injury
ْ
ْ‫توكسِ ك‬ The chemical plant)‫ (المصنع الكيميائي‬emits toxic waste)‫نفايات سامة‬/‫(غاز سام‬.
‫سام‬ ex:
advances noun: progress)‫ (التقدم‬in development)‫التطوير‬/‫(التنمية‬
ْ ِ‫أدْ َفا ْنس‬
‫س‬ ex: Due to)‫ (بسبب‬advances in medical technology)‫(التكنولوجيا طبية‬,people live
‫التحسن‬/‫التقدم‬ longer.
environment noun: natural surroundings; conditions we live in
ْ‫إ ْن َفا ْي ُر ْن ِم ْنت‬ ex: Water, trees, and land are part of our environment.
‫محيط‬/‫بيئة‬ He has good parents and a nice home. It’s a good environment.
surroundings noun: things around a person, environment
ْ ‫او ْن ِد ْن‬
‫قز‬ ِ ‫س َر‬
ُ ex: Majid grew up in comfortable surroundings. He had many nice things in his
‫محيط‬/‫بيئة‬ house.
vicinity noun: the surrounding area
‫فِيسِ ينِيتِي‬
‫المنطقة المجاورة‬ ex: There are many restaurants in the vicinity of the base.
resource noun: supply)‫إمداد‬/‫ ;(تزويد‬source; an element or substance used by people or
‫س‬
ْ ‫ور‬
ْ ‫س‬ُ ‫ِري‬ animals
‫مصادر‬/‫موارد‬ ex: Trees and minerals are natural resources.
clearance noun: the space between two objects
ْ ‫ِير ْن‬
‫س‬ َ ‫ِكل‬ ‫المسافة الفارغة‬ ex: The clearance under the door is 2 meters.
‫تخليص\ترخيص أمني‬
project noun: organized activity; plan
ْ‫ُبرو ِج ْكت‬
‫خطة‬/‫مشروع‬ ex: The Colonel is working on a big project for the general.
site noun: location, place
ْ‫ايت‬
ِ ‫س‬َ
‫مكان‬/‫موقع‬ ex: This looks like a good site to build our house.
technology noun: science of skilled processes; scientific methods)‫(األساليب العلمية‬
‫ت ِْك ُنولِي ِجي‬
‫تقنية‬ ex: Computer technology makes it easy to communicate.
َ ‫إنْ َذا‬
‫سي ْم‬ in the same way syn: similarly
‫اي‬
ْ ‫َو‬ ‫بنفس الطريقة‬ ex: Very few)‫ (عدد قليل جدا‬instructors)‫المعلمين‬/‫ (المدربين‬teach in the same way.

َ ‫كا ْبت‬ capture verb: to take by force

‫ش ْر‬
‫يقبض‬/‫يأسر‬/‫يستولي‬ ex: The police captured the two criminals.
deal with‫يتعامل مع‬ verb: to handle; to be concerned with)‫(مهتم ب‬
‫ِديلْ ِو ْذ‬
ex: A teacher must deal with the problems in his class.
‫دِي ْلتْ ِو ْذ‬ dealt with ‫تعامل مع‬ This book deals with the history of Saudi Arabia.
port noun: a city near the water where ships can stop; a harbor)‫ ;(المرفأ‬the left side
ْ‫بورت‬
ْ ex: The ship is located in the port of New York.
‫سفين ِة‬
َ ‫سا ُر ال‬
َ ‫ميناء \ َي‬ The ship was damaged on the port side.
seaport noun: a city on the sea; a port
ْ‫ورت‬
ْ ‫سِ ي ُب‬
‫ميناء\مرفأ‬ ex: Jeddah is a seaport in Saudi Arabia.
displace verb: to move from its usual place; to replace
ْ َ‫ِسبِل‬
‫يس‬ ْ ‫د‬
‫يستبدل‬/‫يزيح‬ ex: The big ship displaces 100,000 tons of water.
sail verb: to travel by water using wind power
ْ‫سيل‬َ
‫يبحر‬ ex: My parents sailed from New York to England last year.
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‫ير ْج‬
ْ ‫س ْب َم‬
ُ ex: The submarine)‫ (الغواصة‬submerged for a short time and then surfaced.
‫ينغمر تحت الماء‬
underwater adj: beneath)‫دون‬/‫ (تحت‬the surface of the water
‫دَر ُوو َت ْر‬
ْ ‫أ ْن‬ The ship sank)‫(غرقت‬. It’s underwater now.
‫تحت الماء‬ ex:
aboard adverb: on or within a vehicle
ْ‫ورد‬
ْ ‫أ ُب‬
.. ‫يركب على متن‬ ex: The passengers went aboard the airplane.
on board prep: be on a ship, plane, or bus, etc.
ْ ْ‫أُن‬
‫بورد‬
.. ‫على متن‬ ex: There were many passengers on board the ship.
submarine noun: an underwater ship
ْ‫سو ْب َم ِرين‬
ُ
‫غواصة‬ ex: Some submarines can go 2,000 feet under the sea.
vessel noun: a ship or boat
ْ‫َفسِ ل‬ ‫سفينة\قارب‬ ex: The U.S. Navy has over 500 vessels.
warship noun: a naval vessel)‫(سفينة بحرية‬
‫ورشِ ْب‬
ْ ‫ُو‬
‫سفينة حربية‬ ex: The new warship will have a new weapons system.
fleet noun: a number of ships under one commander
ْ‫فِلِيت‬
‫أ ُ ْس ُطول‬ ex: The fleet consisted of 25 ships.
warfare noun: fighting in a war, especially fighting with a particular type
‫ور َف ْي ْر‬
ْ ‫ُو‬ of weapon, i.e., nuclear warfare, chemical warfare
‫قتال \ حرب‬ ex: The argument)‫ (جدال\نزاع\مشاجرة‬between the two countries led to warfare.
radar noun: an electronic detection device
‫ار‬
ْ َ‫َريد‬ ex: The ship’s radar can detect aircraft and other ships.
‫رادار‬
transmitter noun: a radio used to send messages
‫ترانسمِي َت ْر‬
ْ
‫جهاز إرسال‬ ex: The ship has many transmitters to send messages.
wave noun: an up and down movement in which some forms of energy move)‫(نقل الطاقة‬
‫يف‬
ْ ‫َو‬ ex: Radio waves carry sound from transmitters to receivers.
)‫موجه (بحرية او كهربائية‬ The big waves at the beach are very dangerous for swimmers)‫(السباحيين‬.
antenna noun: a device for receiving and sending radio waves)‫(موجات الراديو‬
‫آ ْنتِ ْنا‬ ex: The radio doesn’t work. It doesn’t have an antenna.
‫أريل\هوائي‬
َ ‫تر ْك‬ structure noun: something built
‫ش ْر‬ َ ‫إس‬
ْ
‫هيكل‬ ex: The Faisaleah Center is a very modern structure.
hull noun: the body of a ship that is mostly under water
ْ‫هُول‬ ‫هيكل السفينة‬ ex: If the hull of the submarine)‫ (غواصة‬is strong it can go very deep underwater.
bow noun: the front part of a ship
‫باو‬
ْ ‫ ُمقدَّمة السفين ِة أو الطائرة‬ex: The number of a ship is painted on its bow.
stern noun: the back part of a ship
ْ ‫إس َت‬
ْ‫يرن‬ ْ ‫مؤخرة السفينة‬ ex: The sailors)‫ (البحارة‬were standing on the stern of the ship.
starboard noun: the right side of the ship
ْ‫ورد‬ ْ ‫ْس َت‬
ْ ‫ار ُب‬
‫ الجانب األيمن للسفينة‬ex: The ship was damaged on the starboard side.
cargo noun: things that are carried by a ship, plane, or truck
‫كارقُو‬
ْ
‫الحمولة‬ ex: The ship is carrying a cargo of oil.
crew noun: a group of people working together
‫كرو‬ ‫طاقم\جماعة‬ ex: The flight crew refueled)‫ (التزود بالوقود‬the plane.
‫سفِي َن ِة أو ال َّطائ َِرة‬
َّ ‫َم َّال ُحو ال‬
navigator noun: one who sets)‫ (يحدد‬the course)‫ (مسار\اتجاه‬of the ship
‫نافي َقي َت ْر‬ The navigator uses special instruments to determine the ship’s position.
‫مالح‬ ex:
sonar noun: a detection device
‫سونار‬ ‫جهاز حساب العمق تحت‬ ex: Sonar uses sound waves to detect things underwater.
‫السفينة‬
range noun: extent)‫(نطاق\مدى‬, degree)‫(مدى\مقدار‬
‫َري ْن ْج‬ ‫نطاق\مدى\مجال\مسافة‬ ex: This missile has a range of 500 miles.
launch verb: to start or begin; to send forth with force
ْ ‫لو ْن‬
‫ش‬
‫يبدأ‬/‫يطلق‬ ex: The F-15 launched a missile at the target.
rocket noun: a self-propelled)‫ (ذاتي الدفع‬missile
ْ‫روكِت‬
‫صاروخ\قذيفة‬ ex: Some rockets can be launched from a submarine.
torpedo noun: a self-propelled underwater explosive
ْ ‫ُت‬
‫ور ِبيدو‬
)‫لغم بحري (طوربيد‬ ex: The submarine fired a torpedo at the aircraft carrier.
verb: to leave without returning; to give up a project without finishing
abandon
‫أبا ْندُن‬ ex: The sailors)‫ (البحار‬abandoned the ship when it began to sink)‫(تغرق‬.
‫يتخلى‬/‫يهجر‬/‫يترك‬ He abandoned his homework to play football.
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‫أباوت تو‬ ex: He’s nervous)‫(عصبي\متوتر\منفعل‬. He’s about to take his ALCPT.
‫على وشك‬
comment verb: to make a remark; to say something about something
ْ‫كو َمي ْنت‬ ex:He commented on the movie he saw)‫شاهده‬/‫ (رئاه‬last night. He gave his opinion.
‫مالحظة‬/‫تعليق‬
delay verb: to put off)‫ ;(تأجيل‬to postpone)‫(تأجيل‬
‫دِيلَيي‬
‫تأخير‬ ex: He delayed the trip because he was ill. He will go next week.
fall apart verb: to disintegrate)‫ ;(تفتت\تحطم‬to break into pieces; to have many problems at
‫َفلْ أبارت‬ ‫ينهار\يتفكك‬ once
fell apart ex: That document was so old that it fell apart when I touched it.
‫أبارت‬
ْ ْ‫فِل‬ ‫إنهار\تفكك‬ My car is falling apart. It’s very old and I need a new one.
fallen apart
‫َفلِنْ أبارت‬ ‫متفكك\منهار‬
glance verb: to look briefly or quickly at something
‫قال ْنس‬ ‫يلمح\يلقي نظرة سريعة‬ ex: The student glanced at his watch to see if he had enough time to finish.
ground verb:to crush)‫ (سحق‬into small particles)‫ ;(حبيبات\جزيئات‬to rub)‫ (فرك‬together
ْ‫قرايِ ْند‬ harshly)‫(بقسوة‬
‫يطحن\يفرك‬
‫قراوند‬ ex: the cook)‫ (الطباخ‬ground the meat and made hamburgers.
grind
‫طحن\ فرك‬ his teeth always hurt because he grinds them at night.
withstand verb: to tolerate; to resist; to endure
ْ ‫ِو ْذ‬
‫إستا ْند‬ ex: He withstood the pain for a long time without complaining)‫(تشكي\تذمر‬.
‫يصمد\يقاوم‬
withstood The big tree withstood the wind without blowing)‫ (تهب‬over.
‫ِو ْذإستود‬
‫قاوم \ صمد‬
vanish verb: to disappear)‫ ;(يتوارى\يختفي‬to go away
ْ ‫َفان‬
‫ِش‬ ex: After he took the medicine, his headache vanished.
‫يتالشى \ يختفي‬ The criminal stole the money and then he vanished. We can’t find him.
as long as conj: since; provided that)‫ ;(بشرط‬if
ْ
‫أز لونق أز‬ ‫طالما\ما دام‬ ex: As long as you’re going to Riyadh, will you give me a ride)‫توصيل‬/‫(ركوب‬.
‫بشرط‬ You can go to Riyadh, as long as you return by Saturday.
facility noun: a building where a specific activity takes place
‫فاسِ يلِيتِي‬
‫منشآة\مرفق\مبنى‬ ex: The base has both a medical and a dental facility.
dread verb: to anticipate)‫ (ترقب‬with intense fear)‫ (الخوف الشديد‬or awe)‫(رعب‬
ْ‫دريد‬
َ ex: He dreaded his visit to the dentist’s office.
‫خائف من شيء‬
endure verb: to tolerate; to stand; to bear)‫ ;(تحمل‬to put up with)‫(تحمل‬
‫إ ْندُور‬ ex: The man endured the pain without an anesthetic)‫(بنج‬.
‫يتحمل‬
‫قو ثرو‬ go through verb: 1) to endure 2) to search
‫يتحمل\يبحث‬ ex: The Sergeant went through a long illness)‫(وعكة\مرض‬, but now he’s well.
went through
‫ِو ْنت ثرو‬ ‫تحمل\بحث‬
He went through his wallet looking for his ID.
gone through
‫قون ثرو‬ ‫متحمل‬
numb adj: without pain, feeling, or sensation
‫ُن ْم‬
‫ُم َخدّر‬ ex: The doctor made my foot numb before the operation.
noun: a painkiller)‫ ;(مخدر\مسكن لأللم‬a drug or gas used to make an area
anesthetic
ْ‫آن ِْس َتاتِك‬ numb)‫( ُم َخدَّر‬
‫البنج‬ ex: I needed an anesthetic before the surgery.
dental adj: concerning teeth, dentistry)‫(طب االسنان‬
‫دِي ْن َت ْل‬ I have a toothache)‫(ألم أسنان‬. I’m going to the dental clinic)‫(عيادة‬.
‫األسنان‬ ex:
noun: a pin-like device
needle
ْ‫نِيدل‬ ‫إبرة‬
ex: My wife can’t find her sewing needles.
The doctor used a needle to inject the anesthetic)‫(لحقن المخدر‬.
cavity noun: a hole in a tooth; a hollow place
‫كافِيتِي‬
‫فجوة\حفرة‬ ex: I went to the dentist. He filled my cavities.
filling noun: a substance used to fill something
‫فِلِ ْنق‬
‫حشوة‬ ex: The dentist put three fillings in my teeth.
noun: part of the nervous system; transmitter of pain
nerve
ْ ‫َن‬
‫يرف‬ ex: The anesthetic makes his nerves numb.
‫عصب‬ Nerves help us to feel sensations such as pain, cold, and heat.
relieve verb: 1) to aid, ease, or lessen pain problems, etc. 2) to set free from duty or work
‫ِيف‬
ْ ‫ِريل‬ ‫س ِّكن\ ُي ْسعِف‬
َ ‫يخفف \ ُي‬ ex: 1) he took the medicine to relieve the pain.
‫يعطى راحة‬/‫يعفي‬ 2) he works to hard. we should relieve him of some of the work.

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‫إن َأويي‬ ex: You’re correct in a way, but you don’t know all the details.
‫نوعا ما‬
exp: to become effective; to begin to work (medicine)
take effect
‫َتيك أ ِّف ْكت‬ ex: The new schedule takes effect next week.
‫حيز التنفيذ‬ You’ll feel better after the medicine takes effect.
to begin with exp: the first reason is)‫(السبب األول او الرئيسي‬
‫تو ِبيقِينْ ِو ْذ‬ ex: Why did he fail the test? To begin with, he didn’t study.
‫أوال \ بداية‬
to start with exp: to begin with
‫تو ستارت وذ‬
‫أوال \ بداية‬
calculate verb: to compute)‫ ;(إحصاء \ عد‬to estimate)‫ ;(تقدير‬to figure)‫(عدد\رقم‬
ْ‫كا ْل ُكولَيت‬
‫يحسب \ يعد‬ ex: I calculated my average score for the first three tests.
compute verb: to calculate; to figure
‫ُكو ْم ِبيوت‬
‫يحسب\يعد\يحصي‬ ex: I computed my average score for the first three tests.
to cheer up verb: to make happy
‫تو تشِ ير أب‬ ex: My friend is sad. I’m going to try to cheer him up.
‫ يفرح‬/ ‫ يسعد‬/ ‫يبهج‬
‫قِتْ ْأكروس‬ get across verb: to make your ideas understood)‫(مفهوم‬
‫يوضح‬ ex: The teacher couldn’t get his method of solving the problem across to the
got across
‫قوت أ ْكروس‬ ‫وضح‬
students.
gotten across
‫قوتِنْ أ ْكروس‬ ‫موضح‬
verb: to ruin)‫ ;(يخرب\يتلف‬to make a mistake
mess up
‫ِيس أب‬
ْ ‫م‬ ex: He messed up the job. Now we have to do it again.
‫يخرب\يخطيء‬ I messed up two questions on the test.
verb: to identify; to be aware of something
recognize
‫ِري ُكو ْقنايِ ْز‬ ex: I recognize that man. I saw him at the store yesterday.
‫يتعرف \ يُدْ ِرك‬ I recognize that the test is tomorrow, but I haven’t had time to study.
diagonal adj: slanted; not straight
ْ‫دَ اياقُ َنل‬ ‫قطري\مائل‬ ex: Draw a diagonal line from the top right corner to the bottom left.
amaze verb: to wonder)‫ (يذهل\يدهش‬or astonish)‫ ;(يذهل\يدهش‬to greatly surprise)‫(مفاجأة‬
ْ ‫أ َم‬
‫يز‬ ex: It amazed)‫ (أذهلت\أبهرت‬me that he got 100 on the test.
‫يدهش \ يبهر‬
ْ ‫أ َم‬ amazed adj: surprised
ْ‫يزد‬
‫مندهش\مذهول‬ ex: I was amazed that I got 100 on the quiz. I thought I messed it up.
amazing adj: surprising
‫يز ْنق‬
ِ ‫أ َم‬ ‫مدهش\مذهل\رائع‬ ex: He had an amazing score on the test.
adj: eager)‫ ( ُمت ََح ِّمس\متشوق‬to know; interested)‫( ُمهتَ ّم‬
curious
‫س‬
ْ ‫كِي ُر َي‬ ex: I’m curious to know what is in the package.
‫ متحمس‬/ ‫متشوق‬ I’m curious about the history of Saudi Arabia. I want to study it.
disturb verb: to bother; to annoy
ْ ‫ِس ُت‬
‫ورب‬ ْ ‫د‬
‫يزعج‬ ex: The noise from the radio disturbed.
verb: to disturb; to bother; to annoy
irritate
ْ‫إيري َتيت‬
ِ ex: The dust irritates my eyes.
‫يزعج‬ The students who don’t study irritate me.
disturbing adj: annoying; upsetting; worrying
‫تور ِب ْنق‬
ْ ‫ِس‬ْ ‫د‬
‫مزعج‬ ex: It was disturbing to hear the bad news.
disturbed adj: annoyed; upset; worried
ْ ‫ِس ُت‬
‫وربد‬ ْ ‫د‬
‫إنزعج\ تضايق‬ ex: I was disturbed by all the noise.
irritating adj: annoying; causing discomfort
‫إيري َتيتِ ْنق‬
ِ ‫مزعج‬ ex: Soap can be very irritating to your eyes.
irritated adj: angry; sore
ْ‫إيري َتيتِد‬
ِ ‫انزعج‬ ex: The teacher gets irritated when the students are late.
evident adj: clear; obvious; easy to see
‫إيفِي ِد ْنت‬
‫واضح‬ ex: It was evident from his score that he studied hard for the test.
obvious adj: clear; evident; easy to see
‫أو ْبفِ َيس‬ ex: It’s obvious he studied. He got 100.
‫واضح‬
adj: basic; essential
fundamental
‫فو ْندَ امِي ْن َتل‬ ex: If you want to do well in school, good study habits)‫ (خصلة\عادة‬are
‫أساسي\رئيسي‬ fundamental.
value noun: the worth of something in money
‫فا ْليو‬ ‫القيمة‬ ex: The value of that car is SR 30,000.
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valuable
ْ‫فا ْل َي ُبل‬ ‫ذو قيمة‬
ex: I learned a valuable lesson)‫ (درس‬when I failed the test. I must study.
The car is very valuable. It’s worth)‫ (تستحق\تبلغ القيمة المالية‬1,000,000 dollars.
worth prep: of the value of
‫ورث‬
ْ ‫ُو‬
‫قيمة‬ ex: The car is worth SR100,000.
algebra noun: a branch of mathematics
‫آ ْل ِج ْبرا‬
‫علم الجبر‬ ex: The students are studying Algebra today.
angle noun: the space between two lines that meet or cross each other
‫آ ْنقِ ْل‬
‫زاوية‬ ex: A 90-degree angle is a perpendicular angle.
verb: to consider good, right, or sensible)‫ ;(معقول\حساس‬to give permission
approve of
‫أ ْب ُروف أوف‬ ex: The colonel approved my leave.
‫يقبل \ يوافق\يستحسن‬ My wife approved of my new clothes.
noun: the act of approving; a good opinion of
approval
‫أبرو َفل‬ ex: The colonel gave his approval to my leave.
‫موافقة\قبول\استحسان‬ My father showed his approval of my success with his congratulations)‫(تهنئته‬.
digit noun: any number from 0 to 9
ْ‫دِي ِجيت‬
01 ‫رقم أقل من‬ ex: The number 21 has 2 digits.
dimension noun: measurement
ْ‫داي ِم ْنشِ ن‬
‫قياس\مساحة‬ ex: The dimensions of the room are 3 x 6 meters.
formula noun: a fixed form of words or procedures
‫فورمِيال‬
ْ
‫معادلة\صيغة‬ ex: The formula for water is H2O.
impression noun: an effect on the mind
ْ‫إمبِ ِرشِ ن‬ ex: The student made a good impression on the teacher. He scored 100 on the first test.
‫إنطباع‬
individual noun: one person or thing
ْ ‫إ ْندِيف‬
‫ِيج َول‬
‫فرد‬ ex: There are two individuals that the police are looking for.
fed up with exp: can’t tolerate)‫ (تحمل‬any longer
‫َفيد أب ِو ْذ‬ ex: I’m fed up with the bad service)‫ (الخدمة السيئة‬in this restaurant. I’m leaving.
‫سئمت من‬
even so exp: in spite of that; though that is true
‫ساو‬
َ ْ‫إيفِن‬ ex: It’s raining. Even so, we must go to work.
‫بالرغم من ذلك‬
though adv: however, nevertheless; in spite of everything
‫َذ ْو‬ He works long hours; he seems)‫ (يبدو‬to enjoy his work, though.
‫مع ذلك \ رغم ذلك‬ ex:
nonetheless adv: nevertheless
ْ ‫َن ْن ْذل‬
‫ِيس‬ ex: I can’t come to the party. Nonetheless, I thank you for inviting me.
‫مع ذلك\رغم ذلك‬
despite prep: in spite of
ْ‫ِس َبايِت‬
ْ ‫د‬
‫على الرغم من‬ ex: She came to work despite her illness.
ْ‫بايت‬
ِ ‫إس‬ْ ‫إن‬ in spite of prep: despite
‫أوف‬ ‫بالرغم من‬ ex: She came to work in spite of her illness.
regardless adv: despite the fact that; anyway
‫ِس‬
ْ ‫ِريقاردْ ل‬ ex: It’s raining, but we’ll play football, regardless.
‫َم ْه َما َي ُكنْ \على أية حال‬
‫ِس‬
ْ ‫ِريقاردْ ل‬ regardless of prep: in spite of
‫أوف‬ ‫بصرف النظر عن‬ ex: We must finish this work today regardless of the time.
ْ‫ايت‬ ِ ‫إن سِ َب‬ in spite of the fact exp: taking no notice of the fact
‫أوف ذا فاكت‬ that ex: In spite of the fact that our best player was injured, we won)‫ (فزنا‬the game.
‫ذات‬ ‫على الرغم من حقيقة ذلك‬
ْ‫إن سِ َبايِت‬ exp: taking no notice of many things
ْ‫أوف إت‬ in spite of it all ex:He’s very ill and has many problems,but in spite of it all, he has a positive
‫على الرغم من كل شيء‬ attitude)‫(توجه إيجابي‬
‫ُأوول‬
‫َو ْنس آند فور‬ once and for all exp: for the last time
‫أوول‬ ‫مرة واحدة وإلى األبد‬ ex: I told the class once and for all that if they don’t study, they won’t pass.
anti- prefix: against)‫(ضد‬
-‫آ ْنتِي‬ The people are antiwar)‫(ضد الحرب‬. They want peace.
‫ضد‬ ex:
pro- prefix: for; in favor of)‫(لصالح‬
-‫ب ُرو‬
‫مناصر‬/‫مؤيد‬ ex: The president is proeducation. He is in favor of good schools.

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** ‫** تمت الترجمة بإجتهاد شخصي يحتمل الخطأ والصواب‬ ALC Vocabulary

‫النطق‬ ‫الكلمة‬ ‫المعنى والمثال‬

verb: to cause to start; to make active
activate
‫ْآكتِي َفيت‬ ex: This switch activates the electrical system.
‫ ينشط‬/ ‫يفعل‬ You must activate your ATM card before you can use it.
behind in verb: to be overdue)‫ ( ُمتَأ َ ِّخر‬in work, etc.
‫َاي ْند إن‬ ex: Everyone had to wait for Bob to finish. He was behind the rest)‫(البقية‬.
ِ ‫بي ه‬ Fayez is behind in his studies)‫ (دراسته‬and it shows in his poor grades)‫(درجات متدنية‬.
‫متأخر في‬/‫في الخلف‬
‫اي ْند إن‬
ِ ‫فال ِبي َه‬ fall behind in verb: to become overdue in work, etc.
‫يتخلف \ يتأخر‬ ex: You will fall behind in class if you don’t do your homework.
‫فِل بِي َهايِ ْند إن‬ fell behind in
‫تأخر \ تخلف‬
ِ ‫َفلِن ِبي َه‬
‫اي ْند إن‬ fallen behind in
‫متأخر \ متخلف‬
‫اي ْند إن‬
ِ ‫قِت ِبي َه‬ get behind in verb: to fail to keep up with)‫(مواكبة‬
‫يتخلف\يتأخر‬ ex: If you get behind in your studies you might fail the book quiz.
‫قوت ِبي َها ِي ْند إن‬ got behind in Steve got behind in his work because he was sick for two days.
‫تأخر \ تخلف‬
‫قو ْتن بِي َهايِ ْند إن‬ gotten behind in
‫متأخر \ متخلف‬
َ ‫كا ْت‬
‫شب أون‬ catch up on verb: to come from behind
‫يلحق بـ‬ ex: He was absent last week, so he must catch up on the old lessons.
caught up on Run faster so you can catch up to the other runners.
‫كوت أب أون‬ ‫لحق بـ‬
bear verb: to endure)‫(تحمل‬
‫ير‬
ْ ‫َب‬ ex: I can’t bear the heat in August. It’s over 50 degrees!
‫يتقبل‬/‫يتحمل‬
bring up verb: 1) to introduce 2) to raise)‫ (تربية‬children
‫ِب ِري ْنق أب‬ ‫يدخل\يدلي بـ \يربي‬ ex: 1) Ali brought up his idea at the meeting.
brought up 2) Parents like to bring up their children in a safe neighborhood.
‫بروت أب‬
‫ربى\أدخل\أدلى‬
‫بِريك إن أون‬
break in on verb: to interrupt)‫(يُقَا ِطع‬
)‫يقاطع (الكالم‬ ex: Bob broke in on our conversation to tell us the important news.
broke in on
‫بروك إن أون‬
‫قاطع‬
broken in on
‫بروكِن إن أون‬
‫مقاطع‬
ْ ‫ِس‬ dispose of verb: to get rid of
‫بوز أوف‬ ْ ‫د‬
‫التخلص من‬ ex: Please dispose of your Pepsi cans in the trash.
‫فوربِد‬ْ forbid‫يمنع\يحظر‬ verb: to command not to do something
ْ‫فوربَيد‬ forbade‫منع \ حظر‬ ex: Saudi Airlines forbids smoking on all flights.
ْ‫فوربيدِن‬
ِ forbidden Mohammed’s parents forbade him to see that movie.
‫ممنوع \ محظور‬
go ahead verb: to continue
ْ‫قو أهِيد‬
‫يتقدم\ينطلق\يتابع‬ ex: We still have time, so let’s go ahead and begin the next lesson.
went ahead The general went ahead with his plan to move his troops.
ْ‫ِونْتْ أهِيد‬
‫تقدم\تابع\إنطلق‬
gone ahead
ْ‫قون أهِيد‬
‫متقدم\متابع‬
‫هَا ْنق أون تو‬ hang on to verb: to keep
‫يتمسك بـ \ يحتفظ بـ‬ ex: Hang on to your money. Don’t spend it all today!
‫َه ْنق أن تو‬ hung on to Some students hang on to all their English books. They don’t
‫إحتفظ بـ \ تمسك بـ‬ throw them away.
overcome verb: to win or prevail; to be successful when things are difficult
‫أو َفر َكوم‬
‫يتغلب \ يقهر‬ ex: The soldiers overcame the enemy and won the battle.
overcame The blind man overcame his problem and became a doctor.
‫أوفر َكي ْم‬ ‫تغلب \قهر‬
verb: to indicate indirectly; to hint or suggest
imply
‫إمبال ْي‬
ْ ex: The smile on his face implies that he is happy.
‫يعني \ يدل \ يشير إلى‬ Khalid didn’t touch the food. This implied that he didn’t like it.
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 put away verb: to put in the proper place)‫(المكان المناسب‬
ْ ‫ُبتْ َأو‬
‫اي‬ ‫يضع في المكان المناسب‬ ex: Please clean your room and put away your clothes.
If you don’t put the milk away it will spoil)‫(يفسد‬.
verb: to remove
clear away
‫ِكلِير َأواي‬ ex: The waitress)‫ (قرسون\نادل المطعم‬cleared away the dishes from the table.
‫يزيل\ينظف‬ The men cleared the buildings away after the earthquake)‫(زلزال‬.
verb: to indicate indirectly; to hint or suggest
imply
‫بالي‬
ْ ‫إم‬ ْ ex: The smile on his face implies that he is happy.
‫يعني \ يدل \ يشير إلى‬ Khalid didn’t touch the food. This implied that he didn’t like it.
noun: a source of information or recommendation
reference
‫ِري ْف َرنس‬ ex: A dictionary is the best reference for word definitions.
‫مرجع‬ People applying)‫ (المتقدمين‬for a job must give personal references.
verb: to allude)‫يلمح‬/‫شير‬ ِ ُ‫ (ي‬to; to send to for aid
refer
‫ِريفِير‬ ex: Khalid referred to his family when he talked about his vacation.
‫ يرجع إلى‬/ ‫يشير‬ If you don’t understand a word you should refer to a dictionary.
steer verb: to direct the course of; to guide
‫إستِير‬ ْ driver steered the car away from a big hole)‫ (حفرة كبيرة‬in the street.
‫ يوجه‬/ ‫يقود‬ ex: The
verb: to put or use something in place of another
ْ substitute
‫سبِ ْستِتيوت‬ َ ex: “We don’t have Coke. May I substitute Pepsi, sir?”
‫يستبدل‬ Chief Ahmed substituted for Jim while he was on vacation.
in place of exp: as a substitute for
‫إنْ بلَيس أوف‬
‫بدال من‬ ex: Joe will teach in place of Scott next week.
verb: to change from one to another
transfer
‫ترا ْنسِ َفير‬ ex: The general was transferred from KKMC to Riyadh.
‫تغيير‬/‫تحويل‬ Joe transferred his books from his old desk to his new one.
adj: more than enough; large in size or quantity; plenty)‫(وافر‬
ample
ْ‫آم ُبل‬ ْ
‫وافر‬/‫واسع‬/‫فسيح‬
ex: The classroom was big. There was ample room for more students.
He had ample money for his vacation.
concerning prep: about ex: The student had some questions concerning the grammar.
‫يرنِ ْنق‬ ْ ‫س‬ َ ‫ُكو ْن‬
‫فيما يتعلق بـ‬/‫بخصوص‬ What is your opinion concerning the situation in Palestine?
in regard to exp: concerning; about
‫ارد تو‬ ْ ‫إن ِري َق‬
‫في ما يتعلق‬ ex: The teacher spoke to the student in regard to his poor attendance.
verb: to be connected or associated to
َ pertain
ْ‫بِ ْرتين‬ ex: This vocabulary sheet pertains to the words in Book 26.
‫ختص أو يتعلّقَ ِبـ‬
َّ ‫ي‬ Go away! This conversation doesn’t pertain to you!
ideal adj: thought of as perfect
‫آ ْيدِيل‬ The climate)‫ (المناخ‬in Saudi Arabia is ideal for camels.
‫مثالي‬ ex:
instantly adv: at once)‫حاال‬/‫(فورا‬
‫إن ِْس َت ْنتِلي‬
‫ حاال‬/ ‫فورا‬ ex: Hassen answered the question instantly.
instant noun: a very small amount of time
‫ِيس َت ْنت‬ َ ‫إن‬
‫لحظة‬ ex: I will help you in an instant. Just wait a minute.
adj: of the mind
mental
‫َمي ْن َتل‬ ex: Reading is a mental activity)‫(نشاط عقلي‬.
‫ذهني‬/‫فكري‬/‫عقلي‬
The crazy)‫ (المجنون‬man had mental problems.
adj: useful)‫(مفيد‬
practical
‫بر ْاكتِي َكل‬
َ ex: Reviewing vocabulary and grammar is a practical way to study.
‫مفيد‬/‫عملي‬ Walking is not a practical way to get to Riyadh, but driving is.
adv: almost
practically
‫بر ْاكتِي َكلي‬
َ ex: Ali has practically no money. He only has three riyals.
‫في الغالب‬/‫تقريبا‬ Period 1 is practically over. There are only a few minutes left.
capacity noun: volume; an ability to contain, absorb, or receive
‫َكا َباسِ يتِي‬ ‫ استيعاب‬/ ‫سعة‬ ex: The capacity of my gas tank is 13 gallons.
The football stadium has a capacity of 30,000 people.
noun: money received in a given period)‫(فترة معينة‬
income
‫إ ْن َكم‬ ex: A doctor’s income is more than a bus driver’s.
‫الدخل‬/‫اإليرادات‬ When a person retires)‫ (تقاعد‬sometimes his income decreases.
allowance noun: 1) a definite amount (especially money) 2) something allowed
‫مبلغ مالي ثابت‬/ ‫بدل‬ ex: 1) Saleh gives his son an allowance of 20 riyals every week.
ْ ‫أالو ْن‬
‫س‬ Soldiers are given an allowance to cover the cost of their uniforms.
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assume
2) to take control, power, or a particular position
‫أسيوم‬
ْ ‫يفترض‬ ex: 1) Khalid has been absent the last three days. I assume he is sick.
‫يتولى‬ 2) The general was transferred, so another assumed command.
chip in verb: to contribute)‫(للمساهمة‬
‫تِشِ ْب إن‬ ex: The students chipped in to buy wonderful gifts)‫ (هدايا رائعة‬for both Scott and Ali
‫يساهم‬
verb: to find or discover
come across
‫َكم ْأكروس‬ ex: Fatima came across some old photographs of her parents while she was
‫يعثر على‬ cleaning the room.
put across verb: to make clear or understandable
‫ٌبتْ أ ْكروس‬
‫يوضح\يفهم‬ ex: Teachers try to put across new grammar to their students.
verb: to think of and develop or create something; to invent
come up with
‫َكم أب َوذ‬ ex: Salem and Arif came up with an idea to have a student party.
‫ يخترع‬/ ‫يأتي بفكرة‬ Ali thought for a long time but couldn’t come up with the answer.
think up verb: to invent or create
‫ثِ ْنك أب‬ ‫يخترع\يأتي بفكرة‬ ex: The boys thought up a reason to avoid going to school.
‫ثوت أب‬ thought up The general thought up a plan to surprise the enemy.
‫أتى بفكرة‬/‫إخترع‬
oppose verb: to be against
‫أ ُبوز‬
‫يقاوم\يعارض‬ ex: The Palestinians oppose the building of a wall by the Israelis.

َ ‫ِر‬ resign verb: to leave a job

‫يزايِن‬
‫يستقيل من العمل‬ ex: Saleh resigned from his job after 20 years. Now he travels a lot.
subscribe verb: to pay in advance and receive a newspaper, magazine, service, etc.
‫سِ بِ ْس ْك َرايِب‬
.. ‫يشترك في‬ ex: Ali subscribes to the Saudi Gazette. It is delivered to him each day.
adj: fair)‫ (عادل‬or just)‫ ;(عادل‬concerned with factual reality)‫ (الواقع الحقيقي‬without
ْ ‫أو ْب ِج‬ objective
‫يكتِف‬ bias)‫ (تحييز\تحامل‬or prejudice)‫(تعصب\محاباه\انحياز‬
‫حيادي‬
ّ ex: A jury)‫ (أعضاء المحكمة‬must be objective to make a fair decision in court)‫(المحكمة‬.
strange adj: unusual)‫ ;(غير عادي‬weird)‫(عجيب‬
‫إست َِري ْنج‬
ْ
‫غريب‬ ex: Yusef had a strange dream about an animal with two heads.
amusement noun: entertainment)‫ ;(تَرفِيه‬something that amuses)‫(يسلي\ يُؤنِس‬
‫يوز ِم ْنت‬
ْ ‫أم‬ْ
‫تسلية\ترفيه‬ ex: Watching funny movies is a kind of amusement.
editor noun: a supervisor of a newspaper; one who edits
‫إيدِي ُت ْر‬
‫ِيس ال َّت ْح ِرير‬
ُ ‫المحرر\ َرئ‬ ex: The editor decides which stories to print in the newspaper.
editorial noun: an article that gives the opinions of the editor
ْ ‫إدِي ُت‬
‫ور َيل‬
‫َم َقال ٌ ا ْفتِ َتاح ِّي\المقدمة‬ ex: Jassim read an editorial about Bush’s failed policies in Iraq.
noun: a writer books, papers, articles, etc.
author
‫أُو َثر‬ ex: Who is the author of your favorite book?
‫الكاتب \ المؤلف‬ Taha Hussein is a famous Arab author.
verb: to print for the public
publish
‫ِش‬
ْ ‫َب ْبل‬ ex: The Arab News is published in Riyadh each day.
‫ينشر\يطبع‬ The DLI publishes the books we use.
cartoon noun: a funny drawing; an animation
‫كارتون‬ ‫رسوم متحركة\كاريكتير‬ ex: Many newspapers have cartoons about politics.
comics noun: a set of drawings that tell a story
‫كوم ِْكس‬ ‫رسوم كوميدية‬ ex: American newspapers have comics on Sunday mornings.
chapter noun: a division of a book
‫ْتشا ْب َتر‬ ex: A long book often has many chapters. The Qur’an has 114.
‫فصل \ جزء في الكتاب‬ Joe stopped reading when he finished Chapter 40 of his book.
noun: the vertical alignment of items
column
‫ُكولُ ْم‬ ex: This vocabulary sheet has two columns - one for the words and another for the
‫عمود‬ definitions and examples.
noun: a hindrance)‫ ;(عائق‬something which gets in the way)‫(يحصل في الطريق‬
obstacle
‫أوب ْستِ َكل‬
ِ ex: Camels)‫ (الجمال‬and sheep)‫ (االغنام‬can be obstacles when driving at night.
‫عقبة\عائق‬ The book quiz should be no obstacle if you study hard.
verb: to block; to get in the way of
ْ ‫أوبِ ْس‬ obstruct
‫تراكت‬ ex: The protestors)‫ (المتظاهرون‬will obstruct traffic on the street tomorrow.
‫يمنع\يعيق‬ The flood)‫ (الفيضان‬in Hafer Al-Baten obstructed traffic for a few days.
noun: a disadvantage; a physical limitation
handicap
‫ها ْندِيكاب‬ ex: If you can’t read it will be a big handicap in your life.
‫عائق\إعاقة‬ The blind man overcame his handicap and became a great singer)‫(مغني\مطرب‬.

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hardship
‫هاردْ شِ يب‬ ex: Miriam’s parents died when she was young,
‫ش َّقة\ معاناة\ضائقة‬
َ ‫َم‬
but this hardship didn’t stop)‫ (لم يعيق\لم يمنع‬her from going to college.
governor noun: a political head)‫ (رئيس سياسي‬of state; one who governs)‫(يَح ُكم‬
‫َقف ِْر ُن ْر‬ ex: Arnold is the governor of California.Each of the 50 states has only one governor.
‫رئيس والية‬
legislature noun: a lawmaking group)‫(مجموعة القوانين‬
َ ‫لَ ِج ْسلَي ْت‬
‫شر‬
‫السلطة التشريعية‬ ex: The legislature of Texas creates new laws every year.
sort noun: a type or kind
‫سورت‬
ْ ex: There are many sorts of fruits and vegetables at the market.
‫فئة\نوع\صنف‬ What sort of music do you like?
viewpoint noun: an opinion or attitude
‫فِيو ُبويِ ْنت‬ ex: Steve’s viewpoint was that the war should end immediately.
‫وجهة نظر‬ At the United Nations, everyone can express their viewpoint.
noun: 1) a range of vision; what you can see
view
2) an opinion
‫فِ ُيو‬ ‫مشهد‬/‫منظر‬/‫رؤية‬ ex: 1) The view from the airplane was beautiful.
‫رأي‬ 2) She did not agree with her husbands views.
charged with exp: to be officially accused of)‫(أن يتهم رسميا‬
‫ِشاجدْ ِوذ‬
ْ ‫ت‬ ex: Ali is charged with shooting)‫ (يطلق النار‬his neighbor.
‫متهم بـ‬ The police arrested John, but he isn’t charged with a crime yet.
abrupt adj: sudden; unexpected
‫أ ْب َر ْبت‬ ex: There was an abrupt change in temperature. At 3:00 it was 30
‫مفاجيء‬ degrees but by 3:15 it was only 22 degrees.
‫تِشِ كْ آوت‬ check out on verb: to verify and approve of one’s ability on something
‫أون‬ ‫يتحقق من‬ Adel must check the trainees out on the machines before they can be allowed to use them.
chop down verb: to cut down a tree
‫تِشوب داون‬
‫ُي ّقطع‬ ex: Arif chopped down the tree growing next to his house.
contrast noun: a difference
ex: There are many contrasts between Saudi Arabia and China.
‫است‬ َ ‫ُكو ْن‬
ْ ‫تر‬ ‫تفاوت\اختالف‬ verb: comparing to show a differences
ex: The teachers contrasted the old and new ECL scores.
‫يقارن‬ Are there any differences if you contrast Qur’anic and modern Arabic?
encounter verb: to meet unexpectedly
ex: Please ask for help if you encounter any problems on the test.
‫او ْن َتر‬
ِ ‫إن َك‬ Bob encountered his old girlfriend at the birthday party.
‫يصادف\يالقي\يواجه‬

hoist verb: to raise up

‫هوي ْست‬
ِ ex: The bank robber)‫ (سارق البنك‬hoisted the bag of money onto his shoulder..
‫يحمل‬/‫يرفع‬ Helicopters can hoist vehicles and transport them.
live on verb: to survive)‫(يبقى حيا‬, endure)‫(يتحمل‬
‫ِف أون‬
ْ ‫ل‬ ex: The poor family lives on only $50 per week.
‫يعيش على‬ Musa’ad lives on a diet)‫ (نظام غذائي‬of kabsa, kabsa, and more kabsa.
shallow adj: not deep
‫شالو‬
‫سطحي\قليل العمق‬ ex: Small children can play only in shallow water.
rotate verb: to spin or turn on an axis
ْ‫رو َتيت‬ ex: The Earth rotates once every 24 hours.
‫يستدير\يلف‬ The tires on your car rotate as you drive.
rotary adj : turning on a central axis
‫رو َتري‬ ‫َد َّوار\دوراني‬ ex: A helicopter has rotary wings. Airplanes have fixed wings.
verb: to turn around
ْ‫إس ِبن‬
ْ spin ‫بر َم‬
َ ‫ُيد َِّور\ي‬ ex: The private spun around to salute the general.
‫إس َبن‬ ْ spun ‫أدار\برم‬ Michael Jordan can spin a basketball on the tip)‫ (طرف\رأس‬of his finger.
set out verb: 1) to begin a course of action)‫(مسار العمل‬
2) to arrange or spread out)‫(ينشر‬
‫سِ ت آوت‬ ex: 1) After graduation they will set out on a trip to Indonesia.
‫ينطلق \ يبدأ‬
‫يوزع‬ 2) The teacher set out the books for everyone to see.
verb: to remain alive
survive
ِ ‫س ْر َف‬
‫ايف‬ ُ
‫ينجو\ َي ْب َقى َح ّيا‬
ex: In the forest, Abdullah survived by eating snakes and insects)‫(حشرات‬.
People can only survive a few days without water.
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‫فا ْيتِل‬ ex: Water is vital if you are to survive in the desert.
‫روري للحياة‬
ّ ‫ض‬َ \‫وي‬
ّ ‫َح َي‬ Body temperature and pulse are two of a person’s vital signs)‫(عالمات حيوية‬.
sustain verb: to maintain or keep strong
‫وس َتين‬
ْ ‫س‬ُ ex: His big breakfast sustains him until lunch.
‫يحافظ على \ يَدْ َعم‬ Your average is 96. Can you sustain it for the entire course)‫?(الدورة كاملة‬
suspend verb: to hang
‫س ْس ِبي ْند‬
ُ ex: He was suspended by a rope)‫ (حبل‬from the helicopter.
‫يتعلق\ َي َتدَ لَّى‬ The children suspended a rope from the tree so they could play.
proficient adj: capable; skilled; competent)‫(مختص\مؤهل‬
‫بروفِيشِ ْنت‬ ex: Steve is proficient at playing tennis.
‫بارع\ماهر‬ ECL test scores tell how proficient you are in English.
even if conj: though; however improbable)‫ (مستتبعد\مستحيل الوقوع‬it is
‫إيفِنْ إف‬ ex: We will play the football game even if it is raining.
‫حتى لو \ بالرغم من‬ I won’t be your friend even if you pay me $1,000,000!
unless conj: except if
‫أ ُ ْنلِيس‬
‫اال اذا‬ ex: Halima will fail her course unless she gets a 90 on her next test.
shield noun: a protective device
‫شِ ي ْلد‬ ex: Gladiators)‫ (المصارعين‬sometimes used a sword)‫ (السيف‬and shield to fight.
‫درع\واقي‬ Sunglasses will shield your eyes from the sun, as well as blowing dust)‫(يهب الغبار‬.
armor noun: a protective metal covering)‫(غطاء‬
‫آر ُمر‬
ْ ex: Many years ago men wore suits of armor for battle.
‫غطاء مصفح‬ Tanks)‫(الدبابات‬, ships, and aircraft all use armor for protection.
tank noun: an armored)‫ (مدرعة‬military vehicle
‫تا ْنك‬
‫دبابة‬ ex: Tanks were first used by Great Britain in World War I.
bomb noun: a shell that explodes
‫بو ْمب‬
‫قنبلة‬ ex: Bombs are used as weapons during war.
blast noun: an explosion
‫الست‬
ْ ‫ْب‬
‫ِا ْنفِجار‬ ex: The blast from the bomb was heard from far away.
burst verb: to come apart suddenly; to explode
‫بور ْست‬
ِ ‫ينفجر\يتفكك‬ ex: The balloon burst when Ali put too much air in it.
camouflage verb: to disguise)‫ (تمويه‬in order to conceal)‫(للتخفي‬
‫كاموفالج‬ Soldiers wear special clothes to camouflage themselves)‫ (أنفسهم‬from the enemy.
‫يموه‬
ّ /‫تمويه‬
conceal verb: to hide
‫ُك ْنسِ يل‬
‫يخفي‬ ex: The criminals concealed the drugs in the back of their car.

َ ‫ْت‬ chopper noun: a helicopter

‫شا َبر‬
‫طائرة مروحية‬ ex: Many officers want to become chopper pilots.
rotor noun: a rotating part of a machine; the rotating airfoils)‫(أجنحة‬, as on a helicopter
‫رو َتر‬ ‫مراوح‬ ex: Most choppers have two rotors, one on top and one in back.
hover verb: to stay in the air in one place
‫هُو َفر‬
‫يحوم في السماء‬ ex: Helicopters can hover but airplanes cannot.
noun: the opposite direction or action
reverse
ْ ‫ِري َف‬
‫يرس‬ ex: If you want to go backwards)‫(للخلف‬, put your car in reverse.
‫ الريوس‬/ ‫العكس‬ Ayed is improving as a student, but Adel is doing the reverse.
terrain noun: an area of ground; a land contour
‫ِيرين‬
َ ‫ت‬
‫تضاريس‬ ex:The terrain in Saudi Arabia is mostly flat,but in Switzerland it is mostly mountainous.
suffix: protected from
-proof
‫برووف‬ ex: His watch was waterproof)‫(ضد الماء‬. Water could not damage it.
‫ محمي من‬/ ‫ضد‬ Firemen wear fireproof)‫ (ضد الحريق‬clothing for protection.
no matter who exp: it makes no difference
‫نو َم َتر هو‬ ‫ال يهم‬/ ‫بغض النظر من هو‬ ex: I must attend my sister’s wedding, no matter what it costs.
no matter what John will visit his friend, no matter where he lives.
‫نو َمتر َوت‬ ‫ال يهم ماذا‬/‫بغض النظر ماذا‬
‫نو م َتر َوير‬ no matter where
‫ال يهم أين‬/‫بغض النظرأين‬
confirm verb: to make sure or show that something is right
‫ُك ْن َفيرم‬ ex: You should confirm your reservation two days before you fly.
‫يؤكد‬ The police confirmed that they had captured the criminal.

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‫أب أون‬
‫مطلع \ ملم‬ ex: Ali is really up on computers. He knows everything about them.
verb: 1) to be good enough for
up to
2)to be the responsibility of (deciding)
‫أب تو‬ ex: 1) Ali doesn’t have any experience. Is he up to the job?
‫ مالئم‬/ ‫جيد‬ 2) I don’t care if we go or not. It’s completely up to you ‫يعود‬/‫(متروك لك القرار‬
‫مسؤول عن اتخاذ القرار‬ )‫لك‬.
accompany verb: to go with
‫أكوم َبنِي‬
ْ
‫يرافق\يصاحب‬ ex: Khalid accompanied his father when he went to the hospital.
come along verb: to accompany
‫ُكم ألون‬ ‫ يرافق‬/ ‫يأتي مع‬ ex: Can my little brother come along with us)‫ (يأتي معنا‬to the game?
came along
‫َكيم ألون‬ ‫ رافق‬/ ‫أتى مع‬
confirm verb: to make sure or show that something is right
‫ُك ْن َفيرم‬ ex: You should confirm your reservation two days before you fly.
‫يؤكد‬ The police confirmed that they had captured the criminal.
export verb: to send items to another country
‫ْإك ْسبورت‬
‫ص ِّدر‬
َ ‫ي‬ ex: Saudi Arabia exports oil to many countries.
import verb: to bring items into a country
‫إ ْم ُبورت‬ ex: Saudi Arabia doesn’t manufacture cars, so it must import them.
‫إستيراد‬
verb: to press or rest against something; to bend)‫(إنحناء‬
lean
‫لِين‬ ex: Please don’t lean on that table. It isn’t very strong.
‫ ينحني‬/ ‫يضغط‬ Dave hurt his back when he leaned over and lifted the big box.
noun: a boundary; the point where something ends
limit ex: A fence indicates the limits of KKMC.
‫نهاية‬/‫حد‬ Saeed is very intelligent. There is no limit to what he can do.
ْ‫لِمِت‬
verb: to set bounds)‫;(تعيين الحدود‬to restrict)‫(يقيد‬
‫يحدد‬ ex: If you want to lose weight you must limit your eating.
The teacher limited the lesson to vocabulary.The class didn’t study anything else that day.
verb: to relinquish)‫ ;(التنازل‬to give up
(to) part with
‫بارت ِوذ‬
ْ ex: A stingy man)‫ (رجل بخيل‬doesn’t like to part with his money.
‫ االقتسام‬/‫التشارك مع‬ When George moved to Egypt he had to part with his friends.
stand by verb: to stay ready; to support
‫إستا ْند باي‬
ْ ‫يساند‬/‫يتأهب‬/‫يستعد‬ ex: The soldiers stood by in case the general called them to attack.
stood by A good friend will always stand by you if you have a problem.
‫إس ُتود باي‬
ْ
‫ساند‬/‫تأهب‬/‫إستعد‬
verb: to move back and forth rapidly)‫(بسرعة‬
(to) vibrate
‫فايِ ْب َريت‬ ex: The car started to vibrate because Adel was going too fast.
‫يتذبذب‬/‫يهتز‬ When the strings of a guitar vibrate music is made.
wait on verb: to serve
‫َويت أون‬
‫يخدم‬ ex: The waiter waits on several tables in the restaurant.
noun: commerce; business
trade
‫تريد‬
َ ex: He’s in the computer trade. He buys and sells computers.
‫تجارة‬ There is a lot of trade between Japan and the US.
verb: to exchange, buy, or sell goods or merchandise
(to) trade
ْ‫ْت َريد‬ ex: Majed wants to trade his car for Ali’s truck.
‫يقايض‬/‫يتاجر‬ Countries often trade with each other to get goods they need.
noun: trading on a large scale)‫(مجال واسع‬, as between countries
commerce
‫س‬
ْ ‫ير‬
ْ ‫كو َم‬ ex: Saudi Arabia’s main commerce is in oil.
‫تجارة‬ North Korea doesn’t have much commerce with other countries.
adj: of or related to commerce
َ ‫ير‬ commercial
‫شل‬ ْ ‫كو َم‬ ex: He is in Oman for commercial reasons. He is there on business.
‫تجاري‬ Commercial aircraft are more comfortable than military planes.
noun: a system of money supply or management of money of a country
economy
‫إي ُكو ُنومِي‬ ex: If the economy is strong many people will have jobs.
‫إقتصاد‬ The economy of Saudi Arabia depends on oil.
currency noun: the money in use in a country
‫ور ْنسِ ي‬
ِ ‫ُك‬ ex: The currency in Saudi Arabia is riyals. In Iraq it’s dinars.
‫عملة‬
adj: equal; same as
equivalent
‫ْإك ِويفِلَنت‬ ex: One dollar is equivalent to 3.75 riyals.
‫يساوي‬/‫يعادل‬ Twelve inches is equivalent to one foot.
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‫آ ْي ِد ْنتِي َكل‬ Majed and his brother are identical twins)‫(توائم متطابقان‬. They look the same.
‫مطابق‬ ex:
historic adj : important in history
‫تورك‬
ِ ‫ِس‬ْ ‫ه‬
‫تاريخي‬ ex: The end of World War II was a historic moment.
rarely adv: not very often
‫يرلِي‬
ْ ‫َر‬
‫نادرا‬ ex: James rarely sees his family because they live very far away.
scarcely adv: almost never; almost not ; only just
‫نادرا‬ ex: Mohammed scarcely takes a taxi; he usually drives himself.
ْ ‫سِ َك‬
‫يرسِ لي‬ Dan broke his leg and now he can scarcely move it.
‫بالكاد‬
‫للتو‬ They had scarcely finished eating when the doorbell rang.
idle adj: not busy or inactive; useless
‫آيدِل‬ ex: The workers were idle because they had no work to do.
‫كسول‬/‫خامل‬ I was idle on Friday. I just stayed home and relaxed.
community noun: a group of people in the same area or with similar interests)‫(مصالحه متشابهه‬
‫ُكو ْم ُيونِيتِي‬ ex: The small community has only a gas station and one store.
‫جالية‬/‫مجموعة‬/‫جماعة‬ Chinatown)‫ (الحي الصيني‬is a community of Chinese people in New York.
compartment noun: an enclosed space; a separate section or category
‫بارتِ ِم ْنت‬
ْ ‫ُك ْم‬ ex: The night train has a sleeping compartment for passengers.
‫غرفة‬/‫حجرة‬ You can put maps and sunglasses in your glove compartment.
noun: any prominent feature)‫ (سمة بارزة او مشهورة‬of the landscape,often used as a
landmark guide
‫ال ْند مارك‬ ex: Pilots use rivers, mountains, and roads as landmarks.
‫نقطة استدالل‬/‫معلم معروف‬
The Eiffel Tower)‫ (برج إيفل‬is a famous landmark in Paris.
path noun:a walkway)‫ ;(ممشى‬a line of movement)‫(خط التحرك‬
‫باث‬
‫طريق‬/‫مسار‬ ex: The boys followed a path from their house to the river.
emphasis noun: stress or special importance or attention given to something
‫س‬
ْ ِ‫إمفِيس‬
ْ ex: Islam puts a lot of emphasis extra prayers during Ramadan.
ْ ‫َت‬
‫شدِي ُد\تأكيد‬ This symbol (!) is used for emphasis at the end of a sentence.
emphasize verb: to stress)‫شدِّد َعلَى‬
َ ُ ‫ ;(يؤكد أو ي‬to make important
‫اي ْز‬
ِ ‫ِيس‬
َ ‫إمف‬ ex: The teacher emphasized the new grammar by using a red marker.
‫يشدد \ يؤكد‬ The general emphasizes his messages by shouting)‫(صياح\صراخ‬.
stress noun: pressure, strain)‫توتر‬/‫(إجهاد‬, or anxiety)‫(القلق‬
‫س‬
ْ ‫إست ِِر‬
ْ ex: The roof collapsed)‫سقط‬/‫ (إنهار‬because it was under too much stress.
‫ضغط‬/‫إجهاد‬ He has a lot of stress at work because his job is difficult.
stress verb: to show the importance of something
‫يس‬
ْ ‫إست ِِر‬
ْ ex: The teacher stressed the new word by underlining it on the board.
‫شدِّد َعلَى‬
َ ‫ُي َؤ ِّكد على\ ُي‬ Islam stresses a belief)‫ (اإليمان‬in only one god)‫(إله أو رب واحد‬.
tension noun: mental)‫عقلي‬/‫ (ذهني‬or physical stress
ْ‫تِ ْنشِ ن‬ ex: There’s a feeling of tension just before a battle begins.
‫شد‬/‫توتر‬ If you put too much tension on that rope, it will break.
at all exp: in the least
‫آت أُوول‬ ex: I’m completely broke! I have no money at all.
‫على االطالق‬ When he arrived in Kuwait he couldn’t speak Arabic at all.
َ ‫إكس‬ in exchange for exp: in return for
‫شينج‬ ْ ‫إن‬ ex: Can I have four quarters in exchange for this dollar, please?
‫فور‬ ‫بدال عن‬/‫مقابل‬ Omar gave Ben 250 riyals in exchange for his watch.

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