Arabic Language Essentials: Prefixes, Suffixes, and Vocabulary

Arabic Prefixes

General

Singular

Plural

For/to: ل

In, with: ب

1

أ

ن

And: و

Future: س

2

ت

Like: ك

Definite: ال

3

ي

Arabic Suffixes

Pronouns

Person

Singular

Plural

1st

ـي

ـنا

2nd

Masculine

ـكَ

ـكُم

Feminine

ـكِ

3rd

Masculine

ـهُ

ـهُم

Feminine

ـها

Verb Suffixes

Person

Singular

Plural

Masculine

2nd

ون

3rd

Feminine

2nd

ين

Pluralize feminine nouns and adjectives: ات

Shorts

Personal Pronouns

Person

Singular

Plural

1

أنا

نحن

2

Masculine

أنتَ

أنتم

Feminine

أنتِ

3

Masculine

هو

هم

Feminine

هي

25 Common Arabic

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Essential Business and Workplace Terminology

Bonus: When you get extra pay for working well

Committed: Dedicated
Computer literate: Able to use computers well
Consistent: Always acting in a positive way
Core skill: An activity needed to do a specific job
Corporate culture: The ideas and beliefs of a company and how it affects its life
Dedicated: Specifically devoted to something
Diverse
Do overtime: Extra time
Earn an award: Win money for something, like a prize
Goal setting: Process of deciding what you want to achieve or what someone else should achieve
Hands-
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Using Connectors in English: Contrast, Reason, Examples, and Sequence

Connectors That Show Contrast

In spite of / Despite have the same meaning (a pesar de). They are followed by a noun phrase, often including a gerund.

  • In spite of the late hour / Despite the late hour, they went on with the meeting.
  • Arrived on time despite / in spite of getting up late.

Although, Though, Even Though, In Spite of the Fact That

These connectors have the same meaning (aunque, a pesar del hecho de que). They are followed by a complete sentence and can go at the beginning or in the middle

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Quranic Verses: Divine Attributes, Faith, and Life’s Purpose

سَبَّحَ لِلَّهِ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ (1) لَهُ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ (2) هُوَ الْأَوَّلُ وَالْآخِرُ وَالظَّاهِرُ وَالْبَاطِنُ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ (3) هُوَ الَّذِي

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Essential Vocabulary for Environmental Awareness and Legal Terms

Average (medio), Beast (bestia), Benefit from (beneficiarse de), Black and white (blanco o negro), Carbon footprint (huella de carbono), Consist of (componerse de), Crop (cultivo), Disappear from (desaparecer de), Dump (acumular/tirar), Eco-friendly (ecológico), Endangered (en peligro de extinción), Expose to (exponer a), Face with (enfrentarse a), Flooding (inundación), Fossil fuel (combustible fósil), Get rid of (deshacerse de), Give or take (más o menos), Greenhouse effect (efecto invernadero)

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The Outsiders: A Story of Loyalty and Redemption

The Outsiders: A Story of Gangs and Brotherhood

Ponyboy’s Introduction to the Greaser Life

Ponyboy Curtis, a young member of the “greasers” gang, is attacked by their rivals, the “Socs”, after leaving a movie theater. His older brothers, Darry and Sodapop, and other greasers come to his rescue. The following night, Ponyboy, along with fellow greasers Dally and Johnny, meet Cherry and Marcia, two Soc girls, at a drive-in. While Cherry rejects Dally’s advances, Ponyboy finds himself connecting with

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