Ali and Samer meet at an evening Arabic course. Ali works as a teacher, while Samer studies engineering. They discover that they are attending the same evening class.
01Read the Arabic conversation
الْعَمَلُ وَالدِّرَاسَةُ
عَلِيٌّ: مَرْحَبًا! أَنَا عَلِيٌّ. مَا اسْمُكَ؟
سَامِرٌ: اِسْمِي سَامِرٌ. سَعِيدٌ بِلِقَائِكَ.
عَلِيٌّ: وَأَنَا أَيْضًا. هَلْ أَنْتَ طَالِبٌ؟
سَامِرٌ: نَعَمْ، أَنَا طَالِبٌ فِي الْجَامِعَةِ.
عَلِيٌّ: مَاذَا تَدْرُسُ؟
سَامِرٌ: أَدْرُسُ الْهَنْدَسَةَ. هَلْ أَنْتَ طَالِبٌ أَيْضًا؟
عَلِيٌّ: أَنَا مُعَلِّمٌ. أَعْمَلُ فِي مَدْرَسَةٍ.
سَامِرٌ: مَاذَا تُدَرِّسُ فِي الْمَدْرَسَةِ؟
عَلِيٌّ: أُدَرِّسُ الرِّيَاضِيَّاتِ.
سَامِرٌ: هَلْ تَعْمَلُ فِي الْمَسَاءِ؟
عَلِيٌّ: لَا، أَعْمَلُ فِي الصَّبَاحِ. وَأَتَعَلَّمُ الْعَرَبِيَّةَ هُنَا فِي الْمَسَاءِ.
سَامِرٌ: أَنَا أَتَعَلَّمُ الْعَرَبِيَّةَ هُنَا أَيْضًا. هَلْ أَنْتَ فِي الْغُرْفَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ؟
عَلِيٌّ: نَعَمْ، أَنَا فِي الْغُرْفَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ.
سَامِرٌ: أَنَا فِي الْغُرْفَةِ نَفْسِهَا. هَيَّا إِلَى الدَّرْسِ!
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Ali: Hello! I am Ali. What is your name?
Samer: My name is Samer. Happy to meet you.
Ali: Me too. Are you a student?
Samer: Yes, I am a student at the university.
Ali: What do you study?
Samer: I study engineering. Are you a student too?
Ali: I am a teacher. I work at a school.
Samer: What do you teach at the school?
Ali: I teach mathematics.
Samer: Do you work in the evening?
Ali: No, I work in the morning. And I learn Arabic here in the evening.
Samer: I learn Arabic here too. Are you in room two?
Ali: Yes, I am in room two.
Samer: I am in the same room. Let’s go to the lesson!
02Useful words and expressions
| Arabic | Meaning in this conversation |
|---|---|
| طَالِبٌ | a male student |
| مُعَلِّمٌ | a male teacher |
| أَعْمَلُ | I work |
| أَدْرُسُ | I study |
| أُدَرِّسُ | I teach |
| الْجَامِعَةُ | the university |
| الْهَنْدَسَةُ | engineering |
| الرِّيَاضِيَّاتُ | mathematics |
03Check your understanding
Answer these seven questions using the conversation. You can reopen the English translation or return to the Arabic dialogue whenever you need help.
What to remember
- Keep أَدْرُسُ (I study) distinct from أُدَرِّسُ (I teach). The vowel pattern and shaddah change the meaning.
- Use أَنَا مُعَلِّمٌ for your job and أَعْمَلُ فِي مَدْرَسَةٍ for your workplace. A worker can also be a student in an evening course.
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