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Lesson 14: Part 1 Part 2 ▶ Dialogue: Dialogue — Feminine Exercises Vocabulary

المحادثة: الْمُؤَنَّثُ

Dialogue: Feminine nouns (ة) in conversation

أَحْمَد
مَنْ هَذِهِ؟
Who is this (f.)?
زَيْنَب
هَذِهِ طَالِبَةٌ جَدِيدَةٌ. وَتِلْكَ مَدْرَسَةٌ كَبِيرَةٌ.
This is a new (female) student. And that is a big school.
أَحْمَد
هَذِهِ سَيَّارَةٌ وَتِلْكَ حَقِيبَةٌ.
This is a car and that is a bag.
زَيْنَب
الْكِتَابَةُ جَمِيلَةٌ. وَالْمَكْتَبَةُ قَرِيبَةٌ.
The writing is beautiful. And the library is near. (With ة at pause: -ah sound.)
أَحْمَد
الطَّالِبَةُ فِي الْفَصْلِ. وَالْمُعَلِّمَةُ عَلَى الْكُرْسِيِّ.
The (female) student is in the classroom. The (female) teacher is on the chair.
زَيْنَب
هَذِهِ سَيَّارَةٌ جَدِيدَةٌ. وَتِلْكَ مَدْرَسَةٌ كَبِيرَةٌ جَمِيلَةٌ.
This is a new car. And that is a big, beautiful school.
أَحْمَد
الْبِنْتُ طَالِبَةٌ جَدِيدَةٌ. وَالْوَلَدُ طَالِبٌ جَدِيدٌ.
The girl is a new (f.) student. And the boy is a new (m.) student.
زَيْنَب
الْحَقِيبَةُ فِي الْفَصْلِ. وَالْمَكْتَبَةُ قَرِيبَةٌ مِنَ الْمَدْرَسَةِ.
The bag is in the classroom. And the library is near from the school.
أَحْمَد
هَذِهِ مُعَلِّمَةٌ وَذَلِكَ مُعَلِّمٌ. وَهَذِهِ طَالِبَةٌ.
This (f.) is a (female) teacher and that is a (male) teacher. And this is a (female) student.
زَيْنَب
الْبِنْتُ طَالِبَةٌ وَالْوَلَدُ طَالِبٌ. الصِّفَةُ تُوَافِقُ الْمَوْصُوفَ.
The girl is a (f.) student and the boy is a (m.) student. The adjective agrees with the described noun.
Grammar Note

Feminine nouns often end with ة (ta marbuta): طَالِبَة، مَدْرَسَة، سَيَّارَة، حَقِيبَة. Adjective agrees: طَالِبَةٌ جَدِيدَةٌ. At end of phrase (waqf), ة is pronounced like "h" (e.g. مَكَّة).


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