Language/North-levantine-arabic/Vocabulary/Geography

North Levantine Arabic Vocabulary - Geography

Hi North Levantine Arabic learners! 😊
In this lesson, we will focus on geography vocabulary.

With the completion of this lesson, consider investigating these related pages: Important words & Greetings.

Continents and Oceans

Let's start with some basic geography vocabulary about continents and oceans:

North Levantine Arabic	Pronunciation	English
قُارَّة	/quraa-ra/	Continent
قارَّة إفريقيا	/qaara-tu ifriiqya/	Africa
قارَّة آسيا	/qaara-tu aasiya/	Asia
قارَّة أوروبا	/qaara-tu uruuba/	Europe
قارَّة أميريكا الشَّماليَّة	/qaara-tu ameerika ash-shamaaliyya/	North America
قارَّة أميريكا الجَّنوبيَّة	/qaara-tu ameerika al-januubiyya/	South America
مُحَيْط	/muHa’ija/	Ocean
مُحَيْط هَادِئ	/muHa’ija haadi’/	Pacific Ocean
البَحْر الأَحْمَر	/al-bahr al-ahmar/	Red Sea
البَحْر الأَبْيَض المُتَوَسِّط	/al-bahr al-abyaD al-mutawassiT/	Mediterranean Sea

Dialogue:

• Person 1: هَلْ تَعْرِفُ مَوْقِعُ الْمَحِيطِ الْهَادِئ؟ (Hal ta’refu mawqi'u l-muHa’iji l-haadi’?) (Do you know the location of the Pacific Ocean?)
• Person 2: نَعَمْ، إِنَّهُ يُحَيْطُ بَيْنَ آسِيا وَ أَمْرِيكَا الْجَنُوبِيَّةِ. (Na’am, innahu yuHa’it baina Aasia wa Ameerika al-januubiyya.) (Yes, it is located between Asia and South America.)

Mountains and Valleys

Let's move on to vocabulary related to mountains and valleys:

North Levantine Arabic	Pronunciation	English
جَبَل	/jabal/	Mountain
جَبَل الْقَمَر	/jabal al-qamar/	Mount Qassioun
وَادٍ	/waadin/	Valley
وَادِي بَقَاع	/waadii baqaa’/	Bekaa Valley

Did you know? - Mount Qassioun is a mountain overlooking the Syrian capital of Damascus. It has a special place in the hearts of people in Damascus.

Dialogue:

• Person 1: هَلْ ذَهَبْتَ إِلَى وَادِي بَقَاعٍ؟ (Hal dhahabta ila waadii baqaa’?) (Have you been to Bekaa Valley?)
• Person 2: نَعَمْ، إِنَّهُ مَكَانٌ جَمِيلٌ جِدّاً في لُبْنَانَ. (Na’am, innahu makaanun jamiilun jiddan fi lubnaan.) (Yes, it is a very beautiful place in Lebanon.)

Rivers and Lakes

Next, let's learn vocabulary related to rivers and lakes:

North Levantine Arabic	Pronunciation	English
نَهْر	/nahr/	River
نَهْر الْفُرَات	/nahr al-furaat/	Euphrates River
بُحَيْرَة	/buHaiira/	Lake
بُحَيْرَة طَبَرِيَّا	/buHaiirat Tabariyya/	Sea of Galilee

Did you know? - The Sea of Galilee is actually a freshwater lake located in Israel.

Dialogue:

• Person 1: كَيْفَ يُمْكِنُ الذَّهَابُ إِلَى بُحَيْرَة طَبَرِيَّا؟ (Kayfa yumkinu al-dhahabu ila buHaiirat Tabariyya?) (How can I get to the Sea of Galilee?)
• Person 2: يَمْكُنُكَ الْذَهَابُ بِالْحَافِلَةِ أَوْ الْتَكْسِي. (Yamkunuka al-dhahabu bilHaafiila aw al-taksi.) (You can go by bus or taxi.)

Deserts

Finally, let's learn some vocabulary related to deserts:

North Levantine Arabic	Pronunciation	English
صَحْرَاء	/Sahraa/	Desert
صَحْرَاء الرُّبْعِ الْخَالِي	/Sahraa' al-rub’ il-khaali/	Empty Quarter Desert
رَمْل	/raml/	Sand

Did you know? - The Empty Quarter Desert, also known as the Rub' al Khali, is the largest contiguous sand desert in the world.

Dialogue:

• Person 1: هَلْ زَرَتَ صَحْرَاء الرُّبْعِ الْخَالِيَّ؟ (Hal zarata Sahraa' al-rub’ il-khaali?) (Have you visited the Empty Quarter Desert?)
• Person 2: لَا، وَ لَكِنِّي سَمِعْتُ أَنَّهَا تَعْتَبِرُ أَكْبَرَ الصَّحَارَى فِي الْعَالَمِ. (Laa, wa laakinna sami’tu annaha ta'tabar akuabara al-SaHaara fi al-‘alaam.) (No, but I heard that it is considered the largest desert in the world.)

Now that you have learned some geography vocabulary in North Levantine Arabic, don't forget to check out the other vocabulary lists on the Vocabulary page. To improve your language skills, you can also use the Polyglot Club website. Find native speakers and ask them any questions!

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