We Gather and Help — نَجْمَعُ وَنَتَعَاوَنُ

Level: Beginner · Arabic root: ج م ع

Help the learner recognize and use common words from the root ج م ع in realistic school and home situations.

Key vocabulary:

• جَمَعَ — he collected
• يَجْمَعُ — he collects
• جَمْعٌ — collecting
• مَجْمُوعَةٌ — a group or set
• جَمِيعًا — all together
• اِجْتَمَعَ — he gathered with others
• يَجْتَمِعُ — he gathers with others
• اِجْتِمَاعٌ — a meeting or gathering
• جَامِعٌ — a mosque
• جَامِعَةٌ — a university
• أَوْرَاقٌ — papers
• أَقْلَامٌ — pens or pencils
• سَلَّةٌ — a basket
• بُرْتُقَالٌ — oranges

Your child practises: reading fully vowelled Arabic words (with tashkeel); breaking words into syllables; reading complete sentences and a short story; verb conjugation; comprehension questions and practice games; dictation and handwriting copywork; meeting the root in a Qur'an verse — with the teacher's own recorded voice on every word.

This free lesson is part of Arabic by Roots, a root-based Arabic reading program for children and beginners.