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In this lesson, you will learn essential vocabulary for a day at the beach, helping you talk about everything from ocean views to water sports.

### Coasts and Resorts

When planning a beach vacation, you might stay at a resort (منتجع) near the coast (ساحل).

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### Lifeguards and Swimming

Safety comes first at the beach. A lifeguard (منقذ) watches the water while swimmers enjoy the waves or dive (غاص) into the deep water.

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### Beach Discoveries

If you take a walk along the shore, you can look for a seashell (قوقعة) in the sand, or spot a seagull (نورس) resting on a rock (صخرة).

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### Water Sports and the Sunset

For more active days, you can grab a board (لوح) and surf (تزلج) on the waves. 

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At the end of the day, you can watch the sun disappear over the horizon (أفق).

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Beach Vacation

adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

interrogative

noun

numeral

particle

prefix

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

The definite article and locatives (الـ)

Basic noun gender (ة)

Sun and moon letters

Singular subject pronouns (أنا، أنت، هو، هي)

Indefinite nouns and nominal sentences (ـٌ)

Demonstrative pronouns for 'this' (هذا / هذه)

Separate prepositions (في، من، إلى، على)

Attributive adjectives

Predicative adjectives

Yes/No questions (هل، أ)

Basic questions (من، ما، أين)

Singular possessive pronouns (ـي، ـك، ـه، ـها)

Plural subject pronouns (نحن، أنتم، هم)

Plural possessive pronouns (ـنا، ـكم، ـهم)

Noun possession

Attached prepositions (بـ، لـ، كـ)

Pronouns with prepositions

Having and possessing (عند، لـ، مع)

Regular plural nouns (ـون، ـين، ـات)

Broken plurals

Dual nouns (ـان / ـين)

Plural and distant demonstratives (هؤلاء، ذلك، تلك)

Non-human plural agreement

Present tense singular verbs

Verbal sentences (VSO)

Present tense plural verbs

Topicalized sentences (SVO)

The indefinite accusative case (ـاً)

Verb object pronouns (-ني، -ك، -ه)

Present tense negation (لا)

Question words with verbs (متى، كيف...)

Adverbs of time and place

The future tense (سـ / سوف)

Intentions and desires (أن)

Negating states and possession (ليس)

Past tense singular suffixes

Past tense plural suffixes

Negating past events (ما)

Singular commands

Numbers 1 to 10

Number agreement for 1 and 2 (واحد، اثنان)

Asking how many (كم)

Numbers 3 to 10 (ثلاثة إلى عشرة)

Ordinal numbers 1 to 10 (الأول، الثاني)

Basic conjunctions (فـ، أو، لكن)

Ordering at a café (واحد، اثنان)

Food and drink with conjunctions (و، ف، أو، لكن)

There is and there are (هناك / ليس هناك)

Direct address (يا)

Giving reasons (لأنّ)

Relative pronouns (الذي / التي)

Quantifiers (كل / بعض)

The past tense of 'to be' (كان)

Past possession

Numbers 11 to 19 and tens to 80

Telling time (الساعة)

This book vs this is a book (هذا الكتاب، هذا كتاب)

Greetings (مرحبا، السلام عليكم)

How are you? and goodbye (كيف حالك، مع السلامة)

Nationalities (مصري، مصرية)

Roots and patterns (كتب، كتاب، مكتب)

Politeness (من فضلك، آسف)

Complex possession chains

Colors and traits (أفعل / فعلاء)

Plural colors and traits (فُعْل)

Comparative adjectives (أفعل من)

Superlative adjectives (أفعل)

Adverbs of manner (ـاً)

The nominative case (ـُ)

The genitive case (ـِ)

The accusative case (ـَ)

Dual noun cases (ـان / ـين)

Masculine plurals and 'the best of' (أفضل النجارين)

Emphasizing sentences (إنّ)

Connecting clauses (أنّ)

Reporting speech (قال إنّ)

Expressing contrast (لكنّ)

Comparison and probability (كأنّ, لعلّ)

Distant plural pointing (أولئك)

Plural relative pronouns (الذين, اللواتي)

Past habits (كان + present)

Ongoing actions (ما زال)

Masculine plurals online (مبرمجون، مؤثرون)

Perfective past (قد)

Probability (قد)

The subjunctive mood (أن)

Question	Answer
coast	ساحلsâhil
The girls ran on the coast.	ركضت البنات على الساحل.rakadati al-banâtu alâ as-sâhil.
The coast is very crowded today.	الساحل مزدحم جدا اليوم.as-sâhilu muzdahimun jiddan al-yawma
resort	منتجعmuntaja'
The female tourists did not stay in the resort.	لم تبق السائحات في المنتجع.lam tabqa s-sâ'ihâtu fi l-muntajaʿ
Is this resort quiet?	هل هذا المنتجع هادئ؟hal hâdhâ al-muntaja'u hâdi'?
lifeguard	منقذmunqidh
The female lifeguard watched the waves out of fear for the children.	راقبت المنقذة الموج خوفا على الأطفال.râqabati al-munqidhatu al-mawja khawfan alâ al-atfâli.
The lifeguards did not leave the beach.	لم يترك المنقذون الشاطئ.lam yatruki al-munqidhûna ash-shâṭi'
to dive	غاصghâsa
The female doctors dived into the deep sea.	غاصت الطبيبات في البحر العميق.ghâsatit tabîbâtu fil bahril 'amîq
Did you dive into the deep sea?	هل غصت في البحر العميق؟hal ghusta fi al-bahri al-'amiq?
seashell	قوقعةqawqa'ah
The girl found a beautiful seashell in the sand.	وجدت البنت قوقعة جميلة في الرمل.wajadati l-bintu qawqa'atan jamîlatan fi r-raml
We collected seashells out of love for the sea.	جمعنا القواقع حبا للبحر.jama'nâ al-qawâqi'a hubban lilbahri
seagull	نورسnawras
rock	صخرةsakhra
I saw a seagull on a large rock.	رأيت نورسا على صخرة كبيرة.ra'aytu nawrasan 'alâ sakhratin kabîratin
The waves did not break the rocks.	لم يكسر الموج الصخور.lam yaksiri l-mawju s-sukhûra
A seagull flew over the beach.	طار نورس فوق الشاطئ.târa nawrasun fawqa ash-shâti'i
board	لوحlawh
The female athlete broke the board.	كسرت الرياضية اللوح.kasarati r-riyâdiyyatu l-lawha
to surf	تزلجtazallaja
Why didn't your sister surf today?	لماذا لم تتزلج أختك اليوم؟limâdhâ lam tatazallaj ukhtuka alyawma?
The athletes surfed on the waves.	تزلج الرياضيون على الموج.tazallaja r-riyâdiyyûna 'alâ l-mawj
The lifeguard stood on the board.	وقف المنقذ على اللوح.waqafa al-munqidhu 'alâ al-lawhi.
horizon	أفقufuq
When did the sun disappear behind the horizon?	متى اختفت الشمس وراء الأفق؟matâ ikhtafati ash-shamsu warâ'a al-ufuqi?
The artists looked at the horizon.	نظر الفنانون إلى الأفق.nazara al-fannânûna ilâ al-ufuq
vacation, leave (from work)	إجازةijâza
When does your vacation start?	متى تبدأ إجازتك؟matâ tabda'u ijâzatuka?
My mother took leave from work.	أخذت أمي إجازة من العمل.akhadhat ummî ijâzatan mina al-'amal.
We were at a resort on the coast during the vacation.	كنا في منتجع على الساحل خلال الإجازة.kunnâ fî muntaja'in 'alâ s-sâhili khilâla l-ijâzah

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