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### The Conscious Consumer

Being a responsible shopper means acting with a conscience (**ضمير**). When companies fail to meet ethical standards, consumers might organize a boycott (**مقاطعة**).

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### Ethical Trade and Production

Many shoppers look for cosmetics (**تجميل**) that are free from (**خالي**) cruelty (**قسوة**).

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Fair trade requires integrity (**نزاهة**) and ensuring workers receive a fair (**منصف**) price.

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### Eco-Friendly Packaging and Resources

A common sustainable choice is paper-based (**ورقي**) packaging, which can naturally decompose (**تحلل**) in the soil.

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Environmentally friendly choices help prevent the depletion (**استنزاف**) of natural resources.

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### Hypothetical Conditionals

When discussing the hypothetical impact of consumer habits, use the conditional structure **لو** (if). Attach the prefix **لـ** to the verb in the result clause to mean "then" or "would have."

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Ethical Shopping & Conscious Consumerism

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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

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Intentions and desires (أن)

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Past tense singular suffixes

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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)

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Complex possession chains

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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
conscience	ضميرdhamîr
boycott	مقاطعةmuqâta'a
The consumer with a conscience supports the boycott of these companies.	المستهلك ذو الضمير يدعم مقاطعة هذه الشركات.al-mustahliku dhu ad-damiri yadamu muqataata hadhihi sh-sharikat
cosmetics	تجميلtajmîl
free from	خاليkhâli
cruelty	قسوةqaswah
The best cosmetics are free from cruelty.	أفضل منتجات التجميل خالية من القسوة.afdalu muntajâti t-tajmîli khâliyatun mina l-qaswah
integrity	نزاهةnazâha
fair (objective, equitable)	منصفmunsif
Integrity in trade is to pay a fair price to the workers.	النزاهة في التجارة هي أن تدفع سعرا منصفا للعمال.an-nazâhatu fi t-tijârati hiya an tadfa'a si'ran munsifan lil-'ummâli.
paper-based	ورقيwaraqiyy
to decompose	تحللtahallala
The paper bag decomposes quickly in the soil.	الكيس الورقي يتحلل بسرعة في التربة.al-kîs al-waraqî yatahallal bisur'a fî at-turba
depletion	استنزافistinzâf
The depletion of natural resources bothers every person with a conscience.	استنزاف الموارد الطبيعية يزعج كل شخص ذي ضمير.istinzâfu al-mawâridi at-tabîiyyati yuziju kulla shakhsin dhî damîrin
We decided to boycott this cosmetics brand.	قررنا مقاطعة علامة التجميل هذه.qarrarnâ muqâta'ata 'alâmati t-tajmîli hâdhihi
The consumer checks the paper packaging before she buys.	تفحص المستهلكة التغليف الورقي قبل أن تشتري.tafhasu al-mustahlikatu at-taghlîfa al-waraqiyya qabla an tashtariya
If we had used paper packaging, we would have reduced the depletion of resources.	لو استخدمنا التغليف الورقي، لقللنا من استنزاف الموارد.lawi stakhdamnâ at-taghlîfa l-waraqiyya, laqallalnâ mini stinzâfi l-mawâridi
Trading without cruelty to animals requires great integrity.	التجارة بدون قسوة على الحيوانات تتطلب نزاهة كبيرة.at-tijâratu bidûni qaswatin 'alâ al-hayawânâti tatatallabu nazâhatan kabîratan.
If the price were fair, the market would be free from injustice.	لو كان السعر منصفا، لكان السوق خاليا من الظلم.law kâna as-si'ru munsifan, lakâna as-sûqu khâliyan mina az-zulmi
We must start the boycott before cruelty to animals increases.	يجب أن نبدأ المقاطعة قبل أن تزداد القسوة على الحيوانات.yajibu an nabda'a almuqâta'ata qabla an tazdâda alqaswatu alâ alhayawânâti.
The best packaging materials are the paper ones because they decompose.	أفضل مواد التغليف هي الورقية لأنها تتحلل.afdalu mawâddi t-taghlîfi hiya l-waraqiyyatu li'annahâ tatahallalu
If the merchant had a conscience, he would have sold at a fair price with integrity.	لو كان للتاجر ضمير، لباع بسعر منصف وبنزاهة.law kâna littâjiri damîrun, labâ'a bisi'rin munsifin wabinazâhatin
She started the boycott of cosmetics because of integrity.	بدأت مقاطعة منتجات التجميل بسبب النزاهة.bada'at muqâta'ata muntajâti at-tajmîli bisababi an-nazâhati