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### Capturing Memories

In Arabic, use the verb صور for "to photograph," and التقط for "capturing" a picture. Often, the goal is to preserve a beautiful memory (ذكرى).

When describing the technical quality of the captured image, use the word for resolution (دقة).

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### Composition and Focus

A well-composed photo balances its subject and its background (خلفية). Depending on your focus (تركيز), the elements behind your subject might be sharp, or deliberately blurry (ضبابي).

Adjectives follow the noun they describe and must match in gender. Since the word for "background" is feminine, the adjective "blurry" must also be feminine, becoming ضبابية.

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### Equipment and Lighting

Photographers rely on different types of lenses (عدسة) and good lighting (إضاءة) to get the perfect shot.

To talk about zooming in, use the word تقريب (zoom). To specify a "zoom lens," Arabic pairs "lens" and "zoom" together using the possession structure (إضافة): عدسة التقريب (literally "the lens of zooming").

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Photography Basics

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)

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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
to photograph	صورsawwara
memory	ذكرىdhikrâ
He photographed nature in order to save the memories.	صور الطبيعة لكي يحفظ الذكريات.sawwara at-tabia likay yahfadha adh-dhikrayati
to capture	التقطiltaqata
resolution	دقةdiqqa
She said that she captured the picture with high resolution.	قالت إنها التقطت الصورة بدقة عالية.qâlat innahâ iltaqatati assûrata bidiqqatin aliyatin
background	خلفيةkhalfiyyah
blurry	ضبابيdabâbi
focus	تركيزtarkîz
The background is blurry because the focus is on the face.	الخلفية ضبابية لأن التركيز على الوجه.al-khalfiyyatu dhabâbiyyatun li'anna at-tarkeeza 'alaa al-wajhi
lens	عدسةadasa
zoom	تقريبtaqrîb
If you use the zoom lens, the picture becomes blurry.	إذا استخدمت عدسة التقريب، أصبحت الصورة ضبابية.idhâ istakhdamta adasata at-taqrîbi, asbahati as-sûratu dabâbiyyatan.
She bought a lens that photographs distant places.	اشترت عدسة تصور الأماكن البعيدة.ishtarat 'adasatan tusawwiru al-amâkina al-ba'îdah.
lighting	إضاءةidâ'a
If the lighting is good, we capture wonderful pictures.	إذا كانت الإضاءة جيدة، التقطنا صورا رائعة.idhaa kaanati al'idaa'atu jayyidatan, iltaqatnaa suwaran raa'i'ah.
The photographer said that this memory needs a beautiful background.	قال المصور إن هذه الذكرى تحتاج إلى خلفية جميلة.qâla al-musawwiru inna hâdhihi adh-dhikrâ tahtâju ilâ khalfiyyatin jamîlah.
Does the camera lose resolution after zooming?	هل تفقد الكاميرا الدقة بعد التقريب؟hal tafqidu l-kâmîrâ ad-diqqata ba'da at-taqrîb?
The photographer changed the focus because the picture was blurry.	غيرت المصورة التركيز لأن الصورة كانت ضبابية.ghayyarati al-musawwiratu at-tarkîza li'anna as-sûrata kânat dabâbiyyatan
They photographed the family with strong lighting to keep the memory.	صوروا العائلة بإضاءة قوية لكي يحفظوا الذكرى.sawwarû al-'â'ilata bi'idâ'atin qawiyyatin likay yahfazû adh-dhikrâ