Different jobs · Naming a singular job

Naming a singular job in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

Application goal: Naming a singular job.

Use a or an before a non-specific singular countable noun. Choose according to the next sound: a before a consonant sound and an before a vowel sound.

Context: Different jobs. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.

Practical examples

My brother is a driver.

أخي سائق.

His wife is a doctor.

زوجته طبيبة.

They have a small office near their home.

لديهما مكتب صغير قرب منزلهما.

Check your understanding

1. Choose the closest Arabic meaning of this expression: My brother is a driver.
2. Choose the English expression that matches this meaning: لديهما مكتب صغير قرب منزلهما.