Different jobs · Listening to the first sound

Listening to the first sound in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

Application goal: Listening to the first sound.

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

Their neighbour is an engineer.

جارهما مهندس.

He works with an architect.

يعمل مع مهندس معماري.

They are working on a new building.

يعملان على مبنى جديد.

Check your understanding

1. Choose the closest Arabic meaning of this expression: Their neighbour is an engineer.
2. Choose the English expression that matches this meaning: يعملان على مبنى جديد.