A first week at work · Describing a workplace and responsibilities

Describing a workplace and responsibilities in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

Application goal: Describing a workplace and responsibilities.

My, your, his, her, our and their come before nouns to show ownership. Her describes a female owner, not the gender of the object.

Context: A first week at work. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.

Practical examples

Your desk is opposite my desk.

مكتبك مقابل مكتبي.

Our team meets every Monday.

يجتمع فريقنا كل يوم اثنين.

The manager explains our tasks.

يشرح المدير مهامنا.

Check your understanding

1. Choose the closest Arabic meaning of this expression: Your desk is opposite my desk.
2. Choose the English expression that matches this meaning: يشرح المدير مهامنا.