Do you want to learn the Arabic A2 vocabulary in the most effective and efficient way possible?
If so, the Arabic A2 Vocabulary Anki Deck is the best solution for you!
This deck teaches Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). This is the standard form of Arabic used in books, schools, news, work, and formal situations.
MSA is ideal because it gives you Arabic that is understood across the Arabic-speaking world. It does not limit you to one local dialect. This lets you communicate with people all over the Arabic-speaking world.
In this post I am going to explain everything you need to know about why you should use the Arabic A2 Vocabulary Anki Deck, what it is, and how to get it!
Here’s a video that shows you the content of the Arabic A2 Vocabulary Anki Deck:
If you would like to read rather than watch, then please go ahead and keep reading!
Why should you use the Arabic A2 Vocabulary Anki Deck?
Practice the Arabic A2 Vocabulary
The Arabic A2 Vocabulary Anki Deck has 1960 flashcards. These flashcards contain every single concept that you need to know! This means you have a tremendous amount of exercises. The best part is that the exercises will adapt to your performance, creating a personalized practice experience.
This gives you a tailor-made practice deck. You will be able to practice every single facet of Arabic A2 vocabulary.
Improve your Arabic comprehension and pronunciation
All of the flashcards in the Arabic A2 Vocabulary Anki Deck have audio files. Each word is accompanied by two audio files: one for the sentence it’s in and another for the word itself.
This means that you will know how the words and sentences are supposed to sound in Arabic. This will greatly improve your Arabic comprehension. Moreover, because you hear the audio, you also improve your own pronunciation.
Additionally, for further clarity, the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is provided for all words and sentences. This means that you can check pronunciation whenever needed.
The best way to memorize the Arabic A2 vocabulary
One of the biggest advantages of using the Arabic A2 Vocabulary Anki Deck, is that it is the PERFECT tool for memorizing what you have learned. No longer will you keep forgetting what you studied!
Read more on the benefits of Anki in the next chapter!
Why is it so important to use Anki?
Have you ever studied for an exam and then forgotten everything a few days after the exam? It is a feeling that most of us experience.
In fact, according to Art Kohn Ph.D, a professor at Duke University, within 24 hours most of us forget an average of 70% of new information.
Often this would not be a problem. However, when it comes to language this can become a huge issue. Learning vocabulary and grammar to then forget them later on would be a disaster!
Anki prevents this from happening and ensures that you remember what you study. Let’s take a look at the 3 reasons why Anki is so effective.
Active recall
Active recall means that Anki asks you a question and you have to remember the answer. This is more powerful than passive learning and improves your memory.
When you retrieve information from your brain, you strengthen your ability to retain information and create connections in your brain between different concepts.
Spaced Repetition
Spaced repetition introduces new concepts in batches to you. A flashcard appears and if you know the answer the flashcard moves to the next batch. This batch will be shown to you at a later time. The more often you answer correctly the later the intervals become.
However, should you answer wrongly, the flashcard moves to the first batch again, and you will see it more often.
This system finds its origins in the spacing effect. The spacing effect illustrates how people learn better if reviews are spread out over time.
Ease
Anki takes care of all your scheduling. There’s no need to calculate when you need to practice which cards. Furthermore, Anki is available on both iOS and Android users, so you can download it on your smartphone and use it wherever you are.
Card Structure of the Arabic A2 Vocabulary Anki Deck
All words in the Arabic A2 Vocabulary Anki Deck are used in sentences to help you learn them in context. Each flashcard includes an image, IPA notation, and an audio file.
The image allows you to create a better memory with the word/concept that you are studying. You are linking a concept with a certain image.
The IPA notation is so you can know exactly how something is pronounced and be able to repeat that pronunciation yourself.
The audio file allows you to understand how something is pronounced in Arabic. This will help you to improve your Arabic comprehension.
Here is an extract, so you can hear what the audio sounds like in the Arabic A2 Vocabulary Anki Deck. The IPA notation has been added too. There is also audio for the words and the plural versions of those words.
يلعب الولد في الحديقة.
jal.ʕa.ˈbu‿l.wa.la.du fiː‿l.ħa.ˈdiː.qa
هل وصلت الجريدة اليوم؟
ˈhal wa.sˤa.la.ti‿l.d͡ʒa.riː.da.tu‿l.ˈjaw.ma
There are 2 card types in the Arabic A2 Vocabulary Anki Deck.
Know what goes inside the blank
On the front side, you will find a sentence in both Arabic and English. This is accompanied by an image that shows the context of the sentence. In the Arabic sentence, the word you need to know is missing and represented as underscores. In the English sentence, the word you need to know is bolded and underlined. You should determine what belongs in place of the underscores.
On the back, you will see the full Arabic sentence with the target word highlighted. For nouns, the target word is colour-coded by gender: masculine nouns appear in blue, and feminine nouns appear in pink. All other word classes (verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, etc.) appear in indigo. This way, you can immediately spot the answer and learn noun genders at the same time.
Below the answer sentence, you will find the same sentence with full harakat. These are the small marks above and below the Arabic letters. They show you exactly how each word is pronounced. Below that you will find the IPA transcription of the sentence, the English translation, and an audio file of the sentence.
For verbs, the card shows two forms: the past tense and the present tense (e.g. أغلق – يغلق). These are the two most common forms you will encounter when reading and speaking Arabic. In English, you can often guess one form from the other (e.g. close → closes). In Arabic, the two forms look quite different. That is why both are shown.
For nouns, the card shows both the definite and indefinite forms (e.g. الولد – ولد), along with the gender marker (m/f). The plural form is shown separately with both its definite and indefinite forms.
For adjectives, the card shows the masculine and feminine singular forms (e.g. كبير – كبيرة), and the plural form below.
Each word is accompanied by its harakat form, IPA transcription, English translation, and audio file.
When possible, the Arabic root letters are shown at the bottom (e.g. و ل د). This gives insight into the word’s origin and related words.
Type the correct Arabic word (optional)
This is the same as the first card, however in this one, you have to type the correct word. You will see if you made any errors, or if you were correct.
This helps improve your writing skills in Arabic.
Course Content of the Arabic A2 Vocabulary Anki Deck
The Arabic A2 Vocabulary Anki Deck contains a total of 1960 Flashcards across 8 chapters, which are further divided into a total of 27 lessons.
Every chapter has 1 lesson except for the nouns chapter, which contains 20 lessons. These 20 lessons correspond to the 20 categories into which the nouns are divided.
I am going to show you exactly what’s inside the Arabic A2 Vocabulary Anki Deck, chapter by chapter.
Please note that for every sentence there are 2 card types.
The card types have been explained in the previous chapter.
Chapter 1: Pronouns
The first chapter of the Arabic A2 Vocabulary Anki Deck is about pronouns!
The chapter has 38 Flashcards.
These are the words that you will be learning:
anybody
either
hers
herself
himself
his
itself
least
less
mine (possession)
myself
neither
none
ourselves
several
somewhere
themselves
whose
yours
Chapter 2: Conjunctions
The second chapter of the Arabic A2 Vocabulary Anki Deck is about conjunctions!
The chapter has 12 Flashcards.
These are the words that you will be learning:
after
although
as
before
since
while
Chapter 3: Verbs
The third chapter of the Arabic A2 Vocabulary Anki Deck is about verbs!
The chapter has 364 Flashcards.
These are the words that you will be learning:
to accept
to achieve
to act
to advertise
to affect
to allow
to appear
to apply
to argue
to arrange (to plan or organize something in advance)
