Here are important objects you find in your classroom:

These are actions you do at school:

When you want to point to something, use:

• هَذَا (this - for masculine words)
• هَذِهِ (this - for feminine words)

Examples:

• هَذَا كِتَابٌ (This is a book)
• هَذِهِ مِسْطَرَةٌ (This is a ruler)
• هَذَا كُرْسِيٌّ (This is a chair)
• هَذِهِ طَاوِلَةٌ (This is a table)

Read these words aloud and match them with their meanings:

1. دَفْتَرٌ — _________
2. مُعَلِّمَةٌ — _________
3. يَقْرَأُ — _________
4. بَابٌ — _________

Answers:

1. Notebook
2. Female teacher
3. Reads
4. Door

When you go to school in Tanzania, you can use this vocabulary to describe your classroom and what you are doing. For example, when your Arabic teacher asks "مَا هَذَا؟" (What is this?), you can answer confidently: "هَذَا كِتَابٌ" (This is a book) or "هَذِهِ سَبُّورَةٌ" (This is a blackboard). This helps you communicate clearly in your Arabic lessons and describe your school environment to others.