Learning Objectives
Name at least 20 jobs and professions in Arabic with correct masculine and feminine forms
Use يَعمَل كـ / تَعمَل كـ and هو/هي + profession to state occupations
Identify patterns for forming feminine job titles in Arabic
📌 Key grammar: Three patterns for feminine job titles: add ة, nisba feminine (يَّة), or invariable.
Lesson Outline
⏳ 8 minStarter: Jobs you know — and jobs from the Arab world
⏳ 15 minMain 1: 20 job titles — three gender patterns
⏳ 15 minMain 2: يعمل كـ — stating and asking about jobs
⏳ 12 minMain 3: Job advertisement reading task
⏳ 10 minPlenary: Dream job — class poll
Jobs and Professions
Learn the job titles with correct masculine and feminine forms.
👨⚕️ Pattern 1: add ة (most common)
طَبيب / طَبيبة
doctor
mascfemمُهَندِس / مُهَندِسة
engineer
mascfemمُعَلِّم / مُعَلِّمة
teacher
mascfemمُحاسِب / مُحاسِبة
accountant
mascfemمُمَرِّض / مُمَرِّضة
nurse
mascfemطَيَّار / طَيَّارة
pilot
mascfemمُدير / مُديرة
manager
mascfemعالِم / عالِمة
scientist
mascfemفَنَّان / فَنَّانة
artist
mascfemكاتِب / كاتِبة
writer
mascfemمُمَثِّل / مُمَثِّلة
actor/actress
mascfemسائِق / سائِقة
driver
mascfemخَبَّاز / خَبَّازة
baker
mascfem
👩⚕️ Pattern 2: nisba feminine (يَّة)
صَيدَلاني / صَيدَلانِيَّة
pharmacist
mascfemشُرطي / شُرطِيَّة
police officer
mascfemصَحَفي / صَحَفِيَّة
journalist
mascfemرِياضي / رِياضِيَّة
sportsperson
mascfemمُعماري / مُعمارِيَّة
architect
mascfem
👩⚕️ Pattern 3: invariable (same form)
نَجَّار
carpenter
invariableكَهرَبائي
electrician
invariable
📌 Irregular Feminine Forms
مُحامٍ / مُحامِيَة
lawyer
mascfemطاهٍ / طاهِيَة
chef
mascfemرَجُل أَعمال / اِمرَأة أَعمال
businessman/woman
mascfem
📝 Example Sentences
أَبي يَعمَل كَمُهَندِس.
أُمّي تَعمَل كَطَبيبة.
أُريد أَن أَعمَل كَصَحَفِيَّة.
Grammar: Job Title Gender
📌 Pattern 1: add ة
Most common pattern. Simply add ة to the masculine form.
طَبيب → طَبيبة
مُهَندِس → مُهَندِسة
📌 Pattern 2: nisba feminine (يَّة)
For job titles ending in ي (nisba), replace with يَّة.
صَيدَلاني → صَيدَلانِيَّة
صَحَفي → صَحَفِيَّة
📌 Pattern 3: invariable
Some job titles are the same for both genders.
هُوَ جَرَّاح / هِيَ جَرَّاح
هُوَ نَجَّار / هِيَ نَجَّار
📌 يَعمَل كـ / تَعمَل كـ
Use to state someone's profession. The job noun comes without the definite article (الـ).
يَعمَل كَطَبيب (not كالطبيب)
تَعمَل كَمُهَندِسة