Part III: The Madaya Crisis
Lesson Brief
BBC Arabic
On January 12, BBC Arabic reported a United Nation's a statement that 400 people in the Syrian town of Madaya are facing death unless they are quickly evacuated. Madaya, controlled by Syrian opposition militants, has been besieged by Syrian regime forces since July. On Monday, Madaya received its first aid shipment in months, bringing much-needed food and other supplies to the starving population. This is Part III of a four-part set that will prepare you to read the BBC Arabic article in its entirety. This set will take you through تفرضه قوات الحكومة السورية وحلفاؤه
Part I
Part II
Part IV
Here is some additional vocabulary not included in the flashcards:
دَفْعَة ، دَفْعات | batch(es), installment(s) | تشرين الأول | October |
وَصَلَ ، يَصِلُ / وُصُول | to arrive / arrival | أَخَذَ ، يآخُذُ / أَخْذ | to take / taking |
لأول مرة | for the first time | عالمي | global |
منتصف | middle | برنامج ، برامج | program(s) |
غذاء | food | لمدة | for a period of |
أَرْسَلَ ، يُرْسِلُ / إِرْسال | to send / sending | حَصَلَ على ، يَحْصُلُ / حُصُول على | to receive, receiving |
عدد قليل | a small number | إذن ، أذونات | permission(s) |
أَدارَ ، يُدِير / إدارة | to administer / administration | بواسطة | through, by |
هلال ، أَهِلَّة | crescent(s) | نَقَلَ ، يَنْقُلُ / نَقْل | to transport / transportation |
مادة ، مواد | material(s) | غير أن | However |
لَيْسَتْ كافية | It wasn't enough (f) | أُسْرَة ، أُسَر | family, families |
صُورَة ، صُوَر | picture(s) | تصريح ، تصريحات | statement(s) |
مُوَظَّف | worker, employee | لَحْم | Meat |
أَرْنَب ، أرانب | rabbit(s) | رَفَضَ ، يَرْفِض | to refuse |