Year 9Autumn TermAges 13-14

Formal and Informal Arabic

العربية الرسمية وغير الرسمية

Understand the differences between formal (Modern Standard Arabic) and informal (colloquial) Arabic and when to use each register.

🎯 Learning Objectives

  • 1I can identify differences between formal and informal Arabic
  • 2I can greet people using both formal and informal language
  • 3I can introduce myself in both registers appropriately
  • 4I understand when to use formal vs informal Arabic in different social situations
  • 5I can rewrite an informal text in a more formal style

📖 Key Vocabulary

فصحى (fusha - Modern Standard Arabic)عامية ('ammiyya - colloquial/dialect)رسمي (rasmi - formal)غير رسمي (ghayr rasmi - informal)سياق (siyaq - context)