transport (n) traffic (n)

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FLASHCARDS the things people use to move themselves the cars, trucks, etc., driving on the road
or things from one place to another

Traveling by car is the most popular There was heavy traffic on the roads this
method of transport in Saudi Arabia. morning, so I was late for university.

‫المواصالت \ النقل‬ ‫حركة المرور‬

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train (n) metro (n) bicycle (n)

a long, thin type of transport which travels trains which travel underground, usually a type of transport with two wheels that you
on metal tracks and carries people or things in a city sit on and move by pushing two pedals with
your feet
He took the new train from Jeddah to She is going to the metro station to take a
Makkah. train from Deira to Dubai Mall. I go to work by bicycle because I don’t
have a car.
‫قطار‬ ‫قطار األنفاق‬ ‫دراجة هوائية‬
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taxi (n) bus (n) motorbike (n)

a car with a driver who you pay to take a big type of car which carries many a type of transport with two wheels and
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I took a taxi from the airport to the hotel. We took the bus from Madinah to Jeddah. It is dangerous to ride a motorbike
It cost 100 SAR. The journey took five hours. without a helmet.

‫سيارة أجرة‬ ‫حافلة‬ ‫دراجة نارية‬

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 drive (v) prefer (v) report (n)
to make a car, bus or train move, and to like someone or something more than information about an event or situation
control what it does another person or thing

She drives to university in a new Toyota I prefer coffee to tea. I need the extra The mother was very happy with her
Prius. caffeine in the morning! child’s school report.

‫يقود‬ ‫يفضل‬ ‫تقرير‬

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result (n) ride (v) spend (v)

information which you get from something, to travel by sitting on a bicycle or to use time by doing something
like an exam, a survey, a medical test, etc. motorbike in a bus or metro, etc.

I had my Math exam today. I will get the She learned to ride a horse when she was He is very busy but he wants to spend
result next week. ten. more time with his family.

‫نتيجة‬ ‫يركب‬ ‫يمضى‬

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take (v)
to travel somewhere using a taxi, bus or
train

I always take the train because it's more

comfortable than a car.

‫ يركب‬/‫يستقل‬
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