Today you will
- Use the essential station and ticket vocabulary.
- Ask and answer about departure, arrival, platform and price.
- Use تَسْتَغْرِقُ with a time period.
- Complete a realistic ticket-office exchange.
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Retrieve · orient · prepare
Objectives and visible success
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Tick achievements as you secure them.
Retrieval bridge
Wake up previous learning
Answer four questions before opening the new language.
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Recognise · organise · retrieve
Vocabulary studio
The complete lesson-relevant language bank is organised by meaning and recycled in the activities below.
Ticket office
شُبَّاكُ التَّذَاكِرِ
ticket window
مَكْتَبُ الحَجْزِ
booking office
يَحْجُزُ / أَحْجُزُ
books / I book
يَشْتَرِي / أَشْتَرِي
buys / I buy
تَذْكِرَةٌ مُفْرَدَةٌ
single ticket
تَذْكِرَةُ ذَهَابٍ وَإِيَابٍ
return ticket
دَرَجَةٌ أُولَى
first class
دَرَجَةٌ ثَانِيَةٌ
second class
حَجْزٌ مُسْبَقٌ
advance booking
جَوَازُ سَفَرٍ
passport
Timetable and journey
مَوْعِدٌ
time / appointment
يُغَادِرُ
departs
يَصِلُ
arrives
يَتَأَخَّرُ
is delayed
فِي الوَقْتِ
on time
رَصِيفٌ
platform
بَوَّابَةٌ
gate
خَطٌّ
line
رِحْلَةٌ مُبَاشِرَةٌ
direct journey
تَبْدِيلٌ
change / transfer
مُدَّةُ الرِّحْلَةِ
journey duration
تَسْتَغْرِقُ
takes (time)
Useful numbers and questions
كَمْ ثَمَنُ التَّذْكِرَةِ؟
How much is the ticket?
مَتَى يُغَادِرُ القِطَارُ؟
When does the train leave?
مِنْ أَيِّ رَصِيفٍ؟
From which platform?
كَمْ تَسْتَغْرِقُ الرِّحْلَةُ؟
How long does the journey take?
سَاعَةٌ
hour
دَقِيقَةٌ
minute
نِصْفُ سَاعَةٍ
half an hour
Vocabulary mission
Retrieve in both directions
Move between Arabic and meaning without relying on the order of the cards.
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Explain · notice · apply
Booking journeys and saying how long they take
حَجْزُ الرِّحْلَاتِ وَالتَّعْبِيرُ عَنِ المُدَّةِ
Ticket transactions combine present-tense verbs, question words, time and number language. The key new duration pattern is تَسْتَغْرِقُ الرِّحْلَةُ + time period.
What does the structure communicate?
Which word or ending changes?
What must match the noun or person?
Can you use it with new vocabulary?
أُرِيدُ تَذْكِرَةَ ذَهَابٍ وَإِيَابٍ.
I want a return ticket.Use a complete transactional chunk.
مَتَى يُغَادِرُ القِطَارُ؟
When does the train leave?مَتَى asks for time.
مِنْ أَيِّ رَصِيفٍ؟
From which platform?Use مِنْ أَيِّ + noun.
تَسْتَغْرِقُ الرِّحْلَةُ سَاعَةً.
The journey takes one hour.Feminine رِحْلَةٌ → تَسْتَغْرِقُ.
Book or buy a ticket
أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَحْجُزَ / أَشْتَرِي + تَذْكِرَةً
Use أُرِيدُ أَنْ before the action when stating what you want to do. In simple transactional speech, أُرِيدُ تَذْكِرَةً is also useful.
أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَحْجُزَ تَذْكِرَةً إِلَى دُبَيَّ.أُرِيدُ تَذْكِرَةَ ذَهَابٍ وَإِيَابٍ، مِنْ فَضْلِكَ.
Ask departure and arrival times
مَتَى يُغَادِرُ...؟ / مَتَى يَصِلُ...؟
مَتَى asks for a time. The transport noun remains the subject of the verb.
مَتَى يُغَادِرُ القِطَارُ؟مَتَى تَصِلُ الحَافِلَةُ؟
State journey duration
تَسْتَغْرِقُ الرِّحْلَةُ + مُدَّةً
The feminine verb form agrees with رِحْلَةٌ. Add the number and unit of time.
تَسْتَغْرِقُ الرِّحْلَةُ سَاعَةً.تَسْتَغْرِقُ الرِّحْلَةُ خَمْسًا وَأَرْبَعِينَ دَقِيقَةً.
Ask for platform and ticket type
مِنْ أَيِّ رَصِيفٍ؟ / ذَهَابًا فَقَطْ أَمْ ذَهَابًا وَإِيَابًا؟
These short questions are common in real transport exchanges.
مِنْ أَيِّ رَصِيفٍ يُغَادِرُ القِطَارُ؟هَلْ تُرِيدُ تَذْكِرَةً مُفْرَدَةً أَمْ تَذْكِرَةَ ذَهَابٍ وَإِيَابٍ؟
| Question | Meaning | Model answer |
|---|---|---|
| مَتَى؟ | when? | يُغَادِرُ عِنْدَ السَّاعَةِ الثَّامِنَةِ. |
| كَمْ؟ | how much / how long? | ثَمَنُهَا عِشْرُونَ دِينَارًا. |
| مِنْ أَيِّ؟ | from which? | مِنَ الرَّصِيفِ الثَّالِثِ. |
Transport timetables reward scanning for destination, time, platform and delay status rather than translating every word.
Ticket language should be practised as complete polite chunks so learners can use it fluently in a role play.
Grammar laboratory
Choose the form for a reason
Every answer checks a stated rule, change or agreement decision.
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Select · build · explain
Sentence-builder studio
Use the live builder first, then complete three independent builder missions. Check meaning, verb form, agreement and word order.
Builder studio
I want a return ticket to Amman.
My generated sentence
اِخْتَرْ جُزْءًا مِنْ كُلِّ قَائِمَةٍ.
Builder mission
I want a return ticket to Amman.
اِخْتَرْ جُزْءًا مِنْ كُلِّ عَمُودٍ.
Builder mission
The journey takes one hour.
اِخْتَرْ جُزْءًا مِنْ كُلِّ عَمُودٍ.
Builder mission
From which platform does the train depart?
اِخْتَرْ جُزْءًا مِنْ كُلِّ عَمُودٍ.
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Classify · discriminate · retrieve
Ticket or timetable detail?
Classify the word by its main function.
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Spot · explain · repair
Accuracy repair workshop
Strong learners do not only recognise an error: they identify the system and repair it.
يَسْتَغْرِقُ الرِّحْلَةُ سَاعَةً.
تَسْتَغْرِقُ الرِّحْلَةُ سَاعَةً.
The verb agrees with the feminine noun رِحْلَةٌ.
أُرِيدُ يَحْجُزُ تَذْكِرَةً.
أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَحْجُزَ تَذْكِرَةً.
Use أَنْ and the first-person verb after أُرِيدُ.
مَتَى الرَّصِيفُ؟
مِنْ أَيِّ رَصِيفٍ؟
Use the specific platform question.
Repair check
Preserve the intended meaning
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Predict · listen twice · verify
At the train station
Read the questions first. Listen once for the main message and again for the exact detail.
Which place, direction, transport, time, price or opinion might you hear?
Catch the speaker, setting and overall message.
Confirm the exact detail and reject close distractors.
Audio is coming soon.
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Reveal the listening script after attempting the questions
المُسَافِرُ: مِنْ فَضْلِكَ، أُرِيدُ تَذْكِرَةَ ذَهَابٍ وَإِيَابٍ إِلَى عَمَّانَ. المَوَظَّفُ: الدَّرَجَةُ الأُولَى أَمِ الثَّانِيَةُ؟ المُسَافِرُ: الدَّرَجَةُ الثَّانِيَةُ. كَمْ ثَمَنُ التَّذْكِرَةِ؟ المَوَظَّفُ: خَمْسَةٌ وَثَلَاثُونَ دِينَارًا. القِطَارُ يُغَادِرُ عِنْدَ السَّاعَةِ التَّاسِعَةِ وَالرُّبْعِ مِنَ الرَّصِيفِ الرَّابِعِ. المُسَافِرُ: كَمْ تَسْتَغْرِقُ الرِّحْلَةُ؟ المَوَظَّفُ: سَاعَتَيْنِ وَنِصْفًا، وَالقِطَارُ فِي الوَقْتِ.
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Preview · scan · prove
Departure board
Read once for meaning, then return to the exact Arabic evidence before choosing an answer.
Identify the text type and likely purpose.
Locate names, numbers, repeated words and question cues.
Choose only an answer supported by the text.
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Model · rehearse · respond
Ticket-office role play
Use the model to notice the structure, then answer a randomly selected prompt without reading a full script.
Prompt bank
- أُرِيدُ تَذْكِرَةً إِلَى...
- هَلْ تُرِيدُ ذَهَابًا فَقَطْ أَمْ ذَهَابًا وَإِيَابًا؟
- مَتَى تُغَادِرُ الرِّحْلَةُ؟
- كَمْ تَسْتَغْرِقُ الرِّحْلَةُ؟
اِضْغَطْ لِاخْتِيَارِ سُؤَالٍ.
Model exchange
A
مَرْحَبًا، أُرِيدُ تَذْكِرَةً إِلَى بَيْرُوتَ.
Hello, I want a ticket to Beirut.B
ذَهَابًا فَقَطْ أَمْ ذَهَابًا وَإِيَابًا؟
One way or return?A
ذَهَابًا وَإِيَابًا، مِنْ فَضْلِكَ. مَتَى تُغَادِرُ الرِّحْلَةُ؟
Return please. When does it leave?B
تُغَادِرُ عِنْدَ السَّاعَةِ العَاشِرَةِ وَتَسْتَغْرِقُ ثَلَاثَ سَاعَاتٍ.
It leaves at ten and takes three hours.Not yet marked complete.
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Plan · draft · improve
Guided writing workshop
Write a complete ticket-office dialogue and a short timetable note.
Success checklist
- Include destination and ticket type.
- Ask about price, departure and platform.
- Use تَسْتَغْرِقُ with a duration.
- Close the exchange politely and accurately.
1 · content2 · target grammar3 · check and improve
Reveal an achievable model
المُسَافِرُ: مَرْحَبًا، أُرِيدُ تَذْكِرَةَ ذَهَابٍ وَإِيَابٍ إِلَى دُبَيَّ، مِنْ فَضْلِكَ.
المَوَظَّفُ: الدَّرَجَةُ الأُولَى أَمِ الثَّانِيَةُ؟
المُسَافِرُ: الثَّانِيَةُ. كَمْ ثَمَنُ التَّذْكِرَةِ؟ وَمَتَى تُغَادِرُ الرِّحْلَةُ؟
المَوَظَّفُ: ثَمَنُهَا مِئَةٌ وَعِشْرُونَ دِينَارًا. تُغَادِرُ عِنْدَ السَّاعَةِ السَّابِعَةِ مِنَ البَوَّابَةِ السَّادِسَةِ، وَتَسْتَغْرِقُ سَاعَتَيْنِ.
المُسَافِرُ: شُكْرًا جَزِيلًا.
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Retrieve · judge · transfer
Complete the lesson checkpoint
The final check mixes vocabulary, grammar and communication rather than repeating one exercise type.
Complete a supported ticket dialogue using the key question chunks.
Read a timetable and create a six-line transaction independently.
Handle a delay, change of platform and alternative journey using spontaneous follow-up questions.
Final self-marking check
Show what you can now do
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Exit ticket
Record one secure achievement and one precise next step.
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