Lesson 22
Professions and Careers
المهن والوظائف
Discuss career paths and professional communication in formal Arabic. The formal register introduced here will serve you in any professional setting in the Arab world.
Professional Vocabulary
ArabicTransliterationMeaning
مُقَابَلَةmuqābalainterview / meeting
سِيرَة ذَاتِيَّةsīra dhātiyyaCV / resume
رَاتِبrātibsalary
تَرْقِيَةtarqiyapromotion
مَهَارَةmahāraskill
أَتَقَدَّمُ بِطَلَبٍ لِشَغْلِ وَظِيفَةِ مُدِيرٍ فِي شَرِكَتِكُم
Ataqaddamu biṭalabin lishughli waẓīfati mudīrin fī sharikatiikum
I am applying for the position of manager at your company.
أَمْتَلِكُ خِبْرَةً تَزِيدُ عَلَى خَمْسِ سَنَوَاتٍ فِي مَجَالِ الْمُحَاسَبَة
Amtaliku khibratan tazīdu ʿalā khamsi sanawātin fī majāli l-muḥāsaba
I have experience of more than five years in the field of accounting.
- أَتَقَدَّم بِطَلَب: "I apply" literally "I advance with a request" the standard formal phrase for job applications.
- أَمْتَلِك: Form VIII of مَلَكَ "I possess/have" more formal than عِنْدِي.
- تَزِيد عَلَى: "Exceeds / more than" followed by a number in genitive.
- Formal register: Professional Arabic drops contractions, uses full formal vocabulary, and prefers passive and verbal noun constructions.