How do I teach my child “in, on, under” in Arabic?

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Teach six position words with a toy and a box: فِي (in), عَلَى (on), تَحْتَ (under), أَمَامَ (in front of), خَلْفَ (behind) and بِجَانِبِ (next to). Put the toy in each place and say the sentence, for example الْقِطَّةُ تَحْتَ الطَّاوِلَةِ (The cat is under the table). Then let your child give you instructions. Position words are best learnt with real objects, moving them around while saying the word.Six position wordsArabicSay itEnglishفِيfiinعَلَى‘alaonتَحْتَtahtaunderأَمَامَamamain front ofخَلْفَkhalfabehindبِجَانِبِbi-janibinext toThe toy-and-box gameYou need a soft toy and a box.Put the toy in a position and say it: الدُّبُّ فِي الصُّنْدُوقِ (The bear is in the box).Repeat for each word.Swap: your child tells you where to put the toy, in Arabic.Around the houseالْكِتَابُ عَلَى الطَّاوِلَةِ: The book is on the table.الْحِذَاءُ تَحْتَ السَّرِيرِ: The shoe is under the bed.أَنَا خَلْفَ الْبَابِ: I am behind the door (great for hide and seek).From the QuranChildren hear فِي and عَلَى constantly in the Quran, for example فِي السَّمٰوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ in Ayat al-Kursi.Teacher’s tip: play Arabic hide and seek: whoever is found must say where they were hiding using one of the six words.More games: fun Arabic activities at home.

Arabic	Say it	English
فِي	fi	in
عَلَى	‘ala	on
تَحْتَ	tahta	under
أَمَامَ	amama	in front of
خَلْفَ	khalfa	behind
بِجَانِبِ	bi-janibi	next to

How do I teach my child “in, on, under” in Arabic?

Six position words

The toy-and-box game

Around the house

From the Quran

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