NORDINVERSITY
1st Bac Vocabulary

Unit 8: Vocabulary: Cultural Heritage

Tangible Heritage

Monument نصب تذكاري / أثر

A building or statue built to remember history.

Artifact قطعة أثرية

An old object (like a pot or tool) from the past.

Statue تمثال

A figure of a person or animal made of stone/metal.

Ruins آثار / أطلال

The broken parts of a building left from the past.

Architecture عمارة / هندسة معمارية

The style and design of buildings.

Museum متحف

A building where history and art are shown.

Intangible Heritage

Tradition تقليد / عادة

A custom passed down from parents to children.

Folklore تراث شعبي / فولكلور

Traditional stories and legends of a community.

Craft حرفة / صناعة يدوية

Making things by hand (like carpets or pottery).

Ritual طقوس / شعائر

A set of actions done for a ceremony.

Folk Music موسيقى شعبية / تراثية

Traditional music of a region.

Language لغة

The words people use to speak.

Living Culture

Costume زي تقليدي

Clothes worn for special traditions.

Cuisine مطبخ / أسلوب طهي

A specific style of cooking food.

Pottery فخار / خزف

Pots and dishes made from clay.

Calligraphy خط عربي / فن الخط

The art of beautiful writing.

Jewelry مجوهرات / حلي

Ornaments like rings and necklaces.

Modern حديث / عصري

New and recent (opposite of traditional).

Collocations

Preserve يحافظ على

history

Visit يزور

a monument

Wear يرتدي

a costume

Tell يحكي قصة

a story

Keep يحافظ على تقليد

a tradition

Restore يُرمّم / يُعيد ترميم

a building

Idioms

Pass down ينقل للأجيال / يورّث

To give something to the next generation.

Blast from the past ذكرى من الماضي / شيء يُعيدك للماضي

Something that reminds you of the past.

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