ARABIC IN ENGLISH

SPIRITUALITY :

The basic Arabic alphabet contains 28 letters, some of them do not exist in English. It also has 3 short vowels, 3 long vowels, plus sukoon, plus shadda, plus 3 kinds of tanween. To help you learn how to read Arabic, I gave a link with enough examples of all the above, using Arabic letters with complete vowelization (shakle).

See the links :

Reading Arabic

Example:

كَتَبَتْ سالي كِتاباً

katabat saalee kitaaban. (Sally wrote a book.)

كَتَبْتُ كِتاباً

ka كَ
ta تَ
b بْ
tu تُ

katabtu kitaaban. (I wrote a book.)

كَتَبْتَ كِتاباً

katabta kitaaban. (You =masc, singular= wrote a book.)

كَتَبْتِ كِتاباً

katabti kitaaban. (You =feminine, singular= wrote a book.)

سَرَقَ بِلْ سِرْوالاً

saraqa bil sirwaalan (Bill stole a pair of trousers.)

سَرَقَتْ هِنْدُ سِرْوالاً
saraqat Hindu sirwaalan   (Hind stole a pair of trousers.)

  سَرَقْتُ سِرْوالاً
saraqtu  sirwaalan   (I stole a pair of trousers.)

سَرَقْتَ سِرْوالاً
saraqta  sirwaalan   (You =masc, sing.= stole a pair of trousers.)

سَرَقْتِ سِرْوالاً
saraqti  sirwaalan (You =fem., sing= stole a pair of trousers.)

ذَهَبْتُ إِلى فَرَنْسا

thahabtu ilaa faransaa (th is as in the, then) (I went to France.)

ذَهَبْتَ إِلى فَرَنْسا

thahabta ilaa faransaa   (You =masc, sing.=  went to France.)

ذَهَبَ بِلْ إِلى فَرَنْسا

thahaba bil ilaa faransaa   (Bill went to France.)

ذَهَبَتْ كارولُ إِلى فَرَنْسا

thahabat kaaroolu ilaa faransaa   (Carol went to France.)


كَسَرَ إِدْريسُ بابَنا

kasara idreesu baabanaa. (Driss broke our door.)
نا (our)

لَعِبَ مَرَدونا في إِسْبانْيا

la'iba maradona fee isbaanya   (Maradona played in Spain.)

أَكَلَ سَميرُ تيناً

akala sameeru teenan (Samir ate figs.)

أَكَلَتْ سَميرَةُ مَوْزاً

akalat sameeratu mawzan (Samira ate bananas.)

أَكَلْتُ حَلْوى

akaltu  halwaa (I ate a cake.)

أَكَلْتَ خُبْزي

akalta khubzee  (You =masc, sing.= ate my bread )

أَكَلْتِ تُفَّاحَتي

akalti tuffaahatee (You =fem, sing.= ate my apple. )

INTERMEDIATE

Arabic Tenses

Example:
TO KNOW

A: Do you know Fatima?

هَلْ تَعْرِفُ فاطِمَةَ؟

Hal taʿrifu Fāṭimata?

B: Yes, I know her.

نَعَمْ، أَعْرِفُها

Naʿam, aʿrifuhā.

A: What does she do?

ما عَمَلُها؟

Mā ʿamaluhā?

B: She is a teacher.

هِيَ مُدَرِّسَةٌ

Hiya mudarrisah.

A: Teacher of what?

مُدَرِّسَةُ ماذا؟

Mudarrisatu mādhā?

B: She is an English teacher.

هِيَ مُدَرِّسَةُ لُغَةٍ إِنْجْلِيزِيَّةٍ

Hiya mudarrisatu lughatin inglīziyyah.

A: I want to learn English. Can she teach it to me?

أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَتَعَلَّمَ الإِنْجْلِيزِيَّةَ. هَلْ يُمْكِنُها أَنْ تُعَلِّمَنِيَ إِيَّاها؟

Urīdu an ataʿallama al-inglīziyyah. Hal yumkinuhā an tuʿallimaniyya iyyāhā?

B: I don't know. But I will tell her that.

لا أَعْلَمُ. لكِنَّنِي سَأَقُولُ لَها ذَلِكَ

Lā aʿlamu. Lākinnanī sa-aqūlu lahā dhālika.

A: Thank you. I really want to study English.

شُكْرَاً. أَنَا أُرِيدُ دِراسَةَ الإِنْجْلِيزِيَّةِ حَقَّاً

Shukran. Anā urīdu dirāsata al-inglīziyyati ḥaqqan.

B: Where do you want to study English?

أَيْنَ تُرِيدُ دِراسَةَ الإِنْجْلِيزِيَّةِ؟

Ayna turīdu dirāsata al-inglīziyyati?

A: At home.

في المَنْزِلِ

Fī al-manzili.

Glossary (37):

* teacher: مُدَرِّسٌ / أُسْتاذٌ - Mudarris / Ustādh.

* at home: في المَنْزِلِ - Fī al-manzil.

* to know (a person): يَعْرِفُ - Yaʿrifu.

* to learn / to teach: يَتَعَلَّمُ / يُعَلِّمُ - Yataʿallamu (to learn) / Yuʿallimu (to teach).

* to study: يَدْرُسُ - Yadrusu.

SEE MORE BELOW.

FUTURE SIMPLE

Affirmative Negative

anaa sa aktubu I will write anaa lan aktuba I won’t write /

Affirmative     Negative

anta sa taktubu    you will write   / anta lan taktuba    you won’t write /   sing masc

Affirmative     Negative

anti sa taktubeena    you will write   / anti lan taktubee   you won’t write /    sing fem

Affirmative     Negative

huwa sa yaktubu    he will write   / huwa lan yaktuba    he won’t write /

Affirmative     Negative

hiya sa taktubu    she will write   hiya lan taktuba    she won’t write /

Affirmative     Negative

antumaa   sa taktubaani   you will write   / antumaa lan taktubaa    you won’t write / dual fem / masc

Affirmative     Negative

humaa   sa yaktubaani    they will write   / humaa lan yaktubaa    they won’t write / dual masc

Affirmative     Negative

humaa  sa taktubaani   they will write   / humaa lan taktubaa    they won’t write dual fem

Affirmative     Negative

nahnu sa naktubu    we will write   / nahnu lan naktuba    we won’t write /

Affirmative     Negative

antum sa taktuboona   you will write   / antum lan taktuboo    you won’t write / plur   masc

Affirmative     Negative

antunna sa taktubna    you will write   / antunna lan taktubna    you won’t write / plur fem

Affirmative     Negative

hum sa yaktuboona    they will write   / hum lan yaktuboo    they won’t write / plur   masc

Affirmative     Negative

hunna sa yaktubna    they will write   / hunna lan yaktubna    they won’t write / plur fem

But the lessons in this blog do not contain Arabic letters. I used English letters only.

Please note that the coloring is done on purpose. As you will notice, the colors in the Arabic correspond to the colors in the English.

For example :

A : maa ismuk

What’s your name ?

B : ismee bill

My name is Bill.

maa corresponds to What’s

ism corresponds to name

uk corresponds to your

ee corresponds to My

A : maa ismuk

What’s your name ?

B : ismee bill

My name is Bill.

A : kam sinnuk

How old are you ?

B : sinnee thalaathoona sana(tan) (Items between (...) are optional)

I’m thirty years old.

A : maada ta'mal(u)

What do you do ?

B : anaa muhandis(un)

I am an engineer.

A : aina ta'mal(u)

Where do you work ?

B : anaa a'malu fee baarees

I work in Paris.

A : hal anta faransee

Are you French ?

B : laa lastu faransiyan

No, I am not French.

A : min aina anta (masc.)

anti (fem.)

Where are you from ?

B : anaa amreekee

I am American.

A : hal anta mutazawij (masc.)

anti mutazawija (fem.)

Are you married ?

B : laa anaa 'aazib (or a'zab) (masc.)

anaa 'aazibaa (fem.)

No, I am single.

A : aina anta (a)l aan

Where are you now ?

B : anaa fee manzilee

I am in my house.

at home.

A : hal ta'malu fee manzilika am fee (al) maktab(i)

Do you work in your house (at home) or at the office ?

B : anaa a'malu feehimaa ma'an

I work in both (of them).

A : ila lliqaa

See you !

B : ila lliqaa

See you !

1) TO BE

2) WHERE

3) HOW

4) WHAT

5) WHEN

6) WHY

7) TO DO

8) TO HAVE

9) THERE IS / ARE

10) TO GO

11) TO GIVE

12) TO TAKE

13) TO LIKE

14) MANY

15) TO LISTEN

16) TO KNOW

17) TO SMILE

18) BREAKFAST

19) TO SIT (DOWN)

20) TO PLAY

21) TO WAIT

22) TO DIE

23) TO ASK

24) TO RUN

25) TO WALK

26) TO DRIVE

27) TO VISIT

28) TO CALL

29) TO AGREE

30) TO DISAGREE

31) TO ACCEPT

32) TO REMEMBER

33) TO HOPE

34) ADJECTIVES

35) ADJECTIVES

36) PREPOSITIONS

37) ADVERBS

38) ADVERBS

39) TENSES

40) TENSES

41) TENSES

42) WHICH / WHOSE

43) THE COUNTRYSIDE

44) STATION

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ADVANCED

Q & A

Translation I

Translation II

Translation III

Translation IV

Shukr an   Thank you !

Symbols for vowels: short    i       i   or   e
                                  long     i         ee
                              short a       a
                                  long    a       aa
                              short u       u
                                  long    u        oo

ARABIC IN ENGLISH

Thursday, November 26, 2015

Welcome

My Testimony II

Reading Arabic I

Reading Arabic II

Reading Arabic III

Translation I

Translation II

Translation III

Translation IV

Thanks for your interest.

kom			bi
كُمْ			بِ
fee			فِي
ti	na	wa		da	mu
تِي	نَ	وَّ		دَ	مُ

ban	ha	mar
باً	حَ	مَرْ