Mohamed Ali

Welcome

Note: Arabic is read from right to left

marhaban

مَرْحَباً

bikom

 بِكُمْ

WELCOME

fee

فِي

mudawanatee

مُدَوَّنَتِي

to my blog

Welcome to my blog

marhaban

مَرْحَباً

ban	ha	mar
باً	حَ	مَرْ

bikom

 بِكُمْ

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

WELCOME to my FREE Arabic Lessons Blog!

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. )
 

Arabic Tenses

Example:

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 !  

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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

Thanks for your interest.