ban
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ha
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mar
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باً
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حَ
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مَرْ
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kom
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bi
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كُمْ
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fee
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فِي
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ti
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na
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wa
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da
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mu
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تِي
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نَ
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وَّ
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دَ
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Reading Arabic I
Example:
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.)
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Reading Arabic II
Example:
الكَسْرَةُ al kassratu short i
Bill بِلْ
Tim تِمْ
Note the 'dash' symbol is under the letters ت and ب
For short a , the symbol is on the letter; for short i, it is under the letter.
dakhala tim ilaa (a)lhgurfati
دَخَلَ تِمْ إِلى الغُرْفَةِ
(Items between (... ) are optional.)
Tim entered the room.
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Reading Arabic III
Example:
The sukoon sound (vowel) is this circle symbol ْ on the letters:
ذئب thi'bun (th as in the)
أَمْريكا amreekaa
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INTERMEDIATE
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.
A: hal ta3rifu Fatima Do you know Fatima?
B: na'am , (ana) a3rifuha Yes, I know her.
A: mada taf3alu What does she do?
B: hiya mudarrisa She is a teacher.
A: mada tudarris(u) What does she teach?
B: (innaha) tudarrisu (a)l injleeziya She teaches English.
A: ana ureedu an ata3allama (a)l injleeziya I want to learn English. hal bi imkaniha an tu3allimanee Can she teach me?
B: (ana) la a3rif(u) . walakin sa ukhbiruha Well, I don’t know. But I will tell her.
A: shukran . (ana) ureedu fi3lan an adrusa (a)l injleeziya Thank you. I really want to study English.
B: ayna tureedu an tadrusa (a)l injleeziya Where do you want to study English?
A: fil bayt(i) At home. |
Symbols for vowels: short i i or e
long i ee
short a a
long a aa
short u u
long u oo
