A: ma hada (masc.)
What’s this?
B: hadihee (fem.) tawilatun
This is a table.
A: ma daka
What is that?
B: daka (masc.) tilfazun
That’s a television set.
A: ma hada
What is this?
B: ana la a’rifu ma huwa (masc.)
I don't know what this is.
A: ma tilka (fem.) lashiyae
What are those things?
B: ana la a’rifu ma heya (fem.)
I don't know what they are.
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Note that the “d” in hada, hadihee and daka are pronounced as the “th” in “the” and “these”. “tilka” is often used instead of “hateeka”.
Normally, “tilka” is singular, and “hateeka” is plural.
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A: kam essa’a
What time is it?
B: innaha alkhamisa
It’s five o’clock.
5:00
A: kam essa’a
What time is it?
B: innaha assadissa wannisf
It’s half past six.
6:30
A: kam essa’a
What time is it?
B: innaha arrabi’a illa rrubu’
It’s a quarter to four. 3:45
A: kam essa’a al an(a)
What time is it now?
B: ana la a’rif(u) iss-al ummee
I don't know. Ask my mother!
A: What's this?
ما هذا؟
mā hādhā?
B: This is a table.
هَذِهِ طاوِلَةٌ
hādhihī ṭāwilah
A: What's this?
ما هذا؟
mā hādhā?
B: This is a television set.
هَذا تِلْفازٌ
hādhā tilfāz(un)
A: What's this?
ما هذا؟
mā hādhā?
B: I don't know what it is.
لا أَعْرِفُ ما هُوَ
lā aʿrifu mā huwa
A: What are those things?
ما تِلْكَ الأَشْياءُ؟
mā tilka (a)l-ashyā'u?
B: I don't know. I don't know what they are.
لا أَعْلَمُ. لا أَعْرِفُ ما هِيَ
lā aʿlamu. lā aʿrifu mā hiya
TIME
A: What time is it?
كَمِ السّاعَةُ؟
kāmi s-sāʿah?
B: It is five o'clock. 5:00
السّاعَةُ الخامِسَةُ
as-sāʿa(tu) (a)l-khāmisa.
A: What time is it?
كَمِ السّاعَةُ؟
kāmi s-sāʿah?
B: It is six-thirty. 6:30
السّاعَةُ السّادِسَةُ والنِّصْفُ
as-sāʿatu as-sādisah wa-an-niṣf
It is a quarter to four. 3:45
السّاعَةُ الرّابِعَةُ إِلاَّ رُبْعاً
as-sāʿatu ar-rābiʿah illā rubʿan
A: What time is it now?
كَمِ السّاعَةُ؟
kāmi s-sāʿah al-āna?
B: I don't know, ask your mother!
لا أَعْرِفُ، اِسْأَلْ أُمَّكَ
lā aʿrifu, is'al ummaka!
Glossary
* this: هذا - hādhā (masc.) // هَذِهِ hādhihī (fem.).
* a table: طاوِلَةٌ - Ṭāwilah
* a thing: شَيْءٌ - shay'
* things: أَشْياءٌ - ashyā'
* an hour: ساعَةٌ - sāʿah
* a half: نِصْفٌ - niṣf
* a quarter: رُبْعٌ - rubʿ
* now: الآنَ - al-āna
FRENCH
A : Qu’est-ce que c’est que ça?
ما هذا؟
mā hādhā?
B : C’est une table.
هَذِهِ طاوِلَةٌ
hādhihī ṭāwilah
A : Qu’est-ce que c’est que ça?
ما هذا؟
mā hādhā?
B : C’est un téléviseur.
هَذا تِلْفازٌ
hādhā tilfāz(un)
A : Qu’est-ce que c’est que ça?
ما هذا؟
mā hādhā?
B : Je ne sais pas ce que c’est.
لا أَعْرِفُ ما هُوَ
lā aʿrifu mā huwa
A : Qu’est-ce que c’est que ces choses-là?
ما هَذِهِ الأَشْياءُ؟
mā hādhihi (a)l-ashyā'u?
B : Je ne sais pas. Je ne sais pas ce que c’est.
لا أَعْلَمُ. لا أَعْرِفُ ما هِيَ
lā aʿlamu. Lā aʿrifu mā hiya
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الساعة والوقت
A : Quelle heure est-il?
كمِ السّاعَةُ؟
kām (a)s-sāʿah?
B : Il est cinq heures. 5:00
السّاعَةُ الخامِسَةُ
as-sāʿatu al-khāmisah
A : Quelle heure est-il?
كمِ السّاعَةُ؟
kām (a)s-sāʿah?
B : Il est six heures et demie. 6:30
السّاعَةُ السّادِسَةُ والنِّصْفُ
as-sāʿatu as-sādisah wa-an-niṣf
Il est quatre heures moins le quart. 3:45
السّاعَةُ الرّابِعَةُ إِلاَّ رُبْعاً
as-sāʿatu ar-rābiʿah illā rubʿan
A : Quelle heure est-il maintenant?
كامِ السّاعَةُ الآنَ؟
kām as-sāʿatu al-āna?
B : Je ne sais pas, demande à ta mère!
لا أَعْرِفُ، اِسْأَلْ أُمَّكَ
lā aʿrifu, is'al ummaka!
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القاموس / المُعْجَم
* ça : هذا - hādhā (مذكر) / / هَذِهِ hādhihī (مؤنث).
* une table : طاوِلَةٌ - Ṭāwilah
* une chose : شَيْءٌ - shay'
* des choses : أَشْياءٌ - ashyā'
* une heure : ساعَةٌ - sāʿah
* un demi / une demie : نِصْفٌ - niṣf
* un quart : رُبْعٌ - rubʿ
* maintenant : الآنَ - al-āna
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