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حَي َّ نَتَكَلَّم ُ الْعَرَبِيَّة Let’s speak Arabic. (Unit one)
Lesson 1 and 2
Marhaba(n) : Welcome (male or female) مرحبًا
Marhaban bika: Welcome (male)
Marhaban biki: Welcome (female) ِ
Ahlan wa sahlan: Glad to see you or welcome
Ahlan bika: (male)
Ahlan biki: (female) ِ
You can initiate with marhaban or ahlan and reply with marhaban or ahlan, if someone says
marhaban you say ahlan and vice versa.
يا هاال is short form of ahlan and can be used for both male and female.
كَيْف َ الْحَال : How are you (Male or female)
كَيْف َ حَالُك or
كِيْفَك: How are you(Male).
كَيْف َ حَالُك or
كِيْفِك: How are you(female).
In informal language Izayyak, Izayyik(f), Shlonak, Shlonich(f) (pronounced same as ch of chin) are
also used.
كيف صِحَّتُك : How is your health?
Lesson 3 (Response)
With Goodness Alhamdulillah بِخَىْر ٍ الحمدلله. This is response to kaifal hal.
I am good(Male): ْ
طَيِّب, colloquial:
ْ
كَوَيِّس. I am good(Female): ْطَيِّبَة, colloquial: ْكَوَيِّسَة
Not Bad: س
ال ب. Thank you:
ً
I am tired today. انا تَعْبَان اليَوْم. I am tired today(female): انا تَعْبَانة اليَوْم.
May you get better soon:
س (male), ِ
س (female)
May Allah Protect you:
الله يُسَلِّمَك (male) , ِ
الله يُسَلِّمَك (female).
Lesson 4
Good bye: مَة
مَع َ اَلس (go with peace)
Untill we meet again: لَي اللِّقَاء
In (go with) safety of Allah: فِي ْ أمَان ِ اللّه
We thank Allah: نَشْكُرُللَّه
Lesson 5
Dialogue between Bilal and Yusuf:
B: Assalaamu alaykum, yaa Yusuf
Y: Waalaykumussalaam wa-rahmat
B: Kayfa haalukal-yowm?
Y Bi-khayrin, al-hamdu lillaah
Nashkur Allaah. Wa-anta
yaa
Bilal, kayfaş-şihhah?
B: Ana ta’baan qaleelan (or shwayya)
Y: Salaamatak!
B: Allaah yusallimuk.
Ya Ma’ as-salaamah.
B: Fee amaan-illaah.
Lesson 6
What is your name(Male):
سْمُكِإ مَا or
سْمَك ْ اَيِإ or
What is your name(Female): ِ
سْمُكِإ مَا or
سْمِك ْ اَيِإ or
What is your noble name(Male): سْمُك َ الْكَرِيْمِإ مَا
What is your noble name (Female): سْمُك ِ الْكَرِيْمِإ مَا
What is yout name sir(Respected Man):
What is yout name Madam(Respected Woman): ِ
Lesson 7
My name is Ali. سْمِي ْ عليِإ.
I didn’t catch(understand) that. عَفْوًا.It can also mean excuse me or It’s all right or Don’t mention it.
Nice to meet you: ٗ ُ
ٌ ٗ سَعِيْدَة فُرْصَة. literally: Opportunity of Happiness.
We are honoured (to meet you.): تَشَرَّفْنَا
Is your name Zuhayr? : سْمُك َ زُهيرِإ هَل ْ
Lesson 8
For the following lesson some sentences end with both eerab َ ِ i.e fathah(zabar) and kasrah(zer),
e.g
ك would be masculine and with ِ
ك feminine. So, read once with fathah for masculine and again
with kasrah for feminine.
I am happy to meet you. َِ
I am delighted to meet you. و َ أنا أسْعَد
What is your last(sir) name? َِ
My last name is ...
Colleague زَمِيْل, My colleague: ْ
زَمِيْلِي Colleague(female): زَمِيْلَة, My colleague (f):
ْ
Friend: صَدِيْق. Itfollows the same pattern as above example. Write it yourself.
What is your friend’s name? َِ
His name is Ali. سْمُه ُ عَلِيِإ
Her name is Huda. سْمُهَا هُدَىِإ
The person who is speaking is called the first person, the person who is being spoken to is second
person, the person being spoken about is the third person.
Lesson 9
Allow me to introduce you to my friend Aamir. ْ
I am happy to meet you Aamir(or Aamirah). (آمرة) أنَا ٌ
If you are speaking to a female use
سْمَحِيِإ instead of ْ
إسْمَح. The rest of the sentence will remain
same.
Lesson 10
Where are you from? ْ
I am from Egypt. أنَا ْ
Are you(female) from Egypt?
A) I am a teacher. أنا مُدَرِّس
Q) What(kind of work) do you do, Saman?
A) I am a teacher. أنا مُدَرِّسَة
Lesson 14 – Professions
Teacher: مُعَلِّم مُعَلِّمَة also مُدَرِّس مُدَرِّسَة
Doctor: طَبِيْب طَبِيْبَة
Lecturer: مُحَاضِر مُحَاضِرَة
Nurse: مُمَرِّض مُمَرِّضَة
Manager: مُدِيْر مُدِيْرَة
Secretary: سِكْرَتِيْر سِكْرَتِيْرَة
Police officer:
Lawyer:
Engineer: مُهَنْدِس مُهَنْدِسَة
Employee: مُوَظَّف مُوَظَّفَة
Assistant: مُسَاعِد مُسَاعِدَة
Businessman: َعْمَال
Businesswoman: َعْمَال
Lesson 15 – Places
Q) Where do you work? أيْن َ تَعْمَل؟
A) I work at(in)...... ..... أعْمَل ُ فِي
Q) Where do you(female) work? أيْن َ تَعْمَلِينَ؟
A) I work at(in)...... ..... أعْمَل ُ فِي
School: مَدْرَسَة
College: كُلِّيَّة
University: جَامِعَة
Hospital: مُسْتَشْفٰى
Office: ْ
Government office: مَكْتَب ِ الْحُكُوْمَة
Bank: مَصْرِف
Shop: مَحَل ّ / دُكَّان
Company: شَرِكَة
Computer company: شَرِكَةِالْحَاسُوْب
Transportation company: ت
Petroleum company: شَرِكَةِالنَّفْت
Lesson 16
I am not working presently. أعْمَل ُ حاليًّا
I am a student. انا طَالِب /انا طَالِبَة
I am out of work(unemployed). انا عَاطِلَة عَن ِ الْعَمَل انا عَاطِل عَن ِ الْعَمَل /
I am a volunteer. انا مُتَطَوِّعَة / انا مُتَطَوِّع
I am retired. / انا مُتَقَاعِدة انا مُتَقَاعِد
Lessson 17
Q) Are you married? (ة)هَل ْ أنْت َ مُتَزَوِّج
A) Yes, I am married. (ة)نَعَم ْ أن َ مُتَزَوِّج
or, no I am single. (ة)ال أنا عَزَب
Note: ة os used when person being addressed or speaker is a female.
I am engaged.: انا خَاطِب
I am engaged.(f): انا مَخْطُوْبَة
I am divorced. انا مُطَلَّق
Husband: زَوْج
Wife: زَوْجَة
Lesson 18
Q) Where is your husband from? مِن ْ أيْن َ زَوْجُكِ؟
A) He is from Bahrain. هُو َ مِن َ الْبَحْرَيْن
Q) What does your husband do? مَاذَا يَعْمَل ُ زَوْجُكِ؟
A) He is a doctor. هُو َ طَبِيْب
Q) Where does he work? أيْن َ يَعْمَلُ
A) He works at a hospital. يَعْمَل ُ فِي ْ مُسْتَشْفَا
Q) Where is your wife from? مِن ْ أيْن َ زَوْجَتَك
A) She is from Egypt. هِي َ مِن ْ مِصْر
Q) What does your wife do? مَاذَا تَعْمَل ُ زَوْجَتَك؟
A) She is a lecturer. هِي َ مُحَاضِرَة
Lesson 21
Cardinal Numbers Masculine Feminine
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven
Eight
Nine
Ten
The number 0 Şifr(un) is gender neutral.
I have five children, Lee khamsa(tu) atfaal (in)
a) one son and four daughters. ibn(un) waahid (un) wa-arba(u) banaat(in)
b) Two sons and three daughters. ibnaan(i) wa-thalaath (u) banaat (in).
c) Three sons and two daughters thalaatha (tu) abnaa' wabintaan(i)
d) Four sons and one daughter. arba'a(tu) abnaa' wa-bint (un) waahida(tun).
e) I have five sons. Lee Khamsa(tu) abnaa' (in).
f) I have five daughters. Lee khams(u) banaat (in).
May Allah Protect them. Allaahu yahfazuhum.(يحفظهم)
Lesson 22
Brother أخٌ
Two brothers
Brothers ٌ
Sister ٌ
Two sisters
Sisters ٌ
Q) Do you have(M/F) brothers? Hal Laka/i ikhwa (tun)/ikhwaan(un)?
Q) Do you have sisters? Hal Laka/i akhawaat (un)?
Q) Do you have brothers or sisters? Hal Laka/i ikhwa (tun) ow akhawaat (un)?
Q) How many brothers do you have? Kam akhan lak(a/i)?
A) I have just one brother. Lee akh (un) waaḥid (un) faqat.
A) I have two brothers. Lee akhawaan(i).
Waahid (un)
Ithnaan (i)
Thalaath (un)
Arbat (un)
Khams (un)
Sitt (un)
Sab(un)
Thamaan (in)
Tis' (un)
Ashr (un)
Waahida(tun)
Ithnataan(i)
Tholaatha(tun)
Arba'a (tun)
Khamsa (tun)
Sitta(tun)
Saba(tun)
Thamaaniya (tun)
Tis'a(tun)
Ashara(tun
A) I have three brothers. Lee thalaatha(tu) ikhwa(tin)/ ikhwaan(in).
Q) How many sisters do you have(M/F)? Kam ukhtan Laka/i?
A) I have just one sister. Lee ukht (un) waahida(tun) faqat.
A) I have two sisters. Lee ukhtaan(i)
A) I have three sisters. Lee thalath(u) akhawaat(in)
Lesson 23
Attached pronouns.
Feminine Masculine
Her/ His ُها ه
Their (Two people) هُمَا هُمَا
Them(More than two) ْهُنَّا هُم
Q) What is his name? سْمُهُ؟ ِإ مَا
A) His name is bilal. لاًل ِ
Q)What are their(2 people male or female) names? سْمُهُمَا؟ِإ ما
A) Their names are Bilal and Faisal. ل و َ فَيْصلاًل ِ
Q) What are their(more than two) names?
A) Their names are Bilal and Faisal and Mazin. ل و فيصل و مازناًل
Q) What is her name? سْمُهُمَا؟ ِإمَا
A) Her name is ... ... سْمُهَاِإ
Q) What are their names(f)? هُنَّ؟
A) Their names are ... ... َّ
