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factory المَصنَع al masnaʼ
• د and ض are both transliterated with a [d]; where د sounds exactly the same as [d] in English, ض is a heavier [d] and is an emphatic consonant, whereas د isn’t.
warm دافِئ daafeʼ
boiled eggs بيضٌ مَسلوق baydun maslouq
• ت and ط are both transliterated with a [t]; in Arabic, ت is softer than ط and sounds exactly the same as [t] in the word “table”, whereas ط is a heavier sound, as in “toll” or “watt”.
apple التُّفّاح at-tuffaah
breakfast الفُطور al futoor
• ذ , ث and ظ are all transliterated with [th]; ث is pronounced as [th] in “thief”, and ذ is pronounced as [th] in “the”. ظ is a heavy version of ذ and the difference between ذ and ظ is very subtle (similar to [p] and [b] in English).
ice cream المُثلَّجات al muthallagaat
seeds البُذور al buthoor
wallet المِحفَظَة al mehfatha
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Whether you’re going to be visiting an Arabic-speaking country, or even living there, you’ll want to be able to chat with people and get to know them better. Being able to communicate effectively with acquaintances, friends, family, and colleagues is key to becoming more confident in Arabic in a variety of everyday situations.
umbrella
المِظَلَّة
al methalla
1. green
أخضَر
akhdar
2. blue
أزرَق
azraq
3. red
أحمَر
ahmar
4. white
أبيض
abyad
5. black
أسوَد
aswad
6. yellow
أصفَر
asfar
THE BASICS | الأساسيّات
Hello/Hi.
.مرحبًا
marhaban.
Good morning.
.صباحُ الخَير
sabahu-l-khayr.
Good evening.
.مساءُ الخَير
masaa’u-l-khayr.
Good night.
.طابَتْ ليلَتُك
taabat laylatuk.
Goodbye.
.معَ السّلامة
ma’a-s-salaama.
Bye!
!إلى اللّقاء
ila-l-liqaa’!
See you soon/tomorrow.
.أراكَ قريبًا/غدًا
araaka qareeban/ghadan.
Have a good day/evening!
!طابَ يومُك/مساؤك
taaba yawmuk/masaa’uk!
YOU SHOULD KNOW…
Arabs are usually very sociable and greet others in public places even if they don’t know each other. It is important to greet Arabs when you meet them in places such as the doctor’s surgery or the school reception.
Yes.
.نَعم
na’am.
No.
.لا
laa.
I don’t know.
.لا أعرف
laa a’ref.
please
رَجاءً
rajaa’an
Excuse me.
.المَعذِرة
al ma’thera.
Sorry?
عفوًا؟
afwan?
I’m sorry.
.أنا آسِف
ana aasef.
OK!
!حَسنًا
hasanan!
Thank you.
.شُكرًا
shukran.
You’re welcome.
.على الرّحب
‘ala-r-rahb.
I don’t understand.
.أنا لا أفهَم
ana laa afham.
YOU SHOULD KNOW…
The word عفوًا (afwan) in Arabic can have different meanings. It can mean “sorry” or “you are welcome” with the meaning of “no need to thank me”.
ABOUT YOU | التّعريف بِنَفسِ
How old are you?
كَمْ عُمرُك؟
kam ‘umruk?
May I ask how old you are?
هل يُمكنُني أن أسأل عن عُمرِك؟
hal yumkenunee an ‘as’ala ‘an umrik?
When is your birthday?
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