Arabic Without Walls

Language Highlights

Let's recap some of the hightlights from this lesson, as well as corresponding Alif Baa units.

Conversational Phrases

To Talk About Your Studies
'ana Taalib (fii)... 'ana Taaliba (fii)...	أنا طالب (في)... أنا طالبة (في)...
'adrus...	أدرس...
To Talk About Your Work
'a^cmal (fii)...	أعمل (في)...
'ana muwaDH DHaf (fii)... 'ana muwaDH DHafa (fii)...	أنا موظّف (في)... أنا موظّفة (في)...
To Talk About Your Contact Information
'askun fii (sharii^c / madiinat / wilaayat)...	أسكن في (شارع \ مدينة \ ولاية)...
^cunwaani...	عنواني...
raqam tilifuuni...	رقم تلفوني...
To Talk About Your Likes and Dislikes
'uHibb...(kathiiran)	أحبّ ...(كثيرا)
laa 'uHibb...(kathiiran)	لا أحبّ ...(كثيرا)

Useful Phrases

To Give an Example
mathalan	مثلا
To Wish Someone Health
salaamtak / salaamtik allaah yisallimak / allaah yisallimik	سلامتَك \ سلامتِِك الله يسلّمَك \ الله يسلّمِك
To Ask Permission, To Console Someone
ma^clihsh	معلهش
To Take Leave
^can 'iznak / ^can 'iznik	عن إزنَك \ عن إزنِِك

Question Words

what?	maa / maadha ما؟ \ ماذا؟
where?	'ayna أين؟
how?	kayf كيف؟
who?	man من؟
which?	'ayy أيّ؟
how many?	kam كم؟
why?	limaadha لماذا؟
(yes/no question marker)	hal هل؟

Grammar

The definite article ال ("the") is always affixed to the beginning of the word it describes. It is often pronounced "al," but sometimes the ل adopts the sound of the first letter of the word ال is attached to.
If the subject of the thought following لكن or لأن is a pronoun (e.g. "I," "he," "she," "you," etc.), it transforms into a pronoun suffix.
Negate present tense verbs with لا. For example: لا أدرس ("I don't study" or "I am not studying").