Phrases and Vocabulary
Phrases
من أين أنتَ؟ / من أين أنتِ؟  min 'ayna 'anta? (to a male) min 'ayna 'anti? (to a female) Where are you from? grammatical dissection There is no "to be" verb in Arabic; hence, this question does not contain a verb. Translated word for word, it reads: "From where you?" |
أنا من... 'ana min... I am from... grammatical dissection There is no "to be" verb in Arabic; hence, this sentence does not contain a verb. Translated word for word it reads: "I from..." |
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لا أعرف. laa 'acrif. I don't know. grammatical dissection laa لا means "no," and 'acrif أعرف is a conjugated verb meaning "I know." |
Vocabulary
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أنا 'ana I |
من min from |
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أين 'ayna where |
في fii in |
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نعم nacam yes |
لا laa no |
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مدينة madiina city |
ولاية wilaaya state |
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أمريكا 'amriika America |
الشرق الأوسط ash-sharq al'awsaT the Middle East |
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هل hal interrogative particle marking yes/no questions |
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