Alif Baa Units 1-4

Hello!

Marhaba!

Nice to meet you

Tesharafna

Peace be upon you

al Salaam al Allekum —> al Allekum aSallam

Where are you from?

Mit ayna ant[a/i]? —> Eine min medinat [City]

What’s your name?

Mehsmuk[a/i]? —> Isme [Name]

How are you?

Kefa haluk[a/i/um]? —> Behair! —> Al hamduluhluh!

And you?

Wa ant[a/i]?

And you (formal)?

Wa hadraduk[a/i]?

Where?

Min?

Did/do? (Interrogative)

Hal?

Yes

Na’am

No

Luh

Friend

Sahib[ii/atii]

He/it

Huwa

She/it

Hiya

His

-hu

Hers

-ha

Teacher

Usted

The university of

Jamiat

This is

Hada[hee]

Good Morning!

Sabahalhair! Sabahalnuur!

Student

Taalib[a]

New

Jadid[a]

To direct something to someone

yeh [name]!

This is Samuel, he is a new student at Georgetown University; he is from Memphis; he is a friend.

Hada Samuel, wa huah talib jadid fi jammiat Georgetown, wa min medinat Memphis, wa huah Sahib/Sadiki.

This is Leyna, she is a new student at Georgetown University; she is from LA; she is a friend.

Hadahi Leyna, wa hiya taliba jadida fi jammiat Georgetown, wa min medinat LA, wa hiya Sahibati/Sadikati.

Thank you

Shokran lak[a/i/um]

I’m Bennett, I’m from Atlanta; I’m a new student at Georgetown; I’m American.

Anna isme Bennett wa anna min medinat Atlanta, wa anna talib jadid fi jammiat Georgetown, wa anna Ameriki.

1

waahid (١)

2

ithnayn (٢)

3

theretha (٣)

4

arba(h)a (٤)

5

hamsa (٥)

6

sita (٦)

7

saba(h)a (٧)

8

tamanya (٨)

9

tesam (٩)

10

áshera (١٠)

0

cifr (٠)

جاهز

jaahiz) – ready

السَّلامُ عَلَيكُم

assalaamu 3alaykum) – Greetings!

باب

baab) – door

وَ

wa) – and

صِفر

Sifr) – 0

تَفَضَّلْ

tafaDDal) – please come in, go ahead

خُبز

khubz) – bread

أوتوبيس

utubiis) – bus

صَحيح

SaHiiH) – Right!, Correct!

سَيّارة

sayyaara) – car, automobile

صَفحة

SafHa) – page

يَعني

ya3ni) –

رَجُل

rajul) – man

ساعة

saa3a) – watch, clock, hour

جاهزة

jaahza) – ready

اِمرَأة

'imra'a) – woman

وَرَقة

waraqa) – piece of paper

بِناية

binaaya) – building

دَرس

dars) – lesson

أَبْيَض

'abiyyaD) – white

اِسم

ism) – name

دَجاج

djaaj) – chicken

تَفَضَّلي

tafaDDalii) – please come in, go ahead

واحِد

waaHid) – 1

حِجاب

Hjaab) – veil, head covering

أَهلاً

ahlan) – Hello! or Hi!

شاي

shaay) – tea

بِنت

bint) – girl

مَكتَب

maktab) – office, desk

غُرفة

ghurfa) – room

شَجَرة

shajara) – tree

قَهوة

qahwa) – coffee

أَسْوَد

'aswad) – black

ما؟

maa) – what?

جار

jaar) – neighbor

اِثنَيْن

ithnayn) – 2

بَيْت

bayt) – house

أَهلاً وسَهلاً

ahlan wa sahlan) – Hello!

تَفَضَّلوا

tafaDDaluu) – please come in, go ahead

مَكتَبة

maktaba) – library, bookstore

شُبّاك

shubbaak) – window

غَريب

ghariib) – strange

حَليب

Haliib) – milk

أَخْضَر

'akhDar) – green

ثلاثة

thalaatha) – 3

جارة

jaara) – neighbor

صاحِبي

Saahibii) – my

شارِع

shaari3) – street

أهلاً بكَ

ahlan bika) –

وَلَد

walad) – boy

مَرحَباً

marHaban) – Hello!

كُرسي

kursii) – chair

غَريبة

ghariiba) – strange

شُكراً

shukran) – thank you

كَلِمة

kalima) – word

قِصّة

qiSSa) – story

طَيِّب

Tayyib) – good, kind-hearted

سُكَّر

sukkar) – sugar

أهلاً بكِ

ahlan biki) –

أَخ

akh) – brother

صاحِبتي

SaaHibati) – my