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Weeks 1–5 — Foundations (Basics, Greetings, Numbers)

Week 1 — Essential Basics

  • Water — māʔ — “maa”

  • Yes — naʿam — “nah‑am”

  • No — lā — “laa”

  • Please — min faḍlik — “min fad-lik”

  • Thank you — shukran — “shook-ran”

  • Sorry — āsif — “aa-sif”

Week 2 — Greetings

  • Hello — marḥaba

  • Hi — ahlan

  • Good morning — ṣabāḥ al-khayr

  • Good evening — masāʾ al-khayr

  • Goodbye — maʿa as-salāma

  • How are you? — kayfa ḥāluk?

Week 3 — Numbers 1–10

  • One — wāḥid

  • Two — ithnayn

  • Three — thalātha

  • Four — arbaʿa

  • Five — khamsa

  • Six — sitta

  • Seven — sabʿa

  • Eight — thamāniya

  • Nine — tisʿa

  • Ten — ʿashara

Week 4 — Common Verbs

  • Go — adhhab

  • Come — taʿāl

  • Eat — ākul

  • Drink — ashrab

  • Want — urīd

  • Like — uḥibb

Week 5 — Colours

  • Red — aḥmar

  • Blue — azraq

  • Green — akhdar

  • Yellow — aṣfar

  • Black — aswad

  • White — abyaḍ

Weeks 6–15 — Daily Life Vocabulary

Week 6 — Food

  • Bread — khubz

  • Rice — ruzz

  • Chicken — dajāj

  • Meat — laḥm

  • Apple — tuffāḥ

  • Banana — mawz

Week 7 — Drinks

  • Tea — shāy

  • Coffee — qahwa

  • Juice — ʿaṣīr

  • Milk — ḥalīb

  • Water (revision)

Week 8 — Family

  • Mother — umm

  • Father — ab

  • Brother — akh

  • Sister — ukht

  • Family — ʿā’ila

Week 9 — School

  • Teacher — mudarris

  • Student — ṭālib

  • Book — kitāb

  • Pen — qalam

  • School — madrasa

Week 10 — Home

  • House — bayt

  • Room — ghurfa

  • Bed — sarīr

  • Door — bāb

  • Window — shubbāk

Week 11 — Clothing

  • Shirt — qamīṣ

  • Pants — banṭalūn

  • Shoes — ḥidhā’

  • Jacket — jaakīt

  • Dress — fustān

Week 12 — Weather

  • Hot — ḥār

  • Cold — bārid

  • Rain — maṭar

  • Sun — shams

  • Wind — riyāḥ

Week 13 — Animals

  • Cat — qiṭṭa

  • Dog — kalb

  • Bird — ṭayr

  • Fish — samak

  • Horse — ḥiṣān

Week 14 — Places

  • Shop — dukkān

  • Market — sūq

  • Hospital — mustashfā

  • School — madrasa

  • Home — bayt

Week 15 — Directions

  • Left — yasār

  • Right — yamīn

  • Straight — ʿalā ṭūl

  • Near — qarīb

  • Far — baʿīd

Weeks 16–30 — Sentence Building

Week 16 — “I want…”

  • Pattern: urīd + noun

  • Example: urīd māʔ — I want water

Week 17 — “I like…”

  • Pattern: uḥibb + noun

Week 18 — “Where is…?”

  • Pattern: ayna + place?

Week 19 — “Can I…?”

  • Pattern: hal yumkinunī…?

Week 20 — “I’m going to…”

  • Pattern: ana dhāhib ilā…

Weeks 21–30 — Expand Verbs

  • Learn 5–6 verbs weekly:

    • Write — aktub

    • Read — aqraʾ

    • Sleep — anam

    • Work — aʿmal

    • Study — adrus

    • Play — alʿab

Weeks 31–50 — Real Conversations

Week 31 — Shopping Phrases

  • How much? — bikam?

  • I want this — urīd hādhā

Week 32 — Restaurant Phrases

  • Menu — qā’ima

  • Delicious — ladhīdh

Week 33 — Travel

  • Airport — maṭār

  • Taxi — taksī

Week 34 — Asking for Help

  • Help — musāʿada

  • Please help me — min faḍlik sāʿidnī

Week 35 — Describing Your Day

  • Morning — ṣabāḥ

  • Evening — masāʾ

Week 36 — Hobbies

  • Football — kurat al‑qadam

  • Music — mūsīqā

Week 37 — Future Plans

  • Tomorrow — ghadan

  • Next week — al-usbūʿ al-qādim

Week 38 — Feelings

  • Happy — saʿīd

  • Sad — ḥazīn

Week 39 — Health

  • Doctor — ṭabīb

  • Medicine — dawā’

Week 40 — Social Phrases

  • Friend — ṣadīq

  • Let’s go — hayyā binā

Week 41 — Short Dialogues

Practice 3–4 line conversations.

Week 42 — Listening Practice

Use slow Arabic audio.

Week 43 — Role‑play

Ordering food, asking directions.

Week 44 — Storytelling

Tell a 3‑sentence story.

Week 45 — Native Expressions

  • yalla — let’s go

  • inshallah — hopefully

Week 46 — Dialect Exposure

Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf basics.

Week 47 — Pronunciation Polish

Focus on ع, ح, ق, خ.

Week 48 — Grammar Review

Past, present, future.

Week 49 — Conversation Practice

10‑minute daily speaking.

Week 50 — Final Fluency Week

Combine everything into real conversations.