Saturday, March 21, 2009

Day 7

Word of the day: kitchen – matbakh

Mom - ammi
Dad - abbu
Brother – akh / ikhwi (pl.)
Sister – ukh . ukhwat (pl.)
Baby – radi / rada (pl)
Child – walad / ulad (pl)
Little - zarir

Day 6

Word of the day: House – Bayat

At home – fil bayat
I am going home – ana roo bayat
I have a big house – li kabeer bayat
You have a big house – ilak kabeer bayat

Door – baab (sl.) / ibwaab (pl)
Floor - ard
Table – tauli
Bed – farshi
Room – ooda (sl) / oowaad (pl)

Sunday, March 15, 2009

Day 5

Word of the day: Chair - kursi

go - roo
I am going - A rooh
You are going - Ta rooh
He is going - Ya rooh
We are going - Na rooh
Who is going? - min rooh?

Day 4

Word of the day: Money - fuloos

Excuse me - Samih-nee
Understand - faham
I am sorry - Ana asif
I do not understand - Ana mush-faham
Did you understand me? - fahamt? / fahamt 'alaiyi?
I do not undertsand you - ma fahamtuk
Is there anyone who understands english? - fi hada haun yifham inglizi?

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Day 3

Day 3
Word of the Day: Aeroplace - Taiyaare

Basic phrases
Good Morning - Sabah Al Khair
Reply (Good Morning) - Sabah Al Noor
Good Evening - Misa Al Khair
Reply (Good evening) - Misa al Noor

Hello: allo / salaam walaiqum
Good bye - maa as salaaam
Thanks - shukran
Excuse me - Maa ti azhiz-nish

this - haada
that - daalika

Day 2

Word for the day: CAR - saiyyara

Who - min
  • who are you? - min-uk (from previous lesson)
What - shoo
  • What is your work (what work do you do) - shoo shughl-uk? (shugl = work)
When - emta
Why - laish / leh
Where - wen
  • where are you? - wain-uk
How - kaif
  • How are you? - Kaif Haal-uk (haal = health)
  • I am fine - Al hamdul lilla

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Day 1

There are many sources on the internet which lists the entire arabic alphabets along with pronounciation, so Im not going to repeat that here. Lets get started with the basics right away.


I - Ana

You - Inta or (when used at the end of a word) -uk
your book - kitabuk

We - Nahnoo
 
Us - Na

They - hum or huma

And - wa

The - il