2. The Arabic Alphabet
ء ث ت ب ا
‘a θaa’ taa’ baa’ ‘alif
خ ح ج
khaa’ ħaa’ jiim
ز ر ذ د
zayn raa’ δaal daal
ط ض ص ش س
Taa’ DaaD SaaD shiin siin
ق ف غ ع ظ
qaaf faa’ γayn ayn
Ɂ aa’
Ȥ
ه ن م ل ك
haa’ nuun miim laam kaaf
ي و
yaa’ waaw
hamzah
(not a letter
on its own)
Colour-coded
letters are
peculiar to
Arabic
3. Meaning Transliteration Arabic Word
Hello marHaban ا
ً محرحب
َ
You are welcome! ‘ahlan wa sahlan ال
ً ه
ْال س
َ و
َ ال
ً ه
ْال أ
Peace be upon you as-salaamu ‘alaykum كم
ُم ي
ْالل
َع
َ سالُم
ّل ال
My name is … And you? ‘ana ismii ... wa ‘anta? ت؟
َ وأن
َ ... اسمي أنا
What’s your name (masc.)? ma-smuka? ك؟
َ م
ُم س
ْال ا ما
What’s your name (fem.)? ma-smuki? ك؟
ِ؟ م
ُم س
ْال ا ما
My name is … ismii سمي
ْال ا ...
Where do you come from (masc.)? min ‘ayna ‘anta? ت؟
َ ن
ْالأ ن
َ ي
ْالأ ن
ْال م
ِ؟
Where do you come from (fem.)? min ‘ayna ‘anti? ت؟
ِ؟ أن ن
َ ي
ْالأ ن
ْال م
ِ؟
I am from … ‘ana min … ن
ْال م
ِ؟ أنا ...
Where is he from? min ‘ayna huwa و؟
َ ه
ُم ن
َ ي
ْالأ ن
ْال م
ِ؟
He is from ... huwa min … ن
ْال م
ِ؟ و
َ ه
ُم ...
Where is she from? min ‘ayna hiya ي؟
َ ه
ِ؟ ن
َ ي
ْالأ ن
ْال م
ِ؟
She is from … hiya min … ن
ْال م
ِ؟ ي
َ ه
ُم ...
Greetings Introductions
4. I am from France ‘ana min faransaa ناسا
ْاسر
َْن ف
َْن ن
ْاس م
ِن أنا
I am French ‘ana faransii ناسي
ْاسر
َْن ف
َْن أنا
I am from Britain ‘ana min bariiTaanyaa بريطانيا
َْن ن
ْاس م
ِن أنا
I am British ‘ana bariiTaanii بريطاني
َْن أنا
I am from Canada ‘ana min kanada نادا
َْنك
َْن ن
ْاس م
ِن أنا
I am Canadian ‘ana kanadii نادي
َْنك
َْن أنا
Nationalities
6. Basic Grammatical Structures 1
Personal Pronouns
I am ‘ana أنا
You are (masc.) ‘anta ت
َْن ن
ْاسأ
َْن
You are (fem.) ‘anti ت
ِن ن
ْاسأ
َْن
He is huwa و
َْن ه
ُد
She is hiya ي
َْن ه
ِن
7. Basic Grammatical Structures 2
Attached Pronouns
My name ism + ii = ismii ي + س م
ْم ا
=
اسمي
Your name (masc.) ism + ka = ismuka ك
َ + س م
ْم ا
=
ك
َ م
ُك اس
Your name (fem.) ism + ki = ismuki ك
ِ + س م
ْم ا
=
ك
ِ م
ُك اس
His name ism + hu = ismuhu ه
ُك + س م
ْم ا
=
ه
ُك م
ُك اس
Her name ism + ha = ismuha ها + س م
ْم ا
=
ماها
ُك اس