Arabic Made in China

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LESSON 6
Basic Phrases
With Inty
DIALOGUE• MIX ‘N’ MATCH • WHAT’S
HIS/HER NAME • SAY IT STRAIGHT
• WHATEVER FLOATS YOUR BOAT
TRANSLATE AN AWKS CONVO • WHERE
ARE YOU FROM • NEW VOCABULARY
WITH
IMRAN LUM
ARABIC
DIALOGUE: Basic Phrases Part 1
Yes
‫َن ْعم‬
ayuwa
Yes (colloquial)
No
Please
Thank you
na3m
‫ال‬
‫ست‬
َ َ ‫لَو‬
‫ُش ْك ًرا‬
la
law sama7t
shukran
You’re welcome
‫َع ْف ًوا‬
3fwan
Sorry (f)
ِ ‫َا‬
‫س َفة‬
asifa
Sorry (m)
ِ ‫َا‬
‫سف‬
asif
I understand
I don’t understand
I don’t understand Arabic
Can you please repeat that? (m)
Can you please repeat that? (f)
Survival Phrases
Lesson 6
‫َأنا َأ ْف َه ْم‬
‫َأنا َل َأ ْف َه ْم‬
‫َأنا َل َأ ْف َه ْم َع َريب‬
‫ست‬
َ َ ‫م ِك ْن ُت َكِّرر لَو‬
ْ ُ
‫س ِت‬
َ َ ‫م ِك ْن ُت َكِّررين لَو‬
ْ ُ
ana afham
ana la afham
ana la afham 3rabi
mumkin tukarrir law sama7t?
mumkin tukarrireen law sama7ti?
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ARABIC
MIX ‘N’ MATCH: Basic Phrases Part 1
Match the following sentences with the correct Arabic:
Can you please repeat that? (m)
‫ست‬
َ َ ‫لَو‬
law sama7t
Yes (colloquial)
ِ ‫َا‬
‫س َفة‬
asifa
No
‫ُش ْك ًرا‬
shukran
Please
Thank you
Sorry (f)
Can you please repeat that? (f)
Sorry (m)
I understand
You’re welcome
‫َع ْف ًوا‬
‫ست‬
َ َ ‫م ِك ْن ُت َكِّررين لَو‬
ْ ُ
‫ال‬
‫َأنا َل َأ ْف َه ْم َع َريب‬
‫َأنا َأ ْف َه ْم‬
‫َن ْعم‬
‫َأنا َل َأ ْف َه ْم‬
Yes
Survival Phrases
Lesson 6
mumkin tukarrireen law sama7t?
la
ana la afham 3rabi
ana afham
na3m
ana la afham
ayuwa
I don’t understand Arabic
I don’t understand
3fwan
‫ست‬
َ َ ‫م ِك ْن ُت َكِّرر لَو‬
ْ ُ
ِ ‫َا‬
‫سف‬
mumkin tukarrir law sama7t?
asif
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ARABIC
WHAT’S HIS/HER NAME?
Ever been in an awkward situation where you can’t remember if his name was Muhammad or Ahmad? Or if her name
was Sarah or Asma? Remove the awk by asking someone who knows. Just add “his” ( ‫ ه‬hu) or “her” (‫ ها‬ha) at the end
instead of “your” (‫ َك‬ka - masculine, or ‫ ِك‬ki - feminine).
Check out the examples below, then have a go at the exercises:
What’s his name? (m)
‫ِسهُ؟‬
ُ ْ ‫ما إ‬
ma ismuhu?
What’s her name? (f)
‫ِسها؟‬
ُ ْ ‫ما إ‬
ma ismuha?
His name is (Imran)
‫عران‬
ْ ِ ‫ِس ُه‬
ُ ْ‫إ‬
ismuhu 3mran
Her name is (Marryam)
‫ِس َها َم ْر َي‬
ُ ْ‫إ‬
ismuha Maryam
‫؟‬................‫ما‬
ma .................?
Exercises:
What’s his name? (m)
What’s her name? (f)
His name is (Imran)
Her name is (Marryam)
Survival Phrases
Lesson 6
‫ِسها؟‬
ُ ْ ‫ إ‬...........
‫عران‬
ْ ِ ................
‫ َم ْر َي‬....................
........... ismuha?
................. 3mran
................. Maryam
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ARABIC
SAY IT STRAIGHT
Don’t know their name and have no one to ask? Harden up and ask them directly! Just add a ‫ هَ ل‬hal instead of ‫ ما‬ma
and ask if their name is Muhammad.
Example
Is your name Muhammad?
hal ismuka Muhammad?
‫م؟‬
َّ َ ُ ‫ِس َك‬
ُ ْ ‫هَ ْل إ‬
If you want to get their attention,
you can add in an “excuse me”
( ‫ست‬
َ َ ‫ لَو‬law sama7t)
Alternatively, you can also drop the ‫ هَ ل‬hal and add a “true?” ( ‫صيح؟‬
َ Sa7i7?) at the end.
Example
Your name is Imran, true?
ismuka Imran, Sa7i7?
‫صيح؟‬
ْ ِ ‫ِس َك‬
ُ ْ‫إ‬
َ ،‫ع َران‬
Don’t forget to smile and give off a massive inflection at
the end so they know you’re asking a perfectly normal
question, which is essentially the same as, “Sorry I
was so self absorbed the last time we met I couldn’t be
bothered remembering your name...”
Fill in the blanks peeps:
Is your name Ahmad?
‫حد؟‬
َ ْ ‫ َأ‬.............. ‫َه ْل‬
hal ................ Ahmad?
Is your name Maryam?
‫ِس ِك َم ْر َي؟‬
ُ ْ ‫ إ‬..........
.......... ismuki Maryam?
Is your name Muhammad?
‫؟‬.............. ‫ِس َك‬
ُ ْ ‫َهل إ‬
hal ismuka ................?
Is your name Fatima?
‫ فامطة؟‬.............. ‫َهل‬
hal ................. Fatima?
‫؟‬......... ، ‫ِس َك معران‬
ُ ْ‫إ‬
ismuka 3mran, ..........?
Your name is Imran, true?
Your name is Nur, true?
Survival Phrases
Lesson 6
‫صيح؟‬
َ ، ‫ نور‬...............
................... Nur, Sa7i7?
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ARABIC
WHATEVER FLOATS YOUR BOAT
Put the word that feels right next to the following pictures. There are no right and wrong answers...put whatever floats
your boat!
Don’t want something? Just put ‫ ال‬la in front of ‫ ُش ْك ًرا‬shukran, to say, “no thank you” ( ‫ ال ُش ْك ًرا‬la shukran)
Survival Phrases
Lesson 6
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ARABIC
TRANSLATE THIS AWKS CONVO INTO ARABIC
Write the Arabic in the boxes next to the speech bubbles, and say it out loud!
Hi, my name is Ahmad.
What is your name?
My name is Inty
Welcome! Pleased to
meet you
I’m from Washington,
where are you from?
Where do you live?
Bye Ahmad
Survival Phrases
Lesson 6
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ARABIC
NEW WORDS
‫َن ْعم‬
‫صيح‬
َ
‫َما‬
‫ُش ْك ًرا‬
ma
shukran
What
Thank you
Please
Survival Phrases
Lesson 6
No
Yes
True
law sama7t
la
na3m
Sa7i7
‫ست‬
َ َ ‫لَو‬
‫ال‬
‫َك ْيف‬
‫إ ِْس‬
How
Name
kayfa
ism
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