Vocabulary

from Alif Baa, Units 1-3

Greetings
A: as-salaamu alaykum
A: Peace be upon you.
B: wa-alaykumu s-salaam B: And upon you be peace.
A Christian Variation
as-salaamu maakum Peace be with you.
A: ahla / ahla w-sahla
A: Hi / Hello.
B: ahlan fiik / ahlan fiiki
B: Hello.
marHaba
hello
A: SabaaH il-kheer
A: Good morning (lit.: morning of goodness)
B: Sabaah in-nuur
B: Good morning (lit.: morning of light)
kiifak? / kiifik?
How are you? (m.s. / f.s.)
tamaam
great, fine
maashi
okay
mniiH / mniiHa
good (m.s. / f.s.)
il-Hamdilla
thanks be to God
tsharrafna
nice to meet you (lit.: we are honored)

Subject Pronouns
Subject Pronouns
Suffix Pronouns
(Regular)
(Formal)
(possessive)
ana
I


-i
my
inte
you (m.s.)
HaDrtak
you (m.s.)
-ak
your (m.s.)
inti
you (f.s.)
HaDertik
you (f.s.)
-ik
your (f.s.)

Question Words

Prepositions
shuu?
what?

min
from
ween?
where?

bi-
in
min ween?
from where?



kiif? (P-J keef) how?

Conjunction



w- / wa-
and
Terms of Address



yaa
O (vocative particle)
Negative Particle
Habiibi /
my dear, darling

muu (P-J maa)
not, am/is/are not
Habiibti
(m.s. / f.s.)





Demonstrative Pronouns

Affirming and Denying
haada / haadi this (m. / f.)

ee (MSA naam)
yes
Alternate Forms:
la (MSA laa)
no
hayda / haydi





Adverbs of Location



hoon (MSA huna)
here



hniik (MSA hunaak) there


Nouns
ism
name
(ismi, ismak / ismik,
(my name, your name [m.s. / f.s.],
ism HaDrtak / ism HaDertik)
your name [formal m.s. / f.s.])
madiine (f.)
city
madiinit
the city of
Hjaab
veil, head covering
beet
house
shaari
street
waZiife (f.)
homework
akhbaar
news
ktaab
book
baab
door

Question/Response Types to Try:
(In addition to Where are you from? and Whats your name?)

1. A: Where is your [noun]?
B: My [noun] is in the city of [Name]. / My [noun] is in my house / etc.

2. A: What is this?
B: This is my/your [noun].

3. A: Is this your [noun]?

B: Yes, this is my [noun]. / No, this is not my [noun].

4. A: Are you from [Place] / the city of [Name]?

B: Yes, I am from / no, I am not from [Place] / the city of [Name].

5. A: Is your [noun] [adjective]?

B: Yes, my [noun] is [adjective]. / No, my [noun] is not [adjective].

Remember that the possessive suffix pronouns can go on any noun, so feel free to
mix and match:
ktaabak (your book) / ktaabi (my book)
Habiibik (your boyfriend) / Habiibtak (your girlfriend)

All the feminine nouns in e or a will have t before the suffix pronoun:
waZiife (homework) / waZiiftak, waZiiftik (your homework)
madiine (city) / madiinti (my city) / madiintak, madiintik (your city)

To express your formally, just put a noun directly in front of HaDrtak/ HaDrtik:

ktaab HaDrtak (your book), beet HaDrtik (your house)

Feminine nouns in e or a will take it/-at in this construction:

madiinit HaDrtak (your city), waZiifit HaDrtik (your homework)