LESSON NOTES

Beginner #4
Do you have a pen?

CONTENTS
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Arabic
Vowelled Arabic
Romanization
English
Vocabulary
Sample Sentences
Grammar
Cultural Insight

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VOWELLED ARABIC

ROMANIZATION
1.

MAY:

hal macaki qalam 'akhar?

2.

DAANYA:

'ah...laHDHa min faDlik...nacam. khudhii haadha.

3.

MAY:

shukran. saufa 'urudduhu laka, bacad qaliil.

4.

DAANYA:

laa taqlaq. yumkinuki 'an tubqiihi macaki.

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1.

MAY:

Do you have another pen with you?

2.

DANYA:

Umm... one moment please...yes, take this.

3.

MAY:

Thanks. I'll give it to you in a little while.

4.

DANYA:

Don't worry. You may keep it with you.

VOCABULARY
A r abic

R omanization

English

C lass

Ge nde r

laah

moment

noun

feminine

ar

another

adjective

tubqii

you keep

verb

qaliil

little

bacad

after
I return

preposition

'arrudu

(something)

verb

maa

with

preposition

min falik

please

phrase

yumkin

it is possible

verb

SAMPLE SENTENCES

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laah wa ad.

arka yawman ar.

One moment and I'll come back.

I will see you another day.

hal turiidu 'an tubqii al-kitaab?

aT-Ta^camu qaliil.

Do you want to keep the book?

There is not much food.

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Sadiiqatii sata'tii ba^cad qaliil.

My friend will come after a little while.

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al-Hafla tabda'a ba^cad arraabi^ca.

The party starts after four.

sa 'arrudu 'ilayka al-kitaab adan.

taaddatu ma adq.

I will return the book to you tomorrow.

I spoke with my friend.

ha min falik.

hal yumkin 'an 'atHadda<u>th</u>u 'ilayka?

This please.(masculine)

Is it possible that I talk to you?

GRAMMAR
Object pronouns in English are me, you, him, her, it, us, and they. In Arabic, an object
pronoun is expressed as a suffix directly attached to the end of a verb or preposition.
, . - hal tatkallam al-carabiya? nacam, 'atkallamhaa. - Do you speak Arabic?
Yes, I speak it. . - 'a cTinii jariida min faDlak. - Give me a newspaper,
please. . - 'ayna al-kitaab? al-kitaab ma caii. - Where's the book? The book
is with me. The following is a table of all the object suffixes. Notice that with the exception of
the first person singular, they are the same as the possessive suffixes we learned in Beginner
Lesson 1.

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singular

dual

3rd person
masculine

... or ...

humaa... ...

hum... ...

haa... ...

humaa... ...

hunna... ...

ka... ...

kumaa... ...

kum... ...

ki... ...

kumaa... ...

kunna...
...

...

...

...hu or ...hi

3rd person
feminine
2nd person
masculine

plural

2nd person
feminine

... or ...
1st person

...ii or ...nii

Note that ... is attached to the end of verbs while ... is attached to the end of prepositions.
Pronunciation tip: The pronoun ... is usually pronounced ...hu, but if it follows a kasra (i) or
yaa' (... ii), then it turns into ... (hi).

CULTURAL INSIGHT
Middle Eastern people have always been known for their kindness and generosity. Due to the
nomadic nature and scarce resources of Bedouin Arabs in the Arab peninsula and North
Africa, generosity and hospitality were of high regard. When Islam came, its teachings highly
encouraged and cherished generosity. So even though Arabs are no longer nomadic, the
ideal of generosity is still present. If you are invited to someone's home, you can expect to be
offered something to eat or drink. Guests usually refuse the offer once for politeness, but
accept afterwards. Even if you show up unexpectedly, you will most likely be offered
something to eat or drink. Again, it is polite to refuse the offer because you don't want the host
to go through the effort. Depending on the effort required to prepare the treat, it is polite to
refuse several times (2 to 5 times) until the host either insists or accepts your refusal.

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