Conversional Arabic

For

Beginners







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Arabic Letter Table



Letter
Name
Figure
Vocaliza-
tion
Transliter-
tion
Example New Heavy Light
1 Hamzah

first sound in
( a, o, e, i )
a,o,e,i 'Apple

*
2 Baa
b b
Back *
3 Taa t t
Tab *
4
Thaa
th th Thank *
5 Jeem j j Jar
*
6 Haa
- h
- * *
7 Khaa
- kh - * *
8 Daal
d d
Data *
9 Dhaal
th dh
That *
10 Raa
r r
Right *
11 Zaay
z z
Zoo *
12 Seen s s Sand *
13 Sheen
sh sh
Shadow *
14 d aa S
s s
Sauce *
15 d aa D
- d
- * *
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New letters
Long vowel
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Letter
Name
Figure
Vocaliza-
tion
Transliter-
tion
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16 Taa t t - *
17 Dhaa th dh - *
18 3ayn
- 3 -
* *
19 Ghyne
- gh -
* *
20 Faa f f Fat *
21 Qaaf
- q
-
* *
22 Kaaf k k Kid *
23 Laam l l Lamp *
24 Meem m m Map *
25 Noon n n Name *
26 Haa h h Hat *
27 Waaw w w Wing *

Waaw
Long vowel oo oo Moon *
28 Yaa Y Y You *

Yaa
Long vowel
ee ee Deep
29
Alif
Long vowel
Long a aa sad

*
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In the name of Allah, Ar-Rahmaan (Most Gracious), Ar-Raheem (Most Merciful)
O mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into nations and
tribes, that you may know each other (not that ye may despise each other). Verily the most honored of you in
the sight of Allah is (he who is) the most righteous of you. And Allah has full Knowledge and is well-
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More words of greetings that you may hear

1- Muslims commonly use this greeting in all parts of the world, Arabs & Non-
Arabs alike. Also they will use with the pronoun () (kum) which refers to plural
masculine in all situations even if they greet a single person.


Greeting Response

Marhabaa
Welcome

Marhabaa
Welcome

Marhabatayn
(Lit. A double welcome to you)
or

Alf marhabaa
(lit. a thousand welcomes to you)

Ahlan wa sahlan (or sahlaa)
Welcome

Ahlan wa sahlan (or sahlaa)
Welcome

Assalaamu 3alaykum (1)

Peace be upon you (all)

Wa 3alaykumu-s-salaam
And upon you be the peace
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2- Tafaddal is a command verb that may be used with hand gestures or in
particular contexts to mean a variety of other requests. For example, it
could mean: please have a seat, please have a drink, come in

Exercises. Match the phrases:

Tasharrafnaa

Assalaamu 3alaykum

Alf marhabaa

Tasharrafnaa

Marhabtayn

Marhabaa

Wa 3alaykumu-s-salaam

Ahlan wa sahlaa

Shukran (Shukraa)

Marhabaa

Shukran
Thank you
or

Gazaak-Allaahu khayraa
Thank you
Lit. May Allah rewards you with good

Tafaddal / tafaddalee (2)

Welcome; Please come inetc

Tasharrafnaa
We have been honored
(to meet you)

Tasharrafnaa
We have been honored
(to meet you)
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Anaa Ahmad Ismee 3abdu-l-laah .Wa anta?

I am Ahmad My name is Abdullaah. And you (m.s)?

Anaa mudarris Anaa tabeeb. Wa anta?
I am a teacher I am a doctor. And you?

Tasharrafnaa
We have been honored (to meet you)

Anaa Hudaa Ismee Fatimah. Wa anti?

imah. And you (m.f)? t My name is Fa

Anaa mudarrisah Anaa tabeebah. Wa anti?
I am a doctor. And you?

Tasharrafnaa
We have been honored (to meet
you)

..................................
Anaa Huwa 3abdu-l-laah. Huwa tabeeb.Wa anta?
He is Abdullaah. He is a doctor. And you (m.s)

..................................
Anaa Heya Hudaa Heya mudarrisah. Wa Anti?
She is Huda. She is a teacher. And you (m.f)?
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Arabic names
Most Arabic names are originally Arabic words with a meaning, usually signalling
the good character of the person. For example Kareem means "generous",
Mahmood means "praiseworthy", and both words are employed as adjectives and
nouns in regular language.
A very common form for Arab names is the combination of "3abd" followed by
"3abd" means "servant of ." where . is a proper name for God).
The result is a name such as

3abdullaah "Servant of Allaah",

3abdu-l-Kareem "Servant of The most Generous"etc

Another common form of names is the names of prophets like

Ibraheem
"Abraham",

3issa ' Jesus",

Moosa "Moses"

Kunya

Often, a kunya referring to the person's first-born son is used as a substitute for
his/ her name: for example,

"Aboo salim" for "father of Salim",

and

"Umm Hamad", "mother of Hamad". The kunya can replace the proper
name of the person.

Female names
Girls' names usually signaling the good character of the person as well. For
example

Ameenah "trustworthy",

Loolwah "Pearl"
They usually end with the sound "ah" which is a sign of feminine in Arabic
language.






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More professions

m f *

muhaasib muhaasibah accountant

mohandis
me3maari
mohandisah
me3maariyah
architect

hallaq barber

najjar carpenter

tabbaakh tabbaakhah cooker

tabeeb asnaan tabeebat asnaan dentist

Saiq Saiqah driver

kahrabaa'i electrician

muwadhaf muwadhafah employee

mohandiss mohandissah engineer

haaris guard

rabbat bayt housewife

sihaafi sihafiyaah journalist

3aamil 3aamilah labour

muhaami muhaamiyah lawyer

Khaadim Khaadimah maid

mudeer mudeerah manager

madhaa ta3mal?
what do you do (m.s)?

madhaa ta3maleen?
what do you do (m.f)?
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* To change professions and adjectives from masculine to feminine,
we add the sound ah at the end of the word.

mikaaniki mechanic

mumarrid mumarridah nurse

saydali saydaliyah pharmacist

tayyaar tayyaarah pilot

shurti shurtiyah policeman

ra'ees ra'eesah president

baa'i3 baa'i3ah salesman

sikirteer sikirteerah secretary

taalib taalibah student

kaateb kaatebah writer

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Separate pronouns


(1
st
person)
The person who speaks

I m/f.s anaa
We m/f.d/p nahnu

(2nd person)
The person you speak to

You m.s anta

You f.s anti

You m/f.d antumaa

You m.p antum

You f.p antunna

(3rd person)
The person you speak about

He/ it m.s huwa

She/ it f.s hiya

They m/f.d humaa

They m.p hum

They f.p hunna

s=singular, d=dual, p=plural, m=masculine, f=feminine