Lesson Five: I am learning the Arabic language

السالم عليكم إيش إسمك؟ إسمي سارة

بتعرفي عربي أيوه أنا بعرف شويةأنا بدرس عربي في

البيت و بتعلم شوية شوية بنتك بتعرف عربي؟

ال بنتي ما بتعرف عربي

إيش بتتكلم بنتك؟ بنتي بتتكلم إنجليزي وإبنك بيعرف عربي؟

ال إبني كمان ما بيعرف عربي بس أنا بتعلم عربي

تك؟إيش إسم معلم معلمتي إسمھا منى

إنت بتعرفي تتكلمي عربي؟ بتكلم بس مش كثير

و زوجك بيتكلم عربي زوجي بيتكلم عربي وإنجليزي كويس. نعم

Unit One: My Family and I

Assalamu Alaikum Aish Essmek? ………………………….…………..What is your name? Essmee Sara?................................. My name is Sarah Betaarafee Arabee?.........................Do you know Arabic? Ah. Ana Ba-aa’raf Shiwayya. …………..Yes. I know a little bit Ana Badross Arabee fee Al-Bait…….I study Arabic at home Wa Bataa’lam shiwayya ……………… And learnin little at a shiwayya time Bentek Betaa’raf Arabee?...........Does your daughter know Arabic? La. Bentee Ma betaa’raf Arabee…No. My daughter Does not know Arabic. Aish Betetkalam Bentek?..........What does your daughter speak? Bentee Betetkalam ……………………My daughter Engileezee speaks English. Wa Ebnek Beyaa’raf Arabee?........And your son, knows Arabic? La Ebnee Kaman ma …………………No. My son also Beyaa’raf Arabee does not know Arabic.

Bass. Ana Bataa’lam Arabee.……………….Only I am learning Arabic. Aish Essm Moaa’lemtek?...................What is the name of your teacher? Moaa’lemtee Essm-ha Mona………….…..Her name is Mona. Entee Be-taa’rafee ...........................Do you know how tetkallamee Arabee? to speak Arabic? Ba – Takallam. Bass …………….………I speak, but not Mesh K-teer much. Wa Zawjek Be-yataklam Arabee?......................And your husband speaks Arabic? Naam. Zoajee Be-yatakalam……….…. Yes. My husband Arabee Wa Engilizee Kowayyess…… speaks Arabic and English very good.

Vocabulary you need to learn: English Arabic Transliteration

But Bass Not Mosh (used before adjectives) Don’t Ma (used before verbs) Speak Atakallam Learn Ataa’lam A little Shiwayya Good Kowayyess Much K-teer Little Qaleel Exercise 1: Negation: Practice using both Ma and Mesh with the following sentences:

1. Ana Batakallam Al-Arabiyah. 2. Zawjee Yatakallam Arabiy Kteer. 3. Heya Btaa’ref Qaleel Men Al-Arabiyah. 4. Ana Aa’ref Arabi Kteer 5. Ebnee Beyashtagil fee Al-jama’ah.

Exercise 2: Practice Asking Questions to a male or a female Using the list of verbs below: Example: Female: Wain Toskonee? Male: Wain Toskon?

1. Tashtagil. 2. Atakalam 3. Aa’ref. 4. Ataa’llam

Exercise 3: Practice Asking Questions using your to a Male or a Female using the following nouns? 1. Ebn 2. Bint 3. Essm 4. Moa’lema Example: Your Son to Male: Ebn-ak Femal: Ebn-ek Exercise 4: Group work of Two students: One will ask ten questions to the other student, then the other student will answer the questions. Exercise 5: Group work of Two Partners( female and a male): Female will ask ten questions to the other partner, then the other partner will answer the questions.