Arabic Class 1 (harder practice)

Question 1

How do you say “I am a Muslim” in Arabic?

Answer 1

Answer: أَنَا مُسْلِمٌ
Pronunciation: Ana muslimun
Note: No verb “am” needed in Arabic

Question 2

How do you say “She is a Muslim” in Arabic?

Answer 2

Answer: هِيَ مُسْلِمَةٌ
Pronunciation: Hiya muslimatun
Note: Feminine form adds ةٌ to the noun

Question 3

How do you ask “What is it?” for a masculine object?

Answer 3

Answer: مَا هُوَ؟
Pronunciation: Ma huwa?
Note: Use هُوَ for masculine objects

Question 4

Translate: “We are Muslims and she is a teacher”

Answer 4

Answer: نَحْنُ مُسْلِمُونَ وَهِيَ مُدَرِّسَةٌ
Pronunciation: Nahnu muslimuna wa hiya mudarrisatun
Breakdown:

نَحْنُ = we
مُسْلِمُونَ = Muslims (masculine plural)
وَ = and
هِيَ = she

Question 5

Convert this sentence to feminine:
“He is a student” (هُوَ طَالِبٌ)

Answer 5

Answer: هِيَ طَالِبَةٌ (Hiya talibatun)
Pattern: Add ةٌ to make feminine
Note: Changes include:

هُوَ → هِيَ (pronoun)
طَالِبٌ → طَالِبَةٌ (noun)

Question 6

How do you ask “Who are you and who is she?” in Arabic?

Answer 6

Answer: مَنْ أَنْتَ وَمَنْ هِيَ؟
Pronunciation: Man anta wa man hiya?
Breakdown:

مَنْ = who
أَنْتَ = you (masculine)
وَ = and
مَنْ = who
هِيَ = she

Question 7

Translate: “He is a student and it is a paper”
(Note: paper is feminine in Arabic)

Answer 7

Answer: هُوَ طَالِبٌ وَهِيَ وَرَقَةٌ
Pronunciation: Huwa talibun wa hiya waraqatun
Key points:

Use هِيَ for feminine objects
وَرَقَةٌ is feminine (ends in ةٌ)
No specific word for “it”

Question 8

Create a question using both “what” (مَا) and “who” (مَنْ)

Answer 8

Answer: مَنْ هُوَ وَمَا هَذَا؟
Pronunciation: Man huwa wa ma hadha?
Translation: “Who is he and what is this?”
Usage notes:

مَنْ for people
مَا for objects
هَذَا = this (masculine)

Question 9

Transform this sentence to include both masculine and feminine plurals:
“The teachers are Muslims”

Answer 9

Answer: المُدَرِّسُونَ مُسْلِمُونَ وَالمُدَرِّسَاتٌ مُسْلِمَاتٌ
Breakdown:

Masculine plural: ونَ ending
Feminine plural: اتٌ ending
Remove ة before adding

Question 10

Create a dialogue using at least three different pronouns and both question words

Answer 10

Answer:

مَنْ أَنْتَ؟ - Who are you?
أَنَا مُدَرِّسٌ - I am a teacher
وَمَا هَذِهِ؟ - And what is this?
هِيَ وَرَقَةٌ - It is a paper

Note: Demonstrates pronoun switching and question variety