Arabic class 1 (practice)

Question 1

What is the Arabic word for “I”?

Answer 1

أَنَا (Ana)
Gender-neutral
Example: أَنَا رَجُلٌ (I am a man)

Question 2

What is the Arabic word for “We”?

Answer 2

نَحْنُ (Nahnu)

Example: نَحْنُ مُسْلِمُون (We are Muslims)

Question 3

What is the Arabic word for “You” (masculine)?

Answer 3

أَنْتَ (Anta)

Question 4

What is the Arabic word for “You” (feminine)?

Answer 4

أَنْتِ (Anti)

Question 5

What is the Arabic word for “He”?

Answer 5

هُوَ (Huwa)

Question 6

What is the Arabic word for “She”?

Answer 6

هِيَ (Hiya)

Question 7

How do you form masculine plural in Arabic?

Answer 7

Add وَن to the end of the word

Example: مُسْلِمٌ (Muslim) → مُسْلِمُون (Muslims)

Question 8

How do you form feminine plural in Arabic?

Answer 8

Add اتٌ to the end of the word

Remove ة if present
Example: مُسْلِمَةٌ → مُسْلِمَاتٌ

Question 9

How do you change a masculine singular noun to feminine?

Answer 9

Add ةٌ to the end

Example: طَالِبٌ (male student) → طَالِبَةٌ (female student)

Question 10

What is the Arabic word for “What”?

Answer 10

مَا (Ma)

Used for objects
Gender is implied
Example: مَا هُوَ؟ (What is it?)

Question 11

What is the Arabic word for “Who”?

Answer 11

مَنْ (Man)

Used for people
Example: مَنْ هُوَ؟ (Who is he?)

Question 12

How is “It” expressed in Arabic?

Answer 12

No direct word for “It” exists

Use the gender of the referenced subject
Feminine objects typically end with ةٌ
Example: هِيَ سَيَّارَةٌ (It’s a car)

Question 13

How are statements formed without “is” or “are”?

Answer 13

Personal pronouns directly precede nouns

No additional words needed
Example: أَنَا مُسْلِمٌ (I am a Muslim)

Question 14

Translate this Arabic sentence: أَنَا مُسْلِمٌ وَ هِيَ مُدَرِّسَةٌ

Answer 14

“I am a Muslim and she is a teacher”

Demonstrates use of pronouns
Shows and (وَ) connecting phrases
Highlights gender-specific nouns