Lesson 1 Flashcards
ما هذا؟
What is this?
هذا كتابٌ
This is a book
أهذا بيتٌ؟
Is this a house?
نعم هذا بيتٌ
Yes this is a house
لا، هذا مسجدٌ
No this is a mosque
مَن هذا؟
Who is this?
How is هذا pronounced?
هذا is pronounces
هاذا
But it is written without the first alif.
Do we find the word ‘is’ in Arabic?
No there is no copula in Arabic (corresponding word to the english word ‘is’)
What corresponds to ‘a’ before a noun (in “a book”) in Arabic?
The n sound at althe end of an Arabic noun (كتابٌ بيتٌ) is the Arabic indefinite article corresponding to the English a/an. This n-sound is called: at-Tanwin.
What does the أ particle at the beginning of a statement do?
It turns the statement into a question and will need a ? At the end of it
E.g. هذا بيتٌ -> أهذا بيتٌ؟
ولدٌ
Boy
طالبٌ
Student
رجلٌ
Man
تاجرٌ
Merchant
كلبٌ
Dog
