Lesson 13 -Learn the Definite Article in Arabic

Question 1

il

Answer 1

The definite article

Question 2

bāb
ɪbwāb (pl)

ilbāb
libwāb (pl)

Answer 2

door, gate
the door

Question 3

bawwābe
bawwabāt (pl)

Answer 3

gate

Question 4

warde
wardāt (pl))

ilwarde
ilwardāt (pl)

Answer 4

flower
the flower

Question 5

sayyāra
sayyarāt (pl)

issayyāra
issayyarāt (pl)

Answer 5

car
the car

Question 6

daftar
dafāter (pl)

iddaftar
iddafāter (pl)

Answer 6

notebook
the notebook

Question 7

sun letters

Answer 7

“l” is silent and first letter is doubled
front of the mouth and top of your teeth
d, ḍ, ḏ, s, š, ṣ, n, t, ṭ, ṯ, z, ẓ, ǧ

Question 8

moon letters - il

Answer 8

back of the mouth and lips -
‘, b, j, m, ḥ, kh, gh, f, q, k, m, h, w, y

Question 9

kalb (m)
kalbe (f)
ɪklāb (pl)

ilkalb (m)
ilkalbe (f)
liklāb (pl)

Answer 9

dog
the dog (m)

Question 10

maktab
makāteb (pl)

ilmaktab
ilmakāteb (pl)

Answer 10

office
the office

Question 11

ṭayyāra
ṭayyarāt (pl)

iṭṭayyāra
iṭṭayyarāt (pl)

Answer 11

airplane
the airplane

Question 12

daraje (s)
daraj (collective)
ɪdrāj (collective))
darajāt (pl 3-10)

iddaraje
iddaraj (collective)
iddrāj (collective)
iddarajāt (pl 3-10)

Answer 12

stair
the stair

Question 13

bēt ḥilu

ilbēt ḥilu

ilbēt ilḥilu

Answer 13

a beautiful house

the house is beautiful

the beautiful house