Mango - Arabic MSA - Travel

Question 1

I’d like to learn some new words in Arabic

Answer 1

اُحِبُّ اَن اَتَعَلَّم بَعضَ الْکَلِماتِ الْجَدِیدہ بِاللُّغَہ الْعَرَبِیَّہ
I’d like اُحِبُّ ^ to اَن ^ learn اَتَعَلَّم ^ some بَعض ^ new words الْکَلِماتِ الْجَدِیدہ ^ in Arabic بِاللُّغَہ الْعَرَبِیَّہ

Question 2

some

Answer 2

بَعض

Question 3

words

Answer 3

اَلْکَلِمات

Question 4

new

Answer 4

اَلْجَدِیدہ

Question 5

in Arabic

Answer 5

بِاللُّغَہ الْعَرَبِیَّہ

Question 6

If a plural noun does not refer to a human, do we use the describing adjective in singular or plural form?

Answer 6

singular
اَلْکَلِماتِ الْجَدِیدہ
اَلْکَلِمات is plural
اَلْجَدِیدہ is singular (the new)

Question 7

Please

Answer 7

رَجاءً

Question 8

To me

Answer 8

اِلَیَّ

Question 9

In Arabic

Answer 9

بِاللُّغَہ الْعََرَبِیَّہ

Question 10

No problem

Answer 10

لَیسَت ھُناکَ مُشکِلہ

Question 11

No

Answer 11

لَیسَت

Question 12

Negation particle & ‘Ahmed is not here’

Answer 12

Used to negate a verb-less sentence (one containing am/is/are);
احمد لَیسَ ھُنا

Question 13

Problem

Answer 13

مُشکِلَہ

Question 14

Please speak to me in Arabic

Answer 14

رَجاءًا تَحَدَّث اِلَیَّ بِاللُّغہ الْعَرَبِیَّہ

Question 15

Alright

Answer 15

حَسَنا

Question 16

Is an exchange possible?

Answer 16

هُوَ تَبادُل مُمكِن

Question 17

I bought these this morning

Answer 17

أنا اِشْتَرَّيْتَ هٰذِهٖ صباح هذا اليوم

Question 18

I’m looking for…

Answer 18

أنا أُبْحَثُ عَن

Question 19

‘What’s the word for this in Arabic?’

Answer 19

ما الْمُرادِف لِھٰذا بِالْعَرَبِیَّہ؟

Question 20

the equivalent

Answer 20

اَلمُرادِف

Question 21

for this

Answer 21

لِھٰذا

Question 22

in Arabic

Answer 22

بِالْعَرَبِیَّہ

Question 23

This is a book

Answer 23

ھٰذا کِتاب

Question 24

Can you repeat that? (Talking to a man)

Answer 24

ھَل یُمکِنُکَ تَکْرارْ ذٰلِک؟

Question 25

can you… (speaking to a man)

Answer 25

یُمکِنُکَ

Question 26

repeat

Answer 26

تَکْرارْ

Question 27

that

Answer 27

ذٰلِک

Question 28

What is so funny?

Answer 28

مَا الْمُضْحِک اِلٰی ھٰذا الْحَد

What is مَا ^ funny الْمُضْحِک ^ so اِلٰی ھٰذا الْحَد

Question 29

funny

Answer 29

اَلْمُضْحِک

Question 30

so (as in ‘so funny’)

Answer 30

اِلٰی ھٰذا الْحَد

[to this limit / this much]

Question 31

Is my Arabic so bad?

Answer 31

ھَل لُغَتِی الْعَرَبِیَّہ سَیِّئَہ اِلٰی ھٰذَا الْحَد

Is ^ my language ^ Arabic ^ so bad?

Question 32

my language

Answer 32

لُغَتِی

Question 33

my Arabic

Answer 33

لُغَتِی الْعَرَبِیَّہ

my Arabic language

Question 34

You are practically an expert (to a woman)

Answer 34

اَنتِ تَقریباً خَبِیرہ

You are almost an expert

Question 35

almost

Answer 35

تَقریباً

Question 36

expert

Answer 36

خَبِیرہ

Question 37

How do you say…? (to a male)

Answer 37

کَیفَ تَقُول۔۔۔؟

Question 38

‘What does that word mean?’

Answer 38

ماذا تَعْنِی تِلْکَ الْکَلِمَہ؟

Question 39

the word

Answer 39

اَلْکَلِمَہ

Question 40

What is this?

Answer 40

ما ھٰذَا

Question 41

How do you pronounce this word? (to a male)

Answer 41

کَیفَ تَنطِقُ ھٰذِہِ الْکَلِمَہ؟

Question 42

you pronounce (to a male)

Answer 42

تَنطِق

Question 43

this

Answer 43

ھٰذِہٖ

Question 44

How is my pronunciation?

Answer 44

کَیفَ نُطقِی؟

Question 45

I am still learning

Answer 45

لا زِلتُ اَتَعَلَّم

Question 46

I am still

Answer 46

لا زِلتُ

Question 47

Please speak more slowly

Answer 47

رَجائاً تَکَلَّم بِشَکْل اَبْطَئْ

Question 48

Other expressions besides ‘please’… e.g. ‘if you please’

Answer 48

لَو سَمَحتَ [‘if allowed’];

مِن فَضْلِکَ [‘from your fadl’]

Question 49

‘speak’ (to a male)

Answer 49

تَکَلَّم

Question 50

more slowly

Answer 50

بِشَکْل اَبْطَئْ

Question 51

You are speaking too fast (to a male)

Answer 51

اَنتَ تَتَکَلَّم بِسُرْعَہ کَبِیرہ

Question 52

‘are speaking’ (to a man)

Answer 52

تَتَکَلَّم

Question 53

with speed

Answer 53

بِسُرْعَہ

Question 54

big

Answer 54

کَبِیرہ

Question 55

Please repeat the question

Answer 55

رَجَائًا اَعِدْ اَلسُّئال

Question 56

repeat (to a male)

Answer 56

اَعِدْ

Question 57

the question

Answer 57

اَلسُّئال

Question 58

thing

Answer 58

شَئ

Question 59

To a male:
say (how do you say...) 
pronounce (how do you pronounce this word) 
speak (please speak slowly) 
are speaking (you are speaking too fast)

Answer 59

تَقُول
تَنطِق
تَکَلَّم
تَتَکَلَّم

Question 60

The answer

Answer 60

اَلْاِجابَہ

Question 61

read

Answer 61

یَقْرَأ

Question 62

write

Answer 62

یَکْتُب

Question 63

spell

Answer 63

یَتَھَجّٰی

Question 64

letter

Answer 64

حَرْف

Question 65

word

Answer 65

کَلِمَہ

Question 66

I would like to take the train to Cairo

Answer 66

اُحِبُّ اَن اَسْتَقِل اَلْقِطار اِلَی الْقَاھِرَہ

I would like اُحِبُّ ^ to اَن ^ board اَسْتَقِل ^ the train اَلْقِطار ^ to اِلَی ^ Cairo الْقَاھِرَہ

Question 67

board (a train)

Answer 67

اَسْتَقِل

Question 68

the train

Answer 68

اَلْقِطار

Question 69

to (as in ‘to take the train’

Answer 69

اِلٰی

Question 70

Cairo

Answer 70

الْقَاھِرَہ

Question 71

How much does that cost?

Answer 71

کَم یُکَلِّفُ ذٰلِک؟

Question 72

how much

Answer 72

کَم

Question 73

costs (‘it costs’)

Answer 73

یُکَلِّفُ

Question 74

It costs fifty pounds

Answer 74

اَتَّکْلُفَہ خَمْسُون جُنَیْہ

Question 75

the cost

Answer 75

اَتَّکْلُفَہ

Question 76

fifty

Answer 76

خَمْسُون

Question 77

pound

Answer 77

جُنَیْہ

Question 78

Singular noun vs plural noun, e.g., pound vs pounds. How are they used?

Answer 78

A singular noun جُنَیْہ, rather than a plural noun جُنَیْھات, follows the number 50. When counting objects from 3 to 10 in number, the noun must appear in the plural, but from 11 onward, the noun is singular.

Question 79

I can only give you 40 pounds (to a woman)

Answer 79

یُمْکِنُنِی فَقَط اَن اُعْطِیَکِ اَرْبَعِیْنَ جُنَیْہ

it is possible for me ^ only ^ to ^ give you ^ 40 ^ pound

Question 80

I can

Answer 80

یُمْکِنُنِی

Question 81

What is special about the verb یُمْکِن?

Answer 81

The verb یُمْکِن is special as in we add the same endings to it that we add to nouns for indicating possession. For example the pronoun in اِسْمُکَ (your name) corresponds to یُمْکِنُکَ (you can).

Question 82

only

Answer 82

فَقَط

Question 83

to (‘to meet her’, ‘to give you’)

Answer 83

اَن

Question 84

give you (to a woman)

Answer 84

اُعْطِیَکِ

Question 85

forty

Answer 85

اَرْبَعِیْن

Question 86

money exchange

Answer 86

صِرافَہ