Introduction to Arabic

Introduction to Arabic

By Malak El Samahy

Objectives:

Greeting someone.

Ask about / tell your name.

Asking a person how they are.​

Asking/telling where you are from.​

​Skills:

Reading skills: Word recognition

Oral communication​.

Arabic speaking countries

Greetings

Introduction

Arabic male and female names

How are you​?

Where are you from?​

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Language

Content of the lesson​

Multiple Choice

How many countries speak Arabic?

• 10

• 23

• 30

• 19

Open Ended

Name 5 countries that speak Arabic.

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Multiple Choice

Just like English, Arabic is written from left to right

• True

• False

​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEApCv1bIeg

مرحبًا

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Hello

MarHaban

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أهلًا

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Welcome / Hi

Ahlan

​

السَّلامُ عَـلَيكُم

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Peace be with you

as-salaamu 3alaikum​

​

Multiple Choice

marHaban

• مرحبًا

• أهلًا

• السَّلامُ عَـلَيكُم

Multiple Choice

as-salaamu 3alaikum

• مرحبًا

• أهلًا

• السَّلامُ عَـلَيكُم

Multiple Choice

ahlan

• مرحبًا

• أهلًا

• السَّلامُ عَـلَيكُم

Multiple Choice

السَّلامُ عَـلَيكُم

• MarHaban

• As-salaamu 3alaikum

• Ahlan

Replace this with the title

​Some text here about the topic of discussion.

Multiple Choice

أهلًا

• MarHaban

• As-salaamu 3alaikum

• Ahlan

Multiple Choice

مرحبًا

• MarHaban

• As-salaamu 3alaikum

• Ahlan

Multiple Choice

وَ عَـلَيكُم السَّلامُ

• MarHaban

• As-salaamu 3alaikum

• Ahlan

• wa 3alaikum as-salaam

Did you know that?

The word "Ahl" in Arabic means "family".

So basically, you are saying to the person “welcome as a part of the family”, or in other words, “you are like a family member”.​

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maa ismuki?

​​ما اسمُكِ؟

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maa ismuka?

​​ما اسمُكَ؟

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Multiple Choice

When asking a boy about his name you say

• maa ismuka

• maa ismuki

• kaifa Haaluka

• kaifa Haaluki

Multiple Choice

When asking a girl about her name you say

• maa ismuka

• maa ismuki

• kaifa Haaluka

• kaifa Haaluki

Multiple Choice

When answering the question "What's your name" you can say

• maa ismuka

• maa ismuki

• ismee .....

ismee .............................

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​Some text here about the topic of discussion.

............. ​اسمي​

Anaa .............................

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​Some text here about the topic of discussion.

............. ​أنا​

Open Ended

Translate to English

Open Ended

Translate to English

Open Ended

Translate to English

Draw

أنا

Challenge: Try to write your name​

Tips:

• We write from right to left (obviously)

• We write the sound not the letter. Example: Ph = F

• We don't write short vowels. Example: Malak = mlk

• Decide if the letter is in the beginning, middle or end of the name.

• Some letters can not be attached to the following letter.

Challenge 2: 1 House point for every single ​name you write.

Open Ended

Show your name

Laila - night Malak - angel

Nour - light Mariam - Mary / Maria

Kareema - generous​ FaraH - joy

Jameela - beautiful​ Zahra - flower​

Ameena - honest Ilhaam - inspiration

Heba - gift (divine gift)​ May = ​little monkey

Maleeka - little queen Yasmeen - jasmin​

Amira - princess​ Aayah - sign / miracle

​Mona - wish Amal - hope

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Girls

AHmad - someone who constantly thanks God

MaHmood - praised MuHammad - ​praiseworthy

3Omar - to thrive 3Ali - ​High/exalted

Kareem - generous Waleed - ​newly born baby

Yusuf - Joseph MuSTafa - the chosen one​

​Habeeb - beloved RiyaaDH - garden

Saeed - Happy Aadam - Adam

NooH - Noah Aadel - Fair

Amir - prince​ Ibraaheem - Abraham

Boys

Some common Arabic names

Challenge: Can you find other names? Can you write 5 names in Arabic?​

Multiple Choice

ما اسمكَ ؟

• ismee Amira

• ismee Omar

• ana Laila

Multiple Choice

When asking a girl "how are you?" you say

• maa ismuka

• maa ismuki

• kaifa Haaluka

• kaifa Haaluki

Multiple Choice

When asking a boy "how are you?" you say

• maa ismuka

• maa ismuki

• kaifa Haaluka

• kaifa Haaluki

كَيفَ حالُكِ ؟

​Kaifa Haaluki?

​Some text here about the topic of discussion.

كَيفَ حالُكَ ؟

​kaifa Haaluka?

Multiple Choice

Kaifa Haaluka?

• كَيفَ حالُكَ ؟

• ما اسمكَ ؟

Multiple Choice

Maa ismuka

• كَيفَ حالُكَ ؟

• ما اسمكَ ؟

Multiple Choice

Kaifa Haaluki?

• كَيفَ حالُكِ ؟

• ما اسمكِ ؟

Multiple Choice

maa ismuki?

• كَيفَ حالُكِ ؟

• ما اسمكِ ؟

anaa bikhayr

​

​Some text here about the topic of discussion.

أنا بِخَير

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You (feminine)

You are (feminine)​

Anti - أنتِ

​

You (masculine)

You are (masculine)​

Anta - أنتَ

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​Me

I

I am​

Anaa - أنا

​

Multiple Choice

I am

• anaa

• anta

• anti

Multiple Choice

You are

• أنا

• أنت

بِنت

bint

​وَلَد

​​walad

​

Multiple Choice

ولد

• girl (bint)

• boy (walad)

Multiple Choice

بنت

• girl

• boy

Multiple Choice

أنا ولد

• I am a boy

• I am a girl

• You are a boy

• You are a girl

Multiple Choice

أنت ولد

• I am a boy

• I am a girl

• You are a boy

• You are a girl

Multiple Choice

You are a girl

• أنا ولد

• أنا بنت

• أنت ولد

• أنت بنت

Huwa

هـو​

​

Hia

هي

​

Multiple Choice

She

• ana

• anta

• huwa

• hia

Multiple Choice

He

• ana

• anta

• huwa

• hia

Multiple Choice

Hia

• أنا

• أنت

• هو

• هي

Multiple Choice

Huwa

• أنا

• أنت

• هو

• هي

Makes a short i sound

​

​

Kasra

​Makes a short U sound

Damma

Makes a short A sound

fatHa

Multiple Choice

ma

• مِـ

• مَـ

• مُـ

Multiple Choice

mi

• مِـ

• مَـ

• مُـ

Multiple Choice

nu

• نُـ

• نِـ

• نَـ

Multiple Choice

Men = from

• مُن

• مِن

• مَن

Multiple Choice

malak

• مُلك

• مَلِك

• مَلَك

Multiple Choice

anta

• أنتَ

• أنتِ

Multiple Choice

anti

• أنتَ

• أنتِ

مِن أينَ أنتَ؟

مِن أينَ أنتِ؟​

​Some text here about the topic of discussion.

Men ayna anta / anti ?

​

Multiple Choice

To ask a boy where he is from, you say

• maa ismuka

• kaifa Haaluka

• men ayna anta?

• anta walad?

Multiple Choice

To ask a girl where she is from, you say

• maa ismuki?

• kaifa Haaluki?

• men ayna anti?

• anti bint?

Multiple Choice

how will you answer "Men ayna anta?"

• ana walad

• ana Ahmad

• ana bikhayr

• ana men Tailand

Open Ended

Now, how would you ask "Where is he from?"

Audio Response

Where is she from?

Open Audio Recorder

al- Yunaan

an-Nurweej

ad-Denmark

al-hind​

Sweesra​

Missr

Lubnaan

Malizia

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Tailaand

Vietnam

Cambodia

Faransa

Ingeltra

ITaalia

Aspaania​

al-yaabaan​

Name of countries

Challenge: Write a name of your country in Arabic

Challenge: Try to write the name of your country

Tips:

• We write from right to left (obviously)

• We write the sound not the letter. Example: Ph = F

• We don't write short vowels. Example: Malak = mlk

• Decide if the letter is in the beginning, middle or end of the name.

• Some letters can not be attached to the following letter.

Challenge 2: 1 House point for every country name you write.

Where do you live?

أينَ تَسكُن ؟​

​

أينَ تَسكُنين ؟​

Multiple Choice

Where do you live? (for males)

• أين تسكنين

• أين تسكن

Multiple Choice

Where do you live? (for females)

• أين تسكنين

• أين تسكن

Multiple Choice

to answer the question "ayna taskun" you need to say

• anta taskun fi Bangkok

• ana askun fi Bangkok

• hiya taskun fi bangkok

• huwa yaskun fi bangkok

In live in

​أنا أسكُن في ​

أنتَ تسكُن في

أنتِ تسكنين في

​

he lives in / she lives in​

​هو يسكُن في

هي تسكُن في