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Beginner #6 I'm Lebanese

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2 2 3 3 4 7 8 9 Arabic English Romanization Vowelled Vocabulary Sample Sentences Grammar Cultural Insight

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HALA: JAMIILA: HALA: JAMIILA: HALA: JAMIILA:

Hi. My name is Hala. Hi. I'm Jamiila. Where are you from? I'm Lebanese. And you? I'm Tunisian. Are you proficient in English?

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HALA:

Yes, and French too.

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HAALA: JAMIILA: HAALA: JAMIILA: HAALA: JAMIILA: HAALA:

marHaban. 'ismii haala. 'ahlan. 'anaa jamiila. min 'ayna 'anti? 'anaa lubnaaniya. wa 'anti? 'anaa tuuniisiya. hal tujiidiin al-lugha al-ingliiziya? nacam, wa al-faransiya 'ayDan.

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VOCABULARY
A r abic R omanization al-in l ziyyah al-ciraaq jizaa'iriya jizaa'irii al-jizaa'ir 'urduniya 'urdunii al-'urdun miriyyh miSrii mir maghribiya maghribii al-marib English English (language) Iraq Algerian Algerian Algeria Jordanian Jordanian Jordan Egyptian Egyptian Egypt Moroccan Moroccan Morocco Iraqi C lass noun noun noun adjective noun noun adjective noun noun noun noun noun adjective noun adjective

ciraaqii

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ciraaqia
al-sudiyyah tuunisiya tuunisii min 'ayna 'anti? ay an lugha tujiidiin tuunis 'ana 'ismii 'ahlan mar aban sucudiya sucudii kuuriya kuuryii isbniyyah 'isbaaniyii 'isbaanyaa faransiya faransi faransaa

Iraqi Saudi Arabia Tunisian Tunisian Where are you from? too, also language you are proficient Tunisia I my name hello hello, hi; welcome Saudi Saudi Korean Korean Spanish Spanish Spain French French France

adjective noun adjective adjective expression adverb noun verb noun pronoun phrase interjection expression adjective adjective adjective adjective adjective adjective noun adjective adjective noun

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carabii carabii
'ingliiziya 'ingaltraa amr kiyah amr k 'amriikaa almny almaaniyii almaaniiya kuryaa yaabaaniya yaabaanii al-ybn 'iiTaaliya 'iiTaalyii aliy suuriya suuryii suuryaa lubnaaniya lubnaanii lubnaan

Arabic Arabic English England American (fem.) American the U.S. Germany German German Korea Japanese Japanese Japan Italian Italian Italy Syrian Syrian Syria Lebanese Lebanese Lebanon

adjective adjective adjective noun adjective adjective noun noun adjective adjective noun adjective adjective noun noun adjective noun adjective adjective noun adjective adjective noun

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'ingl z

English

adjective

SAMPLE SENTENCES

takallam al-in lziyyah n miriyyh min elq hirh.

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I'm Egyptian from Cairo.

To speak English

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al-ma ribu h id duwal amal-u ifrqy .

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an hibun lilamal f al-su diyyah.

Morocco is one of the North African countries.

I'm going to work in Saudi Arabia.

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an ayan. an s i ayan

I'm a tourist too.

Me too.

an i an al-ib.

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I'm a student. (masculine)

I'm hungry.

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'ismii layla. 'ismii c ali.

My name is Layla.

My name is Ali.

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hlan! itfa al! maraban, kayfa al-aal-?

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Hello, how are you?

Hello! Please come in! (Egyptian Arabic)

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hal tataklmu al-isb niyyah? huwa 'isbaaniyii.

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He is Spanish.

Do you speak Spanish?

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hiya faransiya. huwa faransii

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He is French.

She is French.

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farans itallat mir. hiya 'ingliiziya.

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She is English.

France occupied Egypt.

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hiya amrkiyah. huwa amrk.

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He is American.

She is American.

Fin f Amrika?

uy r alkurk aly b niyyh tarqu f a al

Where in America (are you from)?

The white Japanese cranes are dancing in the snow.

uy r alkurk aly b niyyh tarqu f a al hiya min iyal-y .

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She is from Italy.

The white Japanese cranes are dancing in the snow.

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ial baladun amluu. huwa 'ingaltraa.

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He is English.

Italy is a beautiful country.

GRAMMAR

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nisba (relationship) adjectives are adjectives that describe a relationship, like that between a country and its citizens. Like all adjectives in Arabic, the nisba adjective has must agree in gender with the noun it is modifying. To form the masculine nisba of a word you add .an -ii sound to the end. To form the feminine nisba you add -iya lubnaan - Lebanon - (lubnaanii - Lebanese (m - (lubnaaniya - Lebanese (f - If the word ends in an 'alif, then you drop the 'alif before adding -ii/-iya. suuryaa - Syria - (suuryii - Syrian (m - (suuriya - Syrian (f -

CULTURAL INSIGHT
Arabic is the official language spoken in the Middle East. There are a great number of different of spoken dialects in each region, such as Moroccan, Iraqi and Lebanese. In addition, there is the Modern Standard Arabic, which is mainly used in written communications, media, publications and as a formal way to communicate between groups who speak different dialects. English and French are very common second languages in the Middle East. In most Arab countries English is the most common second language. It is taught in schools at very early ages as a subject in the curriculum. This is the case in countries like UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan. In other countries like Lebanon, Tunisia, and Algeria, French is the most common second language. These countries were all under the French mandate. During that time, it was obligatory to teach students French in schools and to use it in official government documents and in the business community. Even though the mandate has ended, you can still see its influence in spoken language, literature and culture.

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