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Beginner #7 Do you speak English?

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2 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 Arabic English Romanization Vowelled Vocabulary Sample Sentences Grammar Cultural Insight

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NOOR: SARAH: NOOR: SARAH: NOOR:

Excuse me. Do you speak English? Yes, I speak a little English. Great, can you tell me how to get to the Umayyad Mosque? I'm sorry. I only speak a little English. Do you understand Arabic? Yes, but I understand a little bit of it only.

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ROMANIZATION
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NUUR:

cafwaan, hal tatakallamiin al-'ingliiziya?

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SAARA: SAARA: SAARA:

nacam, 'atkallam al-qaliil min al-'ingliiziya. Great, can you tell me how to get to the Umayyad Mosque? 'anaa 'aasifa. 'atakallam faqaT al-qaliil min al-'ingliiziya. hal tafhamiin al-carabiya?

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nacam, wa laakin 'afham al-qaliil minhaa faqaT.

VOWELLED
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VOCABULARY
A r abic R omanization afwan tafhamiina tafham English excuse me you understand you understand C lass expression verb verb

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minhaa

of it Arabic only sorry little I speak you speak you speak I understand verb verb verb verb adjective adverb

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faqa 'aasif qaliil atakallam tatakallamiina tatakallamu 'afham

SAMPLE SENTENCES
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laa, 'anta laa tafham. hal 'anta tafham?

Do you understand?

No, you don't understand.

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inn faqa ufakkir. ureedu ma'an fakaT

I want water only.

I'm just thinking.

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aT-Ta c amu qaliil.

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Sadiiqatii sata'tii ba c ad qaliil.

There is not much food.

My friend will come after a little while.

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l atakallamu al-faransiyyah. hal tatakallam al-arabiyyah?

Do you speak Arabic?

I don't speak French.

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'anaa laa 'afham. na am, an afham.

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Yes, I understand.

I don't understand.

GRAMMAR
The Arabic verb is made of three parts, the root, the wazan, and a system of affixes. The root tells us the general meaning of the word, and is used to look it up in a dictionary. The root of tadrusiin (you study) is d r s. The root of the word is combined with the wazan to form the stem of the verb. The wazan is the pattern of consonants and vowels that is applied to the root and it adds additional meaning. The two words tadrus (you study) and tudarris (you teach) both have the same root ( ) and have something to do with the transfer of knowledge. The difference between the two words is made by applying different patterns to the root. We'll study roots and wazan more carefully in later lessons. The final part of an Arabic verb is the system of prefixes and suffixes that tell you who is doing the action. To form the first person singular form of a verb, attach ' a to the front of the stem: ' adrus (I study). To form the 2nd person singular masculine form, attach t to the front of the stem: tadrus (you study). To form the 2nd person singular feminine form, attach t to the front of the stem and iin to the end of it: tadrusiin (you

CULTURAL INSIGHT
In one of the world's most ancient cities, Damascus, stands one of its most breathtaking landmarks; that is Umayyad Mosque or also called Great Mosque of Damascus. Located in the heart of the capital, Umayyad mosque is considered one of the oldest and largest mosques in the world. The site where the mosque stands today has been a worship destination for different faiths throughout history. It began with a temple of Hadad, believed to be the god of rain and storm, in the Aramean era. It was then a temple of Jupiter in the Roman era. In the Byzantine era and

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during the fourth century it became a church dedicated to John the Baptist. Then during the Muslim ruling of the Umayyad dynasty, Muslims and Christians shared the site. Muslims prayed in the eastern side while the Christians in the west side. Eventually, the caliphate AlWalid I bought the church from the Christians in promise of protecting all churches in the city and building a new church for them. Soon after it was purchased, Al-Walid asked the Emperor of Byzantine for 200 artisans to decorate the mosque. Byzantine architecture is still evident in the mosque's splendid build to this day. Since it was built, the mosque has been destroyed in different areas. The first was caused by a fire in 1069 C.E, it was sacked by the Mongols in 1269 C.E, in the 15th century Tamerlane of Asia burnt the inside completely, then finally in the Ottoman era it was destroyed almost entirely by fire. Each time it was destroyed, efforts were made to rebuild it to the closest original plan. The Umayyad mosque is characterized by a large courtyard, spacious prayer halls, and several religious shrines. These shrines include the head of Al-Hussein, the Prophet Muhammad's grandson who was killed in the Karbala war, and the shrine of John the Baptist, honored by Muslims and Christians alike. The tomb of Saladin stands in the northwestern corner of Umayyad mosque as well. This beautiful monument attracts Muslim and Christian visitors annually, including a visit by Pope John Paul II in 2001.

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