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Arabic in 60 Minutes (Berlitz)
Arabic in 60 Minutes (Berlitz)
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Arabic in 60 Minutes
Berlitz Trademark Reg. U.S. Patent Office and other countries. Marca Registrada.
Used under license from Berlitz Investment Corporation.
ISBN 978-981-268-204-8
Track 1
Basic Expressions
Yes. naAHm .ﻧﻌﻢ
No. laa .ﻻ
Okay. Hasanan .ﺣﺴﻧـﺎ
Please. min faDlak .ﻣﻦ ﻓﻀكل
Thank you. shukran .ًﺷﻜـﺮا
Hello. /Hi! as-salaam ً /.اﻟﺴﻼم ﻋﻠﻴﲂ
!أﻫﻼ
AHlaykum/ahlan
Good morning. sabaaH al-khayr .ﺻﺒـﺎح اﻟﺨﻴر
Good evening. masaa al-khayr .ﻣﺴﺎء اﻟﺨﻴر
Good night. tiSbaH AHla khayr .ﺗﺼﺒـﺢ ﻋﻠـﻰ ﺧﻴر
Good-bye. maAH as-salaama .ﻣﻊ اﻟﺴﻼ ﻣـﺔ
Excuse me! lau samaHt !ﻟﻮ ﺳﻤﺤﺖ
[or, if you bump into laa mu'aakhaza .ﻻ ﻣ ٔﻮاﺧﺬة
someone]
Don’t mention it. AHfwan .ﻋﻔﻮا
Never mind. walaa yuhimmak .وﻻ ﻳـﻬﻤـﻚ
Do you speak English? titkallem injileezee ﺗﺘﻜﲅ إﻧﺠﻠﻴﺰي؟
I don’t speak much laa atakallam .ﻻ أﺗﻜﲅ ﻋﺮﺑـﻲ ﻛﺘﲑ
Arabic. AHrabeekteer
Please write it down. uktubuh lau samaHt .أﻛﺘﺒﻪ ﻟﻮ ﺳﻤﺤﺖ
I don’t understand. laa afham .ﻻ أﻓـﻬـﻢ
I’d like… ureed …أرﻳﺪ
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Track 2
Questions
Where? ayna أﻳﻦ؟
Where are you going? ilaa ayna tazhab إﱃ أﻳﻦ ﺗﺬﻫﺐ؟
When? matta ﻣﺘـﻰ؟
When does the matta yaftaH al-matHaf ﻣﺘـﻰ ﻳﻔﺘـﺢ اﻟﻤﺗـﺤﻒ؟
museum open?
Why? limaaza ﻟﻤـﺎذا؟
How much? bikam ﺑﲂ؟
How much is that? bikam haaza ﺑﲂ ﻫﺬا؟
How many? kam ﰼ؟
How many are there? kam AHdadhum ﰼ ﻋﺪدﱒ؟
Who’s there? man hunaak ﻣﻦ ﻫﻨﺎك؟
Which one do you ay waHid tureed أي واﺣﺪ ﺗﺮﻳﺪ؟
want?
Whose is that? liman haaza ﻟﻤن ﻫﺬا؟
How? kayf ﻛﻴﻒ؟
How would you like to kayf tureed an tadfAH ﻛﻴﻒ ﺗﺮﻳﺪ أن ﺗﺪﻓﻊ؟
pay?
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Track 3
Numbers
1 waHid واﺣﺪ
2 itneyn ﺛاﻨﲔ
3 talaata ﺛﻼﺛﺔ
4 arbAHa أرﺑﻌﺔ
5 khamsa ﲬﺴﺔ
1/2/3/4/5 waHid/itneyn/ /أرﺑﻌﺔ/ﺛﻼﺛﺔ/ﺛاﻨﲔ/واﺣﺪ
talaata/arbAHa/khamsa ﲬﺴﺔ
6 sitta ﺳـﺘـﺔ
7 sabAHa ﺳـﺒـﻌﺔ
8 tamaanya ﺛـﻤـﺎﻧـﻴـﺔ
9 tisAHa ﺗﺴﻌﺔ
10 aHshara ﻋﺸـﺮة
6/7/8/9/10 sitta/sabAHa/ /ﺛـﻤـﺎﻧـﻴـﺔ/ﺳـﺒـﻌﺔ/ﺳـﺘـﺔ
tamaanya/tisAHa/ ﻋﺸـﺮة/ﺗﺴﻌﺔ
aHshara
11 Hadashar ﺣﺪاﴍ
12 itnashar اﺗﻨـﺎﺷـﺮ
13 talaatashar ﺗﻼاتﺷـﺮ
14 arbAHatashar أرﺑـﻌﺘﺎﺷـﺮ
15 khamastashar ﺧـﻤﺴـﺘﺎﺷـﺮ
16 sittatashar ﺳـﺘـﺎﺷـﺮ
17 sabAHatashar ﺳـﺒﻌﺘﺎﺷـﺮ
18 tamaantashar ﲤـﻨﺘﺎﺷـﺮ
19 tisAHtashar ﺗﺴﻌﺘﺎﺷـﺮ
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20 aHishreen ﻋﺸـﺮﻳﻦ
30 talaateen ﺗﻼﺗﲔ
40 arbAHeen أرﺑﻌﲔ
50 khamseen ﺧـﻤﺴﲔ
60 sitteen ﺳـﺘﲔ
70 sabAHeen ﺳـﺒﻌﲔ
80 tamaaneen ﲤـﺎﻧﲔ
90 tisAHeen ﺗـﺴﻌﲔ
100 meya ﻣﻴ ﺔ
Track 4
Days of the Week
Monday al-itneyn اﻻﺗـﻨﻴـﻦ
Tuesday at-tulaataa اﻟﺘﻼﺗـﺎء
Wednesday al-arbAHa اﻷرﺑـﻌـﺎء
Thursday al-khamees اﻟـﺨﻤﻴﺲ
Friday al-jumAHa اﻟـﺠﻤﻌﺔ
Saturday as-sabt اﻟﺴﺒﺖ
Sunday al-aHad اﻷﺣﺪ
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Track 5
Colors
black aswad أﺳﻮد
blue azraq أزرق
brown bunnee ﺑـﻨـﻲ
green akhDar أﺧـﻀـﺮ
red aHmar أﺣـﻤـﺮ
white abyaD أﺑـﻴﺾ
yellow aSfar أﺻﻔﺮ
I’m looking for ana ureed shay’ billaun أان أرﻳﺪ ﺷﺊ ابﻟﻠﻮن
something in yellow. al aSfar .اﻷﺻﻔﺮ
Track 6
Making Friends
My name is Martin. ismee Martin .اﲰﻰ ﻣﺎرﺗﻦ
Pleased to meet you. tasharrafnaa .ﺗـﺸـﺮ ﻓﻨـﺎ
What’s your name? maa ismak ﻣـﺎ اﺳـﻤـﻚ؟
How are you? kayf Haalak ﻛـﻴﻒ ﺣـﺎكل؟
Fine, thanks. And you? bi-khayr al-Hamdu lila. اﻟـﺤﻤﺪ٬ﺑـﺨﻴـﮟ
wa-anta وأﻧﺖ؟.
Where do you come min ayn anta ﻣﻦ أﻳﻦ أﻧﺖ؟
from?
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I’m from the USA. ana min amreeka .أﻧـﺎ ﻣﻦ أﻣﺮﻳﲀ
Where do you live? ayna taskun أﻳـﻦ ﺗﺴﻜﻦ؟
Would you like to have tuHibb tatAHshaa ﺗـﺤﺐ ﺗـﺘﻌﺸﻰ ﻣﻌﻨـﺎ ﻳﻮم
dinner with us on mAHaana yaum al- اﶺﻌﺔ؟
Friday evening? jumAHa
Track 7
Eating Out
A table for… maa'ida li …ﻣـﺎﺋﺪة ﻟـ
1/2/3/4 waHid/itneyn/ أرﺑﻌﺔ/ﺛﻼﺛﺔ/ﺛاﻨﲔ/واﺣﺪ
talaata/arbAHa
I’d like to reserve a ureed hajz maa'da li أرﻳﺪ ﺣﺠز ﻣـﺎﺋﺪة
table for two. shakhSeen .ﻟـﺸﺨﺼﲔ
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For tomorrow at 8:30. lil ghad issaAHa .ﻟﻠﻐﺪ اﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ ﻧﲤﺎﻴﺔ وﻧﺺ
tamanya we nos
Waiter! yaa garsoon !ﻳـﺎ ﺟﺮﺳﻮن
Waitress! yaa aanisa !ﻳـﺎ ﻧآﺴﺔ
I’d like a cup of tea. ureed finjaan shay .أرﻳﺪ ﻓﻨﺠﺎن ﺷﺎي
A coffee. ureed finjaan qahwa .أرﻳﺪ ﻓﻨﺠﺎن ﻗﻬﻮة
A coffee with milk. ureed finjaan qahwa bil .أرﻳﺪ ﻓﻨﺠﺎن ﻗﻬﻮة ابﳊﻠﻴﺐ
Haleeb
[or perhaps black] ureed finjaan quahwa .أرﻳﺪ ﻓﻨﺠﺎن ﻗﻬﻮة ﺳﺎدة
saada
I’d like two of those. ureed itnayn min haaza .أرﻳﺪ اﺛﻨﻴن ﻣﻦ ﻫﺬا
It’s to take away. sa-aakhuduh mAHee .ﺳﺂﺧﺬە ﻣـﻌـﻲ
That’s all, thanks. haaza kull maa ureed . ﺷﻜﺮا٬ﻫﺬا ﻛﻞ ﻣـﺎ أرﻳﺪ
shukran
That’s not what I haaza laysa maa .ﻫﺬا ﻟﻴﺲ ﻣـﺎ ﻃﻠـﺒـﺘـﻪ
ordered. Talabtuh
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That was a very good kaanat wajba .ﻛـﺎﻧـﺖ وﺟـﺒـﺔ ﻣﻤﺘـﺎزة
meal. mumtaaza
Track 8
Directions
Excuse me, please. lau samaHt .ﻟـﻮ ﺳﻤﺤﺖ
I’ve lost my way. ana tuht .أﻧـﺎ ﺗـﻬﺖ
How do I get to the kayf aSil ilaa al ﻛﻴـﻒ أﺻﻞ إﻟـﻰ اﳊﺪﻳﻘﺔ؟
park? Hadeequa
How far is it to the kam al-masaafa ilaa ﰼ اﻟﻤﺴﺎﻓـﺔ إﻟـﻰ اﻗﺮب
next town from here? aqrab madeena min ﻣﺪﻳﻨﺔ ﻣﻦ ﻫـﻨـﺎ؟
hunaa
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Track 9
Leisure
Can you recommend a mumkin tanSaHnaa bi ﻣﻤﻜن ﺗـﻨﺼﺤـﻨـﺎ ﺑـﺤﻔةل
good concert? Hafla museeqeya ﻣﻮﺳـﻴﻘﻴﺔ ﺟـﻴـﺪة؟
jayyida
When does it start? matta tabda' ﻣـﺘـﻰ ﺗـﺒـﺪأ؟
When does it end? matta tantahee ﻣـﺘـﻰ ﺗـﻨـﺘـﻬـﻲ؟
Are there any seats for hal hunaak amaakin li- ﻫـﻞ ﻫـﻨـﺎك أﻣـﺎﻛن ﻟـﻬﺬە
tonight? haazihil layla اﻟﻠﻴﻠـﺔ؟
How much are the bikam al tazaakir ﺑﲂ اﻟﺘﺬاﻛﺮ؟
seats?
How much...? bikam ﺑﲂ …؟
Where can I buy ayn ashtaree tazaakir أﻳـﻦ أﺷﺘـﺮي ﺗﺬاﻛر؟
tickets?
I’d like to reserve three ureed Hajz talaat أرﻳﺪ ﺣﺠز ﺗﻼت ﺗﺬاﻛﺮ
for Sunday evening. tazaakir li-yaum al- ً ﻟـﻴـﻮم اﻷﺣﺪ ﻣ
.ﺴـﺎء
aHad masaa'an
What’s playing at the maaza tAHraD as- ﻣـﺎذا ﺗـﻌﺮض اﻟﺴﻴـﻨـﻤـﺎ
movies tonight? seenimaa al-layla اﻟﻠﻴﻠـﺔ؟
What’s playing at the maa al-masraHeeya fee ﻣـﺎ اﻟﻤﺴرﺣﻴـﺔ ﻓـﻲ ﻣﴪح
President Theater? masraH President ﺑﺮﻳﺰﻳﺪﻧﺖ؟
Do you think I’d enjoy taZunn annanee sa’o- ﺗﻈﻦ ﻧأﻨـﻲ ﺳﺄﻋـﺠـﺐ ﺑﮭﺎ؟
it? AHjab bihaa
Is there a night club in hal hunaak naadee ﻫﻞ ﻫﻨـﺎك ﻧـﺎدى ﻟﻴﻠـﻲ ﻓـﻲ
town? laylee feel madeena اﻟﻤـﺪﻳﻨﺔ؟
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What type of music do maa nauAH al- ﻣـﺎ ﻧﻮع اﻟـﻤـﻮﺳـﻴﻘـﻰ اﻟﱴ
they play? mooseeqaa allatee ﻳﻌﺰﻓﻮﳖﺎ؟
yAHzifounaha
Track 10
Shopping
I’d like… ureed …أرﻳﺪ
Do you have…? hal AHindak ﻫﻞ ﻋﻨﺪك…؟
How much is that? bikam haaza ﺑﲂ ﻫﺬا؟
Thank you. shukran .ﺷﻜﺮا
Where is the nearest ayna akrab أﻳﻦ اﻗﺮب ﺳﻮﺑﺮ ﻣﺎرﻛﺖ؟
supermarket? supermarket
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I’ll take it. sa-aakhuduh .ﺳـﺂﺧـﺬە
Where do I pay? ayn adfAH أﻳﻦ أدﻓـﻊ؟
I’ll pay by credit card. sa-adfAH bi-biTaaqet ﺳﺄدﻓـﻊ ﺑﺒـﻄـﺎﻗـﺔ
li’timaan .الاﺋـﺘـﻤـﺎن
Sorry, I don’t have aasfa. laa toojad ﻻ ﺗﻮﺟﺪ ﻣـﻌـﻲ ﻧﻘﻮد،آﺳﻔﺔ
enough money. mAHaya nuqood .ﻛـﻔـﺎﻳـﺔ
kifaaya
Could I have a receipt, mumkin aakhud al- ،ﻣـﻤـﻜـﻦ آﺧﺬ اﻟـﻮ ﺻﻞ
please? waSl lau samaHt ﻟـﻮ ﺳـﻤـﺤﺖ؟
This doesn't work. haaza la yAHmal .ﻫﺬا ﻻ ﻳﻌﻤﻞ
Can you exchange this mumkin teghayar ﳑﻜﻦ ﺗﻐﲑ ﻫﺬا ﻟﻮ ﲰﺤﺖ؟
please? haaza law samaHt
I’d like to see the ureed an uqaabil al- .أرﻳﺪ أن أﻗـﺎﺑـﻞ اﻟـﻤﺪﻳـﺮ
manager. mudeer
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Track 11
Around Town
Where is the main ayna maktab al bareed أﻳـﻦ ﻣﻜـﺘﺐ اﻟﺒـﺮﻳﺪ
post office? al ra'eesee اﻟﺮﺋـﻴﺴـﻰ؟
A stamp for this taabiAH li haaza al kart ﻃﺎﺑﻊ ﻟﻬﺬا اﻟﲀرت ﻣﻦ
postcard please. min fadlak .ﻓﻀكل
Can I access the hal mumkin astiaAHmil ﻫﻞ ﻣﻤﻜﻦ اﺳـﺘﻌﻤﻞ
Internet here? al-intarnet huna اﻻٕﻧﺘـﺮﻧﺖ ﻫﻨـﺎ؟
What are the charges maa huwal Hisaab fees ﻣـﺎ ﻫﻮ اﻟـﺤﺴـﺎب ﻓـﻲ
per hour? saAHa اﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ؟
Where are the carts? ayna al-AHrabaat أﻳـﻦ اﻟﻌﺮﺑـﺎت؟
this one haazihi ﻫﺬە
over there hunaak ﻫـﻨـﺎ
a carton of milk kartoonat Haleeb ﻛـﺮ ﺗـﻮﻧـﺔ ﺣـﻠﻴﺐ
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