Greetings
A:
as-‐salaamu
ʿalaykum
A:
Peace
be
upon
you. B:
wa-‐ʿalaykumu
s-‐salaam
B:
And
upon
you
be
peace.
A
Christian
Variation
as-‐salaamu
maʿakum
Peace
be
with
you. A:
ahla
/
ahla
w-‐sahla
A:
Hi
/
Hello.
B:
ahlan
fiik
/
ahlan
fiiki
B:
Hello.
marHaba
hello
A:
SabaaH
il-‐kheer
A:
Good
morning
(lit.:
morning
of
goodness)
B:
Sabaah
in-‐nuur
B:
Good
morning
(lit.:
morning
of
light)
kiifak?
/
kiifik?
How
are
you?
(m.s.
/
f.s.)
tamaam
great,
fine
maashi
okay
mniiH
/
mniiHa
good
(m.s.
/
f.s.)
il-‐Hamdilla
thanks
be
to
God
tsharrafna
nice
to
meet
you
(lit.:
we
are
honored)
Subject
Pronouns
Subject
Pronouns
Suffix
Pronouns
(Regular)
(Formal)
(possessive)
ʾana
I
—
—
-‐i
my
ʾinte
you
(m.s.)
HaDərtak
you
(m.s.)
-‐ak
your
(m.s.)
ʾinti
you
(f.s.)
HaDertik
you
(f.s.)
-‐ik
your
(f.s.)
Question
Words
Prepositions
shuu?
what?
min
from
ween?
where?
bi-‐
in
min
ween?
from
where?
kiif?
(P-‐J
keef)
how?
Conjunction
w-‐
/
wa-‐
and
Terms
of
Address
yaa
“O”
(vocative
particle)
Negative
Particle
Habiibi
/
my
dear,
darling
muu
(P-‐J
maa)
not,
am/is/are
not
Habiibti
(m.s.
/
f.s.)
Demonstrative
Pronouns
Affirming
and
Denying
haada
/
haadi
this
(m.
/
f.)
ʾee
(MSA
naʿam)
yes
Alternate
Forms:
laʾ
(MSA
laa)
no
hayda
/
haydi
Adverbs
of
Location
hoon
(MSA
huna)
here
hniik
(MSA
hunaak)
there
Nouns
ʾism
name
(ʾismi,
ʾismak
/
ʾismik,
(my
name,
your
name
[m.s.
/
f.s.],
ʾism
HaDərtak
/
ʾism
HaDertik)
your
name
[formal
m.s.
/
f.s.])
madiine
(f.)
city
madiinit…
the
city
of…
Hjaab
veil,
head
covering
beet
house
shaariʿ
street
waZiife
(f.)
homework
akhbaar
news
ktaab
book
baab
door
Question/Response
Types
to
Try:
(In
addition
to
“Where
are
you
from?”
and
“What’s
your
name?”)
1. A:
Where
is
your
[noun]?
B:
My
[noun]
is
in
the
city
of
[Name].
/
My
[noun]
is
in
my
house
/
etc.
2. A:
What
is
this?
B:
This
is
my/your
[noun].
3. A:
Is
this
your
[noun]?
B:
Yes,
this
is
my
[noun].
/
No,
this
is
not
my
[noun].
4. A:
Are
you
from
[Place]
/
the
city
of
[Name]?
B:
Yes,
I
am
from
/
no,
I
am
not
from
[Place]
/
the
city
of
[Name].
5. A:
Is
your
[noun]
[adjective]?
B:
Yes,
my
[noun]
is
[adjective].
/
No,
my
[noun]
is
not
[adjective].
Remember
that
the
possessive
suffix
pronouns
can
go
on
any
noun,
so
feel
free
to
mix
and
match:
ktaabak
(your
book)
/
ktaabi
(my
book)
Habiibik
(your
boyfriend)
/
Habiibtak
(your
girlfriend)
All
the
feminine
nouns
in
–e
or
–a
will
have
–t–
before
the
suffix
pronoun:
waZiife
(homework)
/
waZiiftak,
waZiiftik
(your
homework)
madiine
(city)
/
madiinti
(my
city)
/
madiintak,
madiintik
(your
city)
To
express
“your”
formally,
just
put
a
noun
directly
in
front
of
HaDərtak/
HaDərtik:
ktaab
HaDərtak
(your
book),
beet
HaDərtik
(your
house)
Feminine
nouns
in
–e
or
–a
will
take
–it/-‐at
in
this
construction:
madiinit
HaDərtak
(your
city),
waZiifit
HaDərtik
(your
homework)