Collins Arabic Visual Dictionary. Collins Dictionaries

       factory المَصنَع al masnaʼ

      • د and ض are both transliterated with a [d]; where د sounds exactly the same as [d] in English, ض is a heavier [d] and is an emphatic consonant, whereas د isn’t.

       warm دافِئ daafeʼ

       boiled eggs بيضٌ مَسلوق baydun maslouq

      • ت and ط are both transliterated with a [t]; in Arabic, ت is softer than ط and sounds exactly the same as [t] in the word “table”, whereas ط is a heavier sound, as in “toll” or “watt”.

       apple التُّفّاح at-tuffaah

       breakfast الفُطور al futoor

      • ذ , ث and ظ are all transliterated with [th]; ث is pronounced as [th] in “thief”, and ذ is pronounced as [th] in “the”. ظ is a heavy version of ذ and the difference between ذ and ظ is very subtle (similar to [p] and [b] in English).

       ice cream المُثلَّجات al muthallagaat

       seeds البُذور al buthoor

       wallet المِحفَظَة al mehfatha

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THE ESSENTIALS | الأساسيّات

      Whether you’re going to be visiting an Arabic-speaking country, or even living there, you’ll want to be able to chat with people and get to know them better. Being able to communicate effectively with acquaintances, friends, family, and colleagues is key to becoming more confident in Arabic in a variety of everyday situations.

      umbrella

      المِظَلَّة

      al methalla

      1. green

      أخضَر

      akhdar

      2. blue

      أزرَق

      azraq

      3. red

      أحمَر

      ahmar

      4. white

      أبيض

      abyad

      5. black

      أسوَد

      aswad

      6. yellow

      أصفَر

      asfar

      THE BASICS | الأساسيّات

      Hello/Hi.

      .مرحبًا

      marhaban.

      Good morning.

      .صباحُ الخَير

      sabahu-l-khayr.

      Good evening.

      .مساءُ الخَير

      masaa’u-l-khayr.

      Good night.

      .طابَتْ ليلَتُك

      taabat laylatuk.

      Goodbye.

      .معَ السّلامة

      ma’a-s-salaama.

      Bye!

      !إلى اللّقاء

      ila-l-liqaa’!

      See you soon/tomorrow.

      .أراكَ قريبًا/غدًا

      araaka qareeban/ghadan.

      Have a good day/evening!

      !طابَ يومُك/مساؤك

      taaba yawmuk/masaa’uk!

       YOU SHOULD KNOW…

      Arabs are usually very sociable and greet others in public places even if they don’t know each other. It is important to greet Arabs when you meet them in places such as the doctor’s surgery or the school reception.

      Yes.

      .نَعم

      na’am.

      No.

      .لا

      laa.

      I don’t know.

      .لا أعرف

      laa a’ref.

      please

      رَجاءً

      rajaa’an

      Excuse me.

      .المَعذِرة

      al ma’thera.

      Sorry?

      عفوًا؟

      afwan?

      I’m sorry.

      .أنا آسِف

      ana aasef.

      OK!

      !حَسنًا

      hasanan!

      Thank you.

      .شُكرًا

      shukran.

      You’re welcome.

      .على الرّحب

      ‘ala-r-rahb.

      I don’t understand.

      .أنا لا أفهَم

      ana laa afham.

       YOU SHOULD KNOW…

      The word عفوًا (afwan) in Arabic can have different meanings. It can mean “sorry” or “you are welcome” with the meaning of “no need to thank me”.

      ABOUT YOU | التّعريف بِنَفسِ

      How old are you?

      كَمْ عُمرُك؟

      kam ‘umruk?

      May I ask how old you are?

      هل يُمكنُني أن أسأل عن عُمرِك؟

      hal yumkenunee an ‘as’ala ‘an umrik?

      When is your birthday?

      مَتى