Arabic Alphabet 1 Practice
Alex Sviridovsky
speak.inglish@gmail.com
Using the Letters You’ve Learned
• Practice writing the words on the next slide by
hand until you’re comfortable (don’t forget,
right-to-left)
• Write how each word would sound in English
letters. Slide 3 has answers, as well as what
these words mean
• This, along with the sample words from
yesterday, is your first vocabulary list
The Words in Arabic
5. 4. 3. 2. 1.
While words #2 and #3 are written with the same letters, notice the different short
vowels at the end. Also, notice the “hamza” placed underneath the “Alif” in word #4.
How is this pronounced?
The Answers
5. 4. 3. 2. 1.
Th-A-N-I I-B-N A-N-Ti A-N-Ta A-N-A
(The transliterations are written from left to right)
Meanings
1. I/Me 2. You (Singular, Masculine) 3. You (Singular, Feminine) 4. Son 5. Second (2nd)
A Note of Grammar
• In Arabic, the verb “is” or “to be” is implied
• It is not written or said, so the English
sentence “I am Alex” becomes “I Alex” in
Arabic
• Keeping this in mind, let’s try putting together
a sentence out of the words we’ve learned so
far…
Your First Sentence
•This sentence consists of words you learned in the past two lessons, except
for one. The Arabic letter “Waw”, when written by itself, means “and”.
•Remember, the verb “to be” (am/is/are/etc.) is not written in Arabic
•Now that we know all that, what does this sentence mean?
The Answer
I (am) son, and you (are) father
Questions?
• If you have any trouble understanding some of
this stuff, feel free to get in touch
• If not, practice a little more tonight, and
tomorrow we’ll move on to a few new letters
and words