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Beginner #4 Do you have a pen?

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MAY: DANYA: MAY: DANYA:

Do you have another pen with you? Umm... one moment please...yes, take this. Thanks. I'll give it to you in a little while. Don't worry. You may keep it with you.

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MAY: DAANYA: MAY: DAANYA:

hal macaki qalam 'akhar? 'ah...laHDHa min faDlik...nacam. khudhii haadha. shukran. saufa 'urudduhu laka, bacad qaliil. laa taqlaq. yumkinuki 'an tubqiihi macaki.

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VOCABULARY
A r abic R omanization laah ar tubqii qaliil bacad 'arrudu maa min fa lik yumkin English moment another you keep little after I return (something) with please it is possible preposition verb preposition phrase verb C lass noun adjective verb

SAMPLE SENTENCES
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la ah wa a d. ar ka yawman ar.

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I will see you another day.

One moment and I'll come back.

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hal turiidu 'an tubqii al-kitaab? aT-Ta c amu qaliil.

Do you want to keep the book?

There is not much food.

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Sadiiqatii sata'tii ba c ad qaliil.

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al-Hafla tabda'a ba c ad ar-raabic a.

My friend will come after a little while.

The party starts after four.

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sa 'arrudu 'ilayka al-kitaab adan. ta adda tu ma ad q .

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I spoke with my friend.

I will return the book to you tomorrow.

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ha min fa lik.

hal yumkin 'an 'atHaddathu 'ilayka?

This please.

Is it possible that I talk to you?

GRAMMAR
Object pronouns in English are me, you, him, her, it, us, and they. In Arabic, an object pronoun is expressed as a suffix directly attached to the end of a verb or preposition. hal tatkallam al-carabiya? nacam, 'atkallamhaa. - Do you speak - . , .Arabic? Yes, I speak it .acTinii jariida min faDlak. - Give me a newspaper, please' - . ayna al-kitaab? al-kitaab macaii. - Where's the book? The book is with ' - . .me The following is a table of all the object suffixes. Notice that with the exception of the first person singular, they are the same as the possessive suffixes we learned in Beginner Lesson

CULTURAL INSIGHT

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Middle Eastern people have always been known for their kindness and generosity. Due to the nomadic nature and scarce resources of Bedouin Arabs in the Arab peninsula and North Africa, generosity and hospitality were of high regard. When Islam came, its teachings highly encouraged and cherished generosity. So even though Arabs are no longer nomadic, the ideal of generosity is still present. If you are invited to someone's home, you can expect to be offered something to eat or drink. Guests usually refuse the offer once for politeness, but accept afterwards. Even if you show up unexpectedly, you will most likely be offered something to eat or drink. Again, it is polite to refuse the offer because you don't want the host to go through the effort. Depending on the effort required to prepare the treat, it is polite to refuse several times (2 to 5 times) until the host either insists or accepts your refusal.

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