Lesson 1: Some Basic Short Conversations

1- Hello
Arabic Conversation

salamu/ / alaykum/
Arabic English Translation

salamu/ / alaykum/ /y / /fadi/ /kayfa/ /halak/

Peace be upon you Fady, how are you?

/wa/ /alaykum/ / salam/ /ya/ /muna/ / na/ /bikhayr/ /wa/ / lhamdu/ /li-llah/ /wa/ /

Peace be upon you Mona, I am fine praise to Allah, you?

nti/

/ na/ /bikher/ /wa/ / lhamdu/ /li-llah/ /kayfa/ /hal/ /a latak/

I am fine praise to Allah, how is your family?

/ // /zahib/

hsan/ /hal/ /shukran/ / ila/ / ayna/ / anta/

Fine thanks, where are you going?

. It is my first day at the University and I am on / inahu/ / awal/ / ayam/ / adirasa/ /li/ /bilg mi ah/ my way to it. /wa/ /kuntu/ / / /tariki/ / ilayha/ . / izan/ / araka/ /lahikan/
Then, see you later.

/hasanan/ /walakin/ /dani/ / duka/ /ala/ / alasha/ / lyawm/ /maa/ / la ila/ /m / /rayuk/

Good, but let me invite you for dinner with my family today, what do you think?

/muw

k/ /izan/ /

raka/ / sa a/ / l ashira/

Okay, then, see you at 10 o'clock, is it fine?

/hal /haza/ /munasib/ . /na am/ /munasib/ /asalamu/ / alaykum/ . /fi/ /inti arak/ /wa/ / alaykum/ /asalam/
Yes, fine. Peace be upon you.

I am waiting for you. Peace be upon you.

Cultural Tip: Greetings in Arabic are very important, that you have to greet your friend whenever you see and wherever you are. This is part of the Arabs friendly culture. NB:1- Greetings vary according to gender and number as been seen in Part I of this course. 2- Fady Visits Mona's Family
Arabic

/fadi/ /yazur/ / a ilat/ /muna/

English Conversation

. /hal/ /ta lami/ /ya/ /muna/ / an/ /duktur/ / al-gamia/ /talb/ /mini/ / an/ / aktub/ /mawdu/ /an/ / al-a ila/ / al arabiya/ Do you know Mona, the university Instructor requested me to write about the Arab Family. . /gamil/ /gidan/ /ya/ /fadi/ /sayakun/ /mawdu / /mumayaz/ /bi-tab / That's great, this will be an outstanding topic to write about of course. . /hal/ /talam/ /ya/ /fadi/ / an/ /tatakalm/ / an/ / adatina/ /wa/ /taqaledina/ Do you know fady you can talk about our traditions and customs. . / an/ /atarabut/ /almawgud/ /walmalmus/ /fi/ /almugtama at/ /alarabiya/ / / / alfarah/ /wa/ / / / alhuzn/ About our tangible linkage in the Arab communities in happiness and sadness. . /an/ /saramat/ / al ab/ /wa/ /an/ /hanan/ / al um/ /wa/ /kazaik/ /atarabut/ / al usari/ About the stringent father and the tender mother, and also about family bonding.

. /an/ / aliltizam/ /biziyarat/ / almarda/ /mathalan/ /aw/ /hata/ / azyarat/ / alati/ /tahdus/ /min/ /hin/ /li akhar/ /limogarad/ /alitminan/ /ala/ / alakharun/ /duna/ /ay/ / asbab/ / ay/ / ana/ / asabab/ / alwahid/ /huwa/ / alhub/ About the regular visiting of any ill person, or even the visits that happens from time to time just to check on others with no reason; the only reason is love.