Arabic4Women: Level 3: Beginning Conversation
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Those who believe in the Oneness of Allah and whose hearts find
rest in the remembrance of Allah - Verily, in the remembrance of
Allah do the hearts find rest. Rad 13:28
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AcknowledgementI thank my mother for her creative genes. I thank
my father for teaching me discipline and focus. I thank my
grandmothers for showing unconditional love. I thank my daughter
for teaching me patience. I thank my teachers at the Fagr Center in
Cairo, Egypt. I thank the numerous Arab women who trained and
cultivated me in the Arabic language without knowing they were
doing so. I thank Allah for the person who guided me to Islam for
without Islam, there is no success in this life or the next. I
thank all my sisters in Philadelphia and Charlotte, who inspired me
to produce this work
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Al-mus-tawa a-Thaa-lithu
Beginning Conversation
Us, You All, & Them
People, possessions, and plurals
Nadiya Johnson al-Khad-raa
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Ahlan wa sahlan!(Welcome)Thank you for your interest in this
book and your interest in learning Arabic language! I was just like
many of you, English is my first language. The first time I saw the
Quran in Arabic, I thought, There is no way I can learn to read
this! However, I can tell you that I did and YOU CAN too! By Allahs
permission, I have taught Arabic language to many Englishspeakers,
young and old. One thing I am sure about is that EVERYONE can
learn, but not everyone can learn at the same pace. Some people can
handle a fast-paced learning environment where they are immersed in
the language. Other people need a slower pace in which they can
ponder over each step. With my curriculum, you can create your own
pace. Use my Suggested Study Schedule to move as quickly or as
slowly as you choose. My workbook series and website are designed
to take you from alif-baa-taa, to reading the Quran and speaking
Arabic, by the permission of Allah. So get focused. Begin to
envision yourself reciting the Book of Allah with ease in your most
beautiful voice. Imagine yourself receiving those hasanaat on your
scale, or 10 rewards for every letter. Imagine your Iman, (your
faith) increasing due to your understanding of Allahs eloquence and
being guided by His speech! Imagine yourself, standing in the
taraweeh prayer in Ramadan and actually understanding the
recitation of the Imam! Imagine tears streaming down your face
because you understood the admonishment, or the reminder, or the
promise from the Lord of the Worlds! If you want this more than
anything, then I want to help you achieve that. Accept me as your
teacher because I already claim you as my student. From the heart
sisters, this book is especially for you! With love, Your
Us-taa-tha (teacher) Nadiya Johnson al-Khad-raa5
May Allah taaala assist you with what you are seeking, for
verily with Him is all success. And may His peace and blessings be
upon Muhammad, his family, and all of his companions.
Your dua:
Allahumma zid-nee ilmaa Oh Allah, increase me in knowledge
Allahumma aee-nee ala thik-ri-ka wa shuk-ri-ka wa hus-n
iba-da-tik Oh Allah, help me in remembering you, being thankful to
you, and beautifying my worship of you.
Allahumma yaa Muqalib al qu-loob, thabit qal-bee alaa deenik Oh
Allah, The Turner of Hearts, make my heart firm upon Your
religion.
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Suggested Study Schedule for Busy WomenMake your intention by
going to bed early. Your time is precious, protect it. As the Arab
proverb goes: Time is like a sword, if you dont cut with it, it
will cut you!
Monday 5:30am 6:00am Tuesday 5:30am- 6:00am
Read the new lesson, view videos to the lesson. Complete written
exercises for the lesson. View the videos making sure you repeat
the words/sentences.
Wednesday 5:30am 6:00am
Read the Quran in any place, try to recognize letters/words from
the Arabic while reading the translation. Level 3 & 4 students
should build vocabulary lists from the Quran with help from the
Hans Wehr dictionary. Review the lesson. Take the imla (dictation)
online and check your answers after. Review the lesson 20 minutes.
Read surah Kahaf 20 minutes.
Thursday 5:30am 6:00am
Friday 5:30am- 6:15am
Saturday Sunday
Attend lectures online or at your local mas-jid. Study a book
such as, Riyad aSaaliheen with your family.
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Learning to Read the QuranFor this series, you will need a
mus-haf, which is a copy of the complete Quran in Arabic. I suggest
a large copy and not a small one. In the beginning, reading will be
difficult. It may take several minutes just to struggle through a
few words. Do not be discouraged, rather be determined! After
difficulty comes ease. With patience and consistency, reading will
become easier and easier as you accustom your eyes to the Arabic
text and your mouth to the pronunciation of the letters. If you
follow the Suggested Study Schedule, you will choose one surah to
read on Wednesdays. You must stick with that surah until you
complete this level inshaAllah. The more you read that one surah,
the easier it will become. In other words, the more you read, the
easier it is to read! And time spent reading the Book of Allah is
never wasted.
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Some Suggested Quran ReadingsThese are only my suggestions for
your Wednesday reading. However you can choose any part of the
Quran you prefer. Name of Chapter Situation What is contained in
the verses Having a baby Story of Zakariya Surah Maryam (#19)Verses
16-31 Wanting a child Difficult pregnancy Giving daawa Difficulty,
needing help of Allah Read particularly on Fridays Story of
Maryam
Surah Taha (#20)Verse 9- 35
Story of Musa and Harun Story of the young men in the cave.
Surah Kahaf (#18)Verses 1-10(or as much as you can)
Surah al-Baqara (#2) Verse 1- (as much as you canread)
orLast 2 verses 285-286
Protect your home from Shytaans attacks
Abu Hurayra reported, Allahs Messenger,(sallallahu alyhi was
salam)
said: Do not make your houses graveyards Shaytaan runs from the
house in which suratul baqara is recited. Sahih Muslim hadith
#1707
Surah Luqman (#31)Verses 12-19
Advising your children Low Faith (Imaan) If you want fear of the
Hereafter
Luqmans advice to his son The conversation between the people of
the fire and the people of paradise
Surah al-Araf (#7)Verses 33-51
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This page is called a fah-ras or table of contents. It is
usually found in the back of the mus-haf. Learn how to use it and
it will help you to find your surah.
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Level 3 Introduction
In this workbook you will be learning how to talk about
yourself, other people, families and possessions. This book
requires you to do quite a bit of memorizing. The first thing youll
be memorizing inshaAllah, singular (mufrad) and plural (jemu) of
many words. In the Arabic language, a plural is made up of 3 or
more things or people. Every noun (person, place, or thing), has a
plural form. These plurals (jum u), for the most part must be
memorized as we learn new vocabulary. So going forward, when a new
word is introduced, its plural will also be introduced inshaAllah.
Pronouns will also have a singular and plural form. The second
thing youll be memorizing is pronoun forms like he and she or his
and hers. When memorizing these word forms, it is important to be
patient. Do not allow yourself to feel frustrated and do not ask
too many questions. It is important to do the work of memorizing
and wait and see the benefit later These plural forms are part of
the beauty and eloquence of the Arabic language. When you begin to
understand the Quran, then you will be happy that you took this
time and effort to memorize, inshaAllah.
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PluralsTypes and Patterns
Sound fem.
Sound masc.
Broken
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jemul Mutha-kkar Saalim
The Sound Masculine Plural is formed by adding waw and noon to
the end of a noun. This kind of plural is formed for people and not
for things. It is seen very often in the Quran.
Some example sentences:The Muslims are in the masjid.
. . .
The teachers are in the school.
.
The believers are in paradise.
The polytheists are in the fire.
*It is also formed for adjectives describing people.The teachers
are hard-working.
. The believers are righteous.. 13
Write the jemu mu-thak-kar saalim(Sound Masculine Plural) by
adding waw noon
Teacher
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Engineer
Thankful one
One fasting
One sleeping
One doing an action
Believer
Patient one
One migrating
jemul Mu-a-nneth Saalim
The Sound Feminine Plural is formed by changing the taa
marbootah to alif-taa at the end of the noun. This kind of plural
is formed for people and many feminine things. It is also very
commonly seen in the Quran.
Some example sentences:The Muslim women are in the masjid
. . .
The female teachers are in the school.
The believing women are in jenna.
The polytheists are in the fire.
.
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Write the jemu mu-an-neth saalim(Sound Feminine Plural) By
changing taa marbootah to alif-taa
Teacher
Wife
Thankful one
One fasting
One sleeping
Believer
Patient one
One migrating
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Read these verses from the Quran.
The hypocrites, males and females are one from another. Taubah:
68
The believers, males and females are protectors/supporters of
one another. Taubah: 71
(They say:) Verily we are making improvement. Baqarah: 11
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The Broken plural or jemu aTakseer causes a word to change form
by adding letters. You learn these plural by memorization only. So
say them repetitively. We will memorize according to their patterns
to make it easier inshaAllah, so this is your first pattern:
Az-waa-jun
zau-jun
At-faa-lun
tif-lun
Aw-laa-dun
wa-la-dun
Akh-waa-tun
ukh-tun
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List 1:This list: alif-hamza is added to the beginning of the
word and alif is added before the last letter. (to be
memorized)jemu
(Au-raa-qun
(Pl.)
mufrad
Paper
(Sing.)
(Aq-laa-mun)
(Ab-waa-bun)
(Au-laa-dun)
(az-waa-jun)
Husband
(at-faa-lun)
child
(An-haa-run)
river
(Akh-waa-tun)
Sister
(Ikh-wa-tun) Umma-haa-tun
Brother Mother
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Pointing to al-jumu Some nouns are aaqil (with brains: people)
and some are ghay-rul aaqil (brainless) such as things and
animals.
These (are) boys.
These (are) sisters.
Plurals for people: Haa-oo-laa-i is plural for haa-tha and
haa-thi-hi but is only used to refer to people. Complete this
exercise using the example:
____________________________________ 1
____________________________________
-
2
____________________________________ -
3
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____________________________________
4
___________________________________ Example:
-
5
_____________________ _____________________ -
_____________________ - ______________________ -
_____________________ ________________________________________
6
7
8
9
10
11
**There are some exceptions, but when the feminine word ends
with taa-almarbootah you can guess that the plural changes to
alif-taa.
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Plurals for people: Oo-laa-ika is plural for thaa-lika and tilka
but is only used to refer to people.
These (are) boys.
These (are) sisters.
Complete this exercise using the example:
1
____________________________________
____________________________________
-
2
____________________________________
-
3
____________________________________
4
_____________________________________
-
5
_____________________________________ -
6
_____________________________________ 22
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Example:
_____________________ _____________________ -
_____________________ - ______________________ -
_____________________ ________________________________________
6
7
8
9
10
11
_____________________________________ -
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**There are some exceptions, but when the feminine word ends
with taa-almarbootah you can guess that the plural changes to
alif-taa.
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Ad-darsu tha-niyu
Talking about Me and Us First person
we
I
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The first person well talk about is ourselves. The grammatical
term al-muta-kellim (the speaker) is used to refer to the first
person or ana. So well begin with ana:
. . . .
I (am) Nadiya. I (am) a woman. I (am) a teacher. I (am) from
America. I use ana to say I am though am does not translate. I am
muanneth(feminine), therefore most of the words I use end with taa
marbootah. If a man speaks about himself he will use the
muthakkar(masculine) and his statements might look like this:
. . . .
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Choose words from this list to write 5-7 simple sentences about
yourself. Begin each sentence with ana.Fem.
Wife
mas.
Husband
Example:
.
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________26
Connected Pronoun
. . . . In these sentences, now I speak about possessions. This
is my house. My house is beautiful. This is my car. My car is new.
To talk about your possessions, you will add a yaa to the noun to
say my. This connected pronoun, hooked to the end of a noun is
called dha-meer mutta-sil. Use it to speak about your
possessions:
Changed the dammataan to a kes-ra, then connected yaa to say my
house.
Changed the dammataan to a kes-ra, then connected yaa to say my
book.
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We use dhameer muttasil to speak about relationships with
people:
My mother (umm-ee)
My father (abee)
My son (ibnee)
My daughter (bintee)
The connected pronounUmm is mother, hooked to the end is the
dha-meer muta-sil meaning my. We take off the dammataan and put a
kes-ra, add yaa and it becomes my mother. Abu is father, the yaa
hooked to the end makes it my father.
Now add yaa to personalize these people. Write the new word on
the line as in the chart above.
_________________My brother
( ) ( )
_________________My sister
_________________My husband/wife
_________________My friend 28
Read, understand, and write on the lines below.
.
.University
. * .
. .
I am Sumayyah. I am a student in the university. This is my
room. In it*, is a desk and a chair and a bed. This is my pen upon
the desk. That is my book upon the bed.
________________________________
________________________________ ________________________________
________________________________
________________________________
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Name 4 things of yours using pointing words
(asma-ul-ishara):
Examples
.
.
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________List 2 This list: the
plural ends with alif-hamza
Father
Woman
Son
Name
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Use pictures or your own ideas Give 3 personal items to your
classmate and vice-versa. Then practice asking each other
questions.
This is my
Whose book is this?
= +
Now pass those items to the next taaliba. She asks you who owns
them.
Motion to the taaliba who owns the item.
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We
We is the plural of I. In Arabic the grammatical term for both
of these is al-muta-kellim except that ana (I) is the mufrad(sing.)
and nah-nu is the jem-u (pl).
(al-jemu)Plural
(al-mufrad)Singular
I am in the mosque. We are in the mosque. I am on the horse. We
are on the horse. I am from Yemen. We are from Yemen.
. . .Read and Write
. . .
.Nisaa-un
.imra-atun ( woman)
.Abaa-un
.
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.Ab-naa-un
.
.
.
.
.Hajj pilgrim
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List 3 This list: Words on this list add alif before the last
letter
Mountain
Ocean
Dog
Men
Adjectives referring to plural peopleBig
Small
Short
Tall
noble,generous
Damma on the 1st letter, shedda on the 2nd letter, add alif
before the last letter
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Choose the correct mufrad or jem u from list 3 and write it
under the picture.
pilgrim 2
1
___________
____________
4
3
____________
____________
6 ____________________
5 _____________________
8 _____________________
7 _____________________
10
9
(man)
_________________
_________________
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12
11
___________________
_________________
14
13
__________________
__________________
Re-write sentences in al-jemu (plural) by using nah-nu.
.
.
__________________. __________________ . ___________________ .
__________________ .36
Now change the jemu to the mufrad by using ana.
.. . . . .
. _________________ _________________ _________________
_________________
_________________._________________________________
_________________________________
___________________________________
. . . .
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Connected PronounIf I want to show that we own a thing or we
have a relation to a person, then we add an ending just as we did
to show my. (Mes-jid-unaa) This is the dha-meer mutta-sil
consistent with nah-nu.
(ukh-tu-naa)
(Ummu-naa)
(Kitaa-bu-naa)
*note: the damma-taan changed to one damma before adding the
ending.
Read, understand, and write this paragraphMy Family
(*usra-tee)
.* . . . .
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________38
Practice the following conversation with your classmate.
: . : : : : : : . :
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Re-write each word adding the dha-meer muta-sil. First change
damma-taan to a single damma and/or taa-marbootah to an open
taa.
Phone
Country
Bed
Cat
Change to open taa
Change to open taa
Food
Class
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Ad-darsu tha-lithu
Talking to you all2nd person
(f)
you
(m)
you
(f) you all
(m) you all
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:
!
: :
. . ,
: :
:
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The 2nd person grammatically known as al-mu-khaa-tab is the one
who al-mu-khaais being spoken to. You can remember this word
because its related to the word khut-bah, the sermon that the Imam
gives on Jumuah. There are 4 dha-maa-ir we will focus on in this
section. dha-maa-
(Pl) (sing.)
Antunna (f)
Antum (m) or (m/f)
Antee (f)
Anta (m)
Anta You, when speaking to a male(mutha-kkar mufrad)
Antee You, when speaking to a female(Muanneth mufrad)
Antum You all, when speaking to a group that has
males(Mutha-kkar jemu)
Antunna You all, when speaking to a group of females
only(Muanneth jemu)43
Answer questions beginning with,naam/ laa ana. Example: Are you
a teacher Yes, I am a teacher
1(
. ,
2 ( ________________________ 3( ______________________ 4(
______________________ 5( ______________________
_____________________________________________
6(
7( ____________________________________________
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Change the sentence to al-jemu the sound or broken plural.
. ____________________ ____________________ ____________________
____________________ ____________________ ____________________
____________________ .
____________________ ____________________ ____________________
____________________ ____________________45
The Blessed Month of Ramadan
Who is fasting?
.
.
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.
.
.
*Remember: Antum is used for a group containing males. Antunna
is for a group containing only females.
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Complete these short conversations by filling in the blanks.
____ .Canada
1 .
2.
.
_________ __________
3.
________ _________
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_________ __________
4.
__________ ______________
5.
___________ . Haa-fith ul-Quran:Memorized the whole Quran
____ ________
.6
_______ _______
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When we address others, we use yaa.Yaa Abee! O my father! Yaa
ukh-tee! O my sister! Yaa Ummee! O my mother! Yaa akh-ee! O my
brother!
"
"
"!
"
Addressing people by name or not by name
We can also say ha-yaa
! ! Hayya bi-naa (Lets go!)
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List of Common Arabic Names Ameenah Fatimah Sameerah Sumayah
Ruqayah Khadija Amirah Asmaa Maryam Sakinah Jameela Rashida Kareema
Naimah Layla Tasneem Aliyah Asiyah Aamina51
Women/girls
Khalid Umar Abdullah Muhammad Ali Musa Yusuf Tariq Ameen
Salahudeen Rasheed AbduRahman Shareef Uthman Sulayman Luqman Esaa
Jamaal Hassan
Men/boys
Who are you speaking to?Choose the dha-meer to address each
person or group:
(tha-kee-yun)
. !
Example1
(mum-taa-za)_(qawi-yun)_
______________ ! ______________ ! _____________ ! ______________
! _______________ ! ________________3
2
!(saa-li-haatu)
4
muj-ta-hi-doona)
5
(tha-kee-ya)
!
6
excellent strong righteous hard working smart 52
ON MY WAY : : : . : : . ! : : : :
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Thuruf-ul Makaan: Well call these place words NOT
prepositionsabove under
behind
in front
between
The word after thuruf-ul makaan takes kes-ra:
. . .
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.
Answer sentences from the picture
.
____________________________ ____________________________
_____________________________ ______________________________
______________________________
1 2 3 4 5
55
Write 5-7 sentences about your home (outside or inside)
using:
Example
.
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
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You alls (f)
Your (f)
Your (m)
You alls (m)
The endings shaded in gray are the endings which will be added
to nouns to show that they are possessions.
.
This is a teacher. This is your teacher.
Where is the house? Where is your house?
.
.
This is a classroom. This is you alls classroom.
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.
This is Abu Khalid. This is you alls father.
Complete the chart adding the endings ka and ki .Your (f) Your
(m)
family name neighbor Lord
Prophet religion
faith
Book
Country
Boy/son
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Two men meeting
.
.Two women meeting
.
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Personal Questions: Answer these questions about yourself,
changing the ending to letteryaa for my.Where is your book?
My book is in the living room
.
_________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
________________________________________________
___________________________________________ Where is your family
from?
_____________________________________________(Sa-dee-qa-tu-kee)
Who is your friend?
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Complete the chart adding the endings kum and kunna to each
word.You alls (f) You alls (m) family
Neighbor
Guests
61
Answer these questions changing the ending to naafor our.
________________ ______________________ ______________________
______________________List 4 This list: words add damma- waw in the
middle.
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The Guests
A neighbor (al-jaar-atu)knocks at the door...
:
. . . . . . .63
:
:
:
:
: : ,
: :
:
:
Re-write these sentences using the ending which corresponds to
the dha-meer in parentheses.
. 1 . ) ( ___________________ ( . ) 2 3 4
__________________ ( . ) ____________________ ( . )
____________________ ( 5 . ) __________________ (
___________________ ( . ) . ) 6
7 8
__________________ ( . ) __________________ ( . )
9 10
___________________ ( . )64
Choose the correct dameer muta-sil and write on the line.
( ( ( ( ( ( ( (
)_______ ) _______
1
2
) _____ ) ____
3
4
) ____ ) _____ ) _____ ) ____
5
6
7
8
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Ad-darsu rabiu
The one who is spoken about
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The 3rd person, grammatically known as al-gha-ib, is used when
talking about someone who is not present. There are 4 dha-maa-ir we
will focus on in this section.
they (f)
(Pl)
( sing.) she (f)
they (m) or (m/f)
he (m)
Huwa(mutha-kkar mufrad)
He, when speaking about a male
Hiya(Muanneth mufrad)
She, when speaking about a female
Hum(Mutha-kkar jemu) Them, when speaking about a group that has
males
Hunna(Muanneth jemu) They, when speaking about a group of only
females
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ASKING ABOUT PEOPLERead with your zameela
.
.
Morocco
.
Egypt
68
Write huwa or hiya to complete the sentence.
.1
_________.2 _________.3 _________.4 _________.5 __________.6
_________.7 __________.8 __________.9 __________69
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Read with your zameela
. .
.
. Afghanistan 07
Sentences using names of countries Practice reading with hum
& hunna
Where are they from?
China
India
.Canada
.America
.Morocco
.England
.Egypt
.Iraq
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Answer the questions naam, hunna
ExampleAre these teachers from Yemen?
Yes they are from Yemen.
.
,1
______________________ ,China
2
______________________ ,Egypt
3
______________________ ,Canada
4
______________________ ,Britain
5
______________________ ,72
Answer the questions naam using hum.
Are those Muslims from Yemen? Yes they are from Yemen.
(1
.
,(2
______________________ , ______________________ ,
______________________ ,(5 (3
(4
______________________ ,(6
______________________ ,73
______________________ _____________________
____________________74
*words on this list change to alif-hamza
Plurals list 5
These do not take tan-ween
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Match 2 of the parts to make a jum-la
__________________________________________________________________1
__________________________________________________________________2
__________________________________________________________________3
__________________________________________________________________4
__________________________________________________________________5
76
Read then write the sentences in this chart in your
notebook.
CHOOSE
2 ________ 4__________ 6_________ 8 ________
1__________ __________3 5_________ 7_________
_________ _______ 77
Where are they? Answer in a complete sentence using a dha-meer
in place of the person.
Example
.
1 2 3 4 5 6
__________________ __________________ __________________
___________________ ___________________ ____________________
_________________78
7
The endings shaded in gray are the endings which will be added
to nouns to show that they are possessions.
.
.This is a teacher. This is his teacher.
Where is the house? Where is her house?
.
.
This is a classroom. This is their classroom.
.This is Abu Khalid. This is their (fem) father. 79
Rewrite this short Arabic text on the lines provided. Thiss my
brother and this is his wife. This is his son and this is his
daughter. They are in Kuwait. He is an engineer and she is a
righteous woman.
. . .
.
. ______________________________ ______________________________
______________________________________________________________80
Family Vocabulary
- -
Grandmother Grandfather
uncle (fathers side) Aunt (fathers side) Aunt (mothers side)
uncle (mothers side)
Female cousins
Daughter of maternal aunt or uncle Daughter of paternal aunt or
uncle Male cousins Son of maternal aunt or uncle Son of paternal
aunt or uncle
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________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Speaking Practice: complete this chart Your family tree
________________
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Add the dha-meer muta-sil to the end of the word to day its his
or hers. Remember to change the dammataan to a single damma before
adding the ending.
PhoneWealth
Country
Bed
Cat
Change to open taa
Change to open taa
Food
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Phone
Add the dha-meer muta-sil to the end of the word to say its
theirs.
Country
Bed
Cat
Change to open taa
Change to open taa Food
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Connect the ending that corresponds to the dha-meer.
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(
) .
1
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( ).
2
__________________ ( ) . ____________________ ( ) .
____________________ ( ) . __________________ ( ) .
__________________ ( ).
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4
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7
___________________ ( ) . ___________________ ( ) .
__________________ ( ) .
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Mixed Practice
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Test your hifth.I give you the mufrad then you give the jem
u.
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_________ : ___________: __________: _________:
Now I give you the jem u then you give the mufrad.
___________: ___________: : ___________ __________: _________:
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__________: :__________ :__________
__________: : ___________
.Circle the correct answer. Then write it on the line
1 . _________ . ) ( ! ________ !" ) (2
3 . _________ . ( ) 4 . ________ ) ( . _______ . ) ( . 5
6 . _________ ) (7
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Meeting & GreetingComplete the conversations.
1.
. _____ .
________ _______ ______ .
_________ _________ _________ _____ ________
2.
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India
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Give the plural of the sentences
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Add the ending that corresponds to the dha-meer
= ( )______________ = ( ______________ ______________
______________ ______________ ______________ ______________
______________
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) +
= ( + ) = ( + )
______________ = ( + ) = ( + ) = ( + ) = ( + ) = ( + ) = ( +
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Translate these sentences into Arabic:1 Your (f) mother is
beautiful.
__________________________2 Your (f) book is on the desk.
__________________________3 My school is behind the big
mosque.
__________________________4 This is my desk and that is my
book.
___________________________5 Her husband is religious
/righteous.
___________________________6 Her house is far from my house.
__________________________7 Their husbands are rich.
__________________________8 His sister is a rich doctor.
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COUNTING AND DESCRIBING THINGS
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Ishaa-rah Pointing to al-jumuSome nouns are aaqil (with brains:
people) and some are ghay-rul aaqil (brainless) such as things and
animals.
So the plurals of things (ghair ul aaqil) agree with: 1 the
feminine ishaara 2 the feminine description
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Change each to the plural
Example ___________________________
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Choose an ishaarah to point to each person or thing:
1__________ 2__________ 3__________ 4__________ 5__________
6__________ __________7 __________8 __________9
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When we describe the plural of a thing or animal (ghayrul aaqil)
then we use the muanneth form to describe them.
Describing Brainless Things
..The books are beneficial.
..These lessons are easy.
. .These are old beds.
Leaning back on beds lined up (surah Tur)
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List 5pl.ghurafun kutubun sururun people jududun qitatun
sing.
turuq
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. . . .
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Review the jum-latul ismiyya from Level 2
Choose the khabar which is appropriate to complete each
sentence.
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Now complete sentences using the correct description
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
) ___________ ) ____________ ) ____________ )____________ )
___________ )____________ ) ____________ ) ___________ ) __________
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I HAVE, WE HAVETo talk about what we have, take the connected
endings and add them to the letter laam.
we have (la-na) I have( Lee)
You have (woman/girl)(la-kee)
You have (La-ka)
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You all have (women/girls)(la-kunna)
You all have
(La-kum)
She has (la-haa)
He has (La-hu)
They have (women/girls)(la-hunna)
They have ( la-hum)
A Few Examples
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. . ,
,I dont have..(maa lee)
Conversation Exercise
Yes, I have a.. No, I dont have a.
Do you have a?
...or
...
...
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2
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Conversation Exercise
... or
...
. ...
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2
1
6
5
4
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Now translate the following:Her name is Khadijah. She is a
student. She has an easy lesson.
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________________________________________________________ His name
is Khalid. He is a teacher. He has a big classroom.
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________________________________________________________ My
identification is in my bag/purse.
________________________________________________________ We have a
small family. Our father is a religious scholar/leader.
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the following on the lines provided:
.
.(
)
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He said, verily I am a messenger from your Lord Maryam: 19
Read these verses from the Quran.
Our Lord is Lord of the skies and the Earth. Al-Kahaf: 14
To you all your religion, and to me mine Al-Kaafiroon: 6
Allah you alls Lord and the Lord of you alls fathers As Saffaat:
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We narrate unto you their story in truth. Al-Kahaf: 13106
Counting 2
When we want to say there are (2) we simply add alif-noon to the
end of the noun. Kes-ra is on the noon
Sa-ya-ra-taani
qalam-ani
Uk-taani
tif-la-ni
Mik-wa-taani
baa-bani
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Make the following mu-thena:
: _________________ ________________ : __________________ :
_________________ : __________________ :
:Example
Taa-marbootah changed to an open taa
:
________________ : _________________ : ___________________ :
__________________ : ___________________ :
How many? (kem)
.(use fet-hat-aan)
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We say
We dont say
1We say We dont say
2Counting with Arabic Numbers
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Change the number from mu-tha-kkar to mu-a-nneth.
:_________________
: : :
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: : :
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When we count using arabic numbers, we will use either the
mutha-kar or the mu-aneth form.
2This thing/ person is mu-tha-kar We use the mu-aneth form of
the number
4 5 6 7 8 9 10Complete using the jem-u and number.
( ( (
4)__________________________ 5)_________________________
7)___________________________ 8)_______________________
6)______________________
( (
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When we count using arabic numbers, we will use either the
mutha-kar or the mu-aneth form.
1This thing/ person is mu-aneth We use the mu-thekar form of the
number
4 5 6 7 8 9 10Complete using the jem-u and number.
(
( ( (
4)__________________________ 5)_________________________
7)___________________________ 8)_______________________
6)______________________
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List 6 Words on this list do not take tan-ween
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CONCLUSION
May Allah increase you in the good of this life and the
next.
You have completed level 3 and you are now speaking basic
Arabic!
As you go into Level 4, it would help you to find Arab women in
your community with whom you can socialize. Once you find one or
two Arab sisters to talk to, practice your skills on them and dont
be shy! You can also organize a gathering of other English-speaking
women who are also studying and form your own Arabic conversation
group. In Level 4, we will be learning the use of verbs to talk
about the past, present and future. This will continue to increase
your conversational skills as well as help you to understand the
Quran, InshaAllah.
Keep your focus. May Allah make you successful!
See you in Level 4 inshaAllah!
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About the AuthorThe author, Nadiya Johnson has a passion for
foreign languages. She studied Spanish, French, and German at the
Universities of Maryland and Wisconsin before studying Arabic for 2
years at the Fagr Center in Cairo, Egypt. She then spent 4 years
speaking Arabic socially in Medina, Saudi Arabia. She accepted
Islam in 1993 and has 8 years experience teaching Arabic language
to Muslim women in Medina, Saudi Arabia; Milwaukee, WI; Flint, MI;
Philadelphia, PA, and Charlotte, NC. She is also the mother of a
beautiful 5-year old daughter named Aamina.
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