Learn 10 high-frequency expressions, including clothing-related adjectives
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| Hi everybody, my name is Nora. |
| Welcome to the 2000 Core Arabic Words and Phrases video series! |
| Each lesson will help you learn new words, practice, and review what you've learned. |
| Ok! Let's get started! First is… |
| WORD 1 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| قَصِيْر |
| (qaṣīr) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "short" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| قَصِيْر |
| (SLOW) |
| قَصِيْر |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| short |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| قَصير و طَوْيل |
| (qaṣīr wa ṭawīl) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "short and tall" |
| (SLOW) |
| قَصير و طَوْيل |
| WORD 2 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| مَارْكَة |
| (mārka:) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "brand" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| مَارْكَة |
| (SLOW) |
| مَارْكَة |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| brand |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| اِسم ماركَة |
| (ʾism mārkah) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "brand name" |
| (SLOW) |
| اِسم ماركَة |
| WORD 3 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| مَقَاسْ |
| (maqās) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "size" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| مَقَاسْ |
| (SLOW) |
| مَقَاسْ |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| size |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ما مَقاسُ سِروَالك؟ |
| (mā maqāsu sirwālik?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "What size pants do you wear?" |
| (SLOW) |
| ما مَقاسُ سِروَالك؟ |
| WORD 4 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| طِرَاز |
| (ṭirāz) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "style" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| طِرَاز |
| (SLOW) |
| طِرَاز |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| style |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| أُحِبُّ الغُرَفَ ذات الطِرَاز الكوري |
| (ʾuḥibbu al-ġurafa ḏāt al-ṭirāz al-kūrī) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I like Korean-style rooms." |
| (SLOW) |
| أُحِبُّ الغُرَفَ ذات الطِرَاز الكوري |
| WORD 5 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| أنِيْق |
| (ʾanīq) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "fashionable" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| أنِيْق |
| (SLOW) |
| أنِيْق |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| fashionable |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| قِراءَةُ المَجَلّات العَصرِيَّةِ سَوْفَ يُخبِرُكَ بِما هُوَ أَنيق |
| (qirāʾaẗ ul-maǧallāt al-ʿaṣriyyaẗi sawfa yuḫbiruka bimā huwa ʾanīq) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Reading trendy magazines will inform you as to what is fashionable." |
| (SLOW) |
| قِراءَةُ المَجَلّات العَصرِيَّةِ سَوْفَ يُخبِرُكَ بِما هُوَ أَنيق |
| WORD 6 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| وَاسِع |
| (wāsiʿ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "loose" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| وَاسِع |
| (SLOW) |
| وَاسِع |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| loose |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| الملابِس الواسعة يُمكِنُ أَن تَجعَلَكَ تَبدو أَسمَن. |
| (al-mlābis al-wasiʿah yumkinu ʾan taǧʿalaka tabdū ʾasman.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "A loose fitting garment can make you look larger." |
| (SLOW) |
| الملابِس الواسِعَة يُمكِنُ أَن تَجعَلَكَ تَبدو أَسمَن. |
| WORD 7 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ضَيِّق |
| (ḍayyiq) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "tight" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ضَيِّق |
| (SLOW) |
| ضَيِّق |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| tight |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| هَذِهِ المَلابِسُ ضَيِّقَةٌ جِدّاً. |
| (haḏihi al-malābisu ḍayyiqaẗun ǧiddan.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "This clothing is too tight." |
| (SLOW) |
| هَذِهِ المَلابِسُ ضَيِّقَةٌ جِدّاً. |
| WORD 8 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| مُرَتَّب |
| (murattab) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "neat" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| مُرَتَّب |
| (SLOW) |
| مُرَتَّب |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| neat |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| غُرفَةُ إِبني مُرَتَّبَة، و لَكِن غُرفَةَ إبنَتي فَوْضَوْيَّة. |
| (ġurfaẗu ʾiibnī murattabah , wa lakin ġurfaẗa ʾibnatī fawḍawyyah.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "My son's room is neat, but my daughter's room is messy." |
| (SLOW) |
| غُرفَةُ إِبني مُرَتَّبَة، و لَكِن غُرفَةَ إبنَتي فَوْضَوْيَّة. |
| WORD 9 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| حَرِيْر |
| (ḥarīr) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "silk" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| حَرِيْر |
| (SLOW) |
| حَرِيْر |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| silk |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| مَلابِس حَريرِيَّة |
| (malābis ḥarīriyyah) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "silk clothing" |
| (SLOW) |
| مَلابِس حَريرِيَّة |
| WORD 10 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| مَقاس وَسَط |
| (maqās wasaṭ ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "medium" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| مَقاس وَسَط |
| (SLOW) |
| مَقاس وَسَط |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| medium |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| عِندَما يَنقُصُ وَزني أَرتَدي مَقاس وَسَط |
| (ʿindamā yanquṣu waznī ʾartadī maqās wasaṭ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "When I lose weight I wear a medium shirt." |
| (SLOW) |
| عِندَما يَنقُصُ وَزني أَرتَدي مَقاس وَسَط |
| PRACTICE/REVIEW |
| Let's review. Respond to the prompts by speaking aloud. First, you will hear a word or phrase in English. Respond in Arabic, then repeat after me, focusing on pronunciation. |
| Ready? |
| (Do you remember how to say "short?" Review 1) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| قَصِيْر |
| (1) |
| قَصِيْر |
| (And how to say "brand?" Review 2) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| مَارْكَة |
| (1) |
| مَارْكَة |
| (What about "size?" Review 3) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| مَقَاسْ |
| (1) |
| مَقَاسْ |
| (Do you remember how to say "style?" Review 4) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| طِرَاز |
| (1) |
| طِرَاز |
| (Let's try "fashionable!" Review 5) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| أنِيْق |
| (1) |
| أنِيْق |
| (What about "loose?" Review 6) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| وَاسِع |
| (1) |
| وَاسِع |
| (Now, let's see if you remember how to say "tight!" Review 7) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| ضَيِّق |
| (1) |
| ضَيِّق |
| (Another one! What about "neat?" Review 8) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| مُرَتَّب |
| (1) |
| مُرَتَّب |
| (Do you remember how to say "silk?" Review 9) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| حَرِيْر |
| (1) |
| حَرِيْر |
| (And finally, do you remember how to say "medium?" Review 10) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| مَقاس وَسَط |
| (1) |
| مَقاس وَسَط |
| Well done! |
| See you next time! |
| (salam) سلام |
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