Learn 10 high-frequency expressions, including conversational phrases and common 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) |
| ما أَخبارُك؟ |
| (mā ʾaḫbāruk?) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "What's up?" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ما أَخبارُك؟ |
| (SLOW) |
| ما أَخبارُك؟ |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| What's up? |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| أَهلاً، ما أَخبارُك؟ لَم أَرَكَ مُنذُ زَمَن. |
| (ʾahlan, mā ʾaḫbāruk? lam ʾaraka munḏu zaman.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Hey, what's up? I haven’t seen you in a while." |
| (SLOW) |
| أَهلاً، ما أَخبارُك؟ لَم أَرَكَ مُنذُ زَمَن. |
| WORD 2 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| مُدَوَّر |
| (mudawwar) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "round" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| مُدَوَّر |
| (SLOW) |
| مُدَوَّر |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| round |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| عَجَلاتُ السَيّارَةُ مُدَوَّرَة. |
| (ʿaǧalātu al-sayyāraẗu mudawwarah.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The tires on the car are round." |
| (SLOW) |
| عَجَلاتُ السَيّارَةُ مُدَوَّرَة. |
| WORD 3 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| كَبِيْر |
| (kabīr) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "big" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| كَبِيْر |
| (SLOW) |
| كَبِيْر |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| big |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| سَلَطَةٌ كَبِيرَة |
| (Salaṭah kabīrah) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "big salad" |
| (SLOW) |
| سَلَطَةٌ كَبِيرَة |
| WORD 4 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| كَثِيْف |
| (kaṯīf) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "dense" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| كَثِيْف |
| (SLOW) |
| كَثِيْف |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| dense |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| غابَة كَثيفَة مِن الخَيْزُران |
| (ġābah kaṯīfah min al-ḫayzurān) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "dense bamboo woods" |
| (SLOW) |
| غابَة كَثيفَة مِن الخَيْزُران |
| WORD 5 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| شاسِع |
| (šāsiʿ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "vast" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| شاسِع |
| (SLOW) |
| شاسِع |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| vast |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| مُعظَمُ المَناطِقِ الشَمالِيَّةِ مِن القُطبِ الشَمالي أَراضي شاسِعَة جَرداء. |
| (muʿẓamuu al-manāṭiqi al-šamāliyyaẗi min al-quṭbi aš-šamālī ʾarāḍī šāsiʿah ǧardāʾ.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Many areas north of the Arctic circle are a vast wasteland." |
| (SLOW) |
| مُعظَمُ المَناطِقِ الشَمالِيَّةِ مِن القُطبِ الشَمالي أَراضي شاسِعَة جَرداء. |
| WORD 6 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| مُرَبَّع |
| (murabbaʿ) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "square" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| مُرَبَّع |
| (SLOW) |
| مُرَبَّع |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| square |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| تاوْن سكوْير شَكلُهُا مُرَبَّع. |
| (tāwn skwīr šakluhuā murabbaʿ.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The town square is actually a square shape." |
| (SLOW) |
| تاوْن سكوْير شَكلُهُا مُرَبَّع. |
| WORD 7 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| خَشِن |
| (ḫašin) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "coarse" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| خَشِن |
| (SLOW) |
| خَشِن |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| coarse |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| وَرَقُ صَنفَرَة خَشِن |
| (waraqu ṣanfarah ḫašin) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "coarse sandpaper" |
| (SLOW) |
| وَرَقُ صَنفَرَة خَشِن |
| WORD 8 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| نَاعِم |
| (nāʿim) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "fine" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| نَاعِم |
| (SLOW) |
| نَاعِم |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| fine |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| بودرَة ناعِمَة |
| (būdrah nāʿimah) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "fine powder" |
| (SLOW) |
| بودرَة ناعِمَة |
| WORD 9 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ثَقِيْل |
| (ṯaqīl) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "heavy" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ثَقِيْل |
| (SLOW) |
| ثَقِيْل |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| heavy |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| حَقيبَتُها كانَت ثَقيلَةً جِدّاً. |
| (ḥaqībatuhā kānat ṯaqīlaẗan ǧiddan) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Her suitcase was much too heavy to carry." |
| (SLOW) |
| حَقيبَتُها كانَت ثَقيلَةً جِدّاً. |
| WORD 10 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| طَوِيْل |
| (ṭawīl) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "long" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| طَوِيْل |
| (SLOW) |
| طَوِيْل |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| long |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| مِقبَض طَوْيل |
| (miqbaḍ ṭawīl) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "long knob" |
| (SLOW) |
| مِقبَض طَوْيل |
| 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 "What's up??" Review 1) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| ما أَخبارُك؟ |
| (1) |
| ما أَخبارُك؟ |
| (And how to say "round?" Review 2) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| مُدَوَّر |
| (1) |
| مُدَوَّر |
| (What about "big?" Review 3) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| كَبِيْر |
| (1) |
| كَبِيْر |
| (Do you remember how to say "dense?" Review 4) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| كَثِيْف |
| (1) |
| كَثِيْف |
| (Let's try "vast!" Review 5) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| شاسِع |
| (1) |
| شاسِع |
| (What about "square?" Review 6) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| مُرَبَّع |
| (1) |
| مُرَبَّع |
| (Now, let's see if you remember how to say "coarse!" Review 7) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| خَشِن |
| (1) |
| خَشِن |
| (Another one! What about "fine?" Review 8) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| نَاعِم |
| (1) |
| نَاعِم |
| (Do you remember how to say "heavy?" Review 9) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| ثَقِيْل |
| (1) |
| ثَقِيْل |
| (And finally, do you remember how to say "long?" Review 10) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| طَوِيْل |
| (1) |
| طَوِيْل |
| Well done! |
| See you next time! |
| (salam) سلام |
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