Things you need to know about ARABIC

By THOURIA BENFERHAT

Tidbits about Arabic, with explanations and examples.

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July 17, 2021 Arabic Parts of Speech
There are three main categories:
1. “ism”, which means “noun”: This categoryy includes nouns, adjectives and adverbs. Example:جميل، طيب، ممتاز ----- أمام، صباحاً، أهلاً ولد، كتاب، مدرسة، جامعة -----
2. “fi3l”, which means “verb”: This category includes verbs. درس، كتب، سافر، استقبل
3. “7arf”, which means: anything that is not in the above two categories.
4. One 7arf category is “7arf mabna”, building 7arf, as these are letter from which you can “build” words. As in ب + ي + ت, to build the word بيت, house.
5. One other 7arf category is “7arf ma3na”, meaning 7arf, as these actually have meaning, and accompany a noun or a verb, such as:
من, from: من العراق، من الأردن، من سوريا
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هل, (transforms a declarative statement into a question): هل تسافر؟، هل تعرف؟، هل تتذكر؟
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July 16, 2021 ARABIC LISTENING: Vaccine
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Some vaccines have no side effects while some others only have side effects after the first or second, or third.dose.
بعض اللقاحات ليست لها آثار جانبية بينما البعض الآخر له آثار جانبية فقط بعد الجرعة الأولى أو الثانية أو الثالثة
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July 15, 2021 Palatalized, Back, Deep Consonants: Arabic Pronunciation
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July 14, 2021 Arabic Declensions: Introduction
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July 13, 2021 Between Multiples of 10: Arabic Numbers, up to 99
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July 12, 2021 Arabic Numbers: Multiples of 10, to 90

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July 11, 2021 Arabic Numbers
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July 10, 2021 How to Change an Arabic Statement Into a Question.
Verbal Sentence
يدرس الطالب في الجامعة

Negated Verbal Sentence
هل يدرس الطالب في الجامعة؟

Nominal Sentence
‏الطالب يدرس في الجامعة

Negated Nominal Sentence
‏هل الطالب يدرس في الجامعة؟
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July 09, 2021 Arabic Sounds
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July 08, 2021 Arabic LISTENING: Chest and Back
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1. كانت تلبس سلسلة فضية في عنقها
2. ‏يحب أن ‏يحمل أولاده على كتفيه
3. ‏عندما نسلم على شخص ما نضع يدنا على صدرنا
4. ‏أصيبت بسرطان الثدي
5. ‏‏حمل والدته على ظهره ليطوف بها حول الكعبة
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