ARABIC in 10 minutes a day Bilingual Books, Inc.The Concept Do alittle bit everyday! The 10 minutes a day” approach is designed for you to succeed. What is important is that you spend a little time every day on your new language. Let the process be fun. There is no set speed or time limit, You set the pace. If you are enjoying what you are learning, don't stop even if you have been working for an hour. We wish you all the success in the world in learning your new language. Contents Key Question Words ‘Look Around You in Your Home RERSIBRRERERRES ER oae Bee - 108 116 2119ARABIC in 10 minutes a day’ Author: Kristine K. Kershul Consultant: Amina Moujtahid, M.A., Mohamed V University, Rabat, Morocco: Bilingual Books, Inc. 1719 West Nickerson Street, Seattle, WA 98119 Tel: (206) 284-4211 * Fax: (206) 264-3660 www.10minutesaday.com ISBN-19: 978-0-944502-40-2 ISBN-10: 0-944502-40-7 Copyright © 2004 Bilingual Books, Inc., Seattle, WA. First edition. Second printing. June 2005 All rights reserved(heh-daa) (maa) So tie Le this what (s) (kee-taab) (heh-daa) +oLSs laa~ * (abode this is) (al-kee-taab) (co-ree-dig) Esissir 3. j- * thé book “Twant Ifyou can say this, you can learn to speak Arabic. You will be able to easily order meals, concert tickets, snacks, or anything else you wish. With your best Arabic accent you simply ask (heh-daa) (maa) ¢\3 Ls” % and, upon learning what it is, you can order it with (heh-daa) (00-ree-do) “.lia 4s” Sounds easy, doesn't it? ‘The purpose of this book is to give you an immediate speaking ability in Arabic. Using the acclaimed “10 minutes a day*” methodology, you will acquire a large it vocabulary that will suit your needs, and you will acquire it almost automatically. To aid you, this book offers a unique and easy system of pronunciation above each word which walks you through learning Arabic. Just remember, you read Arabic from right to left. Look for the blue arrows ( “) as they will help you develop this habit. Remember to read the English phonetics and the English subscripts from left to right as usual! Ifyou are planning a trip or moving to where Arabic is spoken, you will be leaps ahead of everyone if you take just a few minutes a day to learn the easy key words and phrases that this book offers, Start with Step 1 and don’t skip around. Each day work as far as you can comfortably go in those 10 minutes. Don’t overdo it. Some days you might want to just review. If you forget a word, you can always look it up in the glossary. Spend your first 10 minutes studying the map on the previous page. And yes, have fun learning your new language. As you work through the Steps, always use the special features which only the * “10 minutes a day*” Series offers. This Series includes sticky labels and flash cards, puzzles and quizzes. Plus, when you have completed the book, cut out the menu guide at the back and take it along on your trip.@ oO om ch ~~ w (varies) 0) 3 33 Ao oe ESO ae Roe J tc Sometimes we will include two sets of words as both are commonly used. It doesn't hurt to learn both! ‘You will encounter masculine and feminine words indicated by (A) and (¢) ‘Some Arabic letters do not connect with the following letter. Don't let it surprise you. ‘When you see the letter “r” or “L” or “n” in the phonetics, pronounce the letter just as you would if you were spelling out a word in English. ‘You will see some English words in parentheses underneath the Arabic. This indicates there isn’t a corresponding Arabic word for the English. a marker doubling (lengthening) the sound of ronouneed “ah” exept when Ene tothe the letter if next word and pronounced “t special ending with the pronunciation “alin” y the combination of ¥=1+ J combinations of letters and vowels will create completely different sounds than you might Just try to learn the words as you see them and eventually these patterns will emerge. the next page you will finda listing of all Arabie letters in Arabic alphabetical order. Many Arabic chang tel appearsansSapting apn whether Chay are tthe begheing of «word, te dle Practice, practice, practice and then practice some more!Carefully designed phonetics appear above each word to help you learn to pronounce the Arabic. ‘Sometimes the phonetics may seem to contradict this pronunciation guide. Don’t panic. The easiest and best possible phonetics have been chosen for each individual word. Pronounce the phonetics just as you seen them. Don't over-analyze them. Speak with an Arabic accent and, above all, enjoy yourself. 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In Arabic, there are many question words, but let's focus these EIGHT KEY QUESTION WORDS. For example, the eight key question words will help find out exactly what you are ordering in a restaurant before you order it — and not after the (or shock!) arrives. "ake mite tty wd pati ping it ay words listed below. Then cover si and lin each othe blanks with the aie) Arabic aketn ee mat Now test yourself to see if you really can keep these “jas ¢ straight in your mind, Draw (al-r-ra-be-ya) = lines between "<5! ‘and the English equivalents below. how much ue (toy) Meteye) my . a (tomy se (men how many oe tirate (tne mans) Examine the following questions containing these ~=L.1S.“~ Practice the sentences out loud (al _ (=a) pike "3 © then practice by conying " clip out your verb flash cards 3 start flashing. Seeit £5 “~~ can fill in tater (ohana a (he doe) blanks below. The correct Tosh are t the bottom of iat se oe “ae (open Arable) x 2 (We learn Arable) 3. (Fe adios Arabic.) 4, (Ge ives inthe United States / America) 5. (travel to Jordan.) 6. (Cou (1) send a posteard.) (os following Steps, 1 © will be introduced to a verbs and £31 should drill them in exactly the - (te way as So this, Look uprie (chao or “Feet ntl AL «ofthe week and angel © ofthe year. Asa traveler (woo: ree-yaa) oe Lay ees ah Fae a aga et tanto schedule appointments and to catch {SSL Here are the “bases”(al-ka-Lee-mgat)Cheb-da-be) (ate for are cluSi) 9k used? Study the examples Jit.“ (oh-aa-r)(n-nhag) Ste ue! YS (obra fin-nrhag) GtebI ck Yi Foren ee (atoarqoap) ——_ ahonn) (ereerey © learning as! “>is? $9! answer the following Us. ~ based on Galeshwvety (ab-seahfHa) (ah-soa're) Them) below. Tya¥! © are atthe bottom of taitall- elit! pS a =n fe a7mobo) we) When eleicowee® Uae question, say 74" before Sl give the time. a (at a fot) age fc) Tale dead ps 0/1 (at TaN the ornig) (bq er mi) Hane enim) eam MN ge UL hes Ga ve, (at 600 in the morning) 2 ae N/E (moo-oeqo-y)(Hakfta) abo) (mebta) Sahay US “at 80 inthe ening) ‘a8 600n the evening? Gk a quick quiz. Filin the blanks fs the correct 9.01. — i one m sat (fah-de-qer-ga) (Son) Chaa-new-ya) na oo ate men ee “SGA Aw Aakial! eG ree me ete > important. (ma-brook) nyye-da)al-hair)(on-boaHl) iar ned {may-moo-na)(merdfortaa) “Lipeas Lads apne za (eboney yrd) (har) (mann) “aaly thie abt clin’ Went? ae eet evening (na-beei) (hair) (oh-La)(tooas-eh- Hoa) Sg ae st as a bonus, let's add (oo & are hacky enough to be vitting Al ee: Congratulations! = telapas Good Luck! = $8 special occasion, cas! <~ may want to use one of the following greetings. remember your greetings from earlier? It is a good time to review them as they will (hamtaat) —— (nage (may-da) % i pis ee ie olan) may. daa) Syd La oe (olmaeas) —_ (na-qgo-lon)(may-daa) Soleil pb yd GLa oor Me Gt uw. (ma-ma-ain) (oashera) feed), Solan Bpblall pb yas le sys ble (tashorrabfnca) aah bS vem (al-ma-greb) or Gia! © over a holiday F sae ‘Teryed) (melahd) Happy Birthday! =!s.aco lis sac @ (ovyeeditepen) tayaie 45 ¢=| | Happy New Year! = (np yooda) (seh-na) NBauate Litaa eones) (aking CES the new verbs for Step 13. <1 have already used both ofthese, <1 itis time to oe practice them officially. oman met ba mr rey tome en abet att: (eso (ber trvorgedean = ieee = a | (rind) ‘Note: There are two expressions for “to have.” “ge” is used with things. On page 61 you willbe introduced to“) " which is used with people such as “I have a friend.” Not tooa lot of material in the last few steps ‘ that means it is time to quiz Cs -panie, this is just for you fro ous ibe needa to know how zt a (tha-ree-da) taps (Toa-babh) eb (ooh) Uae (eTea-ge) Talay (ee taah) Se41/16 ON spall eS (haf toa S.si know S31 howto count, —lgae Igne Ign “fas = me (eah-tg) (eeHe) (atAid ma) troosoom) USVI) tas Usa! te an (mordee-ra) (eho-sg-ta) (shoo ra) ihn wy LSS aa te Canam tn nay tbs (hoi alee oe / ehhh oe Sail ‘(hoo-wa) (heh-daa) (al-Heh saab) oh ttc een ireaion no = i (ol Hedv008) (elasrqoap) If <1 have any problems with LLuoJi, — just ask someone to write out os! £31 can be sure you understand everything correctly,(tha-dee da) halee maa) take a break from 3 psi! earn some fan Saas. ae ‘You can always (aha te gat (heh dah) se aa) (heh daa) jee LSI ha by using your flash ead atthe back of “agi. Carry - ican cenit yr prasappebsistinasd 9 es ageaa4 4 use them! pyoa) (yeh-thee-boo) I eceee vert ‘You can trantite 53 here simply as “I must.” The verb inthe sentence needs to follow your pattern as youl see in the examples below. : a oat Be oe word “;{ ” functions as a connector. You can translate it as “to” or “that” or sometimes a ey thee bo pase ‘Sisa]_T" eB wicsail gif dons See” eg] “eae “oe xp IES athena tatetofeeray sage ee Del Sees sue OSS(at-kee toad) (heh-daa) Use the flash cards at the back of SJ) |i todrill these 4 other verbs. You saw that (ahs ta-Tee-1 (yeh-shee-boo) the verbs (bu) and at are joined with another verb by adding 2). = Toke ‘ ( acag g Did you notice that the verb following “ ;i” changed its last vowel from # ({IS3i)to - ( tee or if you are feeling confident, say, ‘This conveys that the food, service the setting were all excellent. Be sure to enjoy the (oto. Taa-in) custom .pi many ell aJ! of cleansing your hands before 3 after the meal «+ (al sevard) moa’) sal ola (ahoerecon) ‘GMI, it may be breakfast time at home, but <.s! are aa Some Teaim) —_(L-ah-tgl) (l-eota) peLall post Js Sat © outside, Always read & batire entering 90": os what type ‘meals 3 prices <3) wilt ia(theta th) (hoon) a) ats) wt SLk « main meals to enjoy every’ "poses 5 Rog and perhaps (cys (GI Boo-tyr) (ba-da) = = for the tourist Wag eet ” Eee breakfast may include bread, butter, cheese, eggs, olives, a olive oil as well as 3544 or «gt it = between 12:00 and 14:00 arson usually served from 18:00 until the very late evening ee (al-kee-taab) (heh-daa) ee ene . At the back of ee Fo (L-ah-tgd (oe-tte) Js¥i ae Read a" "S5¥ today 3 learn’ “i peewrates ens (eLow-saXD fh (othaeeh) (free qee yea heh mel you are ready to leave for eg! Gal ii ext! dads ’l JL, cut out Ms ne 1S ES 549, fold it 3 carry itin your pocket, wallet sf purse. Jyi5 2S these weer ‘Cols. phrases which are so very important for the hungry traveler? ome Tam hungry. ‘Waiter, the menu, please. Enjoy your meal!(ahi (ae) ‘ (olma-Teesiny cc Js¥l a mee i at | beigeig ? + (abeh-sher?) (waa-toon) now on, cil have “yyl.e” and not “soap.” Having assembled these +L..¥! you are - ome (00:for) for your ic, Let's add these important shopping phrases to your basic repertoire. (oe-yo (ove‘Treat yourself to a final review. xii know OH te TSS Sues, coke eaci sorsog a ee eed SE mayan ten a nar) or” (Lid the necessary mie acts tae (anne oem ‘(Where isthe bakery") ‘Wnee isthe grocery stare) (Whereis the market?) ‘Do you have postcards?) rant four stares, please) ~ 7 ‘peed toothpaste) ‘Trane to bay fim) (Do you awe cues?)(al-bee-taab (heh- dea) (ta-le-macs) (oh her) othrough the glossary at theendof UGSJI Ika andselect cllS 44. Drill the ‘(al-ka-lee-maat) (heh-da-he) (al-youm) (ohoher) patterns =LalSJ! si G2. Drill them fsJ!. Now,take 22 more in — walla oo (ab La (ARD-HikY (ruin) (heh-da-he) (00-F 7. i if 21 would not like it, ame ae » You have finished. By now you should have stuck your labels, flashed your cards, cut complishment. You have learned what it sometimes takes others years to achieve and you cunnansann SES 107“(al-Hevwoa-aat) ly ++ (Gh-zair-swe-ya) Lyf! + Sewell SheE lower shop .. (ah-200-hoori'ma-Hah) syas!! Jis (al-ben-z00n) (ma-HahTTaht) yi!) © <(ah-ree-zhel) cosme me - . excuse me/ I'm sorry / pardon (#) ‘excuse me / I'm sorry / pardon (f)» (Hao-tik)(hay fa) stie i you ()?...Haa-lakk)(kay-fa) sata i. (eah-ta-ree) gyi s(ahn) (ahe-ta-Tee-roo) 3 feletal (yoony-yor) pho 111fil ilse ps agi tak (es0-greer) yahce «(if fur) pine 115,¥o/25 Beverage and Menu Guides ‘This Beverage Guide is intended to explain the variety of beverages available to you while (ol-ha-teesh) fakowsaht) (oh ee) cant HR ah ry hey oe 2 traveling polSI! sf Ls J of ka Goll p4.% Ibis by no means complete. Some of the experimenting has been left up to you, but this should get you started. ‘The coffee house is an institution! Sit outside at one off the sidewalk cafes and sample one of the many varietie of coffee.the mena yds TPN asaya 4 3 d *.. allatl. dud niiitit hill Sotbll 5 apes inl Han pose | Wa 1? $ 5 tai HE Hts ids udeEELEEL HALE £ & . 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Icome Iknow TreadTleave there is / there are Ihave T reserve I wash it takes Ican Tenter I pack you're welcome I study it must be (that)...hello excuse me / I’m sorry today yesterday Do you have. ..? big/old-small/young How are you? please I visit tomorrow How much does this cost? open - closed(ec at) 34LbI! (ah-Taa-bahq) yg 4b! (al-rool-we) “(ah-so0-flee) & 129good - bad short - long / tall over - under slow - fast expensive - inexpensive a lot - alittle healthy - sick hot - cold Ido left - right upstairs - downstairs rich - poorNow that you've finished... You've done it! ‘You've completed all the Steps, stuck your labels, flashed your cards and cut out your menu guide. Do you realize how far you've ‘come and how much you've learned? ‘You can now confidently = ask questions, = understand directions, = make reservations, = order food and ~ shop anywhere. 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