CRE - CREATIVE RELAXATION EXERCISE

BRIEF CREATIVE RELAXATION

TO PLAY WITH LANGUAGE AND A BEAUTIFUL ACCENT

CRE 1 - ENGLISH & ARABIC

WITH 30 MINUTES OF AUDIO IN JUST A GOOD DAY - REPEATED UNTIL IT ALL BECOMES INSTINCTIVE WITHOUT EFFORT
Dr Bob Boland robertboland@wanadoo.fr Copyright RGAB 2006/1

DEDICATION

This program is dedicated to the memory of Professor Kenneth Hale, the eminent linguist of MIT who died on October 8th 2001. He spoke about 50 languages fluently and regarded each language as an intellectual treasure-house of communication, culture and humanitarian values. He suggested ... that 30 minutes of a new language ... should be enough to start to make one-self understood ... and then ... the best way ... to progress ... was to speak ... confidently ... more and more ... with natural speakers of the language ...
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SIMPLE THROAT EXERCISE - 16 KEY WORDS

Repeat each NEW word many times slowly ... and then at high speed:
Hello Mr. Mrs. Marhaba Al Saied Al Saieda MAAARRR-HABRRR AL-SAAAEED AL-SAASEED-AA

SIMPLE THROAT EXERCISE - 16 KEY WORDS

Yes No Good

Naam La Jayid

NAAAM LAAAR JAAA-YYYEEED

SIMPLE THROAT EXERCISE - 16 KEY WORDS

Please Menfadhlak

MEN-FUDDDLUCK
Do you have? Hal indak? HAL IINDAKKK ...? Thank you Shokran SHHOKKK-RAAN Goodbye Maas-salama MAA-AAS-SALAAMMAA
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SIMPLE THROAT EXERCISE - 16 KEY WORDS

Who?
What?

Ma-nn?
Ma-tha?

MAA-NNN
MAA-THER

I want
Where? OK!

Ou-rid
Ay-na? Ta-yib!

OR-REED
AY-NNAA? TAA-YEEB!
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1. POLITE PHRASES
Welcome
Hallo Yes/no Please

Ahlan wa sahlan
Marhaba Naam/la

Menfadhlak - mfl.
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1. POLITE PHRASES

Thank you.
Excuse me

Shokran
Asif/afwan

Good morning Sabah al-khair

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My name is ...
What is your name? (your)? How are you? Fine thanks shokran. And you?

Ismi ...
Ma (what) ism-ouka Kaif (how) haalak? Ana bekhair (well) , Wa inta?
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1. POLITE PHRASES
Where do you come from? Min (from) ayna tati (come)?
I'm from: France England America I'm with: UN Shell Good-bye Ayna (come) min: Faransa Ingiltira Amerika Ana (I) fi UN Shell Maas-salama
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2. HERE AND THERE

Ahlan wa sahlan. Alham dalilla.

Welcome. God be praised.

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2. HERE AND THERE

Ana (akoon) huna.
Inta (takoon) hunak. Hal inta hunak? Naam, inta hunak.

I (am) here.
You (are) there. (Are) you there? Yes, you (are) there.

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2. HERE AND THERE

Hal inta huna?

Are you here?

La, inta lasta (not) huna. No, you are not here.

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2. HERE AND THERE

Ennaho huna.
Ayna houa? Enaho huna.

It is here.
Where is it? It is here.

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2. HERE AND THERE

Hal enaho hunak? Is it there? Ana la-stu aref. I do not know.

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2. HERE AND THERE Ayna Miguel? Where is Miguel?

Huwa la-yssa huna. He is not here.

Ayna huwa? Ana la-stu aref. Where is he? I do not know.
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2. HERE AND THERE

Yil-ano.

Darn!

Huwa hunak!
Huwa a-ziim!

There he is!
He is wonderful!

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3. LIKING
Ahlan wa sahlan.
Alham dalilla.

Welcome.
God be praised.

Ana oheb li.

Hal inta toheb-ni? Naam, ana oheb-li.

I like you.
Do you like me? Yes, I like you.
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3. LIKING
Hal inta toheb el nukood? Do you like money?

Naam, ana oheb el hukood. Yes, I like the money. Ana oheb maii.
Inta toheb maii.

I like water.
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3. LIKING
Ana oheb baadhal kotob. I like some books.
Huwa yoheb el sayara. He likes the car. Heya la-yssa toheb el sayara. She does not like the car.

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3. LIKING
Hal inta toheb el akel? Do you like the food?
La, ana la-stu oheb el asha. No, I do not like the dinner.

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3. LIKING

O. Yil-ano! Mate! Oh. Darn! Mate! La takoul "Mate" menfudhlak. Please do not say Mate!

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4. DOING

Welcome. Ana amel.

Ahlan wa sahlan. I do.

Ana amel haatha.

I do this.
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4. DOING
Inta tamel. Inta tamel thalek. You do. You do that.

Nahnu namel thalek. We do that

Wa nahnu saeed-on. And we are happy.

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4. DOING

Hal ennaho sahel? Is it easy?

Naam, ennaho layssa saahb. Yes, it is not difficult

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4. DOING
Hal inta tamel thalek? Do you do that?
Tamel thalek, mmenfudhlak. Do that please!!! Yil-ano!!! Enaho ahaziim! Darn!!! It is wonderful!
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5. CAN/ABLE TO DO
Welcome. sahlan. Ana akder.
Hal ana akder? Naam, ana akder.

Ahlan wa

I can
Can I? Yes, I can.
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5. CAN/ABLE TO DO
Hal inta takder amel hatha? Can you do this?

Naam, ana akder amel thalek. Yes, I can do that. Ana akder akul kaleel. I can eat a little. Ana akder ashrab kaleel. I can drink a little.

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5. CAN/ABLE TO DO

Ana akder afhhab. Ana akder aati.

I can go. I can come.

Ana akder anaam. I can sleep.

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5. CAN/ABLE TO DO

Inta takder tatakalam. You can speak. Hal inta takder tatakalam? Can you speak? Naam. Ana akder. Yes, I can.
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5. CAN/ABLE TO DO

Hal inta takder amel hatha? Can you do this? La, ana la-stu akder amel thalek. No, I can not do that.
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5. CAN/ABLE TO DO
Inta takder afham? You can understand? Hal inta takder afham? Can you understand? Naam, kaleel. Yes, a little.

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5. CAN/ABLE TO DO
Hal inta takder taddakher "Mate"? Can you say Mate?
Naam, ana akder atakalam kaleel Aarabiya. Yes, I can speak a little Arabic!

Yil-ano!

Ana ahaziim! Darn! I am wonderful!

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6. UNDERSTANDING

Welcome. Ana afham.

Ana la afham.

Ahlan wa sahlan. I understand.

I do not understand.

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6. UNDERSTANDING

Inta tafham.

You understand.

Inta la-stam tafham. You do not understand.

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6. UNDERSTANDING

Hal inta tafham emraa al nissaa? Do you understand women? La. La ana la-stu afhamu-hum! No. No. I do not understand them!!!

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6. UNDERSTANDING
O, Yil-ano! Mate! Oh. Darn! Mate! La-stum taddakher "Mate", menfudhlak. Please do not say Mate!
Inta ahaziim! You are wonderful!
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7. WANTING

Welcome.

Ahlan wa sahlan.

Ana ourid.

I want.

Ana ourid akul kaleel. I want to eat a little.

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7. WANTING
Ana ourid ashrab kaleel. I want to drink the water. Ana ourid athhab ela mirhad. I want to go to the toilet!!! Hal inta tourid takul kaleel? Do you want to eat a little? La, ana la-stu ourid akul. No, I do not want to eat.
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7. WANTING
Yil-ano! Ana ourid oti-lak kaleel. Darn! I want to give you a little. La. shokran. No, thank you.

Ana ourid an-aati. I want to come.

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7. WANTING

Hal inta tourid tan-am maii? Do you want to sleep with me?
La, ana la-stu ourid an anaam. No, I do not want to sleep.

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7. WANTING
Miguel, hal tourid takul dufdaa? Miguel do you want to eat the frogs? Yil-ano! Alaan la, menfudhlak! Darn! Not just now, thank you! Nahnu azimiin! We are wonderful!
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8. GETTING
Welcome. Ahlan wa sahlan.

A-aati-ni nukood, menfudhlak (mfl). Please give me the money. Akhud nukood, mfl. Please take the money. Ana ajhud nukood. I take the money.

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8. GETTING
A-aati-ni tathkara, mfl. Please give me the ticket. Takhud tatakara, mfl. Please take the ticket. Ana akhud tathkara. I take the ticket.
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8. GETTING
A-aati-ni shai, mfl. Please give me the thing. Ayna shai-o? Where is the thing? Ana la-stu aref. I do not know.
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8. GETTING
Yoti-ni wahid rajul, mfl! Please give me a man! Yil-ano!! Matha emrah!! Darn!!! What a woman!! Heya ahaziim. She is wonderful!
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9. HAVING
Welcome. Ahlan wa sahlan.

Ana indi wahed shai. I have one thing. Ana layssa indi wahed shai. I do not have one thing.

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9. HAVING
Inta indak wahed shai. You have one thing.
Nahnu indana wahd shai. We have one thing. Heya indaha wahed shai. She has one thing.

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9. HAVING

Ana indi kaleel wakt, Al-Anisa! I have a little time, Miss!

Hal indak kaleel nukood, Al-Saied? Do you have some money, Sir?

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9. HAVING

La.
O Mate!

No.
Oh. Mate!

La-stum taddakher "Mate", menfudhlak. Please do not say Mate!

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10. ORDERING (POLITELY)

Welcome.

Ahlan wa sahlan.

A-aati-li shai, mfl. Please give me the thing. A-aati-li nukood, mfl. Please give me the money.

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10. ORDERING (POLITELY)

A-aati-li ni mfl. Please give me the water.
La-tum tashrab ma Faransa-fi, mfl!! Please dont drink the water in France!!

Tashrab cafe. Drink the coffee.

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10. ORDERING (POLITELY)

Taati huna, mfl. Please come here.

Tathhab hunak, mfl. Please go there. Tashrab hatha, mfl. Please drink this. Do not eat that!

La-sstum takul thalek!

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10. ORDERING (POLITELY)

Yoti-ni hatha, mfl. Please give me this.

La-stum tajhud thalek, mfl. Please do not take that.

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 Taddakher hatha, mfl. Please say this.

10. ORDERING (POLITELY)

La-stum taddakher "Mate" mfl. Please do not say Mate. La'ana ton alay'hi! Darn it!! Inta ahaziim. You are wonderful!
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11. GREETING

Welcome. Ahlan wa sahlan.

Marhaba, Aida!!! Marhaba, Paula. Hello Aida!!! Hello Paula.

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 Sabah al-khair, Miche. Good morning Miche.

Sabah al-khair Sancos. Good morning Sancos. Kaif haalak, Eliza? How are you, Eliza? Ana bekhair, shokran Khulu. I am well, thank you, Khulu.

11. GREETING

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11. GREETING
Que tal, Xavier? How goes it, Xavier?

Jayid, shokran Miguel. OK , thank you Miguel. Maas-salama Giles. Goodbye Giles. Maas-salama, Judith. Goodbye Judith.
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11. GREETING
Naam, OK, Hollie Enaho ahaziim.
OK, Sam?

Yes OK, Hollie.

It is wonderful! OK Sam?

Si, OK Lucie.

Yes OK, Lucie.

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11. GREETING
Mich battal, Henri. Not too bad, Henri. Hal anta bekhair ya Habibi? Are you well, my darling?

La!!!

No!!!

Yil-ano!!! Heya ahaziim! Darn!!! She is wonderful!

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12. DESCRIBING
Welcome.
Enaho jayid.

Ahlan wa sahlan.
It is good.

Layssa enahaho jayid. It is not good.

Enaho saye.

It is bad.
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12. DESCRIBING

Enaho kitab.

It is a book.

Hal enaho kabeer? Is it big? La, enaho saghir. No, it is small.

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12. DESCRIBING

Hal enaho sahel?

Is it easy?

La, enaho saahb. No, it is hard.

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12. DESCRIBING

Hal ma jayid? good?

Is the water

La, maa layssa jaid fi Farans! No, the water is not good in France!!
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12. DESCRIBING
O Mate!!! Oh Mate!!!

La-stum taddakher Mate, menfudhlak. Please do not say Mate! Hal nahnu ahaziim? Are we wonderful? La'ana ton alay'hi! Naam! Darn! Yes!!
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13. KNOWING (THINGS & PEOPLE)

Welcome. Ana aref hatha. Hal inta taref hatha? Ahlan wa sahlan. I know this. Do you know this?

Naam, ana aref hatha. Yes, I know this.

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 Inta taref thalek. that.

13. KNOWING (THINGS & PEOPLE)

You know

Hal inta taref thalek? Do you know that? La, ano la-stu aref thalek. No, I do not know that.
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13. KNOWING (THINGS & PEOPLE)

Ana aref hatha emrah. I know that woman. Ana aref hatha rajul. I know the man. Huwa yaref-ni. He knows me.
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13. KNOWING (THINGS & PEOPLE)

Hal inta taref thaleka emrah? Do you know that woman? La. Sabah al-khair, al-Saieda. No. Good morning Madame. Hal anti bikhair, Sayidah? Are you well, Madame?
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La, ana la-stu bekhiar. Maaas salama!! No, I am not well!! Goodbye!!! Inta layssa taref-ha! You do not know her! La'ana ton alay'hi! Heya ahaziim! Darn! She is wonderful!
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14. NUMBERING
Welcome. Ahlan wa sahlan.

Ana indi wahed mouchkila. I have one problem. Naam. inta indak wahed mouchkila. Yes, you have a problem.
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14. NUMBERING
La, inta indak itnen mouchkiltain (2). No, you have two (of them).
Huwa indaho thalatha. Heya indaha arba. He has three. She has four.

Nahnu indana khamsa (5). We have five.

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14. NUMBERING

Hal inta indak khamsa? Do you have five?

Naam. alaan ana indi khamsa mouchkiltain!!! Yes now, I have five problems!!!
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14. NUMBERING

Kul el atfaal!

All the children!

EL atfaal aziimin! Children are wonderful!

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15. ASKING

Welcome.

Ahlan wa sahlan.

Bikam kitab? How much is the book?

Khamsa dollares. Five dollars.
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15. ASKING

Bikam hatha shai? How much is this thing?

Bikam? How much?

Arba dollares. Four dollars.

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15. ASKING Ayna enaho? Enaho hunak. Where is it? It is there.

La, layssa huoua hunak. No, it is not there.

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15. ASKING

Ayna el hammam, mfl? Where is the toilet, please?

Tawlat hunak. The toilet is over there.

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15. ASKING
Matha thalek? Asif. Matha? Thalek. What is that? Pardon. What? That.

O, enaho kitab jayid. Oh, it is a good book.

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15. ASKING

Matha inta tourid? What do you want?

Ana ourid water, mfl. I want the water, please.
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15. ASKING
Mann hatha?
Nahno hatha.

Who is here?
We are here.

Mann thaleka emrah? Who is that woman? Ana la-stu aref. I do not know.
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 Yil-ano!
Heya Madonna! Matha emrah!

Darn!
It is Madonna! What a woman!

Heya ahaziima!

She is wonderful!
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16. EVERYTHING - COLLOQUIAL (with slang) Welcome. Ahlan wa sahlan.

Alham dalilla. God be praised. Ana akder. I can

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EVERYTHING - COLLOQUIAL (with slang)

Ana huna. Inta hunak. Oheb-ak. I am here. You are there. I like you.

Toheb nukood.
You like the money.
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EVERYTHING - COLLOQUIAL (with slang)

Yamel hatha.
Tamel thalek.

He does this.
She does that.

Akder atakalam kaleel Araby! I can speak a little Arabic! Inta la yajeb an takoul "Mate"!! You can not say Mate!!
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EVERYTHING - COLLOQUIAL (with slang)

Ana afham-ak. I understand you.

Inta la-stum tafham-ni. You do not understand me.

Ourid athhab ela cafe. I want to go to the cafe. Tourid tathhab ela mirhad. You want to go to the toilet.
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EVERYTHING - COLLOQUIAL (with slang)

Alaan, indi wakt kaleel, Anisa. Now, I have a little time, Miss!

Alaan, hal indak nukood kaleel, Saeed? Now, do you have a little money, Sir?
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EVERYTHING - COLLOQUIAL (with slang) La-stum tashrab maa fi Faransi, mfl!!. Please dont drink the water in France!! Tashrab cafe. Drink the coffee.
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EVERYTHING - COLLOQUIAL (with slang)

Kaif haalak, Eliza? How are you, Eliza?
Ana Bekhair, Khulu. I am well, thank you, Khulu. Kaif alhal, Eliza? How are you, Eliza? Kuwayes, Khulu. I am well, thank you, Khulu.
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EVERYTHING - COLLOQUIAL (with slang)

Zayac, Eliza? Labas, Khulu. Shurnek, Eliza? Kuli zen, Khulu? How are you, Eliza? I am well, thank you, Khulu. How are you, Eliza? I am well, thank you, Khulu.

Alham dalilla.

God be praised.

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EVERYTHING - COLLOQUIAL (with slang)

Hal enaho kabeer?
La, enaho saghir.

Is it big?
No, it is small.

Inta lastum taref thaleka emrah. You do not know that woman. Yil-ano! Heya ahaziima! Darn! She is wonderful!
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EVERYTHING - COLLOQUIAL (with slang)

Naam alaan, indi khamsa mouchkiltain!! Yes now, I have five problems!!!
Kul al atfal! Matha thalek? Asif. Matha? All the children! What is that? Pardon. What?
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EVERYTHING - COLLOQUIAL (with slang)

Huwa hunak.
Mich battal.

There it is.
Not bad.

La'ana ton alay'hi!

Tayib?

Darn!
OK?

Huwa "Aal".
Ewe huwa cool!

Yes, it's cool!

Yes, it's cool!
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EVERYTHING - COLLOQUIAL (with slang)

Ewe layssa saye! bad. Ewe hasanan! Yes, it's not too Yes, it's OK.

Layssa yaddakher "Mate"!!! Do not say Mate!!!

Enaho layssa Aal!! It is not cool (upper class)!!

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EVERYTHING - COLLOQUIAL (with slang)

Ahaziim? Wonderful?

Naam, inta ahaziim! Yes you are wonderful! Sa-al sa-al. Ital lika! Bye bye. See you soon!
For any problems robertboland@wanadoo.fr
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APPENDIX A - BRIEF GRAMMAR Note:

In Arabic many words are understood and thus are often omitted, such as: a, the, I, you, is, are etc.
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APPENDIX A - BRIEF GRAMMAR STRUCTURES

Ana (akoon) huna. RAJUL huna. here. HAL rajul huna?

I (am) here. A MAN (is)

Is a man here?
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APPENDIX A - BRIEF GRAMMAR ARTICLES

AL rajul huna. THE man (is) here.

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APPENDIX A - BRIEF GRAMMAR NOUNS, ASDJECTIVES & PRONOUNS Al REJEL huna. The MEN (are) here. Al rajul JAYID huna. The GOOD man is here. HUWA rajul. HE (is) a man.

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APPENDIX A - BRIEF GRAMMAR POSSESSION

Rajul-I huna. MY man is here.

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APPENDIX A - BRIEF GRAMMAR RELATIVES

l rajul ALATHI huna. The man WHO is here

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APPENDIX A - BRIEF GRAMMAR DEMONSTRATIVES

HAATHA rajul huna. THIS man is here. THALEK rajul HUNAK. THAT man is there.

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APPENDIX A - BRIEF GRAMMAR QUESTIONS

MATHA haatha? WHAT (is) this? MANN hatha? WHO (is) that?

AYNA al-rajul?
BIKAM

WHERE (is) the man?

al-kitab? HOW-MUCH (is) the book?

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APPENDIX A - BRIEF GRAMMAR INSTRUCTIONS

T-AMEL haatha! TA-ATI huna!

DO this! COME here!

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APPENDIX A - BRIEF GRAMMAR NEGATIVES

NAAM, ana INDI kitab. YES, I HAVE the book.
LA, ana LAYSSA indi kitab NO, I do NOT have the book. BU ta-ati huna! Do NOT come here.

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APPENDIX A - BRIEF GRAMMAR BASIC VERBS

Ana (a-koon) /ind-i /ourid
I (am)/have/want Anta (ta-koon) /ind-ek /t-ourid You (are)/have/want Heya (ya-koon) /ind-aho /y-ourid He (is)/has/wants

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APPENDIX B - REWARD FOR LEARNING PLAY QUIZ YOU CAN DO IT!

Test your instincts associate the CORRECT phrases in the groups of four Ready? on we go

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APPENDIX B - REWARD FOR LEARNING PLAY QUIZ YOU CAN DO IT!

a. I am very well
b. Excuse me

Shokran
Tajib

c. Thank you.
d. OK

Ana bekhair
Asif/ afwan

Instruction: relate each phrase correctly e.g. OK is Tajib

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e. Welcome
f. Well done sahlan g. Hello h. How are you?

Tamel jayid.
Ahlan wa

Kaif haalak? Marhaba dualilla.

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 i. What is this in arabic? La. j. I can do that. k. l.

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Asif / afwan

Excuse me. Matha hatha fi arabiya? No. Akder amel thalek.

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 m. Yes. It is "cool"!! n. Please

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Menfudhlakfl.

Sably? Garssone?

o. Where are you going? Naam. Huwa "Aal" !! p. Waiter? Ayna tathhab?
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q. How much is that? Kam el saa?
r. Where is the toilet? Ayna/mataa/limatha? s. Where/when/why? Ayna mirhad?

t. What time is it?

Bikam thalek?

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 u. Can you help me please?

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Ana la afham.

v. I do not understand Mfl tatakalam ala mahlak. w. What does this mean? Mumkin yisadi ni, mfl? x. Please speak slowly. Matha hatha haizi?
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APPENDIX B - REWARD FOR LEARNING PLAY QUIZ YOU CAN DO IT! y. Darn!/See you later. Aahlan wa sahlan!!
z. You are most welcome!! Al Lana/Ital lika. Alham
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