Arabic chunks
Dictionary
- Arabic Student Dictionary without Verb Conjugation useful with roots on the right as well
- Arabic English Dictionary with Word Attributes with Part of Speech (POS)
- Hans Wehr App on Arabic Word Forms
- Lisaan Masry Egyptian Dictionary
Grammar
- Madina Arabic
- Desert Sky Egyptian/Marsi Arabic, MSA
- Lisaan Masry grammar
- Levantine/Shami Dialect Arabic Ourway Levantine Classes - speaking & listening Closest major dialect to MSA without being stiff, used in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan. Two Arabic Transcription lessons
Note
- Arabic grammar
- Egyptian or Levantine no dual form, and no case endings
- Canada Nursing Standards Exporting
- only add diacritics pronunciation in the phonetic brackets for reading
- Modern Standard Arabic - Reading & Vocabulary
- using Spanish to learn Arabic
Roots
svfyhealingsvifaeochealing cureyasvfiyhe healsmusvfayoplace of healing - hospitalsvafayoto heal, recover
tcbbmedicinetcibbmedicinetcabiybdoctoryatatcabbabto practice medicine
gljtreatmentgilaejtreatmentyaglujhe treatsmugaelajahotherapymagluwjtreated (rare)
scxxhealth, correctnessscixxahohealthscaxiyxhealthy, correctyuscaxxixto correct/validatemuscaxxaxcorrected
mrdcillnessmaradcdiseasemariydcpatientyumridcto make sickeimraedccausing illness
nqhrecovery after illnessnaqaehahorecovery periodnaqihrecovering patientyanqahuto recover
slmsafety and wholenesssalaemahosafety, wellnesssaliymsound, healthyeistislaemsurrendersaelimsafe and unharmed
Test
3 Ways: Transliteration and Sound
- time is gold
elwaqtu min dvahabiv
- no one is ugly
lae ecaxad qabyx
- the eye of truth
gaynu elxaqiyqahoireality/truthgyn elxqyqho
o i u
| Note | Yu | Wei | Attribute | Eduan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexilogos | Wei Transliteration Sound with Vowel, readable for novice learner | MSA | ||
| hamza (glottal stop) | hmzh' | hamzah | ||
| aa | oe | آ | ||
| - | c | ء | ||
| -a | ac | أ | ||
| y-- | yc | ئ | ||
| w-- | wc | ؤ | ||
| a-- | ae | إ | ||
| N/A | o, silent, when the previous word ends in vowel | ٱ | ||
| h' | ho - as [a] only at the end of the word and indicate the word is feminine when used with an, in, un, u - pronounced as [ha] if stopping at the word, as [at] if the word is connected to the next word or next syllable (regardless of vowel or consonant). |
ة | ||
| tanween | tnwyn | tanwiyn | ||
| fatha | av [an] - accusative case. The silent aa may be written before or afterwards | |||
| damma | uv [un] - nominative case. | |||
| kasra | iv [in] - genitive case. | |||
| harakat (short Vowels) | =o | silent | ||
| fatha | =a | a | ||
| kasra | =i | i | ||
| damma | =u | u | ||
| shaddah | =w | repeat the letter, the consonant extra long vs circle o cap - the cap sounds small stop, and the next letter doubles - silent period, small stop, with space |
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| vowels | ||||
| alif | a | e, in the beginning | moon | ا |
| I | yo, in the end | ى | ||
| N/A | ao, dagger alif | اٰ | ||
| yaa | y | y | moon | ي |
| waaw | w | w | moon | و |
| consonants | ||||
| raa | r | r, like the light t in American English word "water", tongue lifted up and touch the roof once | sun | ر |
| zaay | z | z | sun | ز |
| daal | d | d | sun | د |
| dhaal | d' | dv [dh], heavier than th | sun | ذ |
| taa | t | t | sun | ت |
| thaa | t' | tv [th] | sun | ث |
| siin | s | the sound [s] air blown through the tongue tip and the upper teeth gum, thicker | sun | س |
| laam | l | l, tongue on upper mouth, not the teeth when the vowel in between is short lmla |
sun | ل |
| nuun | n | n | sun | ن |
| shiin | s' | sv [sh] | sun | ش |
| Saad | S | sc [sr] raise the back tongue lower - stressed s - in Sauce, thicker than s. | sun | ص |
| Daad | D | dc [dr] | sun | ض |
| Taa | T | tc [tr] close to taco, sounds farther in the back of the mouth vowels around are tougher, more serious and grave, while ta close to tap, closer to the front of the mouth | sun | ط |
| Zaa | Z | zc [zr] - further back in the mouth | sun | ظ |
| baa | b | b | moon | ب |
| faa | f | f | moon | ف |
| k | k | moon | ك | |
| qaaf | q | q, much deeper in the throat, raise the tongue, a bit like kr | moon | ق |
| g | g, ain, surprised a | moon | ع | |
| g' | gv, [gh], gargle, put water in the mouth, throw the head back and gargle away, without whisper | moon | غ | |
| haa | h | h | moon | ﻫ |
| jiim | j | j | moon | ج |
| Haa | H | x [hr] - H fogging up the window by opening the mouth wide vs h in house - longer than h, like a German h. |
moon | ح |
| khaa | K | xv [xh] - gargle with water but without the singing, whisper as you gargle. | moon | خ |
| m | m | moon | م |
Keyboards
- Lexilogos Arabic Keyboard has extra keys
- ArabKeys
- Arabic Keyboard
- Arabizi Keyboard per Arabizi Wikipedia
28 Alphabets
- Sun and moon letters
- sun:
t, t', d, d', r, z, s, s', S, D, T, Z, l, n.- shaddah
alt=w... > att...;
- shaddah
- moon:
b, j, h, H, K, g, g', f, q, k, m, a, w, y.- won't shaddah
alb....
- won't shaddah

Combination
- write
وا[uu] sometimes
Punctuation
- semicolon will be written inverted.
Changes Milestone
- two mojo
- Read: sometimes written but not read
- Write
- Latin Text (intro optimization)
1 Feel
haodvae scayfuv xaerruv wascagbuvthis is a hot and difficult summer.ecanae lastu jaeycigaveI am not hungry (m).
2 Mind
huwa sagiyduv liecannahu jaeyciguvhe is happy because he is hungry.maedvae yuxibbuWhat does he like?me musvkilatuhaewhat is her problem?tuxibbu elnnawma (ennawma)You like sleepinghal tuxibbuhuDo you love him?limaedcae tuxibbuhaewhy do you love her?hal tuxibbu scuxbatiyyou like my company.
ecuxibbu elqitcatca ecaktvara mina elkilebiI like cats more than dogs.elkilebi(genitive/after prep)elkileba(accusative/object)elkilebu(nominative/subject)- colloquial (EA):
baxibbu elqitcatca ecaktaraI like cats more
hal turydu ecan tusefira icilyo filastcynado you want to travel to Palestine?hiya tuxibbu elllugvaetishe loves languages.ecanta lae tuxibbu ecan talgaba maga gaeycilatiyyou don't like to play with my familyhal tuxibbu kurahoa elqadamido you like soccer?
hal tuwaddu ecan taxvruja mina elmanzili fiy gutclahoi nihaeyahoi elecusbuwgiwould you like to go out of the house on the weekend?laysa ladayhi maeluv, walakin ladayhi kutubuvhe doesn't have money, but he has books.- or
laysa gindahu maeluv, walakin gindahu kutubuvoften used literally meaning at/with in one's possession.
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Preferences
ecanae ecuxibbu elecakla laylave ecaydcaveI also like eating at night.elqiraeocahou muhimmahouvreading is important.kayfa elbatcaetcaehow're the potatoes?elddajaeju hunae jayyiduvthe chicken here is good.yajibu galayya ecan oekulaI must eat.oekulu katviyrave fiy elsvsvitaeociI eat a lot in the winter.jaddatiy lae taeckulu elllaxmamy grandmother she doesn't eat meat.hal taeckulu elbatcaetcae maga elllaxmido you (m) eat potatoes with meat?
yasvrabu elllabanahe drinks milk.ecuriydu xvubzave waxasaeocavI want bread and soup.hal turiydiyna elxummusca, ya saemiyahou, scaxiyxuvyou f want the hummus, right?yuriydu kabaebave jayyidavehe wants good kebab.
ecxb algscyrI like the juicewecryd gscyraveand I want juice.ramadcaenu kariymuvHappy Ramadan, the 9th month of the Islamic calendar observed by Muslims as a month of fasting, prayer, reflection, and community.ecanae jaeyciguv daeycimave fiy elgascri xvilaela ramadcaenaI'm always hungry in the afternoon during Ramadan.
mae haodvae eltctcabaquwhat is this dish?
3 Act
hiya tazuwru ecummahaeshe visits her mother.huwa yazuwru lubnaenahe visits Lebanon.man tazuwruwho do you visit?hiya tazuwru matxafa elqitcatcishe visits the cat museum.yajibu galayhae ecan tazuwra ecujtaheshe must visit her sister.
ecaftaxu elnnaefidvahoaI open the window.tilfaezuhae mugatctcaluvher television is out of order.ecanaemu fiy sariyrivI sleep in a bed.
4 Rule
tagmalu qariybatiy lamayo fiy svarikahoiv ecamriykiyyahoivmy cousin Lama works at an American company.scixxahoHealth- reads from left to right, written from right to left
lae ecagrifu kulla elecarqaemi bielllugvahoi elgarabillahoiI don't know all the numbers in Arabic @@svukrave jaziylavethanks very much.marxabave, esmiy Weihello, my name is Wei.yae riym nuriydu tadvkirahoav, min fadclikiReem, we want a ticket please (f).min fadclikaplease (m).
yaeattention getter before addressing someonemin ecayna ecantawhere are you (m) from?ecanae min kanadaeI am from Canada.huwa min elscsciynihe is from China.hiya mina elwilaeyaeti elmuttaxidahoishe is from the United States.minabefore definite noun.
tasvarraftu biliqaeycikaI'm honored to meet youkayfa ecantahow are you (m)ecanae mutaxammisuvI'm excited.elxamdu lillahithank god.ecanae bixvayrivI am wellwaecantaand you?
kayfa elgamaluhow's the work?yawmuv sagiyduvhave a nice day.icilayo ellliqaeociuntil next timeyae scadiyqiymy friendscabaexu elxvayrigood morningmasaeocu elxvayrigood evening.elssalaemu galaykumpeace be upon youmae esmukawhat's your (m) name?mae esmukiwhat's your (f) name?
hiya jaddatukashe is your grandmother.haodvae yawmuv tcawiyluvthis is a long dayelsvsvitaeocu tcawiyluvthe winter is long.elmatcaru xvafiyfuvthe rain is light.elrrutcuwbahou murtafigahouv elyawmathe humidity is high today
ecadrusu fiy eljaemigahoiI study at the university.ecadrusu fiy ecalmaeniyae xaeliyyaveI study in Germany now.maedvae tadrusuwhat do you (m) study?maedvae tadrusiynawhat do you (f) study?maedvae yadrusuwhat does he study?hiya tadrusu elfunuwnashe studies art.gilmu elxaesuwbi scagbuvcomputer science is difficult.
hiya turiydu ecan tusaefirashe wants to travel.hiya turiydu ecan taktuba kitaebaveshe wants to write a book.
ecanta turiydu tatagallama elllugvaetiyou want to learn languageshuwa yuriydu ecan yatagallama elgarabiyyahoashe wants to learn Arabic
ecagmalu ecustaedvaveI work as a professorlae tagmaluyou (m) don't work?hal tagmalu fiy eltctcibbido you (m) work in medicine?hal tagmaliyna fiy eltctcibbido you (f) work in medicine?muscawwiriy jayyiduvmy photographer is good.kullu elnnaesi hunae min lubnaenaall the people here are from Lebanon.
elssiyaexahou muhimmahouv fiy baladiyTourism is important in my country.ecanae lae ecuxibbuhuI don't love him.- Phone
hal ruwzae mawjuwdahouvis Rosa there?hiya laysat hunaeshe is not here.hal yumkinuka eleittiscaelu laexiqaveCan you call later?
haodvae baytuv gvaelivthis is an expensive house; without definitive to prefix the noun, it's "this is".haetifiy hunaekamy telephone is there.haodvae almatcgamu gvaelivthis restaurant is expensive.gamaluhae muhimmuvher work is importantlae ecagrifu ecayna ecanaeI don't know where I am.hal gindaka raqmu haetifiv jadiyduvdo you (m) have a new phone number?hal gindaki raqmu haetifiv jadiyduvdo you (f) have a new phone number?
5 Space
ecayna elqitcatcuwhere are the cats?ecayna humwhere are they?ecayna ecantumwhere are you all (m, or mixed)?ecayna ecantunnawhere are you all (f)?
naxnu fiy lubnaenawe are in Lebanon.fiy ecayyi maxatctcahoiv naxnuwe are at which station?
icilayo ecayna turiydu ecan tadvhaba where do you (m) want to go?
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icilayo ecayna yuriydu ecan yadvhabawhere does he want to go? -
icilayo ecayna turiydiyna ecan tadvhabiyto where do you (f) want to go? -
icilayo ecayna yuriyduwna ecan yusaefiruwewhere do they want to travel? -
nuriydu ecan nusaefira xawla elgaelami kullihiwe want to travel the whole world. -
naxnu nuriydu qitcaerve icilayo dimasvqawe want a train to Damascus. -
ecayyu qitcaeriv tuxibbu ecaktvarawhich train do you (m) like more?ecayyahou qitcaeriv tuxibbiyna ecaktvarawhich train do you (f) like more?
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hal yuriyduwna eldvpahaeba icilayo eljaemigahoido they want to go to the university.
oejudvu elxaefilahoa I take the bus.
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yaecxvudvu waqtahu daeycimavehe always takes his time. -
hal tarkabu elxaefilahoado you (m) take the bus? -
ecayya xaefilahoiv tarkabuwhich bus do you (m) take? -
hal tarkabuwna elxaefilahoado you all take the car? -
hum yarkabuwna elqitcaera daeycimavethey always take the train. -
icilayo man oexvudvu elttidvkirahoato whom do I take the ticket? -
ecayna maxatctcahou elxaefilahoiwhere is the bus stop? -
ecyn mxzcho albascwhere is the bus station? -
ecyh' tdvkrho trydwnwhich ticket do you all want.
ecadvhabu icilayo elgamali kulla yawmiv I go to work every day.
hum yagrifuwna elmadiynahoa they know the city.
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hum lae yagrifuwna matayo tantcaliqu elxaefilahouthey do not know when the bus leaves. -
ecayna tadvkiratuhuwhere is his ticket?
Geography
baladiy mudhisvuvmy country is amazingelscsciynu kabiyrahouv wamasvhuwrahouvChina is big and famousbaeriysu madiynahouv mutanawwigahouvParis is a diverse city.
ecayna bagvdaeduwhere is Baghdad?elqaehirahou gaescimahouv muktazczcahouvCairo is a crowded capital.lae yagiysvu fiy jaziyrahouvhe doesn't live on an island.
wilaeyahou juwrjiyae muhimmahouvthe state of Georgia is important.ecxibbu elqiraeocahoa fiy eltctcabiygahoiI like reading in nature.hal taxtaeju icilayo jawaezi safariv lirixlatikado you need a passport for your trip?ecaxtaeju icilayo jawaezi safarivI need a passport.
ecayna tadrusiyna yae kaeriywhere do you study, Carrie?jaddatuka ecamaemaka yae juwrjuyour grandmother is in front of you, George.baytiy xvaelfiymy house is behind me.man haodvaewho is this?man huwawho is he?
yalbasu qubbagahoavhe wears a hat.ecummiy masvgvuweahouv jiddavemy mother is very busy.
6 Time
matayowhen?matayo elmawgiduwhen is the appointment?matayo ecanaemuwhen do I sleep?
raqmnumberscifr0waexid1eitvnaeni2 (m),eitvnataeni2 (f)tvalaetvaho3ecarbagaho4xvamsaho5sittaho6sabgaho7tvamaeniyaho8tisgaho9gasvaraho10
kami elssaegahouwhat time is it?fiy ecayyi saegahoivat what timeelssaegahou elwaexidahou1 o'clockelssaegahou eltvtvaeniyahou2 o'clockelssaegahou eltvtvaelitvahou3 o'clockelssaegahou elrraebigahou4 o'clock.elssaegahou elxvaemisahou5 o'clock.elssaegahou elssaedisahou6 o'clock.elssaegahou elssaebigahou7 o'clock.elssaegahou eltvtvaeminahou8 o'clock.elssaegahou eltteasigahou9 o'clock.elssaegahou elgaesvirahou10 o'clock.elssaegahou elxaediyahoa gasvarahoa11 o'clock.elssaegahou eltvtvaeniyahoa gasvarahoa12 o'clock.elssaegahou elwaexidahou waelnniscfu1:30, one thirty.
lastu masvgvulave ginda elssaegahoi elxvaemisahoi masaeocavI'm not busy at 5 o'clock in the evening.hal ecanta faerigvuv bagda elssaegahoi eltvtvaeniyahoi waelnniscfiare you free after 2:30?laysa hunaeka xiscscehouvthere's no class.yajibu ecan ecanaemaI must sleep.
7 Charm
olkuxuwlualcoholhiya scadiyqahouv mumtezahouvshe is an excellent friend.huwa scadiyquv mumtaezuvhe is an excellent friend.haodvae scadiyqiy Weithis is my friend (m) Weiwahaodvihi scadiyqatuhu ruwzaeand this is his friend (f) Rosaecanan lae ecagrifu scadiyqatahaeI don't know her friend (f).haodvihi jeratuhu ruwzaethis is her neighbor (f) Rosahaodvae jeruhu Weithis is his neighbor (m) Wei