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
Test
3 Ways: Transliteration and Sound
- the eye of truth
gaynu elxaqpimoralgyn elxqgaynu elxaqiyqahoireality/truthgyn elxqyqho
o i u
| Note | Yu | Wanji | Attribute | Eduan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexilogos | Wanji 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 | p, 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 xaerpuv wascagbuvthis is a hot and difficult summer.ecanae lastu jaeycigaveI am not hungry (m).
2. Mind
huwa sagiyduv liecanpahu jaeyciguvhe is happy because he is hungry.maedvae yuxibpuWhat does he like?me musvkilatuhaewhat is her problem?tuxibpu elnpawma (ennawma)You like sleepinghal tuxibpuhuDo you love him?limaedcae tuxibpuhaewhy do you love her?hal tuxibpu scuxbatiyyou like my company.
ecuxibpu elqitcatca ecaktvara mina elkilebiI like cats more than dogs.elkilebi(genitive/after prep)elkileba(accusative/object)elkilebu(nominative/subject)- colloquial (EA):
baxibpu elqitcatca ecaktaraI like cats more
hal turydu ecan tusefira icilyo filastcynado you want to travel to Palestine?hiya tuxibpu ellpugvaetishe loves languages.ecanta lae tuxibpu ecan talgaba maga gaeycilatiyyou don't like to play with my familyhal tuxibpu kurahoa elqadamido you like soccer?
hal tuwadpu 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
ecxb alecklI like eatingbalylat nightecydcavealsoecxb alklam mgtalking withecxvtymy sisterbgd aldchrin the afternoon.
alqraochoreadingmhmhoimportant
Food Preferences
kyf albtcatcahow're the potatoes?aldjaj hna tcyb scxyxthe chicken here is good, correct?yjb ecn aaklI must eat.aakl ktvyraveI eat a lotfy alsvtaocin the winter.mtyo tecklyn aldjajwhen do you f eat chickenya lmyo?jdty la teckl allxmmy grandmother she doesn't eat meat.hl tecklyn albtcatca mg allxmyou eat potatoes with meat?
hl hnak flaflis there falafel?ysvrb alxlybhe drinks milkscbaxave.ecmy la tsvrb almaocshe doesn't drink the water.tsvrbyou m drinkelmaoc ya ecstadvsir.ecscrbI drinkelxlyb kl elwqtall the time.
aryd xvbzaveI want breadwsvwrbhosoup.ecryd svayave saxvnavewarm teawkbhoand Kibbeh; dish based on spiced ground meat and Bulgur wheat,svkravethank you.ya gmr la tryd alxvbzyou m don't want the breadscxyxright, correct?ya samyho trydyn elxmscyou f want the hummusscxyx?hl trydyn tbwlhoyou f want tabbouleh, a Levantine salad?lano,la ecryd xmsave saxvnaveI don't want warm hummus.hl tryd ecxvtkyour sister wantsgscyrave tcybavegood juice?ngm, yryd kbabave tcybavehe wants good kebab.
hl txb alxvbz alsaxvnyou m like the warm bread?hl txbynyou f likealxvbz alsaxvn.alwldthe boy layxb allxmhe likes the meat
ecxb algscyrI like the juicewecryd gscyraveand I want juice.ecxb alkbabI like the kebab, like French chunks require an article for preferenceswcaryd kbabaveand I want kebab.
ngm hdva scxyxthis is correct.rmscan krymHappy Ramadan, the 9th month of the Islamic calendar observed by Muslims as a month of fasting, prayer, reflection, and community.ecna daycmave jwganhoI'm always hungrybgd altchrin the afternoonfy rmdcanduring Ramadan.alxmd llh lrmdcanPraise to be god for Ramadan.
ma hdva altcbq[ma haad'a T;Tabaq] what is this dish?hdvh kbho ecm mxmwdthis is Mahmoud's mother's kibbehalxmd llh.
3. Act
hiya tazuwru ecumpahaeshe 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.
yla[yalla]ecftx alscbakI open the window.tlfazhaher televisionmgtclout of order.elxnfyhothe faucet, the tapfy almtcbxvin the kitchengndy msvklhoI have a problemmg alxnfyhowith the faucetfy almtcbho.
ecnamI sleepfy sryrin a bed.ecsknI livefy alscalwnin the living room.hnak svyc mkswrsomething brokenelsvbak fy elmtcbxvthe window in the kitchen, all after the articlesscgvyrsmall.
4. Rule
tagmalu qariybatiy lamayo fiy svarikahoiv ecamriykiypahoivmy cousin Lama works at an American company.scixpahoHealth- reads from left to right, written from right to left
lae ecagrifu kulpa elecarqaemi biellpugvahoi elgarabilpahoiI don't know all the numbers in Arabic @@svukrave jaziylavethanks very much.marxabave, esmiy wanjihello, my name is Wanji.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 elscpiynihe is from China.hiya mina elwilaeyaeti elmutpaxidahoishe is from the United States.minabefore definite noun.
tasvarpaftu biliqaeycikaI'm honored to meet youkayfa ecantahow are you (m)ecanae mutaxampisuvI'm excited.elxamdu lilpahithank god.ecanae bixvayrivI am wellwaecantaand you?
kayfa elgamaluhow's the work?yawmuv sagiyduvhave a nice day.icilayo ellpiqaeociuntil next timeyae scadiyqiymy friendscabaexu elxvayrigood morningmasaeocu elxvayrigood evening.elspalaemu galaykumpeace be upon youmae esmukawhat's your (m) name?hiya jadpatukashe is your grandmother.haodvae yawmuv tcawiyluvthis is a long dayelsvpitaeocu tcawiyluvthe winter is long.elmatcaru xvafiyfuvthe rain is light.elrputcuwbahou murtafigahouv elyawmathe humidity is high today
ecadrusu fiy eljaemigahoiI study at the university.ecadrusu fiy ecalmaeniyae xaeliypaveI 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 tatagalpama ellpugvaetiyou want to learn languageshuwa yuriydu ecan yatagalpama elgarabiypahoashe wants to learn Arabic
ecagmalu ecustaedvaveI work as a professorlae tagmaluyou (m) don't work?hal tagmalu fiy eltcpibpido you (m) work in medicine?hal tagmaliyna fiy eltcpibpido you (f) work in medicine?muscawpiriy jaypiduvmy photographer is good.kulpu elnpaesi hunae min lubnaenaall the people here are from Lebanon.
elspiyaexahou muhimpahouv fiy baladiyTourism is important in my country.ecanae lae ecuxibpuhuI don't love him.- Phone
hal ruwzae mawjuwdahouvis Rosa there?hiya laysat hunaeshe is not here.hal yumkinuka eleitpiscaelu 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 muhimpuvher 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 ecantunpawhere are you all (f)?
naxnu fiy lubnaenawe are in Lebanon.fiy ecaypi maxatcpahoiv 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 kulpihiwe want to travel the whole world. -
naxnu nuriydu qitcaerve icilayo dimasvqawe want a train to Damascus. -
ecaypu qitcaeriv tuxibpu ecaktvarawhich train do you (m) like more? -
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? -
ecaypa 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 eltpidvkirahoato whom do I take the ticket? -
ecayna maxatcpahou elxaefilahoiwhere is the bus stop? -
ecyn mxzcho albascwhere is the bus station? -
ecyh' tdvkrho trydwnwhich ticket do you all want.
ecdvhb iclyo algml kl ywm I go to work every day.
kl ywm yecxvdv syarthahe takes her car.
ngrf ecyn basck we know where is your bus
ygrfwn almdynhothey know the cityla tgrfwn ecyn nqwdydon't you all know where my cash is?hl tgrfwn ecyn tdvkrthwhere his ticket is?la ygrfwn fy ecyho sagho ecntclqwhat time I leave at.fy ecyho sagho tntclqyn fy albascat what time, do you f leave on the busla ygrfwn mtyo yntclq alqtcar mn almxvtchothey don't know when the m train leaves the station, reversed in the subordinate.la ygrfwn mtyo yntclq albascthey do not know when leaves the bus -> when the bus leaves.
Geography
bldy mmtazmy country is amazingalscynChinabld kbyr wmsvhwrbig and famousbyrwtBeirutmdynho taryxvyho mhmimportant historic city.barysParismdynho mtnwghodiverse city.alxvrTwmKhartoummdynho qdymhoold city.flstcynPalestinemkan mtnwgdiverse place.
ecyn bgvdadwhere is Baghdad?elqahrhoCairogascmho mzdxmhocrowded capital.scdyqthhis friendsamya gvnyhorich.la tsknyou m don't livefy aljblin the mountainsya gmr.la ysknhe doesn't livefy jzyrhoon an island.
wlayho jwrjyathe state of Georgiamsvhwrhoimportant.ecxb alsfr iclyo albxr alecabydc almtwszcsea white median, the Mediterranean sea.alsfr iclyo albHr aleabydc almtwstc mn mdyntytraveling to the Mediterranean Sea from my cityshlis easy
ecxibpu elqiraeocahoa fiy eltcpabiygahoiI like reading in nature.icxb alsbaxho fy elbxrswimming in the sea.alymnYemenbld scgvyris a small country.hl txtajyn iclyo jwaz sfr lr xltkdo you need a passport for your trip?ecxtaj iclyo jwaz sfrI need a passport.
ecyn tdrsyn ya krywhere do you study, Carrie?bnty ecmamyin front of me.jdtkyour grandmotherecmamhin front of you mya sytv.
baytiy xvalfiymy house is behind me.zawjuki xvalfakiyour husband is behind you (f).
mn hdvawho is this?mn hwwho is he?
gndy swcelI have a question.hw labshe wears - participleqbghohat.hy labshoshe wearstnwrhoskirt
ecmymy mothermsvgvwlhobusyjdaveryzwjymy husbanddaycmaalwaystgbantired.
6. Time
matayowhen?matayo elmawgiduwhen is the appointment?matayo ecanaemuwhen do I sleep?
raqmnumberscifr0waexid1eitvnaeni2 (m),eitvnataeni2 (f)tvalaetvaho3ecarbagaho4xvamsaho5sitpaho6sabgaho7tvamaeniyaho8tisgaho9gasvaraho10
kami elspaegahouwhat time is it?fiy ecaypi saegahoivat what timeelspaegahou elwaexidahou1 o'clockelspaegahou eltvpaeniyahou2 o'clockelspaegahou eltvpaelitvahou3 o'clockelspaegahou elrpaebigahou4 o'clock.elspaegahou elxvaemisahou5 o'clock.elspaegahou elspaedisahou6 o'clock.elspaegahou elspaebigahou7 o'clock.elspaegahou eltvpaeminahou8 o'clock.elspaegahou eltpeasigahou9 o'clock.elspaegahou elgaesvirahou10 o'clock.elspaegahou elxaediyahoa gasvarahoa11 o'clock.elspaegahou eltvpaeniyahoa gasvarahoa12 o'clock.elspaegahou elwaexidahou waelnpiscfu1:30, one thirty.
lastu masvgvulave ginda elspaegahoi elxvaemisahoi masaeocavI'm not busy at 5 o'clock in the evening.hal ecanta faerigvuv bagda elspaegahoi eltvpaeniyahoi waelnpiscfiare you free after 2:30?laysa hunaeka xiscpehouvthere's no class.yajibu ecan ecanaemaI must sleep.
7. Charm
hiya scadiyqahouv mumtezahouvshe is an excellent friend.huwa scadiyquv mumtaezuvhe is an excellent friend.haodvae scadiyqiy wanjithis is my friend (m) Wanjiwahaodvihi 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 wanjithis is his neighbor (m) Wanji