15-Minute Arabic: Learn in just 12 weeks

160 Pages·2018·42.43 MB·english

by  DK

15-MINUTE
ARABIC
LEARN IN JUST 12 WEEKS
MARION SARHAAN
ISBN: 9781465462930
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CONTENTS
How to use this book 4
Senior Editors Angeles Gavira, Christine Stroyan WEEK 1
Project Art Editor Vanessa Marr INTRODUCTIONS
Jacket Design Development Manager Sophia MTT
Jacket Designer Juhi Sheth Hello 8
Pre-Producer David Almond Relatives 10
Senior Producer Ana Vallarino My family 12
Publisher Liz Wheeler
To be and to have 14
Publishing Director Jonathan Metcalf
Review and repeat 16
Language content for Dorling Kindersley by
g-and-w publishing.
WEEK 2
This American Edition, 2018 EATING AND DRINKING
First American Edition, 2009
Published in the United States by DK Publishing In the coffee house 18
1450 Broadway, Suite 801, New York, NY 10018 In the restaurant 20
18 19 20 21 22 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 To want 22
001—305458—Apr/2018
Dishes 24
Copyright © 2005, 2012, 2013, 2018 Review and repeat 26
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MAKING ARRANGEMENTS
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Time and numbers 30
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the copyright owner. Review and repeat 36
Published in Great Britain by Dorling Kindersley Limited.
WEEK 4
A catalog record for this book is available from the
Library of Congress. TRAVEL
ISBN 978-1-4654-6293-0 At the ticket office 38
Going and taking 40
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WEEK 5 WEEK 10
GETTING AROUND AT HOME
About town 48 At home 98
Directions 50 Inside the house 100
Sightseeing 52 The garden 102
At the airport 54 Animals 104
Review and repeat 56 Review and repeat 106
WEEK 6 WEEK 11
ACCOMMODATION SERVICES
Booking a room 58 Post office and bank 108
In the hotel 60 Services 110
On the boat 62 To come 112
Descriptions 64 Police and crime 114
Review and repeat 66 Review and repeat 116
WEEK 7 WEEK 12
SHOPPING LEISURE AND SOCIALIZING
Stores 68 Leisure time 118
In the bazaar 70 Sport and hobbies 120
At the supermarket 72 Socializing 122
Clothes and shoes 74 Review and repeat 124
Review and repeat 76 Reinforce and progress 126
WEEK 8 MENU GUIDE 128
WORK AND STUDY
Work 78 ENGLISH–ARABIC DICTIONARY 138
The office 80
Academic world 82 THE ARABIC SCRIPT 152
In business 84
Review and repeat 86 USEFUL SIGNS 158
WEEK 9 Acknowledgments 160
HEALTH
At the pharmacy 88
The body 90
At the doctor 92
At the hospital 94
Review and repeat 96
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44 HOW TO USE THIS BOOK HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
How to use this book
This book teaches the Egyptian spoken
dialect of Arabic (see page 9). The main
18 WEEK 2 EATING AND DRINKING 19
part of the book is devoted to 12
Fil kafiterya
themed chapters, broken down into Warm up (1 minute) Useful phrases (5 minutes)
In the coffee house
five 15-minute daily lessons, the last of Count to ten. (pp.10–11) Learn these phrases. Read the English under the
w12h iwche eisk sa yroeufe wreisllh hear vlees csoomn. pSloe,t eind ju st Rt“ogeo msoadiyn b“dyh eye.ol”l uo(pr”s pae.nl8fd –h 9o)w Tm(whaaelte et-rroa rodirei tn“iohtenudabl,b oAlefrf aebbrus bc Aabfrléea b”()ii lcp- aicphoewfsfea, )ea, n iondr tpbhelear chpkaa ptsets a ma, sgahainimslhyea tةcoتarرktوeaت suرkكkّسar poannicd tt uhtreees rsti gayhontud. r Tssaehylef .nth ceo pvehrr atshee iAn rAarbaicb iwc iatsh sthhoew flna p
Ask “Do you (plural) have of backgammon or dominoes. In recent times, modern sugar
the course. A concluding reference any children?” (pp.14–15) coffee houses have sprung up, catering to customers of .بيلح نودب ياش ذخآ
all ages and genders. aakhud shay
section contains a menu guide, an bidoon haleeb
English-to-Arabic dictionary, and a Words to remember (5 minutes)
بيلح نودب ةوهق
guide to the Arabic script. Familiarize yourself with these phrases. ahwa bidoon haleeb I’ll have a black tea.
black coffee
بيلحب ياش tea with milk ؟ةيناث ةجاح
Warm up shay bi-haleeb haaga tanya
Each day starts with a warm up عانعنب ياش mint tea
that encourages you to recall shay bi-naanaaa
vocabulary or phrases you have شتيودنس sandwich بيلحب ةوهق Anything else?
learned previously. To the right of sandawitsh acohfwfeae b wi-hitahle mebilk ؟لوف مكدنع
the heading bar you will see how long ىبرمو تسوت toast and jam aandukum fool
tost wi murabba
you need to spend on each exercise.
Do you have mashed
Instructions fava beans?
Each exercise is numbered and introduced
؟باسحلا ماك
sboym ine sctarusecst iaodnds itthioant aelx ipnlfaoirnm wahtiaotn t ios dgoiv. eInn Cultural tip Traditional Arabic coffee is served in a small kaam il-hisaab
cup, and is black and very strong. Brewed in a special jug, it
about the language point being covered. comes in three basic styles: saada (without sugar); mazboot
(medium sweet); and ziyaada (very sweet). How much is the bill?
Cultural/Conversational tip In conversation (4 minutes)
These panels provide additional insights
into life in the Arabic-speaking world
and language usage.
.بيلح نودب ياش ذخآ ؟ةيناث ةجاح ؟ةسوبسب مكدنع .اندنع ،هويأ ب اسحلا ماك .اركش .كلضف نم ،هينج ةعست
aakhud ahwa bi-haleeb haaga tanya aandukum basboosa aywah. aandina ؟كلضف نم tisaa ginayh, min fadlak
min fadlak Anything else? Do you have basboosa Yes, we do. shukran. kaam il-hisaab Nine pounds, please.
I’ll have a coffee with [semolina cake]? min fadlak
milk, please. Thank you. How much is
the bill, please?
124 WEEK 12 LEISURE AND SOCIALIZING 125
il-agweba RaagiA wi karrar il-agweba
Answers Cover with flap Review and repeat Answers Cover with flap
Animals Animals (3 minutes) To like (4 minutes) To like
❻❺❶ ❷ ❹ ❸ ةربةنبahsaokوaكطaeturافntmصlsمsقنلbaصfرaaكسoaأحabokعnra Nanaimmea lsth irnea bnAburitam❸bbic❶e❹.refcidsah t hor❷se❺bird ❻dog ❹Uv❶❸❷❺esr eeehheb nnnue tbtathywiaiy e y a a h d i i b f f b e r i ne n ii t l tith - l-k ki-tefsguoeo-shrnsoreaiamnrb atsiiassssea?-? noshatfae ltlnahcee s. ❹❺ ❸❷❶ بببيبbbbbbiiiiuبtttyhحhhhححححhiiiiiتbيتتأbbbbبببببbbbbbee
How to use the flap
The book’s cover flaps allow Preferences Preferences (4 minutes) An invitation (4 minutes) An invitation
ythhoaauvte ty oroe cumo cneacmne bateel rsteht dew cAhoerratrhbeeiccrt lsyyoo. u ❶❷ ❹ ❸ ....hgeeghgسسةدnnhhhueررaaوyaaawوكطنy aaa bgتaيa wwwغلةha اmيmو afeyyوةلaاeaaaiايغids غضsو wwhgk dhا/ش غoeha aف يeoa أlr شب/مdrtiو tasا -انوtغمأهe nاينnأه is S❶❷❸❹a ySIIH thpleihker’esee’s f n fesnooorol tlcto tcei nwbentirnieg.ni rsoge. nsint de Aidv riiannbg fi.lco:wers. ❶ ❷ ❸ Yreop uISlOtflaa’a ymaaaafiyt nrzd cuyesgioiirmo by diuirne.n arretwv syyenAie, ite wser.wyg -aWodseoebahe u’tibr hmcolmedta ? fd atibobl -iatulnekliaosm hn vyzwaee.eomrri h.ns yJgehg oegia kitsonlh?lo ewidn Ee. t nhcgoelm icshoe n?pvreormsapttios.n, ❸ ❶❷ ؟..igtiamssناaمiaد--dabssياsجdلكaasafوha aaba ةغب-,anntع gشi a.hmاh س nسnمkoueaa oلاneاان alن gaمeيحmeea تاeجns i،يbةنب فس.اسعلاآبط
Revision pages
A recap of selected elements
of previous lessons helps to
reinforce your knowledge.
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WEEK 5 GETTING ABOUT 55
Put into practice (3 minutes)
Join in this conversation. Read the Arabic on the left and follow the instructions to
make your reply. Then test yourself by concealing the answers using the cover flap.
؟ةمدخ يأ ؟اهداعيم يف ةقرغلا ةلحر
ayyi khidma rihlit il-gharda'a fi
Can I help you? miaaad-ha
Ask: Is the flight to
Hurghada on time?
.مدنف اي هويأ ؟ةباوب يأ نم ةلحرلا
aywah yaa fendim ir-rihla min ayyi
HOW TO USE THIS BOOK HOW TO USYEe s TsirH. IbSa wBwOaabOa K 55
Ask: Which gate does
the flight leave from?
18 WEEK 2 EATING AND DRINKING 19
Fil kafiterya Match and repeat (4 minutes) Useful phrases
Warm up (1 minute) Useful phrases (5 minutes)
CRt“ogeoo msuoandiynt b “dtyho eye .otl”el uo(npr”.s pae(p.nl8fpd –h. 91o0)w–1 1) ITm(wnhaael te ett-rroah rodireei tn“ioht enucdabol,b oAleffrf aefbbreus bc Aeabfrléea b”h()ii lcp-o aicphouewfsfeas, )eae, n iondr tpbhelear chpkaa ptsets a ma, sgahainimslhyea tةcoتarرktوeaت Msuرkaكkّسatrch the Lpoanennicuad ttr uhmntree ets hbrsti egayeshonertud .e pr Tsshdaehryle af i.ntsthe eceso .m pvRehesrra a tdsth eoet h i Anet r hAEanrbeagicb liA iswch ria tuashn bstdhhieoecrw ftwlhnae p o rds in the panel.❶ Srhueene lدklldeepaوvecعr ayrttص sonestuudt a تa tnspoopdرoh اte.dكrhaaeks e tason pdic
Aansyk c“Dhiold yreonu? (”p (lpupra.1l)4 h–1a5ve) ocof fbfeacek hgoaumsmeso hna over dspormuinngo ueps., Icna treercienngt t toim cuesst, ommoedres ronf bsougaarrding ❶ .بيلح نودب ياش ذخآ ❷ ةركذت
all ages and genders. pass aakhud shay tazkara
bidoon haleeb
❸ رفسلا زاوج
Words to remember (5 minutes) بيلح نودب ةوهق Regaadw iataz is-safar
Familiarize youبrseيlلf حwب iيthا شthesete pah wraitshe sm.ilk bahlawcak bciodfofeoen haleeb I’ll have a black tea. ؟ةيناث ةجاح ❹Thoh ةweطs etنشh pea Aneralsb eicx spclariipnt
shay bi-haleeb haaga tanya wosrhkasn, tgaive tips for
عانعنب ياش mint tea ❺re aيdلiلnوgرت it, and show
shay bi-naanaaa usetrfoulll eseigns.
شتيودنس sandwich بيلحب ةوهق Anything else?
sandawitsh ahwa bi-haleeb
coffee with milk ؟لوف مكدنع
ىبرمو تسوت toast and jam ticket❷ aandukum fool Read it The sign
tost wi murabba
below reads mataar
(airport). It is written
passport❸Dfaova y bouea hnasv?e mashed (from right to left):
م (m), ط (t), ا (aa),
؟باسحلا ماك
Cultural tip Traditional Arabic coffee is served in a small kaam il-hisaab رfi r(rs)t. aN iost nicoet twharitt ttehne
cup, and is black and very strong. Brewed in a special jug, it
comes in three basic styles: saada (without sugar); mazboot (see page 25 for more
(medium sweet); and ziyaada (very sweet). WEEK 6 How much is the bill? details on vowels in ACCOMMODATION 59
Arabic script).
In conversation (4 minutes) Words to remember (4 minutes)
❹suitcase ❺cart Familiarize yourself with these words and test yourself by concealing the Arabic
on the right using the cover flap.
room ةفرغ
ghurfa
.بيلح نودب ياش ذخآ ؟ةيناث ةجاح ؟ةسوبسب مكدنع .اندنع ،هويأ ب اسحلا ماك .اركش .كلضف نم ،هينج ةعست
amaiknh fuadd laahkwa bi-haleeb hAanaygtah itnagn eyalse? aDaon dyoukuu hma vbea bsbaosbosoaosa aYyews, awhe. a daon.dina ؟shكukلضranف. نkaمa m il-hisaab Ntisinaae gpionuanyhd,s m, pilne afasdel.ak TDeisxtti nsctytilvees text styles single room صخشل ةفرغ
I’ll have a coffee with [semolina cake]? min fadlak differentiate Arabic ghurfa li-shakhs
milk, please. Thank you. How much is
the bill, please? and English, and the double room نيصخشل ةفرغ
124 WEEK 12 LEISURE AND SOCIALIZING 125 pronunciation guide. ghurfa li-shakhsayn
iAl-nasgwweresb Caover with flap RReavaiegwi Aan wd ir ekpaerartar iAl-nasgwweresb Caover with flap bathroom مامح
Animals Animals (3 minutes) To like (4 minutes) To like hammaam
❻❺❶ ❷ ❹ ❸ ةربةنبahsaokوaكطaeturافntmصlsمsقنلbaصfرaaكسoaأحabokعnra Nanaimmea lsth irnea bnAburitam❸bbic❶e❹.refcidsah t hor❷se❺bird ❻dog ❹❷Uv❶❺❸esr eeheehb nnnue tbatthywiaiy e y a a h d i i b f f b e r i ne n ii t l tith - l-k ki-tefsguoeo-shrnsoreaiamnrb atsiiassssea?-? noshatfae ltlnahcee s. ❹❺ ❶❸❷ بببيبbbbbbiiiiuبtttyhحhhhححححhiiiiiتbيتتأbbbbبببببbbbbbee IIrvplneolhu fcrclsaeaotbscnretauvistlne aeagrrdrs yh ead oatuiinawosldeno dg si n ؟fIesة etنhوh كebلraبe lه kaيo فbhnalacony? bsahlocwoneyr ةbشdنuaوlsدكkhلo بhna
everyday situations
appear throughout In these exeSrcaiyse ist Say it (2 minutes) breakfast روطف
Preferences Preferences (4 minutes) An invitation (4 minutes) An invitation the book. you are asked to futoor
❶❷ ❹ ❸ ....hgeeghgسسةدnnhhhueررaaوyaaawوكطنy aaa bgتaيa wwwغلةha اmيmو afeyyوةلaاeaaaiايغids غضsو wwhgk dhا/ش غoeha aف يeoa أlr شب/مdrtiو tasا -انوtغمأهe nاينnأه is S❶❷❸❹a ySIIH thpleihker’esee’s f n fesnooorol tlcto tcei nwbentirnieg.ni rsoge. nsint de Aidv riiannbg fi.lco:wers. ❶ ❷ ❸ Yreop uISlOtflaa’a ymaaaafiyt nrzd cuyesgioiirmo by diuirne.n arretwv syyenAie, ite wser.wyg -aWodseoebahe u’tibr hmcolmedta ? fd atibobl -iatulnekliaosm hn vyzwaee.eomrri h.ns yJgehg oegia kitsonlh?lo ewidn Ee. t nhcgoelm icshoe n?pvreormsapttios.n, ❶ ❸ ❷ ؟..iaigtmssناaمiaد--dabssياsجdلكaasafوha aaba ةغب-,anntع gشi a.hmاh س nسnمkoueaa oلاneاان alن gaمeيحmeea تاeجns i،يbةنب فس.اسعلاآبط dihfafevreae pnlepta lvryon wceadhb,a uutl sayiornyug. DSIsi xod niyniognuhe trhs ai.nvcel uad seindg?le room, please? key حmاoتفftمaah
Conversational tip Some Arabic words can be made plural by adding one of
two endings, -aat or -een, as in hammaam/hammaamaat (bathroom/bathrooms) or
muwazzaf/muwazzafeen (employee/employees). However, many other plurals are made
by altering the vowel sounds within a word, as occurs in English with goose/geese
or mouse/mice. Examples of this type of plural include layla/leyaalee (night/nights),
ghurfa/ghuraf (room/rooms), and tifl/atfaal (child/children). You will need to learn
these plurals individually.
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؟ةليل ماك نيزواع .هيف ،هويأ .يلايل ثلاث .حاتفملا اولضفتا .يشام
aywah, feeh. aawzeen talat leyaalee maashi. ittafaddaloo
kaam layla Three nights. il-moftaah
Yes, there is. How many That’s fine. Here’s the key.
nights do you want?
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138 DICTIONARY ENGLISH TO ARABIC
Dictionary DICTIONARY
A mini-dictionary provides English to Arabic
ready reference from English This dictionary contains the vocabulary from 15-Minute Arabic, together with many
other frequently used words. You can find additional terms for food and drink in the
to Arabic for 2,500 words. Menu Guide (pp.128–37).
Arabic adjectives (adj) vary according to the gender of the word they describe and
whether it is singular or plural. In general, you can add -a to refer to the feminine
singular and the plural of objects. The most common ending for the plural of words
that refer to people is -een. Verbs are shown in the masculine singular form of the
111122228888 MENU GUIDE present tense. MENU GUIDE
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يدلب ةطلس salata baladee Oriental mixed salad aallmsoo ksat mtaa'raenebaتnيلموأ aarrrt ifvaen ynohsal Bbaaiht rTauinA mil-baHrayn
للخم mekhallil pickles always dayman ة جع art gallery metHaf fonoon bake yikhbiz
س طاطب ةطلس salatit bataatis potato salad ة كوشكش
ريجرج gargeer arugula
ةطلس salata salad يحلاف ةنبج
نيدرس sardeen sardines يتيجابسا ةنوركم
ةبروش shorba soup ءاضيب ةنبج
Pronunciation guide
Many of the sounds in Arabic are similar to their English equivalents, but some,
indicated in this book by special characters, have no English equivalent:
h/H Arabic has two h sounds: h as in horse, and a second sound (H), as if
breathing on glasses to clean them.
s/S There are two s sounds: s as in silly, and S, which is more voiced.
d/D There are two d sounds: d as in ditch, and D, which is more voiced.
t/T There are two t sounds: t as in titch, and T, which is more voiced.
z/Z There are two z sounds: z as in zebra, and Z, which is more voiced.
kh A throaty h pronounced as in the Scottish loch.
gh A sound produced as if pronouncing r from the back of the throat, rather
than by rolling the tongue.
' A short pause or glottal stop as when the tt in bottle is dropped.
A A uniquely Arabic guttural sound similar to the exclamation ah!
Pronouncing these sounds correctly becomes easier the more you listen
to spoken Arabic.
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HOW TO USE THIS BOOK HOW TO USE THE AUDIO APP 77
How to use the audio app
All the numbered exercises in each your 15-minute lessons using the book
lesson, apart from the Warm ups at the only, and then go back and work with
beginning and the Say it exercises at the the audio and the book together,
end, have recorded audio, available via a repeating the text in the gaps provided
free app. The app also includes a and then recording yourself. Or you can
function to record yourself and listen to combine the book and the audio right
yourself alongside native speakers. from the beginning, pausing the app to
To start using the audio with the read the instructions on the page as you
book, first download the DK 15 Minute need to. Try to say the words aloud, and
Language Course app on your smart– practise enunciating properly. Detailed
phone or tablet from the App Store or instructions on how to use the app are
Google Play. Open the app and type in available from the menu bar in the app.
the book’s ISBN (see page 1) to add it to Remember that repetition is vital
your Library. As soon as the ISBN is to language learning. The more
recognized, the audio will download. often you listen to a conversation or
There are two ways in which you can repeat an oral exercise, the more the
use the audio. The first is to read through language will sink in.
Menu, Help/How
to Use, Your Library
ARABIC 1 Getting started ARABIC 2 Lessons week
The list of weeks by week
will open when the Is-saaaa wil-arqaam Each numbered
Time and Numbers
audio has been exercise in a lesson
downloaded. From is listed in the app as
here you can tap into it appears in the
each week’s lessons. book. Tap on an
exercise to start.
When all the lessons A check mark
in a week have been indicates when
completed, the week an exercise has
button will be filled been completed.
with color and
show a check mark,
so you can track
your progress.
Audio for Record yourself
3 ARABIC 4 ARABIC
exercises When you are in
Tap the play button Is-saaaa wil-arqaam the Your recordings Is-saaaa wil-arqaam
Time and Numbers Time and Numbers
to hear instructions, screen, you can
then the exercise. record yourself
You can pause the reading the words or
الساعة واحدة الساعة واحدة
audio at any point, is-saaaa waahda participating in the is-saaaa waahda
one o’clock one o’clock
and return to it. واحدة وخمسة conversations with واحدة وخمسة
wfivaea phadsat woni ekhamsa native speakers, then wfivaea phadsat woni ekhamsa
واحدة وربع listen back (and واحدة وربع
waahda wi ruba waahda wi ruba
quarter past one rerecord if desired). quarter past one
واحدة وثلث واحدة وثلث
You can tap wtwaeanhtdya p wasit t oilnte wtwaeanhtdya p wasit t oilnte
any part of the واحدة ونص واحدة ونص
waahda wi nuss Add recording waahda wi nuss
exercise to play half past one half past one
the audio from اiثtnنaيynن iإلllاa ر rبuعba Play recording اiثtnنaيynن iإلllاa ر rبuعba
quarter to two quarter to two
that point.
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8 WEEK 1 INTRODUCTIONS
Ahlan
Warm up (1 minute)
Hello
The Warm Up panel
appears at the beginning
Arabs are generally very effusive on meeting. The
of each lesson. It will
wide variety of greetings are often accompanied by
remind you of what you
back-slapping, handshakes, hugging, and kissing.
have already learned
However, it is best to avoid physical contact with
and prepare you for
moving ahead with the opposite sex on first meeting to avoid causing
the new subject. any unintentional offense.
Words to remember (4 minutes) .ملاس
salaam
Look at these greetings and say them aloud. Hi!
Conceal the text on the left with the cover
flap and try to remember the Arabic.
.ريخلا حابص Good morning.
sabaah il-khayr
.رونلا حابص Good morning.
sabaah in-noor (reply)
.ريخلا ءاسم Good evening/
masaa il-khayr afternoon.
.رونلا ءاسم Good evening/
masaa in-noor afternoon. (reply)
…يمسا انأ My name is…
ena ismee…
.انفرّشت Pleased to
tusharrafna meet you.
In conversation: formal (4 minutes)
.ريخلا حابص .رونلا حابص .انفرّشت
.دنلوه كيام يمسا انأ .مشاه ةنيمأ يمسا انأ tusharrafna
sabaah il-khayr. ena ismee sabaah in-noor. ena ismee Pleased to meet you.
mike holland ameena haashim
Good morning. Good morning.
My name is Mike Holland. My name is Amina Haashim.
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