Table Of Content‘Arabiyyat al- Naas fii Mas.r (Part One)
‘Arabiyyat al- Naas fii Mas.r (Part One) offers a ground- breaking introduction to Arabic as it
is written and spoken by native speakers.
It combines a progressive and rigorous grounding in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), the
form employed for reading, writing, and formal speaking, with an innovative integration of
the dominant Egyptian variety. Introducing the two simultaneously and seamlessly building
on their shared features, ‘Arabiyyat al- Naas fii Mas.r (Part One) uses each in its proper
context: Egyptian dialect for conversations and MSA for reading and writing activities. In
this way, the course efficiently prepares students for the practical realities of learning and
living Arabic today.
A companion website with extensive materials accompanies the book at www.routledge.
com/cw/weatherspoon.
Munther Younes is Reis Senior Lecturer of Arabic Language and Linguistics and Director
of the Arabic Program at Cornell University, USA. He is the co- author of the ‘Arabiyyat al-
Naas textbook series and the author of the following books: The Routledge Introduction to
Qur’anic Arabic, Kalila wa Dimna for Students of Arabic, The Integrated Approach to Arabic
Instruction, and Charging Steeds or Maidens Performing Good Deeds: In Search of the Original
Qur’an, all published by Routledge.
Makda G. Weatherspoon is Senior Lecturer of Arabic at Cornell University, USA, where she
is the Coordinator of the Elementary Arabic Program. She has also taught at Middlebury
Language Program and worked as a curriculum developer of online Arabic materials at the
University of Cambridge, Language Centre, UK. Prior to that, she worked as an English
instructor with immigrants who were preparing to take their American citizenship tests.
Makda is the co- author of ‘Arabiyyat al- Naas (Part One).
Jonathan Featherstone is Senior Teaching Fellow of Arabic at the University of Edinburgh
where he leads on an intensive master’s degree in Arabic. Prior to this he taught Arabic at
the Defence School of Languages in the UK and then at the Foreign and Commonwealth
Office. Jonathan is also the author of BBC Talk Arabic.
Elizabeth (Lizz) Huntley is a current doctoral student in Second Language Studies at
Michigan State University. She holds master’s degrees in Teaching Arabic as Foreign
Language and in Middle Eastern and North African Studies from the University of
Michigan. She has taught Arabic at the college level at Cornell University and the University
of Michigan, and at the high-school level with the Concordia Language Villages, the
Middlebury-Monterey Language Academy, and the STARTALK Arabic Summer Academy
of the Boston Public Schools.
Titles in the ‘Arabiyyat al- Naas series:
‘Arabiyyat al- Naas (Part One): An Introductory Course in Arabic
Munther Younes, Makda Weatherspoon, and Maha Saliba Foster
978- 0- 415- 51693- 8
‘Arabiyyat al- Naas fii Mas.r (Part One): An Introductory Course in Arabic
Munther Younes, Makda G. Weatherspoon, Jonathan Featherstone, and Elizabeth Huntley
‘Arabiyyat al- Naas (Part Two): An Intermediate Course in Arabic
Munther Younes and Hanada Al- Masri
978- 0- 415- 50908- 4
‘Arabiyyat al- Naas (Part Three): An Advanced Course in Arabic
Munther Younes and Yomna Chami
978- 0- 415- 50901- 5
“‘Arabiyyat al- Naas is a game- changing series that embodies a pioneering approach to Arabic language teach-
ing and learning. By integrating formal and colloquial Arabic, ‘Arabiyyat al-N aas presents the language as it is
used in real life. The demand for this approach is now increasing exponentially around the world. ‘Arabiyyat
al- Naas is the result of years of creative thinking and innovative teaching.”
– Jeremy Palmer, American University of Sharjah, UAE
‘A r a b i y y a t a l - N a a s
f i i M a s r ( P a r t O n e )
.
An Introductory Course in Arabic
Munther Younes
Makda G. Weatherspoon
Jonathan Featherstone
Elizabeth Huntley
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First published 2020
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Contents
Acknowledgments xix
Visual tour of the textbook xx
Introduction xxi
Unit 1: Arabic alphabet and numbers 1
Lesson 1: I am a student – بلاط انا 1
The letters: ة ،س ،ب ،ل ،ط ،ن ،ا
The numbers: 1– 10
Vocabulary: نانبل ،سطاطب ،ةبلاط/بلاط ،انا
Lesson 2: I am from . . . – . . . نم انا 5
The letters: ت ،ف ،ر ،و ،ي ،د ،م
The numbers: 11– 20
Vocabulary: ،نميلا ،نادوسلا ،ايروس ،ايبيل ،ةنيدم ،ةلود
نم ،يف ،اسنرف ،ايناطيرب ،اديرولف ،توريب ،سلبارط
Lesson 3: Is the city of . . . big or small? –
؟ةريغص لاو ةريبك . . . ةنيدم 11
The letters: ق ،ش ،غ ،ص ،ك ،ج
The numbers: 10– 100
Vocabulary: ،بونج ،لامش ،ةريغص/ريغص ،ةريبك/ريبك
قشمد ،رصم ،برغ ،قرش
Grammar: introduction of the iDaafa Construct
Lesson 4: The weather – وّ لجا 18
The letters and diacritics: ةمّ ض ،ةرسك ،ةحتف ،ء ،ع ،ث ،ح ،خ
The numbers: 21– 30
Vocabulary: ،دراب ،وج ،عيبرلا ،ءاتشلا ،فيرلخا ،فيصلا
دادغب ،قارعلا ،نامع ،نامعُ ،ةيدوعسلا ،سمش ،رطم ،جلث ،رّ اح
Grammar: the definite article ـلا; sun and moon letters –
ةيّ رمقلاو ةيّ سمشلا فورلحا
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Lesson 5: Is the weather cold in April? – ؟ليربأ رهش يف دراب وّ لجا 27
The letters: (ةروصقم فلا( ى ،اً ،لا ،إ ،ـه
The numbers: 100 and above
Vocabulary: ،دحلاا ،)مايأ( موي ،هد راهنلا ،)تاونس( ةنس ،)روهش( رهش
تبسلا ،ةعملجا ،سيملخا ،ءاعبرلأا ،ءاثلاثلا ،يننثلاا
Grammar: negation – (شيف ام/شم)
Lesson 6: I live in an apartment – ةقّ ش يف نكاس انأ 34
The letters and diacritics: نوكس ،ةدّ ش ،ض
Vocabulary: ،نع ديعب ،ةبلط تيب ،ةضوأ ،ةقّ ش ،تيب ،نكِ اس
يه ،وه ،نم بيرق
Grammar: noun- adjective agreement
Lesson 7: I have one brother – دحاو خأ يدنع 39
The letter: ئ
ُ
Vocabulary: ،مك ،كدنع ،اهدنع ،هدنع ،تخأ ،خأ ،مّ أ ،بأ ،ةلئاع
رمعُ ،). . . خلا ،همسا( مسا
Grammar: possession (my, your, his, hers); possession with دنع; مك
+ the singular
Lesson 8: My sister is an engineer and has three children –
دلاوأ ثلاث اهدنعو ةسدنهمُ يتخأُ 46
The letters: ظ ،ذ
Vocabulary: ،ةروتكد/روتكد ،ةبيبط/بيبط ،ةذاتسأ/ذاتسأ
،بتكم ،ةريتركس/ريتركس ،رتويبمك/سدنهم ،ةسدنهم/سدنهم
ىفشتسمُ ،كنب ،ةعماج ،ةسردم
Grammar: the singular, dual, and plural
Lesson 9: I have an Arabic lesson at 10 o’clock! –
!ةرشع ةعاسلا يبرع سرد يدنع 52
The letter: ز
Vocabulary: ،ثلث ،عبر ،صن ،ةقيقد ،ةعاس /داصتقا/تايضاير
،ءايزيف ،ءايميك ،سرد ،ةسمخ لاإ صن ،ةسمخو صن
ةسدنه ،خيرات ،ءايحأ ،يزيلنجإ بدَ أ ،يبرع
Grammar: number–noun (dis- )agreement
Lesson 10: The Arab countries and their capitals –
اهمصاوعو ةيّ برعلا لودلا 57
Review of letters and diacritics; note on writing non- Arabic names
Vocabulary review: (مصاوع) ةمصاع
Grammar: more on the iDaafa Construct – ةفاضلإا
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!ةرهِ اقلا يف لاً هسو ًلاهأ :ةيناثلا ةدحولا 69
اهيلع نيراتمو ةدحولا تاملك مّ هأ - لّولأا سردلا
يناثلا سردلا
!؟اكيرمأ يف لاّ و رصم يف يناونع :(Video) ةدهاشمُ :لوّ لأا صّ نلا
ةرهاقلا راطم يف :(Audio) عامتسا :يناثلا صّ نلا
(Grammar) دعِ اوقَ
Plural pronouns; plural possession 73
ثلاثلا سردلا
(Maya Johnson) نوسنوج ايام :(Audio) عامتسا :لوّ لأا صّ نلا
(Maya’s family) ايام ةلئاع :(Reading) ةءارق :يناثلا صّ نلا
(Grammar) دعِ اوقَ
Noun- adjective agreement; non- human plurals 77
عبارلا سردلا
لوخد ةريشأت ةقاطب :(Reading) ةءارق :لوّ لأا صّ نلا
تارئاطلا لوصو ديعاوم :يناثلا صّ نلا
دعِ اوقَ
The Nisba adjective ( ); Arabic equational sentences
ةبسنلا
(no verb to be in the present tense) 82
Unit wrap -up and additional exercises ؛ةدحولا تاملك -سمالخا سردلا
Sociolinguistic Corner (ةرايّ ط/ةرئاط) − ةّيفاضإ نيراتمو ةعجارم
يسكاتلا :ةثلاثلا ةدحولا 89
اهيلع نيراتمو ةدحولا تاملك مّ هأ -لّولأا سردلا
؟ةرهاقلا يف ينف ىلع :ةدهاشمُ -يناثلا سردلا
دعِ اوقَ
Expressing “to want” in Egyptian Arabic ( ) 92
يرصم
ثلاثلا سردلا
رصلم اكيرمأ نم ايام ةلحر :عامتسا :لوّ لأا صّ نلا
”دجمأ“ ةليع :عامتسا :يناثلا صّ نلا
دعِ اوقَ
Contents viii
The past tense verb, stems 95
عبارلا سردلا
ةرهاقلا طّ خ تاراطق ديعاوم :ةءارق :لّولأا ّصنلا
ةيّ رصلما ندُلما :يناثلا صّ نلا
ةيّ فاضإ نيراتمو ةعجارم ؛ةدحولا تاملك- سمالخا سردلا
(Uber taxi services in Cairo) ةرهاقلا يف “ربوا” تامدخ :ةءارق
دعِ اوقَ
Review of negation in يرصم 102
Sociolinguistic Corner راطقِ /رطْ قَ
(Crossword puzzle) ةعطاقتم تاملك
قدنفلا :ةعبارلا ةدحولا 105
اهيلع نيراتمو ةدحولا تاملك مّ هأ -لّولأا سردلا
!اً عبط مامّ حب ةضوأ- ةدهاشُم -يناثلا سردلا
دعِ اوقَ
Possession: يدنع vs. يعم 108
ثلاثلا سردلا
؟هيل ةنلاعز :عامتسا :لوّ لأا صّ نلا
ةرهاقلا قدانف : ةءارق :يناثلا ّصنلا
دعِ اوقَ
Arabic root types 113
(Maya’s diary) ايام تاركّ ذم :ةءارق -عبارلا سردلا
دعِ اوقَ
Hollow verb conjugation in the past tense; definiteness
possession and noun- adjective agreement 116
سمالخا سردلا
ةيّ فاضإ نيراتمو ةعجارم ؛ةدحولا تاملك
(لتسوه سيماريم) ”سيماريم“ بابشلا تيب :ةءارق
دعِ اوقَ
Grammar review: noun- adjective phrases/iDaafa/equational
sentences/Sociolinguistic Corner: ياعم/يعم 122
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رفسلا زاوج :ةسمالخا ةدحولا 124
اهيلع نيراتمو ةدحولا تاملك مّ هأ -لّولأا سردلا
رمحأ هباب ضيبلأا تيبلا :(Song) ةينغأ
!عاض يرفس زاوج- ةدهاشم -يناثلا سردلا
دعِ اوقَ
More on the active participle 127
ثلاثلا سردلا
!تِ حمس ول لماكلاب كمسا :عامتسا
دعِ اوقَ
Sound and broken plural patterns 131
عبارلا سردلا
تادوقفلما قودنص − يلودلا ةرهاقلا راطم :ةءارق :لّولأا ّصنلا
Maya’s diary − ايام تارّكذم :يناثلا ّصنلا
دعِ اوقَ
Direct object suffixes 135
سمالخا سردلا
ةيّ فاضإ نيراتمو ةعجارم ؛ةدحولا تاملك
Sociolinguistic Corner: the past tense (يضالما لعفلا)
in ىحصف and يرصم 138
ةعطاقتم تاملك
معطلما :ةسداسلا ةدحولا 141
اهيلع نيراتمو ةدحولا تاملك مّ هأ -لّولأا سردلا
؟بيرق معطم هيف :ةدهاشم -يناثلا سردلا
دعِ اوقَ
The comparative 144
!نسح مأ معطم يف ةدوجوم ةجاح لك :عامتسا -ثلاثلا سردلا
دعِ اوقَ
