‫ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ ­ ﺍﻻﻧﺠﻠﻴﺰﻳﺔ ﻛﺘﺎﺏ‬

Arabic­English Book

● Overview of curriculum
● Weekly materials
● Transliteration guide

Created by ​Language Partners BC

Website: languagepartnersbc.nationbuilder.com
Facebook: Language Partners BC

Supported by funding from UBC’s Global Fund for Refugee Relief

September 2016
Overview
Week Date English learners Arabic learners

* Sept 20 / 22 Info and Registration Session

1 Sept 27 / 29 Orientation workshop Orientation workshop

+ Level assessment + Level assessment
+ Goals + Goals
+ Resources + Resources
+ Discussion + Alphabet
+ Arabic Basics (pg 2­3)

2 Oct 4 / 6 Meet partner Meet partner

Self + Goals (pg 4­5) Review Arabic Basics (pg 2­3)
What’s this? (pg 6­7)

3 Oct 11 / 13 Experience in Canada (pg 8­9) Common expressions (pg 9)

Gestures (pg 10)
Time (pg 11)

4 Oct 18 / 20 Food + Tradition (pg 12­13) Food (pg 13­14)

5 Oct 25 / 27 Visit to English speaker’s house (or field trip)

6 Nov 1 / 3 Family + Community (pg 15­16) Family + Community (pg 16­17)

Who’s this? (pg 16)

7 Nov 8 / 10 Visit to Arabic speaker’s house (or field trip)

8 Nov 15 / 17 Work + Education (pg 18­19) Do you need help? (pg 19)
Where’s the __? (pg 19)
Directions (pg 20­22)

9 Nov 22 / 24 Language + Culture (pg 23­24) Do you speak __? (pg 24­26)

10 Nov 29 / Housing + Immigration (pg 27­28) Adjectives (pg 28)

Dec 1 How is __? (pg 29­30)

11 Dec 6 / 8 Prepare a dialogue or speech in Prepare a dialogue or speech in

English Arabic

12 Dec 13 / 15 Presentations, program assessment, celebration

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Arabic Basics ‫ﺃﺳﺎﺳﻴﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺑﻲ‬ ​ ssasseyat Al3araby
A

Hello ‫ﻣﺮﺣﺒﺎ‬ Mar7aba

How are you? ‫ﻛﻴﻒ ﺣﺎﻟﻚ؟‬ Keyf 7allak/ik? (m/f)

I’m good ‫ﺃﻧﺎ ﺑﺨﻴﺮ‬ Ana bekheir

Thanks be to God ‫ﺍﻟﺤﻤﺪ ﷲ‬ El7amd lellah

My name is __ __ ‫ﺍﺳﻤﻲ‬ Ismy____

What’s your name? ‫ﻣﺎ ﺍﺳﻤﻚ؟‬ Ma Ismak/ek?

Nice to meet you. .‫ﺗﺸﺮﻓﻨﺎ‬ Tsharafna

Where are you from? ‫ﻣﻦ ﺃﻳﻦ ﺃﻧﺖ؟‬ Min ain inta/y?

I’m from __. .__ ‫ﺍﻧﺎ ﻣﻦ‬ Ana min__

I’m __ (Canadian / Syrian). / (‫ﺃﻧﺎ ___ )ﻛﻨﺪﻱ)ﺓ‬ Ana__ (Canady/a) (Soory/a)

((‫ﺳﻮﺭﻱ)ﺓ‬

Yes ‫ﻧﻌﻢ‬ Na3am

No ‫ﻻ‬ La

Thank you ‫ﺷﻜﺮﺍ‬ Shokran

You’re welcome ‫ﻋﻔﻮﺍ‬ 3afwan

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Exercise 1: Speaking ​– Practice a simple dialogue with another person, in which you ask the 4
question above questions. Then switch. Then do it again, but try not to look.

Exercise 2: Listening​ +​ Memory​ – Ask a partner to say 1 word or phrase in Arabic, in random
order. Translate it into English. Then switch roles​.

Exercise 3: Grammar ​– Figure out the Arabic word for ‘How’, ‘What’, and ‘Where’.

Exercise 4: Vocabulary​ – Are there any expressions you really want to have for next week with
your partner? Ask your facilitators.

Homework for Arabic learners:

1. Review the entire alphabet book and write each letter a few times, then start to test
yourself by reading the Arabic in the boxes above. If it is helpful, make flashcards of
letters. You can keep using the alphabet booklet throughout the program to improve.

2. Try to sound out these Arabic words without looking at the English:
‫ﺃﻧﺎ‬
‫ﻣﺮﺣﺒﺎ‬
‫ﺷﻜﺮﺍ‬
3. Translate:
Yes, I’m from Canada.
How are you? (to a woman)
What’s your name?
You’re welcome.

4. Prepare to meet your partner next week. Look at the suggested materials. Consider the
questions you would like to ask. Arriving with curiousity is valuable.

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 Self + Goals ‫ﺍﻟﻨﻔﺲ ﻭﺍﻷﻫﺪﺍﻑ‬
English conversation ‫ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻤﺤﺎﺩﺛﺔ ﺍﻹﻧﺠﻠﻴﺰﻳﺔ‬

Tell me about yourself. .‫ﺇﺣﻜﻲ ﻟﻲ ﻋﻦ ﻧﻔﺴﻚ‬

If unanswered...
...
● Where are you from?
● How long have you been in ‫ﺇﺣﻜﻲ ﻟﻲ ﻋﻦ‬
Vancouver? ‫● ﻣﻦ ﺃﻳﻦ ﺇﻧﺖ)ﻱ(؟‬
● What do you do? ‫● ﻣﻨﺬ ﻣﺘﻰ ﻭ ﺇﻧﺖ)ﻱ( ﻓﻲ ﻓﺎﻧﻜﻮﻓﺮ؟‬
● What are you interested in? ‫● ﻣﺎ ﻫﻮﻋﻤﻠﻚ؟‬
● Tell me about your family. ‫● ﻣﺎ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﺗﻬﺘﻢ ﺑﻪ؟‬
● Where do you live?
● How did you hear about this
‫● ﺇﺣﻜﻲ ﻟﻲ ﻋﻦ ﻋﺎﺋﻠﺘﻚ؟‬
program? ‫● ﺃﻳﻦ ﺗﻌﻴﺶ؟‬
‫● ﻛﻴﻒ ﺳﻤﻌﺖ)ﻱ( ﻋﻦ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﺒﺮﻧﺎﻣﺞ؟‬

What’s important to you right now? ‫ﻣﺎ ﻫﻮ ﻣﻬﻢ ﺑﺎﻟﻨﺴﺒﺔ ﻟﻚ ﺍﻵﻥ؟‬

Do you have any special goals right now?
‫ﻫﻞ ﻟﺪﻳﻚ ﺃﻱ ﺃﻫﺪﺍﻑ ﺧﺎﺻﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺣﺎﻟﻴﺎ؟‬

Why are you learning English / Arabic? ‫ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ؟‬/ ‫ﻟﻤﺎﺫﺍ ﺗﺘﻌﻠﻢ)ﻱ( ﺍﻟﻠﻐﺔ ﺍﻹﻧﺠﻠﻴﺰﻳﺔ‬

What do you hope to get from this ‫ﻣﺎﺫﺍ ﻧﻔﺴﻚ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺤﺼﻮﻝ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻣﻦ ﻫﺬﺍ‬
program?
‫ﺍﻟﺒﺮﻧﺎﻣﺞ؟‬

Are you taking any other classes? ‫ﻫﻞ ﺗﺤﻀﺮ)ﻱ( ﺃﻱ ﺻﻔﻮﻑ ﺃﺧﺮﻯ؟‬

Do you have any other resources that you ‫ﻫﻞ ﻟﺪﻳﻚ ﺃﻳﺔ ﻣﻮﺍﺭﺩ ﺃﺧﺮﻯ ﻟﻠﺘﻌﻠﻴﻢ؟‬
are using to learn?

Is there anything I can do to help? ‫ﻫﻞ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﺃﻱ ﺷﻲء ﻳﻤﻜﻨﻨﻲ ﺍﻟﻘﻴﺎﻡ ﺑﻪ ﻟﻠﻤﺴﺎﻋﺪﺓ؟‬

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 ‫ﺍﻟﻮﺍﺟﺒﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﺰﻟﻴﺔ ﻟﻤﺘﻌﻠﻤﻴﻦ ﺍﻹﻧﺠﻠﻴﺰﻳﺔ‪:‬‬
‫‪ .۱‬ﺭﺍﺟﻊ ﺍﻟﻜﻠﻤﺎﺕ ﻭﺍﻟﻌﺒﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﻭ ﺍﻟﻘﻮﺍﻋﺪ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺠﻠﺴﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﺎﺿﻴﺔ‪ ،‬ﻛﻞ ﻭﺍﺣﺪﺓ ﻓﻲ ﺟﻤﻠﺔ ﺟﺪﻳﺪﺓ ﻭ ﺇﺳﺄﻝ ﺷﺮﻳﻜﻚ ﻟﺘﺼﺤﻴﺢ ﺍﻟﺠﻠﺴﺔ‬
‫‪.‬ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺩﻣﺔ‬

‫‪ .۲.‬ﺍﺧﺘﺮ ﺳﺆﺍﻝ ﻭﺍﺣﺪ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻷﻋﻠﻰ ﻭﺍﻛﺘﺐ ﺇﺟﺎﺑﺔ ﻃﻮﻳﻠﺔ‪ .‬ﺁﺭﻳﻬﺎ ﻟﺸﺮﻳﻜﻚ ﺍﻟﺠﻠﺴﺔ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺩﻣﺔ‪ .‬ﺇﺳﺄﻝ ﻟﻤﺮﺍﺟﻌﺔ ﺇﺫﺍ ﺗﺮﻳﺪ‬

‫‪ .۳‬ﺍﺟﻬﺰ ﻟﺘﻘﺎﺑﻞ ﺷﺮﻳﻜﻚ ﺍﻹﺳﺒﻮﻉ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺩﻡ‪ .‬ﺇﻧﻈﺮ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﻮﺍﺩ ﺍﻹﺳﺒﻮﻉ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺩﻡ ﻓﻜﺮ ﻓﻲ ﻛﻴﻒ ﺳﺘﺸﺮﺡ ﺍﻟﻤﻮﺍﺩ ﻭ ﺍﻟﻜﻠﻤﺎﺕ ﻭ ﻋﺒﺎﺭﺍﺕ‬
‫ﺃﺧﺮﻯ ﺗﺮﻳﺪ ﺃﻥ ﺗﻌﻠﻤﻬﺎ ﺑﺎﻟﻌﺮﺑﻲ‪ .‬ﻫﻞ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﺃﺷﻴﺎء ﻣﻌﻴﻨﺔ ﺗﺮﻳﺪ ﺃﻥ ﺗﺘﻌﻠﻤﻬﺎ ﺃﻭ ﺗﻤﺎﺭﺳﻬﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻠﻐﺔ ﺍﻹﻧﺠﻠﻴﺰﻳﺔ؟ ﺗﺬﻛﺮ‪ :‬ﻳﻤﻜﻨﻚ ﺃﻥ‬
‫ﺗﻘﺮﺭ ﺑﻨﻔﺴﻚ ﻣﺎ ﺗﺮﻳﺪ ﺃﻥ ﺗﻔﻌﻠﻮﺍ‬

‫?‪What’s this‬‬ ‫ﻣﺎ ﻫﺬﺍ؟‬

‫?‪What’s this‬‬ ‫?‪Ma ha​th​a‬‬

‫ﻣﺎ ﻫﺬﺍ؟‬

‫__ ‪This is a‬‬ ‫ﻫﺬﺍ __‬ ‫___‪Ha​th​a‬‬

‫?‪How do I say this‬‬ ‫ﻛﻴﻒ ﺃﻗﻮﻝ ﺫﻟﻚ؟‬ ‫?‪Kayf aqool ​th​alek‬‬

‫‪In Arabic‬‬ ‫ﺑﺎﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ‬ ‫‪Bel3arabeya‬‬

‫ﻣﺮﺓ ﺃﺧﺮﻯ؟‬ ‫?‪Mara Okhra‬‬

‫?‪Again‬‬

‫‪Slowly‬‬ ‫’‪B­bot‬‬
‫ﺑﺒﻂء‬

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Exercise 1: Speaking + Listening​ – Point to pictures and ask what each is, and how to say it.
Practice saying each. Test your memory.

‫ ﺗﺪﺭﺏ‬.‫​ ﺍﻟﺘﻜﻠﻢ ﻭﺍﻟﺴﻤﻊ ­ ﺃﺷﺮ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﺼﻮﺭ ﻭ ﺇﺳﺄﻝ ﻣﺎ ﻓﻲ ﻛﻞ ﻣﻨﻬﻢ ﻭ ﻛﻴﻒ ﺗﻘﻮﻝ ﺍﻟﻜﻠﻤﺎﺕ‬:۱ ‫ﺗﻤﺮﻳﻦ‬
.‫ ﺇﺧﺘﺒﺮ ﺫﺍﻛﺮﺗﻚ‬.‫ﻋﻠﻰ ﻗﻮﻝ ﻛﻞ ﻣﻨﻬﻢ‬

Exercise 2: Writing – ​Have your partner write each object’s name next to the picture. Then
practice writing your own copy underneath.

.‫​ ﺍﻟﻜﺘﺎﺑﺔ ­ ﺷﺮﻳﻜﺘﻚ ﺗﻜﺘﺐ ﺍﺳﻢ ﺍﻟﺸﺊ ﺑﺠﺎﻧﺐ ﺻﻮﺭﺗﻬﺎ ﺛﻢ ﺗﺪﺭﺑﻲ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻛﺘﺎﺑﺔ ﻧﺴﺨﺘﻚ ﺍﻟﺨﺎﺻﺔ ﺗﺤﺘﻬﺎ‬:۲ ‫ﺗﻤﺎﺭﻳﻦ‬

Exercise 3: Speaking​ – Walk around the room and ask “What is this” and “How do I say this?”.
See if you can learn and remember 5 new words.

‫ ﻛﻠﻤﺎﺕ؟‬٥ ‫​ ﺍﻟﺤﺪﻳﺚ ­ ﻳﺘﻤﺎﺷﻲ ﺣﻮﻝ ﺍﻟﻐﺮﻓﺔ ﻭ ﺇﺳﺄﻟﻲ "ﻣﺎ ﻫﺬﺍ؟" ﻭ "ﻛﻴﻒ ﺃﻗﻮﻝ ﺫﻟﻚ؟" ﻫﻞ ﻳﻤﻜﻨﻚ ﺃﻥ ﺗﺘﻌﻠﻢ ﻭ ﺗﺬﻛﺮ‬:۳ ‫ﺗﻤﺮﻳﻦ‬

Exercise 4: Vocabulary –​ What are some others key words and expressions you would like to
have in Arabic? Ask how to say them using “ ... ‫ ﻛﻴﻒ ﺃﻗﻮﻝ‬/ Kayf aqool…”

‫ ﻣﻔﺮﺩﺍﺕ ­ ﻣﺎ ﻫﻲ ﺑﻌﺾ ﺍﻟﻜﻠﻤﺎﺕ ﻭ ﻋﺒﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﺗﺮﻳﺪ ﺃﻥ ﺗﻌﺮﻓﻬﺎ ﺑﺎﻟﻌﺮﺑﻲ؟ ﺇﺳﺄﻝ ﻛﻴﻒ ﺃﻥ ﺗﻘﻮﻟﻬﻢ‬:٤ ‫ﺗﻤﺮﻳﻦ‬

Homework for Arabic learners:

1. Practice the alphabet using the alphabet booklet.

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2. Sound out the following words:
‫ﻫﺬﺍ‬
‫ﻛﻴﻒ ﺃﻗﻮﻝ‬
‫ﺑﺎﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ‬
3. Translate:
What’s your name?
What’s this?
How are you? (to a male)
How do I say this in Arabic?

4. Prepare to meet with your partner next week. Look at the suggested materials. What
else would you like to review, learn, or focus on? What questions would you like to ask
your partner? Is there a way you can help them review or practice something?

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 Experience in Canada ‫ﺍﻟﺘﺠﺮﺑﺔ ﻓﻲ ﻛﻨﺪﺍ‬
English conversation ‫ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻤﺤﺎﺩﺛﺔ ﺍﻹﻧﺠﻠﻴﺰﻳﺔ‬

Can you tell me about your experience in ‫ﻫﻞ ﻳﻤﻜﻨﻚ ﺃﻥ ﺗﺨﺒﺮﻧﻲ ﻋﻦ ﺗﺠﺮﺑﺘﻚ ﻓﻲ ﻛﻨﺪﺍ ﺣﺘﻰ‬
Canada so far? ‫ﺍﻵﻥ؟‬
When did you arrive?
‫ﻣﺘﻰ ﻭﺻﻠﺖ؟‬
How did you make the decision to come to
Canada? ‫ﻛﻴﻒ ﺇﺗﺨﺬﺕ ﺍﻟﻘﺮﺍﺭ ﺃﻥ ﺗﺄﺗﻲ ﺇﻟﻰ ﻛﻨﺪﺍ؟‬

Tell me about your first days in Canada. ‫ﺃﺧﺒﺮﻧﻲ ﻋﻦ ﺃﻳﺎﻣﻚ ﺍﻷﻭﻟﻰ ﻓﻲ ﻛﻨﺪﺍ‬.

Did you have friends or family here ‫ﻫﻞ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻟﺪﻳﻚ ﺃﺻﺪﻗﺎء ﺃﻭ ﻋﺎﺋﻠﺔ ﻫﻨﺎ؟‬
already?

Are you trying to get citizenship? ‫ﻫﻞ ﺗﺤﺎﻭﻝ ﺍﻟﺤﺼﻮﻝ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺠﻨﺴﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﻜﻨﺪﻳﺔ؟‬
How long do you think it will take? ‫ ﻛﻢ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻮﻗﺖ ﺳﻴﺴﺘﻐﺮﻕ ﻫﺎﻷﻣﺮ؟‬،‫ﻓﻲ ﺍﻋﺘﻘﺎﺩﻙ‬
What do you need to do?
‫ﻣﺎﺫﺍ ﻳﺠﺐ ﻋﻠﻴﻜﻲ ﺍﻟﻔﻌﻞ ﺑﻪ؟‬
Have you taken any language classes
here? Where? How are they? ‫ﻫﻞ ﺣﻀﺮﺕ ﺃﻱ ﺩﺭﻭﺱ ﺍﻟﻠﻐﺔ ﻫﻨﺎ؟ ﺃﻳﻦ؟ ﻛﻴﻒ ﻛﺎﻧﻮﺍ؟‬

Can you tell me about a positive ‫ﻫﻞ ﻳﻤﻜﻦ ﺃﻥ ﺗﺨﺒﺮﻧﻲ ﻋﻦ ﺗﺠﺮﺑﺔ ﺇﻳﺠﺎﺑﻴﺔ ﻟﺪﻳﻚ ﻓﻲ‬
experience in Canada? ‫ﻛﻨﺪﺍ؟‬

A negative one? ‫ﻭ ﺗﺠﺮﺑﺔ ﺃﺧﺮﻯ ﺳﻠﺒﻴﺔ؟‬

Is life here what you expected? ‫ﻫﻞ ﺍﻟﺤﻴﺎﺓ ﻫﻨﺎ ﻛﻤﺎ ﺗﻮﻗﻌﺖ؟‬
For English speakers to answer

When did your family immigrate to

Canada? ‫ﻣﺘﻰ ﻋﺎﺋﻠﺘﻚ ﻫﺠﺮﺓ ﺇﻟﻰ ﻛﻨﺪﺍ؟‬
Where from? ‫ﻣﻦ ﺃﻳﻦ؟‬
How was their experience? ‫ﻛﻴﻒ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺗﺠﺮﺑﺘﻬﻢ؟‬

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 ‫ﺍﻟﻮﺍﺟﺒﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﺰﻟﻴﺔ ﻟﻤﺘﻌﻠﻤﻴﻦ ﺍﻹﻧﺠﻠﻴﺰﻳﺔ‪:‬‬
‫‪ .۱‬ﺭﺍﺟﻊ ﺍﻟﻜﻠﻤﺎﺕ ﻭﺍﻟﻌﺒﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﻭ ﺍﻟﻘﻮﺍﻋﺪ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺠﻠﺴﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﺎﺿﻴﺔ‪ ،‬ﻛﻞ ﻭﺍﺣﺪﺓ ﻓﻲ ﺟﻤﻠﺔ ﺟﺪﻳﺪﺓ ﻭ ﺇﺳﺄﻝ ﺷﺮﻳﻜﻚ ﻟﺘﺼﺤﻴﺢ ﺍﻟﺠﻠﺴﺔ‬
‫‪.‬ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺩﻣﺔ‬

‫‪ .۲.‬ﺍﺧﺘﺮ ﺳﺆﺍﻝ ﻭﺍﺣﺪ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻷﻋﻠﻰ ﻭﺍﻛﺘﺐ ﺇﺟﺎﺑﺔ ﻃﻮﻳﻠﺔ‪ .‬ﺁﺭﻳﻬﺎ ﻟﺸﺮﻳﻜﻚ ﺍﻟﺠﻠﺴﺔ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺩﻣﺔ‪ .‬ﺇﺳﺄﻝ ﻟﻤﺮﺍﺟﻌﺔ ﺇﺫﺍ ﺗﺮﻳﺪ‬

‫‪ .۳‬ﺍﺟﻬﺰ ﻟﺘﻘﺎﺑﻞ ﺷﺮﻳﻜﻚ ﺍﻹﺳﺒﻮﻉ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺩﻡ‪ .‬ﺇﻧﻈﺮ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﻮﺍﺩ ﺍﻹﺳﺒﻮﻉ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺩﻡ ﻓﻜﺮ ﻓﻲ ﻛﻴﻒ ﺳﺘﺸﺮﺡ ﺍﻟﻤﻮﺍﺩ ﻭ ﺍﻟﻜﻠﻤﺎﺕ ﻭ ﻋﺒﺎﺭﺍﺕ‬
‫ﺃﺧﺮﻯ ﺗﺮﻳﺪ ﺃﻥ ﺗﻌﻠﻤﻬﺎ ﺑﺎﻟﻌﺮﺑﻲ‪ .‬ﻫﻞ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﺃﺷﻴﺎء ﻣﻌﻴﻨﺔ ﺗﺮﻳﺪ ﺃﻥ ﺗﺘﻌﻠﻤﻬﺎ ﺃﻭ ﺗﻤﺎﺭﺳﻬﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻠﻐﺔ ﺍﻹﻧﺠﻠﻴﺰﻳﺔ؟ ﺗﺬﻛﺮ‪ :‬ﻳﻤﻜﻨﻚ ﺃﻥ‬
‫ﺗﻘﺮﺭ ﺑﻨﻔﺴﻚ ﻣﺎ ﺗﺮﻳﺪ ﺃﻥ ﺗﻔﻌﻠﻮﺍ‬

‫‪Common Expressions‬‬ ‫ﺗﻌﺒﻴﺮﺍﺕ ﺷﺎﺋﻌﺔ‬ ‫‪​ a3beerat Sha2e3a‬‬

‫‪T‬‬

‫‪God­willing‬‬
‫ﺍﻥ ﺷﺎء ﺍﷲ‬ ‫‪In sha’ Allah‬‬

‫‪Praise be to God‬‬
‫ﺍﻟﺤﻤﺪ ﷲ‬ ‫‪El7amd le Allah‬‬

‫‪No problem‬‬
‫ﻣﺶ ﻣﺸﻜﻠﺔ‬ ‫‪Mish Moshkila‬‬

‫!‪Hurry up / Let’s go‬‬

‫ﻳﻼ!‬ ‫!‪Yalla‬‬

‫‪Exercise 1: Culture: ​Ask your partner to explain situations for using these. Get a couple‬‬
‫‪examples for each. Is it OK to use the first 2 if you are not a Muslim? Do you use English these‬‬
‫?‪expressions‬‬

‫ﺗﻤﺮﻳﻦ ‪ ​:۱‬ﺇﺳﺄﻟﻲ ﺷﺮﻳﻜﺘﻚ ﻟﺘﺸﺮﺡ ﺣﺎﻻﺕ ﺍﺳﺘﺨﺪﺍﻡ ﻛﻞ ﻣﻦ ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﻌﺒﺎﺭﺍﺕ‪ .‬ﺍﺣﺼﻠﻲ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺑﻌﺾ ﺍﻷﻣﺜﻠﺔ ﻟﻜﻞ ﻣﻨﻬﺎ‪ .‬ﻫﻞ‬
‫ﻳﻤﻜﻦ ﺍﺳﺘﺨﺪﺍﻡ ﺃﻭﻝ ‪ ۲‬ﺇﺫﺍ ﻛﻨﺖ ﻏﻴﺮ ﻣﺴﻠﻢ؟ ﻫﻞ ﺗﺴﺘﺨﺪﻡ ﻋﺒﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﺇﻧﺠﻠﻴﺰﻳﺔ؟‬

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Gestures ‫ﺍﻹﻳﻤﺎءﺍﺕ‬

Exercise 2: Culture​ – What gestures or facial expressions do you use to express these thoughts?
:‫ ﺍﻟﺜﻘﺎﻓﺔ ­ ﻣﺎ ﺍﻹﻳﻤﺎءﺍﺕ ﻭﺗﻌﺒﻴﺮﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﻮﺟﻪ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﻳﺴﺘﺨﺪﻣﻮﻧﻬﺎ ﻟﻠﺘﻌﺒﻴﺮ ﻋﻦ ﻫﺬﺍ‬:۲ ‫ﺗﻤﺮﻳﻦ‬

Wait ​ ‫​ﺍﻧﺘﻈﺮ‬

Come here ​ ‫ﻫﻨﺍ‬ ‫ﺗﻌﺎﻝ‬

“This” big (for example, for a fish) ​(‫ ﻟﻠﺴﻤﻜﺔ‬،‫)ﻋﻠﻰ ﺳﺒﻴﻞ ﺍﻟﻤﺜﺎﻝ‬ ‫​ﺑﻬﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﺤﺠﻢ‬

I don’t believe that. ‫​ﺃﻧﺎ ﻻ ﺃﺻﺪﻕ ﺫﻟﻚ‬

I’m confused. ‫​ﺃﻧﺎ ﻣﺤﺘﺎﺭ‬

Perfect. ​ ‫ﺟﻴﺪ‬

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Time basics ‫ﺃﺳﺎﺳﻴﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻮﻗﺖ‬ Assasseyat Alwaqt

Today ‫ﺍﻟﻴﻮﻡ‬ Alyoum

This week ‫ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻻﺳﺒﻮﻉ‬ Ha​th​a Al­isboo3

Last week ‫ﺍﻻﺳﺒﻮﻉ ﺍﻟﻤﺎﺿﻰ‬ Al­isboo3 Al­ma​d​y

Next week ‫ﺍﻻﺳﺒﻮﻉ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺩﻡ‬ Al­isboo3 Al­qadem

See you next week! ‫ﺍﺭﺍﻙ ﺍﻻﺳﺒﻮﻉ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺩﻡ‬ Arak(y) Al­isboo3

Al­qadem!

Exercise 3: Vocabulary –​ Can you count in Arabic? Ask your partner to help you learn. Go as
high as you want. Then try translating: 1 day / 3 days / 2 weeks / 12 weeks.

‫ ﺇﺳﺒﻮﻉ‬۱۲ /‫ ﺍﺳﺒﻮﻋﻴﻦ‬/‫ ﺃﻳﺎﻡ‬۳ /‫ ﻳﻮﻡ ﻭﺍﺣﺪ‬: ‫ ﻣﻔﺮﺩﺍﺕ ­ ﻫﻞ ﻳﻤﻜﻨﻚ ﺍﻟﻌﺪ ﺑﺎﻟﻌﺮﺑﻲ؟ ﺣﺎﻭﻝ ﺗﺮﺟﻤﺔ‬:۳ ‫ﺗﻤﺮﻳﻦ‬

Exercise 4: Vocabulary​ – Are there more words or expressions for time that you want?

‫ ﻣﻔﺮﺩﺍﺕ ­ ﻫﻞ ﻳﻮﺟﺪ ﺃﻱ ﻋﺒﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﺃﺧﺮﻯ ﺗﺮﻳﺪ ﺃﻥ ﺗﺘﻌﻠﻤﻬﺎ؟‬:٤ ‫ﺗﻤﺮﻳﻦ‬

Homework for Arabic learners:

1. Practice the alphabet using the alphabet booklet.

2. Sound out the following words:

‫ﻣﺶ ﻣﺸﻜﻠﺔ‬ ‫ﻳﻼ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻴﻮﻡ‬
3. Translate:
Nice to meet you. God­willing
How do I say this? See you next week!

4. Prepare to meet with your partner next week. Look at the suggested materials. What
else would you like to review, learn, or focus on? What questions would you like to ask
your partner? Is there a way you can help them review or practice something?

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 Food & Tradition ‫ﺍﻟﻤﺄﻛﻮﻻﺕ ﻭ ﺍﻟﺘﻘﺎﻟﻴﺪ‬
English conversation ‫ﺍﻟﻤﺤﺎﺩﺛﺔ ﺍﻹﻧﺠﻠﻴﺰﻳﺔ‬

What do you normally have for breakfast, lunch, ‫ ﻭﺍﻟﻌﺸﺎء؟‬،‫ ﺍﻟﻐﺪﺍء‬،‫ﻣﺎﺫﺍ ﺗﺄﻛﻠﻲ ﻋﺎﺩﺓ ﻟﻺﻓﻄﺎﺭ‬
and dinner?
‫● ﻫﻞ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺗﻐﻴﺮ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﺪﺍﺭ ﺍﻟﻮﻗﺖ ﺃﻭ ﺣﺴﺎﺏ‬
● Has this changed over time, or in
‫ﺍﻟﻤﻜﺎﻥ؟‬
different places?
● Are there any foods you don’t eat, or
،‫● ﻫﻞ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﺃﻱ ﻧﻮﻉ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻄﻌﺎﻡ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﻻ ﺗﻘﻮﻟﻪ‬
don’t like, or are allergic to? ‫ ﺃﻭ ﻟﺪﻳﻚ ﺣﺴﺎﺳﻴﺔ ﻣﻨﻪ؟‬،‫ﺃﻭ ﻻ ﺗﺤﺒﻪ‬

Where do you buy groceries? ‫ﻣﻦ ﺃﻳﻦ ﺗﺸﺘﺮﻳﻦ ﺍﻟﺒﻘﺎﻟﺔ؟‬

● Are there any foods that you can’t easily ‫● ﻫﻞ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﺃﻱ ﻧﻮﻉ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻄﻌﺎﻡ ﻻ ﻳﻤﻜﻨﻚ‬
find here? ‫ﺍﻟﺤﺼﻮﻝ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺑﺴﻬﻮﻟﺔ ﻫﻨﺎ؟‬
● Do you think food is expensive here, ‫● ﻫﻞ ﺗﻌﺘﻘﺪﻳﻦ ﺇﻥ ﺍﻟﻄﻌﺎﻡ ﻫﻨﺎ ﺃﻏﻠﻰ ﻣﻘﺎﺭﻧﺔ‬
compared to other places? ‫ﺑﺄﻣﺎﻛﻦ ﺃﺧﺮﻯ؟‬
● Do you ever go to farmers’ markets? ‫● ﻫﻞ ﺫﻫﺒﺘﻲ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺳﻮﻕ ﺍﻟﻔﻼﺣﻴﻦ ﻣﻦ ﻗﺒﻞ؟‬
When you were growing up, who cooked?
● Can you tell me about a favourite dish?
‫ ﻣﻦ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻳﻄﺒﺦ ﻟﻚ؟‬،‫ﻋﻨﺪﻣﺎ ﻛﻨﺖ ﺗﻜﺒﺮﻳﻦ‬
● Did you pack lunches for school? ‫● ﻫﻞ ﺗﺘﺬﻛﺮﻳﻦ ﺃﻱ ﺃﻃﺒﺎﻕ ﻣﻔﻀﻠﺔ ﻟﻚ؟‬
‫● ﺧﻼﻝ ﺳﻨﻮﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﺪﺭﺍﺳﺔ ﺍﻹﺑﺘﺪﺍﺋﻴﺔ ﻫﻞ ﻛﻨﺘﻲ‬
‫ﺗﺤﻀﺮﻱ ﻏﺬﺍﺋﻚ ﻣﻌﻚ؟‬
Are you a good cook?
● What do you usually make? ‫ﻫﻞ ﺃﻧﺖ ﻃﺒﺎﺧﺔ ﻣﺎﻫﺮﺓ؟‬
● Who taught you how to cook? ‫● ﻣﺎﺫﺍ ﺗﻄﺒﺨﻲ ﻋﺎﺩﺓ؟‬
‫● ﻣﻦ ﻋﻠﻤﻚ ﺍﻟﻄﺒﺦ؟‬
During Ramadan (if you are a practicing
Muslim), are there special foods that you eat?
‫ﺧﻼﻝ ﺷﻬﺮ ﺭﻣﻀﺎﻥ )ﺇﺫﺍ ﺇﻧﺖ ﻣﺴﻠﻤﺔ( ﻫﻞ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﺃﻱ‬
Are there any foods that you crave while
fasting?
‫ﺃﻛﻼﺕ ﻣﻤﻴﺰﺓ ﺗﺄﻛﻠﻬﺎ؟ ﻫﻞ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﺃﻱ ﻣﺄﻛﻮﻻﺕ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ‬
For you, what is the meaning of Ramadan? ‫ﺗﺸﺘﻬﻲ ﻟﻬﺎ ﺃﺛﻨﺎء ﺍﻟﺼﻴﺎﻡ؟‬
‫ ﻣﺎ ﻫﻮ ﻣﻌﻨﻰ ﺭﻣﻀﺎﻥ؟‬،‫ﺑﺎﻟﻨﺴﺒﺔ ﻟﻚ‬
What are some food traditions from other
holidays? ‫ﻣﺎ ﻫﻲ ﺑﻌﺾ ﺍﻟﺘﻘﺎﻟﻴﺪ ﺍﻟﻐﺬﺍﺋﻴﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻷﻋﻴﺎﺩ ﺍﻷﺧﺮﻯ؟‬

Do you pray before a meal? ‫ﻫﻞ ﺗﺼﻠﻲ ﻗﺒﻞ ﺗﻨﺎﻭﻝ ﻭﺟﺒﺔ؟‬

Who does dishes at home? ‫ﻣﻦ ﻳﻘﻮﻡ ﺑﻐﺴﻞ ﺍﻷﻃﺒﺎﻕ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﺰﻝ؟‬

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 ‫ﺍﻟﻮﺍﺟﺒﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﺰﻟﻴﺔ ﻟﻤﺘﻌﻠﻤﻴﻦ ﺍﻹﻧﺠﻠﻴﺰﻳﺔ‪:‬‬
‫‪ .۱‬ﺭﺍﺟﻊ ﺍﻟﻜﻠﻤﺎﺕ ﻭﺍﻟﻌﺒﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﻭ ﺍﻟﻘﻮﺍﻋﺪ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺠﻠﺴﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﺎﺿﻴﺔ‪ ،‬ﻛﻞ ﻭﺍﺣﺪﺓ ﻓﻲ ﺟﻤﻠﺔ ﺟﺪﻳﺪﺓ ﻭ ﺇﺳﺄﻝ ﺷﺮﻳﻜﻚ ﻟﺘﺼﺤﻴﺢ ﺍﻟﺠﻠﺴﺔ‬
‫‪.‬ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺩﻣﺔ‬

‫‪ .۲.‬ﺍﺧﺘﺮ ﺳﺆﺍﻝ ﻭﺍﺣﺪ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻷﻋﻠﻰ ﻭﺍﻛﺘﺐ ﺇﺟﺎﺑﺔ ﻃﻮﻳﻠﺔ‪ .‬ﺁﺭﻳﻬﺎ ﻟﺸﺮﻳﻜﻚ ﺍﻟﺠﻠﺴﺔ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺩﻣﺔ‪ .‬ﺇﺳﺄﻝ ﻟﻤﺮﺍﺟﻌﺔ ﺇﺫﺍ ﺗﺮﻳﺪ‬

‫‪.۳‬ﺇﺳﺘﻌﺪ ﻟﺘﺰﻭﺭ ﺑﻴﺖ ﺷﺮﻳﻜﻚ ﺍﻹﺳﺒﻮﻉ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺩﻡ‪ ،‬ﺃﻭ ﺗﺬﻫﺒﻮﺍ ﻣﻜﺎﻥ ﻣﻊ ﺑﻌﺾ‪.‬‬

‫‪Food‬‬ ‫ﺍﻷﻛﻞ‬ ‫‪Al­’akl‬‬

‫‪Welcome‬‬
‫ﺃﻫﻼ‬ ‫‪Ahlan‬‬
‫?‪Are you hungry‬‬
‫ﻫﻞ ﺍﻧﺖ ﺟﺎﺋﻊ؟‬ ‫?‪Hal inta/inty ja’e3‬‬

‫?__ ‪Do you want some‬‬ ‫ﻫﻞ ﺗﺮﻳﺪ ﺍﻟﺒﻌﺾ ﻣﻦ _؟‬ ‫?___‪Hal toreed ba3d min‬‬

‫‪Yes, please‬‬
‫ﻧﻌﻢ ‪،‬ﻣﻦ ﻓﻀﻠﻚ‬ ‫‪Na3am, min fadlak/ek.‬‬

‫‪No, thank you‬‬ ‫ﻻ ﺷﻜﺮﺍ‬ ‫‪La, shokran‬‬

‫!‪Eat‬‬ ‫ﻛﻞ!‬ ‫!‪Kol‬‬

‫‪Breakfast‬‬ ‫ﺇﻓﻄﺎﺭ‬ ‫‪If​t​ar‬‬

‫‪Lunch‬‬ ‫ﻏﺪﺍء‬ ‫’‪Ghada‬‬

‫‪Dinner‬‬
‫ﻋﺸﺎء‬ ‫’‪3asha‬‬
‫‪Snack‬‬
‫ﻭﺟﺒﺔ ﺧﻔﻴﻔﺔ‬ ‫‪Wajba Khafeefa‬‬

‫‪Delicious‬‬ ‫ﻟﺬﻳﺬ)ﺓ(‬ ‫)‪La​th​ee​th(​a‬‬

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Exercise 1: Vocabulary: W ​ ith your partner, on a blank piece of paper, draw and label in both
languages all the foods that you normally eat at each meal: breakfast, lunch, dinner, and
snacks.

‫ ﺇﺭﺳﻢ ﻭ ﺍﻭﺻﻒ ﺑﻠﻐﺘﻴﻦ ﻛﻞ ﺍﻷﻛﻼﺕ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﺄﻛﻠﻬﺎ ﻋﺎﺩﺓ‬،‫ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻭﺭﻗﺔ ﺑﻴﻀﺎء‬،‫ ﻣﻔﺮﺩﺍﺕ ­ ﻣﻊ ﺷﺮﻳﻜﺘﻚ‬:۱ ‫ﺗﻤﺮﻳﻦ‬
.‫ ﻭﺟﺒﺔ ﺧﻔﻴﻔﺔ‬،‫ ﻋﺸﺎء‬،‫ ﻏﺪﺍء‬،‫ ﺇﻓﻄﺎﺭ‬:‫ﻓﻲ ﻛﻞ ﻭﺟﺒﺔ‬

Exercise 2: Pronunciation:​ Have your partner slowly say each of the expressions above, and
each of the labeled foods that you drew. For each one, say the expression 3 times. How does it
feel in your mouth? Is your pronunciation improving?

.‫ ﻣﺮﺍﺕ‬۳ ‫ ﻗﻮﻟﻲ ﻛﻞ ﻋﺒﺎﺭﺓ‬.‫ ﺍﻟﻨﻄﻖ ­ ﺗﻘﻮﻝ ﺷﺮﻳﻜﺘﻚ ﻛﻞ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻌﺒﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﻭ ﺍﻟﻤﺄﻛﻮﻻﺕ ﺍﻟﻤﺮﺳﻮﻣﺔ ﺑﺒﻂء‬:۲ ‫ﺗﻤﺮﻳﻦ‬
‫ﻛﻴﻒ ﻫﻮ ﺷﻌﻮﺭﻙ ﻓﻲ ﻓﻤﻚ؟ ﻫﻞ ﺗﺤﺴﻦ ﻧﻄﻘﻚ؟‬

Exercise 3: Memory: ​Have your partner test you on the expressions above and the new food
words, first with your partner saying the English phrase and you translating, and then in the
other direction (Arabic to English).

‫ ﺃﻭﻻ ﺷﺮﻳﻜﺘﻚ ﺗﻘﻮﻝ‬.‫ ﺍﻟﺬﻛﺮﺓ ­ ﺷﺮﻳﻜﺘﻚ ﺗﺨﺘﺒﺮﻙ ﻓﻲ ﻋﺒﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻷﻋﻠﻰ ﻭ ﻣﻔﺮﺩﺍﺕ ﺍﻷﻛﻞ ﺍﻟﺠﺪﻳﺪﺓ‬:۳ ‫ﺗﻤﺮﻳﻦ‬
(‫ﺍﻟﻜﻠﻤﺔ ﺑﺎﻹﻧﺠﻠﻴﺰﻳﺔ ﻭ ﺇﻧﺖ ﺗﺮﺟﻢ ﻭ ﺛﻢ ﺍﻟﻌﻜﺲ )ﻋﺮﺑﻲ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺇﻧﺠﻠﻴﺰﻱ‬

Exercise 4: Speaking:​ Leave the room and then enter, as if visiting your partner’s house. Your
partner should welcome you and offer you foods from Exercise 1 (Do you want some __?). Say
yes and no, and thank your partner for the delicious food.

‫ ﺷﺮﻳﻜﺘﻚ ﺳﺘﺮﺣﺐ ﺑﻚ ﻭ ﺗﻘﺪﻡ ﻟﻚ‬.‫ ﺍﻟﺘﺤﺪﺙ ­ ﺇﺗﺮﻙ ﺍﻟﻐﺮﻓﺔ ﺛﻢ ﺇﺩﺧﻞ ﻛﻤﺎ ﺇﻧﻚ ﺗﺰﻭﺭ ﺑﻴﺖ ﺷﺮﻳﻜﺘﻚ‬:٤ ‫ﺗﻤﺮﻳﻦ‬
.‫ ﻭﺃﺷﻜﺮ ﺷﺮﻳﻜﺘﻚ ﻟﻠﻄﻌﺎﻡ ﺍﻟﺬﻳﺬ‬،‫ )ﻫﻞ ﺗﺮﻳﺪ ﺑﻌﺾ __؟( ﻗﻮﻝ ﻧﻌﻢ ﺃﻭﻻ‬۱ ‫ﺃﻃﻌﻤﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺘﻤﺮﻳﻦ‬

Homework for Arabic learners:

1. Practice the alphabet using the alphabet booklet. Are you making progress? Which
letters are still challenging?

2. Sound out the following words:

‫ﻻ ﺷﻜﺮﺍ‬ ‫ﺃﻫﻼ‬ ‫ﺇﻓﻄﺎﺭ‬

3. Translate:
What’s this? Eat!
No problem. Delicious

4. Prepare to have your partner to your house next week, or to visit a place together.
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Family & Community ‫ﺍﻷﺳﺮﺓ ﻭﺍﻟﻤﺠﺘﻤﻊ‬
English conversation ‫ﺍﻟﻤﺤﺎﺩﺛﺔ ﺍﻹﻧﺠﻠﻴﺰﻳﺔ‬
Do you have a big family or a small family? ‫ﻫﻞ ﻟﺪﻳﻚ)ﻱ( ﻋﺎﺋﻠﺔ ﻛﺒﻴﺮﺓ ﺃﻡ ﻋﺎﺋﻠﺔ ﺻﻐﻴﺮﺓ؟‬

Can you tell me about some of your family? ‫ﻫﻞ ﻳﻤﻜﻨﻚ ﺃﻥ ﺗﺨﺒﺮﻧﻲ ﻋﻦ ﺑﻌﺾ ﻣﻦ ﻋﺎﺋﻠﺘﻚ؟‬

Are you married?

● Where & when did you get married? ‫ﻫﻞ ﺍﻧﺖ ﻣﺘﺰﻭﺝ)ﺓ(؟‬
● Can you tell me about your wedding? ‫● ﺃﻳﻦ ﻭﻣﺘﻰ ﺗﺰﻭﺟﺖ)ﻱ(؟‬
‫● ﻫﻞ ﻳﻤﻜﻦ ﺃﻥ ﺗﺨﺒﺮﻧﻲ ﻋﻦ ﺣﻔﻞ ﺍﻟﺰﻓﺎﻑ ﺍﻟﺨﺎﺹ ﺑﻚ؟‬

Do you have children?

‫ﻫﻞ ﻟﺪﻳﻚ)ﻱ( ﺃﻃﻔﺎﻝ؟‬
● Can you tell me about them?
‫● ﻫﻞ ﻳﻤﻜﻦ ﺃﻥ ﺗﺨﺒﺮﻧﻲ ﻋﻨﻬﻢ؟‬
Are you dating anyone?
‫ﻫﻞ ﺃﻧﺖ ﻣﺮﺗﺒﻂ)ﺓ(؟‬
● Can you tell me about them? ‫● ﻫﻞ ﻳﻤﻜﻦ ﺃﻥ ﺗﺨﺒﺮﻧﻲ ﻋﻨﻬﻢ؟‬

How often do you see your close friends? ‫ﻛﻢ ﻣﺮﺓ ﺗﺮﻳﻦ ﺍﻷﺻﺪﻗﺎء ﺍﻟﻤﻘﺮﺑﻴﻦ ﻟﺪﻳﻚ؟‬
How do you stay in touch? ‫ﻛﻴﻒ ﻳﻤﻜﻨﻚ ﺍﻟﺒﻘﺎء ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﺗﺼﺎﻝ ﻣﻌﻬﻢ؟‬

Have you made friends here in Vancouver? ‫ﻫﻞ ﺗﻌﺮﻓﺘﻲ ﺃﻱ ﺷﺨﺺ ﻓﻲ ﻓﺎﻧﻜﻮﻓﺮ؟‬
● How did you meet them? ‫● ﻛﻴﻒ ﺗﻌﺮﻓﺘﻲ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﻢ؟‬

Have you ever had a roommate or a .‫ﻫﻞ ﺳﻜﻨﺘﻲ ﻣﻊ ﺭﻓﻴﻖ ﺣﺠﺮﺓ ﻣﻦ ﻗﺒﻞ؟ ﺍﺣﻜﻴﻠﻲ ﻋﻨﻬﻢ‬
housemate? Tell me about them.
‫ﻛﻴﻒ ﺗﻌﺘﻘﺪﻱ ﺇﻥ ﻳﺨﺘﻠﻒ ﺍﻟﻤﺠﺘﻤﻊ ﻣﺒﻴﻦ ﻫﻨﺎ ﻭ ﺃﻣﺎﻛﻦ ﺃﺧﺮﻯ‬
How do you think your community is different ‫ﺳﻜﻨﺘﻲ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ؟‬
between here and another place where you
lived? ‫ﻫﻞ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻟﺪﻳﻚ ﺃﻱ ﻭﻗﺖ ﻣﻀﻰ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺤﺠﺮﺓ ﺃﻭ ﻫﻮﻭﺳﻤﺖ؟‬
.‫ﺍﺧﺒﺮﻧﻲ ﻋﻨﻬﻢ‬

‫ﻛﻴﻒ ﺗﻌﺘﻘﺪ ﻣﺠﺘﻤﻌﻚ ﻳﺨﺘﻠﻒ ﺑﻴﻦ ﻫﻨﺎ ﻭﻣﻜﺎﻥ ﺁﺧﺮ ﺣﻴﺚ ﻛﻨﺖ‬
How would you describe a strong community?
‫ﺗﻌﻴﺶ؟ ﻛﻴﻒ؟‬
Do you ever go to a community centre? What
‫ﻛﻴﻒ ﺗﻮﺻﻔﻲ ﻣﺠﺘﻤﻊ ﻗﻮﻱ؟‬
for?
‫ﻫﻞ ﺗﺬﻫﺒﻲ ﺇﻟﻰ ﻣﺮﻛﺰ ﺇﺟﺘﻤﺎﻋﻲ؟ ﻟﻤﺎﺫﺍ؟‬
What are your favourite places in Vancouver?
● Why are they your favourite? ‫ﻣﺎ ﻫﻲ ﺍﻷﻣﺎﻛﻦ ﺍﻟﻤﻔﻀﻠﺔ ﻟﺪﻳﻚ ﻓﻲ ﻓﺎﻧﻜﻮﻓﺮ؟‬
‫● ﻟﻤﺎﺫﺍ ﻫﻢ ﺍﻟﻤﻔﻀﻠﻴﻦ ﻟﺪﻳﻚ؟‬

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 :‫ﺍﻟﻮﺍﺟﺒﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﺰﻟﻴﺔ ﻟﻤﺘﻌﻠﻤﻴﻦ ﺍﻹﻧﺠﻠﻴﺰﻳﺔ‬
‫ ﻛﻞ ﻭﺍﺣﺪﺓ ﻓﻲ ﺟﻤﻠﺔ ﺟﺪﻳﺪﺓ ﻭ ﺇﺳﺄﻝ ﺷﺮﻳﻜﻚ ﻟﺘﺼﺤﻴﺢ ﺍﻟﺠﻠﺴﺔ‬،‫ ﺭﺍﺟﻊ ﺍﻟﻜﻠﻤﺎﺕ ﻭﺍﻟﻌﺒﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﻭ ﺍﻟﻘﻮﺍﻋﺪ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺠﻠﺴﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﺎﺿﻴﺔ‬.۱
‫ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺩﻣﺔ‬.

‫ ﺇﺳﺄﻝ ﻟﻤﺮﺍﺟﻌﺔ ﺇﺫﺍ ﺗﺮﻳﺪ‬.‫ ﺁﺭﻳﻬﺎ ﻟﺸﺮﻳﻜﻚ ﺍﻟﺠﻠﺴﺔ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺩﻣﺔ‬.‫ ﺍﺧﺘﺮ ﺳﺆﺍﻝ ﻭﺍﺣﺪ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻷﻋﻠﻰ ﻭﺍﻛﺘﺐ ﺇﺟﺎﺑﺔ ﻃﻮﻳﻠﺔ‬.۲.

.‫ ﺃﻭ ﺗﺬﻫﺒﻮﺍ ﻣﻜﺎﻥ ﻣﻊ ﺑﻌﺾ‬،‫ﺇﺳﺘﻌﺪ ﻟﺘﺰﻭﺭ ﺑﻴﺖ ﺷﺮﻳﻜﻚ ﺍﻹﺳﺒﻮﻉ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺩﻡ‬.۳

Family & Community

My...

Exercise 1: Grammar ​– Review the 4 words below with your partner. Then have your partner
say and write the “my __” versions in the box on the right. Can you find the rule?

mother ​Om ‫ﺃﻡ‬ my​ mother

father ​Ab ‫ﺃﺏ‬ my​ father

friend (male) my​ friend (male)

​Sadeeq ‫ﺻﺪﻳﻖ‬
friend (female) ​Sadeeqa ‫ﺻﺪﻳﻘﺔ‬ my​ friend (female)

Who’s this? ‫ﻣﻦ ﻫﺬﺍ؟‬ Mn ha​th​a?

This is my… (male) ‫​ﻫﺬﺍ __ﻱ‬ Ha​th​a ____y
This is my… (female) ‫​ ﻫﺬﻩ __ﻱ‬ Ha​th​ihy ____y
He… …‫​ ﻫﻮ‬ Howa…
She… …‫​ ﻫﻲ‬ Heya…

Very ‫ﺟﺪﺍ‬ Jidan

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Exercise 2: Vocabulary – ​Use printed photos of your friends and family, or photos on a
computer or phone.
1. Your partner should ask you, “Who is this?” Point out each person with, “This is my...
brother / cousin / roommate / partner, etc.” Your partner can help give you the words.
Write them down in Arabic and transliteration if you need.
2. Say 2 things about each person. For example, “He is a student. He is very tall.” Again,
your partner can help give you the words. Write them down in Arabic and transliteration if
you need.

Exercise 3: Speaking: ​Swap with another pair, and re­introduce the people in the photos using
the new vocabulary you found.

Exercise 4: Listening + Memory:​ Have your partner say the new Arabic words on this sheet
and in your notes, and you translate to English.

1. Practice the alphabet using the alphabet booklet. Are there some sounds that seem
similar, that you are having trouble separating? Get your partner to help you.

2. Sound out the following words:

‫ﻣﻦ ﻫﺬﺍ؟‬
‫ﻫﻮ‬
‫ﻫﻲ‬

3. Translate:
Yes, please
My friend (male)
My friend (female)
Very

4. Prepare to visit your partner’s house next week, or to visit a place together.

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Work & Education ‫ﺍﻟﻌﻤﻞ ﻭﺍﻟﺘﻌﻠﻴﻢ‬
English conversation ‫ﺍﻟﻤﺤﺎﺩﺛﺔ ﺍﻹﻧﺠﻠﻴﺰﻳﺔ‬

Tell me about what you do. .‫ﺃﺧﺒﺮﻧﻲ ﻋﻦ ﻣﺎ ﺗﻔﻌﻠﻪ‬

(for work or on an average day) (‫)ﻟﻠﻌﻤﻞ ﺃﻭ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻴﻮﻡ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﺩﻱ‬
● What are your favourite parts of your ‫● ﻣﺎ ﻫﻲ ﺍﻷﺟﺰﺍء ﺍﻟﻤﻔﻀﻠﺔ ﻟﺪﻳﻚ ﻣﻦ ﻋﻤﻠﻚ ﺃﻭ‬
work or your day? ‫ﻳﻮﻣﻚ؟‬
When you were young, what did you want to
‫ ﻣﺎﺫﺍ ﻛﻨﺖ ﺗﺮﻳﺪﻱ ﺃﻥ ﺗﻜﻮﻥ؟‬،‫ﻋﻨﺪﻣﺎ ﻛﻨﺖ ﺻﻐﻴﺮﺓ‬
be?

Are you looking for a job? ‫ﻫﻞ ﺗﺒﺤﺜﻲ ﻋﻦ ﻭﻇﻴﻔﺔ؟‬

● If so, what are you looking for? ‫ ﻣﺎ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﺗﺒﺤﺚ ﻋﻨﻪ؟‬،‫● ﺇﺫﺍ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺍﻷﻣﺮ ﻛﺬﻟﻚ‬
● How are you looking or preparing? ‫● ﻛﻴﻒ ﺗﺒﺤﺜﻴﻦ ﺃﻭ ﺗﺴﺘﻌﺪ؟‬

Which professions do you think are the most ‫ ﻣﺎ ﻫﻲ ﺍﻟﻤﻬﻦ ﺍﻷﻛﺜﺮ ﺇﺣﺘﺮﺍﻣﺎ ﻓﻲ ﻛﻨﺪﺍ؟‬،‫ﻓﻲ ﺭﺃﻳﻚ‬
respected in Canada?

Do you think work cultures are different ‫ﻫﻞ ﺗﻌﺘﻘﺪﻱ ﺇﻥ ﺛﻘﺎﻓﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻌﻤﻞ ﻣﺨﺘﻠﻔﺔ ﻣﺒﻴﻦ ﻛﻨﺪﺍ ﻭﺃﻣﺎﻛﻦ‬
between Canada and other places? How?
‫ﺃﺧﺮﻯ؟ ﻛﻴﻒ؟‬
How do you think people find jobs in Canada?
Online? Through social networks? Is this ‫ﻛﻴﻒ ﺗﻌﺘﻘﺪﻱ ﺃﻥ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺱ ﻳﺠﺪﻭﻥ ﻓﺮﺹ ﻋﻤﻞ ﻓﻲ ﻛﻨﺪﺍ؟‬
different in other places? ‫ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻻﻧﺘﺮﻧﺖ؟ ﻣﻦ ﺧﻼﻝ ﺍﻟﺸﺒﻜﺎﺕ ﺍﻻﺟﺘﻤﺎﻋﻴﺔ؟ ﻫﻞ‬
‫ﻳﺨﺘﻠﻒ ﻫﺬﺍ ﻓﻲ ﺃﻣﺎﻛﻦ ﺃﺧﺮﻯ؟‬
Have you ever volunteered? Tell me about
that. ‫ﻫﻞ ﻗﻤﺘﻲ ﺑﻌﻤﻞ ﺗﻄﻮﻋﻲ ﻣﻦ ﻗﺒﻞ؟ ﺇﺣﻜﻲ ﻟﻲ ﻋﻦ ﻫﺬﺍ‬

Where did you go to K­12? ‫ﺃﻳﻦ ﺣﻀﺮﺗﻲ ﺍﻟﻤﺪﺭﺳﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺤﻀﺎﻧﺔ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﺘﺨﺮﺝ؟‬
What do you remember most from K­12? ‫ﻣﺎﺫﺍ ﺗﺘﺬﻛﺮﻱ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺤﻀﺎﻧﺔ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﺘﺨﺮﺝ؟‬
Did you go to university?
What did you study?
‫ﻫﻞ ﺫﻫﺒﺖ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﺠﺎﻣﻌﺔ؟‬
‫ﻣﺎﺫﺍ ﺩﺭﺳﺖ؟‬

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 ‫ﺍﻟﻮﺍﺟﺒﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﺰﻟﻴﺔ ﻟﻤﺘﻌﻠﻤﻴﻦ ﺍﻹﻧﺠﻠﻴﺰﻳﺔ‪:‬‬
‫‪ .۱.‬ﺭﺍﺟﻊ ﺍﻟﻜﻠﻤﺎﺕ ﻭﺍﻟﻌﺒﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﻭ ﺍﻟﻘﻮﺍﻋﺪ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺠﻠﺴﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﺎﺿﻴﺔ‪ ،‬ﻛﻞ ﻭﺍﺣﺪﺓ ﻓﻲ ﺟﻤﻠﺔ ﺟﺪﻳﺪﺓ ﻭ ﺇﺳﺄﻝ ﺷﺮﻳﻜﻚ ﻟﺘﺼﺤﻴﺢ ﺍﻟﺠﻠﺴﺔ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺩﻣﺔ‬

‫‪ .۲.‬ﺍﺧﺘﺮ ﺳﺆﺍﻝ ﻭﺍﺣﺪ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻷﻋﻠﻰ ﻭﺍﻛﺘﺐ ﺇﺟﺎﺑﺔ ﻃﻮﻳﻠﺔ‪ .‬ﺁﺭﻳﻬﺎ ﻟﺸﺮﻳﻜﻚ ﺍﻟﺠﻠﺴﺔ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺩﻣﺔ‪ .‬ﺇﺳﺄﻝ ﻟﻤﺮﺍﺟﻌﺔ ﺇﺫﺍ ﺗﺮﻳﺪ‬

‫‪ .۳‬ﺍﺟﻬﺰ ﻟﺘﻘﺎﺑﻞ ﺷﺮﻳﻜﻚ ﺍﻹﺳﺒﻮﻉ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺩﻡ‪ .‬ﺇﻧﻈﺮ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﻮﺍﺩ ﺍﻹﺳﺒﻮﻉ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺩﻡ ﻓﻜﺮ ﻓﻲ ﻛﻴﻒ ﺳﺘﺸﺮﺡ ﺍﻟﻤﻮﺍﺩ ﻭ ﺍﻟﻜﻠﻤﺎﺕ ﻭ ﻋﺒﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﺃﺧﺮﻯ ﺗﺮﻳﺪ ﺃﻥ‬
‫ﺗﻌﻠﻤﻬﺎ ﺑﺎﻟﻌﺮﺑﻲ‪ .‬ﻫﻞ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﺃﺷﻴﺎء ﻣﻌﻴﻨﺔ ﺗﺮﻳﺪ ﺃﻥ ﺗﺘﻌﻠﻤﻬﺎ ﺃﻭ ﺗﻤﺎﺭﺳﻬﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻠﻐﺔ ﺍﻹﻧﺠﻠﻴﺰﻳﺔ؟ ﺗﺬﻛﺮ‪ :‬ﻳﻤﻜﻨﻚ ﺃﻥ ﺗﻘﺮﺭ ﺑﻨﻔﺴﻚ ﻣﺎ ​ﺗﺮﻳﺪ ﺃﻥ‬
‫ﺗﻔﻌﻠﻮﺍ‬

‫?‪Do you need help‬‬ ‫​ ​ﻫﻞ ﺗﺤﺘﺎﺝ ﻣﺴﺎﻋﺪﺓ؟‬ ‫?‪​ al ta7taj mosa3ada‬‬
‫‪H‬‬

‫‪Excuse me‬‬ ‫‪Min Faddlak/ek‬‬

‫ﻣﻦ ﻓﻀﻠﻚ‬
‫… ‪Where is‬‬
‫ﺍﻳﻦ …‬ ‫…‪Ayn‬‬

‫‪the bathroom‬‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺤﻤﺎﻡ‬ ‫‪Al­7amam‬‬

‫‪the school‬‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻤﺪﺭﺳﺔ‬ ‫‪Al­Madrasa‬‬

‫‪Al­Mostashfa‬‬
‫‪the hospital‬‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺘﺸﻔﻰ‬
‫‪the mosque‬‬
‫ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺠﺪ‬ ‫‪Al­Masjid‬‬

‫‪the house‬‬
‫ﺍﻟﻤﻨﺰﻝ‬ ‫‪Al­Manzil‬‬

‫‪the car‬‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺴﻴﺎﺭﺓ‬ ‫‪Al­Sayara‬‬

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Directions ‫ﺍﻻﺗﺠﺎﻫﺎﺕ‬ Al­itijahat

Go ‫ﺍﺫﻫﺐ‬ I​th​hab

Straight ‫ﻣﺒﺎﺷﺮﺓ‬ Mobashara

Left ‫ﻳﺴﺎﺭ‬ Yasar

Right ‫ﻳﻤﻴﻦ‬ Yameen

Stop ‫ﺗﻮﻗﻒ‬ Tawaqaf

Do you understand? ‫ﻫﻞ ﺗﻔﻬﻢ؟‬ Hal tafham?

OK ‫ﺣﺴﻨﺎ‬ 7asanan

Exercise 1: Speaking:​ Ask you partner if they need help. They should ask where something is.
Give directions, and check that they understand. For example:
A: Excuse me, do you need help?
B: Where is the bathroom?
A: The bathroom?
B: Yes, where is the bathroom?
A: Go straight, go right. Ok? Do you understand?
B: Yes.
Then switch, and get directions. You can ask for extra language, of course.

‫ ﺍﻋﻄﻲ ﺗﻮﺟﻴﻬﺎﺕ‬.‫ ﻳﺠﺐ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺴﺄﻟﻚ ﺍﻳﻦ ﺷﻴﺌﺎ‬.‫ ﺍﺳﺄﻝ ﺷﺮﻳﻜﻚ ﺍﺫﺍ ﻛﺎﻧﻮﺍ ﺑﺤﺎﺟﺔ ﺍﻟﻰ ﻣﺴﺎﻋﺪﺓ‬:‫ ﺍﻟﺘﺤﺪﺙ‬:۱ ‫ﺗﻤﺮﻳﻦ‬،
‫ ﻣﺜﻼ‬.‫ﻭﺗﺄﻛﺪ ﺃﻧﻬﻢ ﻳﻔﻬﻤﻮﻥ‬:
‫ ﻫﻞ ﺗﺤﺘﺎﺝ ﺇﻟﻰ ﻣﺴﺎﻋﺪﺓ؟‬،‫­ﻋﻔﻮﺍ‬
‫ﺃﻳﻦ ﺍﻟﺤﻤﺎﻡ؟‬
‫ﺍﻟﺤﻤﺎﻡ؟‬
‫ ﺃﻳﻦ ﺍﻟﺤﻤﺎﻡ؟‬،‫ﻧﻌﻢ‬
‫ ﺣﺴﻨﺎ؟ ﻫﻞ ﺗﻔﻬﻢ؟‬.‫ ﺇﺫﻫﺐ ﻳﻤﻴﻦ‬.‫ﺇﺫﻫﺐ ﻣﺒﺎﺷﺮﺓ‬
‫ﻧﻌﻢ‬.
‫ ﻳﻤﻜﻨﻚ ﺃﻥ ﺗﺴﺄﻝ ﻋﻦ ﻋﺒﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﺇﺿﺎﻓﻴﺔ‬.‫ ﻭﺍﻟﺤﺼﻮﻝ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻻﺗﺠﺎﻫﺎﺕ‬،‫ﺛﻢ ﺍﻟﺘﺒﺪﻳﻞ‬.

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Exercise 2: Grammar: ​Ask your partner how to say: ‘​your​ car and ‘​your​ house’, for both male
and female ‘you’. Can you find the rule?

‫ﻫﻞ ﻳﻤﻜﻨﻚ‬.‫ ﻟﻜﻞ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺬﻛﻮﺭ ﻭﺍﻹﻧﺎﺙ‬،"‫ "ﺳﻴﺎﺭﺗﻙ" ﻭ "ﺑﻴﺘﻙ‬:‫ ﺍﺳﺄﻝ ﺷﺮﻳﻜﻚ ﻛﻴﻒ ﻳﻘﻮﻝ‬:‫ ﺍﻟﻘﻮﺍﻋﺪ‬:۲ ‫ﺗﻤﺮﻳﻦ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻌﺜﻮﺭ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﻋﺪﺓ؟‬

Exercise 3: Listening & Speaking:​ Put your pen or pencil at the bottom of the drawing. Close
your eyes. Your partner has to navigate you to the top. Then switch. For example:
Straight ­ straight ­ STOP ­ right ­ right…

‫ﺷﺮﻳﻜﺘﻚ‬. ‫ ﺍﻏﻠﻖ ﻋﻴﻨﻴﻚ‬.‫ ﺿﻊ ﻗﻠﻤﻚ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺠﺰء ﺍﻟﺴﻔﻠﻲ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺮﺳﻤﺔ‬:‫ ﺍﻻﺳﺘﻤﺎﻉ ﻭﺍﻟﻤﺤﺎﺩﺛﺔ‬:۳ ‫ﺗﻤﺮﻳﻦ‬
‫ ﻣﺜﻼ‬.‫ ﺛﻢ ﺍﻟﺘﺒﺪﻳﻞ‬.‫ﺳﺘﺮﺷﺪﻙ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﺠﺰء ﺍﻷﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺮﺳﻤﺔ‬:

‫ﻣﺒﺎﺷﺮﺓ ­ ﻣﺒﺎﺷﺮﺓ ­ ﺗﻮﻗﻒ ­ ﻳﻤﻴﻦ ­ ﻳﻤﻴﻦ‬

Exercise 4: Grammar ​– If you want to ask a yes/no question in Arabic, which word do you start
with? Find 3 examples above, and ask your partner for a couple more examples.

‫ ﻣﺎ ﻫﻲ ﺍﻟﻜﻠﻤﺔ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻳﺠﺐ ﺃﻥ ﺗﺒﺪﺃ ﺍﻟﺴﺆﺍﻝ ﺑﻪ؟ ﺍﻋﺜﺮ‬،‫ﻻ‬/‫ ﻗﻮﺍﻋﺪ ­ ﺇﺫﺍ ﺗﺮﻳﺪ ﺃﻥ ﺗﺴﺄﻝ ﺳﺆﺍﻝ ﺇﺟﺎﺑﺘﻪ ﻧﻌﻢ‬:٤ ‫ﺗﻤﺮﻳﻦ‬
‫ ﺃﻣﺜﻠﺔ ﻭ ﺇﺳﺄﻝ ﺷﺮﻳﻜﻚ ﻹﺛﻨﻴﻦ ﺃﺧﺮﻳﻦ‬۳ ‫ﻋﻠﻰ‬

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Homework for Arabic learners:
1. Practice the alphabet using the alphabet booklet. You should be becoming an expert!

2. Sound out the following words:

‫ﺗﻮﻗﻒ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻤﺪﺭﺳﺔ‬
‫ﺣﺴﻨﺎ‬

3. Translate:
This is my friend (female).
Do you need help?
Where is the hospital?
Do you understand?

4. Prepare to meet with your partner next week. Look at the suggested materials. What
else would you like to review, learn, or focus on? What questions would you like to ask
your partner? Is there a way you can help them review or practice something?

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 Language & Culture ‫ﺍﻟﻠﻐﺔ ﻭ ﺍﻟﺜﻘﺎﻓﺔ‬
English conversation ‫ﺍﻟﻤﺤﺎﺩﺛﺔ ﺍﻹﻧﺠﻠﻴﺰﻳﺔ‬

How many languages do you speak? ‫ﺗﺘﺤﺪﺙ ﻛﻢ ﻟﻐﺔ؟‬

● How confident do you feel in each one? ‫● ﻣﺎ ﻣﺪﻯ ﺇﺗﻘﺎﻧﻚ ﻓﻲ ﻛﻞ ﻣﻨﻬﻢ؟‬
● What can you do in each one? ‫● ﻣﺎﺫﺍ ﻳﻤﻜﻨﻚ ﺃﻥ ﺗﻔﻌﻞ ﺑﻜﻞ ﻭﺍﺣﺪﺓ ﻣﻨﻬﻢ؟‬
● How do you feel speaking each one? ‫● ﻛﻴﻒ ﺗﺸﻌﺮ ﻋﻨﺪﻣﺎ ﺗﺘﻜﻠﻢ ﻛﻞ ﻭﺍﺣﺪﺓ ﻣﻨﻬﻢ؟‬
Which dialects do you speak? ‫ﺗﺤﺪﺙ ﺃﻱ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻠﻬﺠﺎﺕ؟‬
● How do people describe this dialect?
‫● ﻛﻴﻒ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺱ ﺗﺼﻒ ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﻠﻬﺠﺔ؟‬

Growing up, which languages did you hear? ‫ ﻣﺎ ﻫﻲ ﺍﻟﻠﻐﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﻛﻨﺖ‬،‫ﻋﻨﺪﻣﺎ ﻛﻨﺖ ﺗﻜﺒﺮ‬
‫ﺗﺴﻤﻌﻬﺎ؟‬

What has been easy about learning ‫ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ؟‬/ ‫ﻣﺎ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺳﻬﻞ ﻓﻲ ﺗﻌﻠﻢ ﺍﻟﻠﻐﺔ ﺍﻹﻧﺠﻠﻴﺰﻳﺔ‬
English/Arabic? ‫ﻣﺎ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺻﻌﺐ؟‬
What has been difficult?

Do you have any friends who speak ‫ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ؟‬/‫ﻫﻞ ﻟﺪﻳﻚ ﺃﻱ ﺃﺻﺪﻗﺎء ﻳﺘﺤﺪﺛﻮﻥ ﺍﻹﻧﺠﻠﻴﺰﻳﺔ‬
English/Arabic?
‫ﻛﻴﻒ ﺗﻌﺮﻓﺘﻲ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﻢ؟‬
How did you meet them?

How do you think culture and language are ‫ﻛﻴﻒ ﺗﻌﺘﻘﺪ ﺇﻥ ﺍﻟﺜﻘﺎﻓﺔ ﻭ ﺍﻟﻠﻐﺔ ﻣﺮﺗﺒﻄﻴﻦ؟ ﻫﻞ‬
connected? Can you describe any examples? ‫ﻳﻤﻜﻨﻚ ﺷﺮﺡ ﺃﻱ ﺃﻣﺜﻠﺔ؟‬

What cultural practices or holidays are most ‫ﻛﻴﻒ ﺗﻌﺘﻘﺪ ﺇﻥ ﺍﻟﺜﻘﺎﻓﺔ ﻭ ﺍﻟﻠﻐﺔ ﻣﺮﺗﺒﻄﻴﻦ؟ ﻫﻞ‬
important to you? Why? ‫ﻳﻤﻜﻨﻚ ﺷﺮﺡ ﺃﻱ ﺃﻣﺜﻠﺔ؟‬

‫ﻣﺎ ﻫﻲ ﺍﻟﻤﻤﺎﺭﺳﺎﺕ ﺛﻘﺎﻓﻴﺔ ﺃﻭ ﺃﻋﻴﺎﺩ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﺍﻷﻛﺜﺮ‬

Do you think of yourself as a religious or
‫ﺃﻫﻤﻴﺔ ﺑﺎﻟﻨﺴﺒﺔ ﻟﻚ؟ ﻟﻤﺎﺫﺍ؟‬
spiritual person? Why or why not?

‫ﻫﻞ ﺗﻌﺘﻘﺪ ﻧﻔﺴﻚ ﺷﺨﺺ ﺩﻳﻨﻲ ﺃﻭ ﺭﻭﺣﺎﻧﻲ؟ ﻟﻤﺎﺫﺍ‬

‫ﺃﻭ ﻟﻤﺎﺫﺍ ﻻ؟‬

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 ‫ﺍﻟﻮﺍﺟﺒﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﺰﻟﻴﺔ ﻟﻤﺘﻌﻠﻤﻴﻦ ﺍﻹﻧﺠﻠﻴﺰﻳﺔ‪:‬‬
‫‪ .۱‬ﺭﺍﺟﻊ ﺍﻟﻜﻠﻤﺎﺕ ﻭﺍﻟﻌﺒﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﻭ ﺍﻟﻘﻮﺍﻋﺪ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺠﻠﺴﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﺎﺿﻴﺔ‪ ،‬ﻛﻞ ﻭﺍﺣﺪﺓ ﻓﻲ ﺟﻤﻠﺔ ﺟﺪﻳﺪﺓ ﻭ ﺇﺳﺄﻝ ﺷﺮﻳﻜﻚ ﻟﺘﺼﺤﻴﺢ ﺍﻟﺠﻠﺴﺔ‬
‫‪.‬ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺩﻣﺔ‬

‫‪ .۲.‬ﺍﺧﺘﺮ ﺳﺆﺍﻝ ﻭﺍﺣﺪ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻷﻋﻠﻰ ﻭﺍﻛﺘﺐ ﺇﺟﺎﺑﺔ ﻃﻮﻳﻠﺔ‪ .‬ﺁﺭﻳﻬﺎ ﻟﺸﺮﻳﻜﻚ ﺍﻟﺠﻠﺴﺔ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺩﻣﺔ‪ .‬ﺇﺳﺄﻝ ﻟﻤﺮﺍﺟﻌﺔ ﺇﺫﺍ ﺗﺮﻳﺪ‬

‫‪ .۳‬ﺍﺟﻬﺰ ﻟﺘﻘﺎﺑﻞ ﺷﺮﻳﻜﻚ ﺍﻹﺳﺒﻮﻉ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺩﻡ‪ .‬ﺇﻧﻈﺮ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﻮﺍﺩ ﺍﻹﺳﺒﻮﻉ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺩﻡ ﻓﻜﺮ ﻓﻲ ﻛﻴﻒ ﺳﺘﺸﺮﺡ ﺍﻟﻤﻮﺍﺩ ﻭ ﺍﻟﻜﻠﻤﺎﺕ ﻭ ﻋﺒﺎﺭﺍﺕ‬
‫ﺃﺧﺮﻯ ﺗﺮﻳﺪ ﺃﻥ ﺗﻌﻠﻤﻬﺎ ﺑﺎﻟﻌﺮﺑﻲ‪ .‬ﻫﻞ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﺃﺷﻴﺎء ﻣﻌﻴﻨﺔ ﺗﺮﻳﺪ ﺃﻥ ﺗﺘﻌﻠﻤﻬﺎ ﺃﻭ ﺗﻤﺎﺭﺳﻬﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻠﻐﺔ ﺍﻹﻧﺠﻠﻴﺰﻳﺔ؟ ﺗﺬﻛﺮ‪ :‬ﻳﻤﻜﻨﻚ ﺃﻥ ﺗﻘﺮﺭ‬
‫‪.‬ﺑﻨﻔﺴﻚ ﻣﺎ ﺗﺮﻳﺪ ﺃﻥ ﺗﻔﻌﻠﻮﺍ‬

‫‪Languages‬‬ ‫ﻟﻐﺎﺕ ​‬ ‫‪Loghat‬‬

‫? __ ‪Do you speak‬‬ ‫​ ​ﻫﻞ ﺗﺘﻜﻠﻢ __ ​‬

‫?‬ ‫?__‪​ Hal tatakallam‬‬

‫‪English‬‬ ‫‪Al­Ingileezeya‬‬
‫ﺍﻹﻧﺠﻠﻴﺰﻳﺔ‬
‫‪Arabic‬‬ ‫‪Al­3arabeya‬‬
‫ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ‬
‫‪French‬‬ ‫‪Al­faranseya‬‬
‫ﺍﻟﻔﺮﻧﺴﻴﺔ‬
‫‪Chinese‬‬ ‫‪Al­​S​eeneya‬‬
‫ﺍﻟﺼﻴﻨﻴﺔ‬
‫‪And‬‬ ‫‪Wa‬‬
‫ﻭ‬
‫‪A little‬‬
‫ﺍﻟﻘﻠﻴﻞ ﻣﻦ‬ ‫‪Al­qaleel men‬‬

‫– ‪Exercise 1: Pronunciation‬‬‫‪​ Have your partner pronounce each word, and practice 2 times. Is‬‬
‫?‪your pronunciation improving? Are you trying the new sounds‬‬

‫ﺗﻤﺮﻳﻦ ‪ :۱‬ﺍﻟﻨﻄﻖ ­ ﺷﺮﻳﻜﺘﻚ ﺳﺘﻨﻄﻖ ﻛﻞ ﻛﻠﻤﺔ‪ ،‬ﻭ ﺗﺘﻤﺮﻥ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻛﻞ ﻣﻨﻬﻢ ﻣﺮﺗﻴﻦ‪ .‬ﻫﻞ ﻧﻄﻘﻚ ﻳﺘﺤﺴﻦ؟ ﻫﻞ‬
‫ﺗﺤﺎﻭﻟﻲ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻗﻮﻝ ﺃﺻﻮﺍﺕ ﺟﺪﻳﺪﺓ؟‬

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Exercise 2: Grammar ​– Ask you partner how to conjugate the verbs below for “I” and “you”,
and how to write the question. Write the Arabic and transliteration if necessary. Can you find the
rules?

‫ ﻗﻮﺍﻋﺪ ­ ﺇﺳﺄﻝ ﺷﺮﻳﻜﻚ ﻛﻴﻒ ﺗﺼﺮﻑ ﺍﻷﻓﻌﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﺘﺎﻟﻴﺔ ﻟﻜﻲ ﺗﺘﻜﻠﻢ ﻋﻦ ﻧﻔﺴﻚ )ﺃﻧﺎ( ﻭ ﻋﻦ ﺍﻷﺧﺮﻳﻦ‬:۲ ‫ﺗﻤﺮﻳﻦ‬
‫ ﻳﻤﻜﻨﻚ ﺍﻟﻌﺜﻮﺭ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻘﻮﺍﻋﺪ؟‬.‫)ﺃﻧﺖ( ﻭ ﻟﻄﺮﺡ ﺳﺆﺍﻝ‬

I​ speak __ ___ ‫ﺃﻧﺎ ​ﺃﺗﻜﻠﻢ‬ Ana atakallam

I​ am learning __
__ ‫ﺍﻧﺎ ​ﺍﺗﻌﻠﻢ‬ Ana Ata3alem

You​ speak __ __ ‫ﺍﻧﺖ ​ﺗﺗﺤﺪﺙ‬ Ant(y) Tatakallam(y)

You​ are learning __ __ ‫ﺃﻧﺖ ​ﺗﺗﻌﻠﻢ‬ Ant(y) Tata3alem(y)

Do you speak __? ‫ﻫﻞ ﺗﺘﻜﻠﻢ __؟‬ Hal Tatakallam

Are you learning __? ‫ﻫﻞ ﺗﺘﻌﻠﻢ __؟‬ Hal Tata3alem

Exercise 3: Writing + Speaking:​ In Arabic (script or transliteration) write and practice a realistic
dialogue with your partner, using the phrases above. You can get extra language from your
partner. You can use questions from others week. To start...
A: Excuse me, do you speak Arabic?
B: A little. I’m…

‫ ﺍﻟﻜﺘﺎﺑﺔ ﻭ ﺍﻟﺘﺤﺪﺙ ­ ﺑﺎﻟﻠﻐﺔ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ ﺇﻛﺘﺐ ﻭ ﺗﻤﺮﻥ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺣﻮﺍﺭ ﻭﺍﻗﻌﻲ ﻣﻊ ﺷﺮﻳﻜﻚ ﻣﻊ‬:۳ ‫ﺗﻤﺮﻳﻦ‬
‫ ﻳﻤﻜﻨﻚ ﺇﺳﺘﻌﻤﺎﻝ‬.‫ ﻳﻤﻜﻨﻚ ﺍﻟﺤﺼﻮﻝ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻋﺒﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﺇﺿﺎﻓﻴﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺷﺮﻳﻜﻚ‬.‫ﺇﺳﺘﻌﻤﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﻌﺒﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﺑﺎﻷﻋﻠﻰ‬
‫ ﻟﺒﺪء‬.‫ﺃﺳﺌﻠﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺃﺳﺎﺑﻴﻊ ﻣﺎﺿﻴﺔ‬....

‫ ﻫﻞ ﺗﺘﻜﻠﻢ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ؟‬،‫ﻋﻔﻮﺍ‬
‫ ﺃﻧﺎ‬.‫ ﻗﻠﻴﻼ‬...

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Homework for Arabic learners:
1. Practice the alphabet using the alphabet booklet, focusing on remembering the different
forms that each letter can take, depending on where in the word it is.

2. Sound out the following words:

‫ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻘﻠﻴﻞ ﻣﻦ‬
‫ﻫﻞ ﺗﺘﻜﻠﻢ‬

3. Translate:
Where is the car?
English and French
English, Chinese, and a little Arabic
I’m learning

4. Prepare to meet with your partner next week. Look at the suggested materials. What
else would you like to review, learn, or focus on? What questions would you like to ask
your partner? Is there a way you can help them review or practice something?

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 Housing & Immigration ‫ﺍﻹﺳﻜﺎﻥ ﻭﺍﻟﻬﺠﺮﺓ‬
English conversation ‫ﺍﻟﻤﺤﺎﺩﺛﺔ ﺍﻹﻧﺠﻠﻴﺰﻳﺔ‬

Tell me about your place. ‫ ﺟﻨﺎﺡ ﺍﻟﻄﺎﺑﻖ‬،‫ ﺷﻘﺔ‬،‫ﺍﺣﻜﻲ ﻟﻲ ﻋﻦ ﺳﻜﻨﻚ )ﺑﻴﺖ‬

(House, apartment, basement suite, etc.) (‫ ﺇﻟﺦ‬،‫ﺍﻟﺴﻔﻠﻲ‬
‫● ﻛﻴﻒ ﻋﺜﺮﺕ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ؟‬
● How did you find it?
● What are the best and worst things about
‫● ﻣﺎ ﻫﻢ ﺃﺣﺴﻦ ﺃﻭ ﺃﺳﻮﺃ ﺍﻟﺼﻔﺎﺕ ﻋﻦ‬
where you live? ‫ﺳﻜﻨﻚ؟‬
● Are you planning to stay? ‫● ﻫﻞ ﺗﺨﻄﻂ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺒﻘﺎء؟‬
● How is it for transit accessibility? ‫● ﻣﺎ ﻣﺪﻱ ﻗﺮﺏ ﺳﻜﻨﻚ ﻟﻠﻨﻘﻞ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻡ؟‬
● Do you think the price is reasonable? ‫● ﻫﻞ ﺗﻌﺘﻘﺪ ﺇﻥ ﺍﻟﺴﻌﺮ ﻣﻌﻘﻮﻝ؟‬

When you were growing up, what kind of house ‫ ﻣﺎ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻧﻮﻉ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﺰﻝ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ‬،‫ﻋﻨﺪﻣﺎ ﻛﻨﺖ ﺻﻐﻴﺮ‬
did you live in? Can you describe it? ‫ﺗﺮﺑﻴﺖ ﻓﻴﻪ؟ ﻫﻞ ﻳﻤﻜﻨﻚ ﻭﺻﻔﻪ؟‬

What is most important for you when you are ‫ﻣﺎ ﻫﻮ ﺍﻷﻛﺜﺮ ﺃﻫﻤﻴﺔ ﺑﺎﻟﻨﺴﺒﺔ ﻟﻚ ﻋﻨﺪﻣﺎ ﺗﻔﻜﺮ ﻓﻲ‬
thinking about housing here? ‫ﺍﻟﺴﻜﻦ ﻫﻨﺎ؟‬

What have you read or heard about the housing ‫ﻣﺎﺫﺍ ﻗﺮﺃﺕ ﺃﻭ ﺳﻤﻌﺖ ﻋﻦ ﺳﻮﻕ ﺍﻹﺳﻜﺎﻥ ﻓﻲ‬
market in Vancouver? What do you think? ‫ﻓﺎﻧﻜﻮﻓﺮ؟ ﻣﺎ ﺭﺃﻳﻚ؟‬
Do you think Vancouver is a tolerant place?
‫ﻫﻞ ﺗﻌﺘﻘﺪ ﺇﻥ ﻓﺎﻧﻜﻮﻓﺮ ﻣﻜﺎﻥ ﻣﺘﺴﺎﻣﺢ؟‬
What do you know about the history of different
groups immigrating to Vancouver? ‫ﻣﺎﺫﺍ ﺗﻌﺮﻑ ﻋﻦ ﺗﺎﺭﻳﺦ ﺍﻟﻤﺠﻤﻮﻋﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻤﺨﺘﻠﻔﺔ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﻫﺎﺟﺮﻭﺍ ﺇﻟﻰ ﻓﺎﻧﻜﻮﻓﺮ؟‬
What do you know about First Nations people
who have lived in this area? ‫ﻣﺎﺫﺍ ﺗﻌﺮﻑ ﻋﻦ ﺍﻟﺴﻜﺎﻥ ﺍﻷﺻﻠﻴﻴﻦ ﺍﻟﺬﻳﻦ ﻋﺎﺷﻮﺍ‬
‫ﻓﻲ ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﻄﻘﺔ؟‬
Canada has accepted several thousand
refugees from Syria. .‫ﻗﺒﻠﺖ ﻛﻨﺪﺍ ﻋﺪﺓ ﺁﻻﻑ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻼﺟﺌﻴﻦ ﻣﻦ ﺳﻮﺭﻳﺎ‬
● Do you think Canada is doing enough?
‫● ﻫﻞ ﺗﻌﺘﻘﺪ ﺇﻥ ﻛﻨﺪﺍ ﺗﻔﻌﻞ ﺑﻤﺎ ﻓﻴﻪ ﺍﻟﻜﻔﺎﻳﺔ؟‬
● What do you think are the biggest
‫● ﻓﻲ ﺭﺃﻳﻚ ﻣﺎ ﻫﻤﺎ ﺃﻛﺒﺮ ﺗﺤﺪﻳﺎﺕ ﻟﻼﺟﺌﻴﻦ‬
challenges for refugees from the
‫ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻕ ﺍﻷﻭﺳﺎﻁ ﻭ ﻣﺎ ﺃﻧﻮﺍﻉ ﺍﻟﺪﻋﻢ‬
Middle East, and most useful kinds of
‫ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﺍﻷﻛﺜﺮ ﺇﺳﺘﻔﺎﺩﺍ؟‬
support?

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 ‫ﺍﻟﻮﺍﺟﺒﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﺰﻟﻴﺔ ﻟﻤﺘﻌﻠﻤﻴﻦ ﺍﻹﻧﺠﻠﻴﺰﻳﺔ‪:‬‬
‫‪ .۱‬ﺭﺍﺟﻊ ﺍﻟﻜﻠﻤﺎﺕ ﻭﺍﻟﻌﺒﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﻭ ﺍﻟﻘﻮﺍﻋﺪ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺠﻠﺴﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﺎﺿﻴﺔ‪ ،‬ﻛﻞ ﻭﺍﺣﺪﺓ ﻓﻲ ﺟﻤﻠﺔ ﺟﺪﻳﺪﺓ ﻭ ﺇﺳﺄﻝ ﺷﺮﻳﻜﻚ ﻟﺘﺼﺤﻴﺢ ﺍﻟﺠﻠﺴﺔ‬
‫‪.‬ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺩﻣﺔ‬

‫‪ .۲.‬ﺍﺧﺘﺮ ﺳﺆﺍﻝ ﻭﺍﺣﺪ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻷﻋﻠﻰ ﻭﺍﻛﺘﺐ ﺇﺟﺎﺑﺔ ﻃﻮﻳﻠﺔ‪ .‬ﺁﺭﻳﻬﺎ ﻟﺸﺮﻳﻜﻚ ﺍﻟﺠﻠﺴﺔ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺩﻣﺔ‪ .‬ﺇﺳﺄﻝ ﻟﻤﺮﺍﺟﻌﺔ ﺇﺫﺍ ﺗﺮﻳﺪ‬

‫‪ .۳‬ﺍﺟﻬﺰ ﻟﺘﻘﺎﺑﻞ ﺷﺮﻳﻜﻚ ﺍﻹﺳﺒﻮﻉ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺩﻡ‪ .‬ﺇﻧﻈﺮ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﻮﺍﺩ ﺍﻹﺳﺒﻮﻉ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺩﻡ ﻓﻜﺮ ﻓﻲ ﻛﻴﻒ ﺳﺘﺸﺮﺡ ﺍﻟﻤﻮﺍﺩ ﻭ ﺍﻟﻜﻠﻤﺎﺕ ﻭ ﻋﺒﺎﺭﺍﺕ‬
‫ﺃﺧﺮﻯ ﺗﺮﻳﺪ ﺃﻥ ﺗﻌﻠﻤﻬﺎ ﺑﺎﻟﻌﺮﺑﻲ‪ .‬ﻫﻞ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﺃﺷﻴﺎء ﻣﻌﻴﻨﺔ ﺗﺮﻳﺪ ﺃﻥ ﺗﺘﻌﻠﻤﻬﺎ ﺃﻭ ﺗﻤﺎﺭﺳﻬﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻠﻐﺔ ﺍﻹﻧﺠﻠﻴﺰﻳﺔ؟ ﺗﺬﻛﺮ‪ :‬ﻳﻤﻜﻨﻚ ﺃﻥ ﺗﻘﺮﺭ‬
‫ﺑﻨﻔﺴﻚ ﻣﺎ ﺗﺮﻳﺪ ﺃﻥ ﺗﻔﻌﻠﻮﺍ‬

‫‪Common adjectives‬‬ ‫ﺻﻔﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻣﺔ‬ ‫‪​ ​ifat 3amma‬‬

‫‪S‬‬

‫)‪Lateef(a) / Jayed(a‬‬
‫‪Nice / good‬‬ ‫​ﻟﻄﻴﻒ)ﺓ( ‪ /‬ﺟﻴﺪ)ﺓ(‬
‫)‪Laysat ​Lateef(a) / Jayed(a‬‬
‫‪Not nice/good‬‬ ‫ﻟﻴﺴﺖ ﻟﻄﻴﻒ)ﺓ( ‪ /‬ﺟﻴﺪ)ﺓ(‬
‫‪Beautiful‬‬ ‫ﺟﻤﻴﻞ)ﺓ(‬ ‫)‪Jameel(a‬‬

‫‪OK‬‬ ‫ﺣﺴﻨﺎ‬ ‫‪7assana‬‬

‫‪Perfect‬‬ ‫ﻣﺜﺎﻟﻲ)ﺓ(‬ ‫)‪Mithaliy(a‬‬

‫‪Hot‬‬ ‫ﺣﺎﺭ)ﺓ(‬ ‫)‪7ar(a‬‬

‫‪Cold‬‬ ‫ﺑﺮﺩ)ﺓ(‬ ‫)‪Bard(a‬‬

‫‪Big‬‬ ‫ﻛﺒﻴﺮ)ﺓ(‬ ‫)‪Kabeer(a‬‬

‫‪Small‬‬ ‫ﺻﻐﻴﺮ)ﺓ(‬ ‫)‪Sagheer(a‬‬

‫‪Sick‬‬ ‫ﻣﺮﻳﺾ)ﺓ(‬ ‫)‪Maree​d​(a‬‬

‫‪Happy‬‬ ‫ﺳﻌﻴﺪ)ﺓ(‬ ‫)‪Sa3eed(a‬‬

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Exercise 1: Pronunciation + Memory – ​First review the words slowly by repeating them after
your partner. Then ask your partner to test you by saying the word in English, and you translate
to Arabic.

How is… .​ ..‫​ ﻛﻴﻒ‬ Keyf...

How are you? ‫ﻛﻴﻒ ﺣﺎﻟﻚ؟‬ Keyf 7allik/ak?

I’m __
__ ‫ﺃﻧﺎ‬ Ana__

How is she?
‫ﻛﻴﻒ ﺣﺎﻟﻬﺎ؟‬ Keyf 7alha?

__ ‫ﺍﻧﻬﺎ‬ Inaha__
She’s __

How is he? ‫ﻛﻴﻒ ﺣﺎﻟﻪ؟‬ Keyf 7allo?

He’s __
__ ‫ﺍﻧﻪ‬
Inaho__

How are they? ‫ﻛﻴﻒ ﺣﺎﻟﻬﻢ؟‬ Keyf 7alhom?

__ ‫ﺍﻧﻬﻢ‬ Inahom__
They’re __

Exercise 2: Listening + Speaking:​ Have your partner ask you how these things are. Answer
using the vocabulary you have, or ask for more.

‫ ﺟﺎﻭﺏ ﺑﺎﻟﻤﻔﺮﺩﺍﺕ ﻭ ﺍﻟﻌﺒﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﻌﺮﻓﻬﺎ ﻭ‬.‫ ﺍﻹﺳﺘﻤﺎﻉ ﻭ ﺍﻟﺘﺤﺪﺙ ­ ﺷﺮﻳﻜﻚ ﺳﻴﺴﺄﻝ ﺍﻹﺳﺌﻠﺔ ﺍﻟﺘﺎﻟﻴﺔ‬:۲ ‫ﺗﻤﺮﻳﻦ‬
.‫ﺇﺳﺄﻝ ﻻﻛﺜﺮ‬
How are you? ‫ﻛﻴﻒ ﺣﺎﻟﻚ؟‬
How is your family? ‫ﻛﻴﻒ ﺣﺎﻝ ﺍﺳﺮﺗﻚ؟‬
How is your house? ‫ﻛﻴﻒ ﺣﺎﻝ ﻣﻨﺰﻟﻚ؟‬
How is Vancouver? ‫ﻛﻴﻒ ﻓﺎﻧﻜﻮﻓﺮ؟‬
How is Toronto? ‫ﻛﻴﻒ ﺗﻮﺭﻭﻧﺘﻮ؟‬
How is your Arabic? ‫ﻛﻴﻒ ﺣﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺑﻲ ﻟﺪﻳﻚ؟‬
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 How is work? ‫ﻛﻴﻒ ﺍﻟﻌﻤﻞ؟‬

Exercise 3: Speaking + Listening:​ Ask your partner the same questions above and/or ask
them about other things and places. They might use new vocabulary to answer, of course.

‫ﻭ ﺍﺳﺄﻟﻬﻢ ﺃﺳﺌﻠﺔ ﺟﺪﻳﺪﺓ ﻋﻦ ﺃﺷﻴﺎء ﻭ ﺃﻣﺎﻛﻦ‬/‫ ﺍﻹﺳﺘﻤﺎﻉ ﻭ ﺍﻟﺘﺤﺪﺙ ­ ﺇﺳﺄﻝ ﺷﺮﻳﻜﻚ ﻧﻔﺲ ﺍﻹﺳﺌﻠﺔ ﺃﻭ‬:۳ ‫ﺗﻤﺮﻳﻦ‬
.‫ ﻳﻤﻜﻨﻬﻢ ﺇﺳﺘﻌﻤﺎﻝ ﻛﻠﻤﺎﺕ ﺟﺪﻳﺪﺓ ﺑﺎﻟﺘﺄﻛﻴﺪ‬.‫ﺃﺧﺮﻯ‬

Homework for Arabic learners:

1. Go back to your alphabet booklet, and think about how much you have learned!

2. Sound out the following words:

‫ﺟﻤﻴﻞ‬
‫ﺣﺎﺭ‬
‫ﻛﻴﻒ ﺣﺎﻟﻬﺎ؟‬
3. Translate:
Go straight
I speak Arabic
I’m happy
Very good

4. Prepare to meet with your partner next week – the second to last week. You will have
time to prepare for your final presentation. Consider what you want to do. Present a
dialogue with your partner? Give a short speech? Perform a skit? Get ready, so you can
use the time well with your partner.

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Name of Letter Letter in Arabic Transliteration Pronunciation
‘alif a Short: ‘a’ in ‘bag’
‫ﺃ‬ Long: ‘a’ in ‘father’
baa’ b ‘b’ in ‘boy’
‫ﺏ‬
taa’ t ‘t’ in ‘television’
‫ﺕ‬
thaa’ th ‘th’ in ‘third’
‫ﺙ‬
jeem j/g ‘j’ in j​ ​ar
‫ﺝ‬ ‘g’ in g ​ ​ood
‘s’ in plea​s​ure
Depending on dialect
dal d ‘d’ in ‘day’
‫ﺩ‬
th​al th ‘th’ in ‘the’
‫ﺫ‬
zein z ‘z’ in ‘zoo’
‫ﺯ‬
seen s ‘s’ in ‘snake’
‫ﺱ‬
sheen sh ‘sh’ in ‘shake’
‫ﺵ‬
faa’ f ‘f’ in ‘fit’
‫ﻑ‬
kaf k ‘k’ in ‘kid’
‫ﻙ‬
lam l ‘l’ in ‘lie’
‫ﻝ‬
meem m ‘m’ in ‘Mary’
‫ﻡ‬

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noon n ‘n’ in ‘nice’
‫ﻥ‬
heh h ‘h’ in ‘hair’
‫ﻩ‬
waw w ‘w’ in ‘wish’
‫ﻭ‬ As vowel: ‘oo’ in ‘too’
yeh y ‘y’ in ‘yard’
‫ﻱ‬ As vowel: ‘ee’ in ‘fee’
kha kh ‘kha’ sound when
‫ﺥ‬ clearing your throat
reh r rolled ‘r’ – tongue
‫ﺭ‬ should touch palate
ghayn gh gurgling ‘g’ /
‫ﻍ‬ French ‘r’ as in ‘rue’
s​ad s hard ‘s’
‫ﺹ‬ ‘saw’
d​aud d Hard ‘d’
‫ﺽ‬ ‘doll’
t​ah t Hard ‘t’
‫ﻁ‬ ‘tall’
z​ah z Hard ‘th’
‫ﻅ‬ ‘though’
qaf q ‘k’ from back of throat
‫ﻕ‬ ~ ​‘​c​auliflower’

Hamza ‘ Glottal stop’

‫ء‬
7aa’ 7 ‘h’ sound when you eat
‫ﺡ‬ something spicy
3ayn 3 ‘a’ sound deep in throat
‫ﻉ‬
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