Introduction Flashcards

1
Q

excuse me (m/f/pl)

A

عن إزنك, عن إزنكو

aعan iznak / iznik / iznikoo

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2
Q

May I?

Do you mind?

A

ممكن

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3
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Sorry.

A

آسف

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4
Q

Where are the toilets?

A

فين التواليت؟

fayn it-tawaleet?

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5
Q

How much is this?

A

بكم ده؟

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6
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Turn… right/left

A

حود… اليمين/ الشمال؟

Hawid…
il-yimeen/ i-shimaal

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7
Q

I’d like (m/f).. a one-way ticket

a roundtrip ticket

A

…عايز/عايزة
تذكرة ذهاب (tazkarit zihaab)
تذكرةعودة (tazkarit ‘awda)

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8
Q

hand

A

إيد

eed

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9
Q

engineer (masc-sing/pl)

engineer (fem-sing/pl)

A

مهندس / نهندسين
مهندسة / مهندسات
*standard plurals

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10
Q

I’d like a room please

A

عيازغرفة لوسمحت

aعayz ghurfa lo samaHt
aعayza for a female

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11
Q

table

A

ترابيزة

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12
Q

Do you speak English

A

بتتكلم ا؛نجليزي؟

In the book they use bititkallim/bititkallimee for a female

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13
Q

important

A

مهم

muhimm

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14
Q

mother

sister

A

أٌمّ

أُخت

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15
Q

house

houses

A

بيت
بيوت

buyoot

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16
Q

day
days
daily

A

يوم
أيام
يومي

yawmi

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17
Q

eggplant (sing/pl)

A

بتنجنة / بتنجان

bitingana / bitingaan

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18
Q

apple (sing/pl)

A

تفاحة / تفاح

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19
Q

tree (sing/pl)

A

شجرة / شجر

shagara / shagar

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20
Q

The big dog

The dog is big

A

ik-kalb ik-kabeer

ik-kalb kabeer

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21
Q

The popular girl

The girl is popular

A

il-bint il-maHbooba

il-bint maHbooba

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22
Q

The happy teacher

The happy teachers

A

il-mudarris il mabsooT
المدرّس المبسوط

il-mudarriseen il-mabsooTeen
المدرّسين المبسوطين

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23
Q

The angry tourist

The angry tourists

A

السائح الزعلان
i-saayiH i-zaعlaan

السُوّاح الزعلنين
i-suwwaaH i-zaعlaneen

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24
Q

The big girl

The big girls

A

il-bint ik-kabeera

il-binaat ik-kubaar

  • a common irregular form of the plural adjective is the replacing of the long vowel sound in the middle of the adjective with the long vowel aa
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25
Q

The big house

The big houses

A

il-bayt ik-kibeer

il-buyoot ik-kibeera

  • all plurals referring to inanimate objects use the feminine singular form of the adjective, regardless of the gender of the noun
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26
Q

The small bus

The small buses

A

il-utubees i-Suغayyar

il-utubeesaat i-Suغayyara
الصُغيِّرة

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27
Q

tourist (pl)

A

سائح
سواح

saa’iH
suwaaH

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28
Q

زعلان

من

A

angry

at

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29
Q

big, bigger (than), the biggest

cheap, cheaper (than), the cheapest

many, more (than), the most

A

kibeer, akhbar (min), il-akhbar

rakhees, arkhas (min), il-arkhas

kiteer, akhtar (min), il-akhtar

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30
Q

this (one), that (one) *masculine

A

da

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31
Q

this (one), that (one) *feminine

A

dee

32
Q

this house

those animals (f)

A

il-bayt da

il-Hayawanaat dee

33
Q

to see

I saw them

A

يشوف
(yishoof, from شاف)

shuftuhum

34
Q

I like it

A

baHibbu

35
Q

This letter (maktoob) is from her

A

il-maktoob da minha

36
Q

Write it for me.

A

iktibhaalee

iktib (you write, imp.)
ha (it, fem)
lee (for me)

37
Q

Send (ibعat) them to us

A

ibaعat-humlina

ibعat (you send, imp.)
hum (them)
lina (to us)

38
Q

Verb: yiktib (to write) in present tense

A
baktib      I write
bitiktib      you write (m)
bitiktibee      you write (f)
biyiktib      he writes 
bitiktib      she writes
biniktib     we write
bitiktibu      you (pl) write
biyiktibu      they write
39
Q

Verb: yiktib (to write) in present-progressive tense, i.e. I’m writing

A
ana kaatib (m)      I'm writing
ana kaatba (f)      I'm writing
inta kaatib      you're writing
inti kaatba     you're writing
huwa kaatib
hiyya kaatba
iHna kaatbeen      we're writing
intu kaatbeen      you're writing
humma kaatbeen      they're writing
40
Q

Verb: yiktib (to write) in future tense, i.e., I will write

A
ana Haktib
inta Hatiktib
intee Hatiktibee
huwa Hayiktib
hiyya Hatiktib
iHna Haniktib
intu Hatiktibu
humma Hayiktibu
41
Q

Verb: yiktib (to write) in past tense, i.e., I wrote

A
ana katabt
inta katabt
inti katabtee
huwa katab
hiyya katabit
iHna katabna
intu katabtu
humma katabu
42
Q

She is from Aswan.

(he) is tired.

A

hiyya min Aswan

(huwa) taعbaan

43
Q

Verb: Kaan (to be) in past tense, i.e., I was

A
ana kunt
inta kunt
intee kuntee
huwa kaan
hiyya kaanit
iHna kunna
intu kuntu
humma kaanu
44
Q

Verb: Kaan (to be) in future tense, i.e., I will be

A
ana Hakoon
inta Hatkoon
inti Hatkoonee
huwa Haykoon
hiyya Hatkoon
iHna Hankoon
intu Hatkoonu
humma Haykoonu
45
Q
Verb: fee 
there is
there isn't/aren't
there were
there wasn't/weren't
A

fee
mafeesh
kaan fee
makaansh fee

46
Q

Verb: عand (to have) in present tense

A
ana عandee
inta عandak
inti عandik
huwa عandu
hiyya عandaha
iHna عandina
intu عanduku
humma عanduhum
47
Q

Verb: عand (to have) in past
I had
she had
we had

and future tense
I will have
she will have
we will have

A

kaan عandee
kaan عandaha
kaan عandina

Haykoon عandee
Haykoon عandaha
Haykoon عandina

48
Q

Verb: جاب (to bring)

I bring….

A

ageeb

cont..

49
Q

Verb: وصل (to arrive)

I arrive….

A

awSal

cont…

50
Q

Verb: مشي (to leave/depart)

A

amshee

cont…

51
Q

Verb: عمل (to make)

A

aعmal

cont…

52
Q

Verb: راح (to go)

A

arooH

cont…

53
Q

Verb: عرف (to know)

A

aعrif

cont…

54
Q

Verb: حبّ (to like/love)

A

aHib

cont…

55
Q

Verb: عاش (to live [life])

A

aعeesh

cont…

56
Q

Verb: سكن (to live [somewhere])

A

askin

cont…

57
Q

Verb: اتقابل (to meet) (مع -> with)

A

at’aabal

cont…

58
Q

Verb: إحتاج (to need)

A

aHtaag

cont…

59
Q

Verb: فضّل (to prefer)

A

afaDDil

cont…

60
Q

Vern: رجع (to return)

A

argعa

cont…

61
Q

Verb: قال (to say)

A

a’ool

cont…

62
Q

Verb: قعد (to stay/remain)

A

a’عud

cont…

63
Q

Verb: (نزل (في (to stay [somewhere])

A

anzil

cont…

64
Q

Verb: أخُد (to take)

A

akhud

cont…

65
Q

Verb: قدر (can/to be able to)

A
ana a'dar
inta ti'dar
inti ti'daree
huwa yi'dar
hiyya ti'dar
iHna ni'dar
intu ti'daru
humma yi'daru
66
Q

Verb: عايز (to want)

A
ana عayiz       (عayza [fem])
inta عayiz
inti عayza
huwa عayiz
hiyya عayza
iHna عayzeen
intu عayzeen
humma عayzeen
67
Q

She wants to go.

We want to go.

We wanted to go.

A

عayza tirooH (she wants, she goes)

عayzeen nirooH

kunna عayzeen nirooH (we were, we want, we go)

68
Q

to need

I need coffee (fem)

We need to travel

A

miHtaag *this one (in its modal form) acts as a verb unlike laazim which simply means, it is necessary
miHtaaga ‘ahwa

miHtaageen nisaafir

69
Q

to like

He likes to travel

They like to travel

A

yiHibb *if you put the prefix bi- you can use this verb in its modal like the above
biHibb yisaafir

biHibbu yisaafiru

70
Q
possessive suffixes: 
my, your (m), your (f) his/its, hers/its
our
your (pl)
their
A
  • ee *When a feminine noun ends in -a, replace
  • ak the -a with -it when adding something after
  • ik it, like a possessive suffix, etc.
  • u
  • ha Ex: tazkara –> tazkarit-ik
  • na shanTa –> shantit-na
  • ku
  • hum
71
Q

belonging to

the book is hers (or her book)

the bag is theirs (their bag)

A

bitaaع

il -kitab bitaaعha

ish-shanta bitaaعit-hum

72
Q

He brought the food.

A

جاب الأكل

73
Q

He didn’t go.

A

هو مراحش (huwa maraaHsh)

74
Q

I will not write.

This is not good.

I’m not an engineer.

A

mish Haktib

da mish kuwayyis

ana mish muhandis

75
Q

headscarf
woman who wears a headscarf
full face covering
woman who covers her face

A

حجاب
مُحَجبّة
نقاب
مُنَقّبة