ÿþ <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> <title>Introductory notes on learning Arabic</title> <meta name="description" content="Introductory notes on learning Arabic"> <link href="http://www.linguata.com/styles/newstyle.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /> <link href="http://www.linguata.com/lightbox/lightbox.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.linguata.com/lightbox/lightbox.js"></script> </head> <body> <div id="header"> <a href="http://www.linguata.com"> <img src="http://www.linguata.com/images/logo.gif" title="Linguata language learning software" border="0" /></a></div> <div id="menuarea"> <div id="menu"> <a href="http://www.linguata.com">Home</a> | <a href="http://www.linguata.com/linguata/Languages.html">Languages</a> | <a href="http://www.linguata.com/linguata/Ordering.html?language=none">Buy</a> | <a href="http://www.linguata.com/linguata/learnarabic.html">Learn Arabic</a> | <a href="http://www.linguata.com/linguata/Order_Support.html">Customer Service</a> | <a href="http://www.linguata.com/linguata/About_Us.html">About</a> </div> </div> <div id="wrapper"> <div id="content"> <div id="threetier" align="center"> </div> <div id="maincentred"> <p> <!- All text goes under here -!> <h1>Some Illustrative Examples from Linguata Arabic (3) </h1> <p>I'd like to buy .... <i> awaddu sh+ra & </i> </p> <p> #H/ 41'!... </p> <p><small> <i> awaddu</i> = I like, want; <i>sh+ra </i>& = a purchase</small></p> <p>I'm just looking.... <i>ana  khudhu fikra l akthar</i></p> <p> #F' ##.0 AC1) D' #C+1</p> <p><small><i> khudhu</i> = I am taking; <i>fikra</i> = thought; <i>l akthar</i> = not more </small></p> <p>How much is this?.... <i>kam sa ru hatha?</i> </p> <p> CE 391 G0' </p> <p><small> <i>si ru</i> = price</small></p> <p>It's too expensive.... <i>anahu ghli akthar min al-lzim</p> </i><p> #FG :'DJ #C+1 EF 'DD'2E </p> <p><small><i>ghli</i>: expensive; <i> akthar min al-lzim</i> = lit. more than necessary</small> </p> It's very expensive!.... <i>anahu ghli jiddan!</i></p><p> !#FG :'DJ ,/'K </p> <p><small><i>jiddan</i> = very</small></p> <p>Do you accept credit cards?.... <i>hal taqbalknid-dif a bibimqatil- itimn?</i></p> <p> GD *B(DHF 'D/A9 ((7'B'* 'D%&*E'F </p> <p><small><i>taqbalkn</i> = 2nd person plural (m.), present tense of <i>qabila</i> B(D to accept; <i>daf  </i> = payment; /A9 <i>bimqat</i> = plural of <i>bimqa</i> (7'B) ticket, preceded by <i>bi</i> = by, with.</small></p> <p>That's all, thanks.... <i>hdh huwa kull shay , shukran lak(a)/lak(i).</i></p> <p> G0' GH CD 4J!  4C1'K DC</p> <p><small><i>hdh huwa</i> = that (lit. this it); <i>kull shay </i> = everything (<i>kull</i> = each, every; </i>shay </i> = thing); <i>shukran</i> = I thank; <i>lak(a)/lak(i)</i>= to you.</small></p> <p>It is faulty.... <i>anahu ma ykb</i> </p> <p> 'FG E9JH(</p> <p><small><i>ma ykb</i> = faulty, from <i> ba</i> (9'( or 9J() to be faulty.</small></p> <p>Will you (m) change it?.... <i>hal sataghayyirohul+?</i></p> <p> GD 3*:J1G DJ </p> <p><small><i>sataghayyirohu</i> = <i>sa-</i> (future marker prefix) plus <i>taghayyir (u)</i>, 2nd person singular (m.) of <i>ghayyara</i> (:1Q1) to choose, followed by <i>ta marbuta</i> ()) object pronoun, it; <i>l+</i> (DJ) = for me.</small></p> <p>Will you (f.) change it?.... <i> hal sataghayyir+naho l+?</p></i> <p>I would like to try this on <i> ur+d qiys hadha</i></p> <p>'O1J/ BJ'3 G0'</p> <p><small><i>qiys</i> (BJ'*) = try on;<i>  ur+d</i>, 1st person singular of <i> arda</i>, to want.</small></p> <p>I don't like it.... <i>l yu jebuni</i></p> <p>D' J9,(FJ </p> <p><small><i>yu jebuni</i> = 3rd person sing. of <i> ajbana</i> (#,() to please, delight plus<i>  (n)i</i> = possessive ending meaning  me :  it does not please me. Derived from <i> ajiba</i>, to wonder at.</small> </p> <p>Is there a larger size?.... <i>hal ykjad maqs akbar?</i></p><p> GD JH,/ EB'3 #C(1 </p> <p><small><i>ykjad</i> (JH,/) = there is, there are;<i> maqs </i>(EB'3) = size; <i>akbar</i> (#C(1) = greater, greatest.</small></p> <p>Is there a smaller size?.... <i>hal ykjad maqs acghar?</i></p> <p> GD JH,/ EB'3 #5:1 </p> <p> <a href="http://www.linguata.com/arabic/arabictransliteration3.html" title="Illustrative Examples from Linguata Arabic (4)"><i>(continued)</i></a> <BR><BR> <!- No more text goes under here -!> </p> </div> </div> <img src="http://www.linguata.com/images/contentbottom.gif" /><br /> <div id="footer"> <a href="http://www.linguata.com/linguata/words_and_phrases.html" title="Words and phrases in different languages" >WORDS AND PHRASES</a> | <a href="http://www.linguata.com/linguata/language_faqs.html" title="Questions and answers on different languages">LANGUAGE FAQS</a> | <a href="http://www.linguata.com/articles/language-learning.html" title="A reference to many world languages" >DICTIONARY OF LANGUAGES</a> | <a href="http://www.linguata.com/articles/pronunciation.html" title="An introduction to the pronunciation of many languages" >PRONUNCIATION</a> | <a href="http://www.linguata.com/articles/general-articles-on-language.html" title="Articles on language and language learning" >ARTICLES</a> | <a href="http://www.linguata.com/articles/history-of-languages.html" title="A brief history on the development of languages" >HISTORY</a>| <a href="http://www.linguata.com/linguata/search.html" title="Search this site" >SEARCH</a> </div> </div> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://cetrk.com/pages/scripts/0005/1332.js"> </script> </body> </html>