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 (4) </h1> <p><small><i>acghar</i> (#5:1) = smaller, smallest.</small></p> <p>Is there another colour?.... <i>hal ykjad lawnun khar? </i> </p> <p>GD JH,/ DHF ".1</p> <p><small><i>lawn</i> (DHF) = colour; <i>khar</i> (".1) = another. </small></p> <p>Where are you from?.... <i>min ayyi baladin anta?(m);.... min ayyi baladin anti? (w)</i></p> <p> EF #J (D/ #F* ....; EF #J (D/ #F*J </p> <p><small><i>min</i> (EF) = from; <i>ayy</i> (#J) = what; <i>baladin</i> = genitive of<i> balad</i> (#F*J), country.</small></p> <p>Do you speak English?.... <i>hal tatakallamu al-ingl+z+ya?</i> <p>GD **CDE 'D%F,DJ2J) </p> <p><small><i>tatakallam(u)</i> = 2nd person sing.(m.) of <i>takallama </i>(*CDE) to speak; )<i> al-ingl+z+ya</i>, fem. of <i>ingl+z+</i>, English.</small></p> <p>I don't speak Arabic.... <i>ana l  atakalam(u) al- arabeya</i> <p> #F' D' #*CDE 'D91(J) </p> <p><small><i> atakalam(u)</i> = 1st person sing. present.</small></p> <p>Does anyone speak English?... <i> aykjadu a%ad yatakallam al-ingl+z+ya?</i></p><p> #JH,/ #-/ J*CDE 'D%F,DJ2J)</p> <p><small><i>yatakallam</i> = 3rd person sing.present; <i>a%ad</i> = one, anyone.</small></p> <p>Could you write it down?.... <i> ayumkinaka an taktubaha l+? </i> </p><p>#JECFC #F *C*(G' DJ</p> <p><small><i> ayumkinaka</i> = it is possible for you, with prefix <i> a-</i> (#) indicating a question; <i> an</i> (#F) = to; <i>taktub(u)</i> = you write (masc.), plus<i>  h</i> (G') attached pronoun = it (fem.);<i> l+</i> (DJ) = l (D) for, plus attached pronoun <i> i</i> (J) me. </small></p> <p>Can you repeat that ? (m).... <i> a +dha marra ukhr. </i> </p><p>#9/G' E1) #.1I </p> <p>Can you repeat that ? (w).... <i> a +d+ha marra ukhr?</i> </p><p>#9J/JG' E1) #.1I</p> <p><small><i> a +d</i> = repeat, 2nd person sing. (m) imperative, derivative from 9H/ to return, come back; <i>marra </i>= once; <i>ukhra </i>fem. of <i>khar</i>.</small></p> <p>Can you write the word down?(m).... <i> uktub hadhihil-kalima? </i> </p><p> #C*( G0G 'DCDE) </p> <p><small><i> aktub </i>= write, imperative of <i>kataba</i>; <i>hathihi </i>= this (f.); <i> al-kalima</i> = the word.</small></p> <p>I understand .... <i> ana fahimt</i> </p> <p> #F' AGE* </p> <p><small><i>fahimt(u)</i> = past tense of <i>fahima</i> (AGE) to understand.</small> <p>I don't understand.... <i>ana lam  afham </i></p> <p>#F' DE #AGE </p> <p><small><i> afham</i> = present tense of <i>fahima</i> (AGE) to understand.</small></p> <p>Pardon (what)? .... <i> afwan!</i> </p> <p> 9AH'K </p> <p><small><i> afwan</i> from <i> af </i>(9A') to forgive, excuse, exempt.</small></p> <p>What is this called in Arabic?... <i>ma ismu hadha bil- arab+ya?</i> </p><p> E' '3E G0' ('D91(J) </p> <p><small><i>bi </i>= by, with; <i>bil </i>= with the.</small></p> <p> <a href="http://www.linguata.com/arabic/arabictransliteration4.html" title="Illustrative Examples from Linguata Arabic (5)"><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>