Jane Wightwick - Let’s Talk Arabic: 1,001 Real-life Phrases and Idioms

Starting from Ahlan

Try sounding out hat as if you were a small child learning to spell: h-a-t. Then reverse the sounds and drop the t, producing a-h. This is the Arabic sound ah as in ah -lan (hello). To help your pronunciation, the parts of the word that need to be emphasized are underlined; for example, iz-zay , ta-maam . Say these parts with more stress. ma-feesh.

I have a headache. . A an dee S o- da A .

For example, Take care should be pronounced khal-leebaa-lik; and Have a great day! on page is na-harikab-ya D!Till we meet again. . a shoof -koo A al a khayr.Good night. . ti S ba H oo A al a khayr.Sweet dreams. . a H - laam sa A - eed a.Itll be better in the morning. . i S - S a- baa H ra- baa H . Introductions Whats your name?is -mak ( is -mik) eh?My name is ________. is -mee ________.My friends call me ________. ________ . a S - H aa -bee bey-sam- moo -nee ________.Pleased to meet you. . for S a sa A - eed a. Wherever it falls in a word, an Arabic s is pronounced like the first letter of the English word sit. for S a sa A - eed a. Wherever it falls in a word, an Arabic s is pronounced like the first letter of the English word sit.

Try not to let it slide to a z sound as we do in the English words is and these. In Arabic words such as is-mee (my name), keep the s sound true as in the English word th is . Ive heard a lot about you. . sa- ma A t A an ak ( A an ik) kiteer.Its been delightful. . enat-shar- raft .Lovely shoes. . ________ . aa- dim -lak (aa- dim -lik) ________.Hes my friend. / Shes my friend. . / . dah S a dee q-ee. / dee S a diq -tee.Hes from ________. / Shes from ________. ________ ________. / . huw -wa min ________. / hey -ya min ________.Hes a friend of ________. ________ . dah S a deeq ________.Shes a friend of ________. ________ . dee S a deeq -it ________.Theyre with us for ________ days. ________ . a A - deen ma- A a -na ________ yom.Do you speak English? () btit- kal -lim (btit-kal- lim ee) in glee zee?Your English is great! ! !il-in glee zee bit- ta - A ak (bit- ta - A ik) hay -yilI speak only a little Arabic. . bat- kal -lim A a rabee kha feef . A capital A in the pronunciation is a deep gutteral a which sounds like its coming from the stomach. bat- kal -lim A a rabee kha feef . A capital A in the pronunciation is a deep gutteral a which sounds like its coming from the stomach.

Imagine you are trying to say ah at the dentist when the drill touches a nerve! The word A a rabee (Arabic) begins with this sound. Getting Help Can you help me? () mom kin tisa- A id -nee (tisa A- dee -nee)?Can you do me a favor?mom kin ti A - mil -lee ma A - roof ? Do you have any change, please?ma A - aak (ma A - aaki ) fakka min fa D lak ( fa D lik)?