This document provides an introduction to the Arabic language, including greetings, the alphabet, and writing skills. It discusses the characteristics of Arabic such as its 28 letters and cursive style of writing from right to left. The Arabic alphabet is presented along with examples of joining and vowel letters. Useful online resources for learning Arabic are also listed. For homework, students are asked to complete Unit 1 in the Mastering Arabic 1 activity book.

1. King’s College London
Modern Language Centre
Hanadi Khadawardi
PhD Candidate
hanadikhadawardi@gmail.com
hanadi.khadawardi@kcl.ac.uk
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2. Arabic Language
‫ﺍﻟﻠﻐﺔ‬‫ﺍﻟﻌﺭﺑﻳﺔ‬ al-luga al-‘arabiya
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3. In this lesson we are going to learn
• Greetings – ‫ﺍﻟﺗﺣﻳ‬‫ﺔ‬
• Introduction to Arabic alphabet – ‫ﺍﻻﺑﺟﺩﻳﺔ‬ ‫ﻟﻠﺣﺭﻭﻑ‬ ‫ﻣﻘﺩﻣﺔ‬
• Introducing of Arabic writing skills ‫ﺍﻟﻌﺭﺑﻳﺔ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻛﺗﺎﺑﺔ‬–
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4. •(Ana) Ismee …. ‫ﺍﺳﻣﻲ‬ ‫ﺃﻧﺎ‬
•Ismee ….‫ﺃﺳﻣﻲ‬
•Ana …‫ﺃﻧﺎ‬
• My name is …..
•Maa Ismuka? (m) ‫؟‬َ‫ﻙ‬ُ‫ﻣ‬‫ﺍﺳ‬ ‫ﻣﺎ‬
•Ma Ismuki? (f) ‫؟‬ِ‫ﻙ‬ُ‫ﻣ‬‫ﺍﺳ‬ ‫ﻣﺎ‬
• What is your name?
Now, Practice! ‫ﺗﺩﺭﻳﺏ‬
‫ﻫﻧﺎﺩﻱ‬ ‫ﺃﺳﻣﻲ‬ ‫ﺃﻧﺎ‬
My name is
Hanadi
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5. ً‫ﻼ‬‫ﺃﻫ‬ (ahlan) Hello
ً‫ﻼ‬‫ﻭﺳﻬ‬ ً‫ﻼ‬‫ﺃﻫ‬ (ahlan was sahlan) Welcome
َ‫ﻙ‬ِ‫ﺑ‬ ً‫ﻼ‬‫ﺃﻫ‬/ِ‫ﻙ‬ِ‫ﺑ‬ (ahlan bik (m)/biki (f)) Hello to you
‫ﻣﺭﺣﺑﺎ‬ (Marhaba) Welcome!
‫ﺍﻟﺧﻳﺭ‬ ‫ﺻﺑﺎﺡ‬ (sabah al-khayr) Good morning
‫ﺍﻟﻧﻭﺭ‬ ‫ﺻﺑﺎﺡ‬ (sabah an-nur) Good morning (reply)
‫ﺍﻟﺧﻳﺭ‬ ‫ﻣﺳﺎء‬ (masa’ al-khayr) Good evening
‫ﺍﻟﻧﻭﺭ‬ ‫ﻣﺳﺎء‬ (masa’ an-nur) Good evening(reply)
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6. •Characteristics of Arabic language
‫ﺍﻟﻠﻐﺔ‬ ‫ﺻﻔﺎﺕ‬‫ﺍﻟﻌﺭﺑﻳﺔ‬
• 28 letters ‫ﺍﻷﺑﺟﺩﻳﺔ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺣﺭﻭﻑ‬
• Arabic is a cursive language - Each
letter has 4 forms (which look very
similar to each other)
• Isolated – standard form, Initial,
Middle and Final
• Written from right to left ‫ﺍﻻﻳﻣﻳﻥ‬ ‫ﻣﻥ‬ ‫ﺗﻛﺗﺏ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻳﺳﺎﺭ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻰ‬
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7. Characteristics of Arabic language ‫ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻠﻐﺔ‬ ‫ﺻﻔﺎﺕ‬
• Phonetic language
• Most Arabic sounds have
counterparts in English
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8. Arabic Alphabet Abjadeia - ‫ﺍﻟﻌﺭﺑﻳﺔ‬ ‫/ﺍﻟﺣﺭﻭﻑ‬‫ﺍﻷﺑﺟﺩﻳﺔ‬
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10. Joining letters
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11. Joining letters
•‫ﺏ‬+‫ﺙ‬=‫ﺑﺙ‬
•‫ﺕ‬+‫ﺏ‬=‫ﺗﺏ‬
•‫ﺙ‬+‫ﺏ‬+‫ﻥ‬=‫ﺗﺑﺕ‬
•‫ﺏ‬+‫ﻥ‬=‫ﺑﻥ‬
•‫ﺏ‬+‫ﻱ‬+‫ﺕ‬=‫ﺑﻳﺕ‬
•‫ﺏ‬+‫ﻥ‬+‫ﻱ‬=‫ﺑﻧﻲ‬
•‫ﻱ‬+‫ﺏ‬+‫ﺙ‬=‫ﻳﺑﺙ‬
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12. Vowels‫ﺻﻔﺣﺔ‬5
(a – above the letter)
(u – above the letter)
(I – below the letter)
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13. •‫ﺏ‬+‫ﺙ‬=َ‫ﺙ‬َ‫ﺑ‬
•‫ﺕ‬+‫ﺏ‬+‫ﻥ‬=‫ِﺑﻥ‬‫ﺗ‬
•‫ﺙ‬+‫ﺏ‬+‫ﺕ‬=َ‫ﺕ‬َ‫ﺑ‬َ‫ﺛ‬
•‫ﺏ‬+‫ﻥ‬=ّ‫ﻥ‬ُ‫ﺑ‬
•‫ﺏ‬+‫ﻱ‬+‫ﺕ‬=‫ﻳﺕ‬َ‫ﺑ‬
•‫ﺏ‬+‫ﻱ‬+‫ﻥ‬=َ‫ﻳﻥ‬َ‫ﺑ‬
•‫ﺏ‬+‫ﻥ‬+‫ﺕ‬=‫ﻧﺕ‬ِ‫ﺑ‬
Vowels + Joining letters
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14. ‫ﺕ‬ْ‫ﻧ‬ِ‫ﺑ‬ ‫ﺕ‬ْ‫ﻳ‬َ‫ﺑ‬‫ـﻥ‬ْ‫ﺑ‬‫ـ‬ِ‫ﺗ‬
ّ‫ُـﻥ‬‫ﺑ‬ َ‫ـﻥ‬ْ‫ﻳ‬‫ـ‬َ‫ﺑ‬ 14

15. ____ _______
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16. Useful links ‫ﻣﻔﻳﺩﺓ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻛﺗﺭﻭﻧﻳﺔ‬ ‫ﻣﻭﺍﻗﻊ‬
http://www.palgrave.com/companion/Wightwick-And-Gaafar-Mastering-Arabic-Series/online-resources/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/other/arabic/guide/
Arabic Alphabet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idTmXdvByF8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g6QS67UsmQ
Vowels - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUSMUqCYZ6M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFBUqjDt_oA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szCFbN2qM5w
http://www.myeasyarabic.com/site/arabic_alphabet_baa.htm
http://www.madinaharabic.com/Vocabulary/General/html/
http://www.arabic-keyboard.org/arabic/arabic-alphabet.php
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17. Home work ‫ﺍﻟﻣﻧﺯﻟﻲ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻭﺍﺟﺏ‬
• Mastering Arabic 1 - Activity book
Unit 1
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18. •‫ﺍﻟﻠﻘﺎء‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻰ‬ Ila al’likaa
• ‫ﺍﻟﺳﻼﻣﺔ‬ ‫ﻣﻊ‬
Good eye
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/other/arabic/guide/
Thank you
HanadiKhadawardi
hanadikhadawardi@gmail.com
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