Table of Contents. Introduction... i Table of Contents... v Key to Transcription System... xi Abbreviations... xv Notes on Punctuation

Lebanese Arabic from Scratch - Book 1 Copyright © 2014 by Samar Awada and Brian Dobell Table of Contents Introduction .................................
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Lebanese Arabic from Scratch - Book 1

Copyright © 2014 by Samar Awada and Brian Dobell

Table of Contents Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... i Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................. v Key to Transcription System ........................................................................................................... xi Abbreviations ................................................................................................................................. xv Notes on Punctuation .................................................................................................................... xvi

GREETINGS Unit 1: Saying Hello ................................................................................................................... 1 1. Morning, Afternoon, and Evening Greetings ....................................................................... 1 2. Islamic Greeting ................................................................................................................... 1 3. Informal Greetings ............................................................................................................... 2

4. “yi3Tīk l3āfyeŧ! / !‫”يِ ْعطيؾ العا ْفيِة‬.......................................................................................... 3 Unit 2: How Are You? ............................................................................................................... 5 Unit 3: Saying Goodbye ........................................................................................................... 13 1. Standard Goodbye .............................................................................................................. 13 2. Pleased to Meet You .......................................................................................................... 14 3. Good Night ......................................................................................................................... 14 4. Casual Goodbye ................................................................................................................. 15

LESSON 1 Unit 1: Pronouns....................................................................................................................... 17 1. Subjective Personal Pronouns ............................................................................................ 17 2. Subjective Personal Pronouns with Nouns and Proper Nouns ........................................... 18 3. Demonstrative Pronouns .................................................................................................... 20 4. Asking Questions ............................................................................................................... 20 4.1. Questions Using “who / mīn / ‫ ”ميف‬............................................................................. 21 4.2. Yes/No Questions ........................................................................................................ 22 5. Culture Point: The “Non-Verbal No”................................................................................. 23 Unit 2: The Singular Noun ...................................................................................................... 24 1. Masculine Nouns ................................................................................................................ 24 2. Feminine Nouns ................................................................................................................. 25 2.1. Feminine Nouns without tāå marbūTaŧ ....................................................................... 26 2.2. The Vowel before the tāå marbūTaŧ ............................................................................ 26

3. The Pronunciation of Āalif (“ā-ē / ‫ )”ا‬................................................................................ 27 4. Questions Using “what / šū / ‫ ”شك‬....................................................................................... 28

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5. Yes/No Questions .............................................................................................................. 29 Unit 3: The Definite Article ..................................................................................................... 32 1. Pronunciation of the Definite Article (Moon Letters and Sun Letters) ............................. 32

َّ ‫َحرؼ‬ 1.1. Sun Letters (“lĀaHruf ššamsiyyeŧ / ‫الش ْم ِسيِة‬ ْ ‫ )”األ‬................................................ 32 1.2. Moon Letters (“lĀaHruf lqamariyyeŧ / ‫َحرؼ الَقم ِريِة‬ ْ ‫ )”األ‬............................................. 33 َ

2. Liaison with the Definite Article ....................................................................................... 34 Examples .................................................................................................................................... 35 3. Contraction of the Demonstrative Pronouns ...................................................................... 35 Unit 4: Expressing Possession and Association ..................................................................... 37 1. The Idafa Construction (“lĀiDāfaŧ / ‫)”اإلضاَفة‬................................................................... 37 2. The preposition “la / ‫”َلػ‬....................................................................................................... 40 Unit 5: Introduction to the Simple Present Tense................................................................. 42 1. Overview of Verb Conjugation .......................................................................................... 42

ِ ”) .......................................... 43 ِ ‫الف ِعل الم‬ 2. The Simple Present Tense (“lfi3il lmuDāri3 / ‫ضارع‬ 3. Saying More About Yourself ............................................................................................. 44 to study: “daras [byidrus] / ]‫[بِي ْدرس‬ ْ ‫ ” َد َرس‬- Simple Present Tense .................................... 45 Negating the Simple Present Tense of “daras [byidrus] / ]‫[بِي ْدرس‬ ْ ‫ ” َد َرس‬........................... 46 to speak: “Hakā [byiHké] / ]‫[بيِ ْحكي‬ ْ ‫ ” َحكى‬- Simple Present Tense ................................... 47 Negating the Simple Present Tense of “Hakā [byiHké] / ]‫[بيِ ْحكي‬ ْ ‫ ” َحكى‬........................... 48

LESSON 2 Unit 1: Possessive Determiners and Pronouns ...................................................................... 51 1. Possessive Determiners ...................................................................................................... 51 1.1. Possessive Determiners after a Consonant ................................................................. 52 1.1.1. office: “maktab / ‫ ”م ْكتَب‬+ Possessive Determiners ............................................. 52

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1.1.2. shirt: “ĀamīS / ‫ ”َقميص‬+ Possessive Determiners ............................................... 53 1.1.3. dog: “kalb / ‫ ” َكْمب‬+ Possessive Determiners........................................................ 53 1.1.4. class: “Saff / ‫ ”صف‬+ Possessive Determiners..................................................... 54

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1.1.5. work: “šuğul / ‫ ”شغل‬+ Possessive Determiners ................................................... 55

ِ ‫ ”ص‬+ Possessive Determiners ................................................ 55 1.1.6. plate: “SaHin / ‫حف‬ َ

1.1.7. student: “Tālib / ‫ ”طالِب‬+ Possessive Determiners............................................... 56 1.1.8. teacher: “m3allim / ‫ ” ْم َعمِـ‬+ Possessive Determiners............................................ 57

1.2. Possessive Determiners after tāå marbūTaŧ ................................................................ 57 1.2.1. bottle: “Āannīneŧ / ‫ ”َقن ِينة‬+ Possessive Determiners ............................................ 58 1.2.2. friend: “SadīĀaŧ / ‫ ”صديَقة‬+ Possessive Determiners........................................... 58

َ ِ 1.2.3. table: “Tāwleŧ / ‫طاكلة‬ ْ ” + Possessive Determiners................................................ 59 1.2.4. room: “ğurfeŧ / ‫ ”غ ْرِفة‬+ Possessive Determiners .................................................. 59

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1.3. Introductions................................................................................................................ 62

ِ 1.3.1. name: “Āisim j. ĀasmāĀ / ‫َسماء‬ ْ ‫ أ‬.‫ ”إسـ ج‬+ Possessive Determiners .................. 62 1.3.2. family: “3ayleŧ / ‫عْيمِة‬ َ ” + Possessive Determiners ................................................ 64

2. Independent Possessive Pronouns ...................................................................................... 65 Unit 2: Where Are You From? ............................................................................................... 51 1. Countries, Capitals and Cities ............................................................................................ 69

ِ ”) .............................................................................................. 71 2. The Nisba (“nnisba / ‫الن ْس َبة‬ 2.1. Forming the Nisba ....................................................................................................... 72

ِ ”) ............................................................................. 73 2.2. Nationalities (“jinsiyyēt / ‫ج ْن ِسيات‬ ِ ” with the Possessive Determiners.......................................................... 74 “jinsiyyeŧ / ‫ج ْن ِسيِة‬ Unit 3: Prepositions of Place ................................................................................................... 76 Unit 4: Where Do You Live? ................................................................................................... 85 1. Introduction to the Active Participle .................................................................................. 85 1.1. Positive Statements ..................................................................................................... 86 1.2. Negative Statements .................................................................................................... 86 2. Summary: Negation of Verbs, Nouns, and Active Participles ........................................... 88 Unit 5: Dialogue - Greetings and Introductions .................................................................... 89

LESSON 3 Unit 1: The Simple Present Tense Prefixes ............................................................................ 91 1. Set 1 Prefixes ...................................................................................................................... 92

ِ to know: “3irif [byi3rif] / ]‫[بيِ ْع ِرؼ‬ ْ ‫ ”ع ِرؼ‬- Simple Present Tense ...................................... 92 ِ to memorize: “HufiZ [byuHfaZ] / ]‫[بي ْحَفع‬ ْ ‫ ”حفع‬- Simple Present Tense .......................... 94 to work: “štağal [byištiğil] / ]‫[بيِ ْشِت ِغل‬ ْ ‫ ” ْشتَ َغل‬- Simple Present Tense ................................. 95 ِ ِ to return, go back: “riji3 [byirja3] / ]‫جع‬ َ ‫” ِرجع ْ[بي ْر‬- Simple Present Tense .......................... 98

2. Set 2 Prefixes ...................................................................................................................... 99 to go: “rāH [birūH] / ]‫ ”راح [ِبركح‬- Simple Present Tense ................................................. 100

ِ ‫ – ”ساَفر [ِب‬Simple Present Tense .................................... 102 to travel: “sēfar [bisēfir] / ]‫سافر‬ Unit 2: Professions .................................................................................................................. 104 Unit 3: Suffix Pronouns with Prepositions ........................................................................... 108 1. Forms of the Suffix Pronouns .......................................................................................... 108 2. Prepositions with Suffix Pronouns ................................................................................... 109 3. The Prepositions “bi / ‫ ”ِبػ‬and “fī / ‫ ”في‬.............................................................................. 112 Unit 4: Dialogues - Greetings and Introductions................................................................. 114

LESSON 4 Unit 1: Arabic Numerals and Nominal Numbers 0-100 ..................................................... 117

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1. Arabic Numerals .............................................................................................................. 117 2. Numbers 0 to 19 ............................................................................................................... 117 3. Multiples of Ten ............................................................................................................... 118 4. Compound Numbers 21 to 99 .......................................................................................... 118 5. Asking About Numbers ................................................................................................... 120 5.1. Asking About Phone Numbers ................................................................................. 120 5.2. Asking About Room Numbers.................................................................................. 121 5.3. Asking About Age .................................................................................................... 122 Unit 2: Days of the Week ....................................................................................................... 123 Unit 3: The Dual and Plural Noun ....................................................................................... 125 1. The Dual Noun ................................................................................................................. 125 1.1. Dual Masculine Nouns .............................................................................................. 125 1.2. Dual Feminine Nouns ............................................................................................... 125 2. The Plural Noun ............................................................................................................... 126 2.1. Masculine Plural Nouns ............................................................................................ 126 2.1.1. Sound Masculine Plurals.................................................................................... 126 2.1.2. Broken Masculine Plurals .................................................................................. 127 2.2. Feminine Plural Nouns ............................................................................................. 130 2.2.1. Sound Feminine Plurals ..................................................................................... 130 2.2.2. Broken Feminine Plurals.................................................................................... 130 Unit 4: Making Requests........................................................................................................ 133 1. “To want” (“badd / ‫ ” َبد‬+ Suffix Pronouns)...................................................................... 133 2. Imperative of “to give” (“3Tī / ‫عطي‬ ْ ” and “3Tū / ‫ )” ْعطك‬+ Suffix Pronouns .................. 135 3. Polite Requests and Responses ........................................................................................ 136 3.1. Making a Polite Request ........................................................................................... 136 3.2. Fulfilling a Request ................................................................................................... 137 3.3. Thanking Someone ................................................................................................... 138 3.4. Responding to “Thank You” ..................................................................................... 138 Unit 5: Dialogue - At the Grocery Store .............................................................................. 141

LESSON 5 Unit 1: Prepositions of Possession ........................................................................................ 147 1. To have with: “ma3 / ‫ ”مع‬+ Suffix Pronouns .................................................................. 147

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1.1. “ma3 / ‫ ”مع‬+ Indefinite Noun ................................................................................... 147

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1.2. Negation of “ma3 / ‫ ”مع‬+ Indefinite Noun ............................................................... 148

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1.3. “ma3 / ‫ ”مع‬+ Definite Noun ...................................................................................... 148

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1.4. Negation of “ma3 / ‫ ”مع‬+ Definite Noun .................................................................. 149

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2. To have: “3ind / ‫ ” ِع ْند‬+ Suffix Pronouns ......................................................................... 150 2.1. “3ind / ‫ ” ِع ْند‬+ Indefinite Noun .................................................................................. 150 2.2. Negation of “3ind / ‫ ” ِع ْند‬+ Indefinite Noun .............................................................. 151 2.3. “3ind / ‫ ” ِع ْند‬+ Definite Noun ..................................................................................... 151 2.4. Negation of “3ind / ‫ ” ِع ْند‬+ Definite Noun ................................................................. 152

3. “3ind / ‫ ” ِع ْند‬vs. “ma3 / ‫ ” َمع‬............................................................................................... 153

Unit 2: Adjectives ................................................................................................................... 154 1. Gender and Number of Adjectives, and Noun-Adjective Agreement ............................. 154 2. State (Definiteness) of Adjectives .................................................................................... 155 2.1. Attributive Adjectives with Indefinite Nouns ........................................................... 156 2.2. Attributive Adjectives with Definite Nouns.............................................................. 158 2.3. Predicative Adjectives with Definite Nouns ............................................................. 159 3. Yes-No Questions ............................................................................................................ 160 Unit 3: The Nisba Plural ........................................................................................................ 162 1. Masculine Nisba Adjectives ............................................................................................. 162 1.1. Sound Masculine Plurals ........................................................................................... 162 1.2. Broken Masculine Plurals ......................................................................................... 162 2. Feminine Nisba Adjectives .............................................................................................. 163 3. Agreement between Nouns and Nisba Adjectives ........................................................... 164 Unit 4: Roots and Patterns .................................................................................................... 166

ِ ”) .................................................................................................. 166 1. The Root (“ljizir /‫الج ِذر‬ 2. Identifying the Root ......................................................................................................... 171 3. The Pattern (“lwazin / ‫ )”الكزِف‬........................................................................................... 172

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Unit 5: Dialogue - At the Bakery........................................................................................... 174

DICTIONARY English - Arabic Dictionary ................................................................................................... 177 Arabic - English Dictionary ................................................................................................... 195 Expressions ............................................................................................................................. 214

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