مرحبا This Arabic course was developed by the U.S. Peace Corps for its volunteers going to Jordan. It can be useful as a primer for learning the basics of the Arabic language. You can listen and follow along to each lesson or download the whole course directly.
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Contents
Lesson 1 – Greetings
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| English | Arabic | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Peace be upon you (common greeting) | اﻟﺴﻼم ﻋﻠﻴﻜﻢ | assalamu عalaikum |
| (and) Peace be upon you (reply) | )و( ﻋﻠﻴﻜﻢ اﻟﺴﻼم | (wa) عalaikum assalam |
| Hello | ﻣﺮﺣﺒﺎ | marHaba |
| Hello (reply) | أهﻠﻴﻦ/ هﻼ | ahlain / hala |
| Good morning | ﺻﺒﺎح اﻟﺨﻴﺮ | SabaH elKhair |
| Good morning (reply) | ﺻﺒﺎح اﻟﻨﻮر | SabaH ennoor |
| Good bye | ﻣﻊ اﻟﺴﻼﻣﺔ | Maع asslamah |
| May God give you strength (M) | یﻌﻄﻴﻚ اﻟﻌﺎﻓﻴﺔ | YaعTiik elعafya |
| May God give you strength (F) | یﻌﻄﻴﻜﻲ اﻟﻌﺎﻓﻴﺔ | YaعTiikii elعafya |
| May God give you strength (M)(reply) | اﻟﻠّﻪ یﻌﺎﻓﻴﻚ | Allah yعaafiik |
| May God give you strength (F) (reply) | اﻟﻠّﻪ یﻌﺎﻓﻴﻜﻲ | Allah yعafiikii |
| What is your name? (male) | ﺷﻮ إﺱﻤَﻚ؟ | shuu ismak? |
| What is your name? (female) | ﺷﻮ إﺱﻤِﻚ؟ | shuu ismek? |
| My name is…. | أﻥﺎ إﺱﻤﻲ … | ana ismi …. |
| And you? (m.) | و إﻥﺖَ ؟ | u inta? |
| And you? (f.) | و إﻥﺖِ ؟ | u inti? |
Lesson 2 – Physical State
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| English | Arabic | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| How are you? (m.) | آﻴﻒ ﺣﺎَﻟﻚ؟ | kaif Halak? |
| How are you? (f.) | آﻴﻒ ﺣﺎِﻟﻚ؟ | kaif Halik? |
| Thank God (common reply) | اﻟﺤﻤﺪ ﷲ | alHamdu lillah |
| OK (lit.”Perfect”) | ﺗﻤﺎم | tamam |
| Good (m.) | آﻮیﺲ | kwayes |
| Good (f.) | آﻮیﺴﺔ | kwayesa |
| Happy (m.) | ﻡﺒﺴﻮط | mabSuuT |
| Happy (f.) | ﻡﺒﺴﻮﻃﺔ | mabSuuTa |
| Tired (m.) | ﺗﻌﺒﺎن | Taعban |
| Tired (f.) | ﺗﻌﺒﺎﻧﺔ | taعbana |
Lesson 3 – Family
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| English | Arabic | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Family | ﻋﻴﻠﺔ | عaila |
| Father | أﺏﻮ | abu |
| Mother | أم | umm |
| Brother | أﺧﻮ | aKhu |
| Sister | أﺧﺖ | oKht |
| Son | إﺏﻦ | iben |
| Daughter | ﺏﻨﺖ | bent |
| Husband | زوج | zawj |
| Wife | زوﺟﺔ | zawja |
| I have… | أﻧﺎ ﻋﻨﺪي … | ana عendi … |
Lesson 4 – Useful Expressions
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| English | Arabic | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Sorry (m) | ﺁﺱﻒ | aassef |
| Sorry (f) | ﺁﺱﻔﺔ | aassfah |
| Excuse me | ﻋﻔﻮاً | عafwan |
| It’s OK | ﺏﺴﻴﻄﺔ | basiiTa’ |
| No problem | ﻡﺶ ﻡﺸﻜﻠﺔ! | mish mushkelah! |
| Would you please | ﻟﻮﺱﻤﺤﺖ! | law samaHt! |
| Thank you | ﺵﻜﺮاً | shukran! |
| You welcome (reply) | ﻋﻔﻮاً | عafwan |
| Be my guest/ Here you go (m) | ﺗﻔﻀﻞ | tfaDDal |
| Be my guest/ Here you go (f) | ﺗﻔﻀﻠﻲ | tfaDDalii |
| Yes | أیﻮا/ ﻧﻌﻢ | Aywa / naعam |
| No | ﻻ | la |
| Here | هﻮن | haun |
| There | هﻨﺎك | hunaak |
| Later on! | ﺏﻌﺪیﻦ | baعdain! |
| Never | أﺏﺪاً | abadan |
| Now | هﺴﺎ/ هﻼّ | hassaa |
| It is possible / Is it possible? | ﻡﻤﻜﻦ | mumken |
| Come on! | یﻠﻼ | yallah! |
| Ok- I agree | ﻃﻴّﺐ | tayyeb |
| Ok | ﻡﺎﺵﻲ | mashii |
| Normal | ﻋﺎدي | عaadii |
| If God wills | إن ﺵﺎ اﷲ | inshalla |
Lesson 5 – Communication Difficulties
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| English | Arabic | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| I (don’t) understand (m.) | أﻥﺎ )ﻣﺶ( ﻓﺎهﻢ | ana (mish)faahem |
| I (don’t) understand (f.) | أﻥﺎ )ﻣﺶ( ﻓﺎهﻤﺔ | ana(mish) faahema |
| I (don’t) know | أﻥﺎ )ﻣﺎ( أﻋﺮف | ana (ma) aعraf |
| I (don’t) like | أﻥﺎ )ﻣﺎ( أﺣﺐ | ana (ma) aHeb |
| I (don’t) want | أﻥﺎ )ﻣﺎ( ﺏﺪي | ana (ma) beddi |
| Another time/ Again | آﻤﺎن ﻣﺮة/ ﻣﺮة ﺛﺎﻥﻴﺔ | Kamaan marra/ marra thanya |
| I can’t speak much Arabic | اﻥﺎ ﻣﺎ أﺣﻜﻲ ﻋﺮﺏﻲ آﺜﻴﺮ | ana ma aHkii عarabii kthiir |
| Slowly! | ﺷﻮیﺎ ﺷﻮیﺎ | shwaya shwaya! |
Lesson 6 – Food
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| English | Arabic | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Bread | ﺧﺒﺰ | Khubez |
| Cheese | ﺟﺒﻨﺔ | jebna |
| Rice | رز | ruz |
| Salt | ﻡﻠﺢ | mileH |
| Sugar | ﺱﻜﺮ | sukkar |
| Water | ﻡﻲّ | maii |
| Tea | ﺵﺎي | shaii |
| Coffee | ﻗﻬﻮة | gahwa |
| Milk | ﺣﻠﻴﺐ | Haliib |
| Juice | ﻋﺼﻴﺮ | عaSiir |
| Vegetables | ﺧﻀﺎر | KhuDar |
| Fruit | ﻓﻮاآﻪ | fawakeh |
| Breakfast | ﻓﻄﻮر | fuTuur |
| Lunch | ﻏﺪا | Ghada |
| Dinner | ﻋﺸﺎ | ع asha |
| Delicious | زاآﻲ | zaaki |
| Hungry (m.) | ﺟﻮﻋﺎن | juعaan |
| Hungry (f.) | ﺟﻮﻋﺎﻧﺔ | juعaana |
| Thirsty (m.) | ﻋﻄﺸﺎن | عaTshaan |
| Thirsty (f.) | ﻋﻄﺸﺎﻧﺔ | عaTshaana |
| Full (m.) | ﺵﺒﻌﺎن | shabعaan |
| Full (f.) | ﺵﺒﻌﺎﻧﺔ | shabعaana |
Lesson 7 – Directions
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| English | Arabic | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Where? | ویﻦ | wain ? |
| On (lit. “In”) | ﻓﻲ | fii |
| Street | ﺵﺎرع | shareع |
| Peace Corps | ﻓﺮق اﻟﺴﻼم | firaq assalam |
| Office | ﻡﻜﺘﺐ | maktab |
| Post office | ﻡﻜﺘﺐ ﺏﺮیﺪ | maktab barid |
| Bus station | ﻡﺠﻤﻊ | mujammaع |
| Left | ﺵﻤﺎل / یﺴﺎر | shmaal / yassaar |
| Right | یﻤﻴﻦ | yamiin |
| Next to | ﺟﻨﺐ | janb |
| Up | ﻓﻮق | faug |
| Down | ﺗﺤﺖ | taHt |
| Straight | دﻏﺮي | duGhri |
Lesson 8 – Numbers and Money
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| English | Arabic | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Zero | ﺹﻔﺮ | Siffer |
| One | واﺣﺪ | waHad |
| Two | اﺛﻨﻴﻦ | ethnain |
| Three | ﺛﻼﺛﺔ | thalatha |
| Four | ارﺏﻌﺔ | arbaعa |
| Five | ﺧﻤﺴﺔ | Khamsa |
| Six | ﺱﺘﺔ | sitta |
| Seven | ﺱﺒﻌﺔ | sabعa |
| Eight | ﺛﻤﺎﻧﻴﺔ | thamania |
| Nine | ﺗﺴﻌﺔ | tesعa |
| Ten | ﻋﺸﺮة | عashara |
| Gersh (s.) | ﻗﺮش | gersh |
| Gersh (pi.) | ﻗﺮوش | gruush |
| Dinar | ﻟﻴﺮة / دیﻨﺎر | laira / diinar |
| Quarter of a dinar | رﺏﻊ دیﻨﺎر | rubeع diinar |
| Half a dinar | ﻥﺺ دیﻨﺎر | nuS diinar |
| The change | اﻟﺒﺎﻗﻲ | elbagii |
Lesson 9 – Question Words
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| English | Arabic | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| What ? | ﺷﻮ؟ | shuu? |
| Who ? | ﻣﻴﻦ؟ | miin? |
| When ? | ﻣﺘﻰ / ایﻤﺘﻰ ؟ | aimta? / mata? |
| How ? | آﻴﻒ؟ | kaif? |
| Where ? | ویﻦ؟ | wain? |
| How much? How many ? | ﻗﺪیﺶ؟ | gaddaish? |
| Which ? | أيّ؟ | ayy? |
| Why ? | ﻟﻴﺶ؟ | Leesh ? |
Lesson 10 – Time
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| English | Arabic | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Today | اﻟﻴﻮم | eliaum |
| Yesterday | اﻡﺒﺎرح | embaareH |
| Tomorrow | ﺏﻜﺮة | bukra |
| Early | ﺏﻜﻴﺮ | bakkiir |
| Late | ﻡﺘﺄﺧﺮ | mita’aKher |
| Morning | اﻟﺼﺒﺢ | eSubeH |
| Noon | اﻟﻈﻬﺮ | eDhuhor |
| Afternoon | اﻟﻌﺼﺮ | ElعaSer |
| Evening | اﻟﻤﺴﺎ | elmasaa |
| Night | اﻟﻠﻴﻞ | ellail |
| Week | اﺱﺒﻮع | usbuuع |
| Month | ﺵﻬﺮ | shaher |
| Year | ﺱﻨﺔ | sana |