learn arabic - Maha lesson 12

In this lesson we are learning how to ask a simple question, "what is this".

You will note that, in English language, you have the word "is".

In Arabic this word doe s not exist, so the arab will say... "what this?"

.. ma hatha.

ma mean what, and

hatha is "this", one of the difficult think to learn is, most of the object is divided into

male and female.

'hatha' is for male and if it is a female, then you will say..

'ma hathihi'

we need to remember that cannot translate the arabic word, word by word.

This is because the mean reside in the phrase, so

for the phrase 'what is this' the arabic phrase is 'ma hatha'.

The word 'ma' is one of the word that can have different meaning, depending on the phrases.

I was puzzled when I learn that some of the arabic words had many meaning. I did appear odd

until someone remind me that some word is English language have the same characteristic, on having multiple meaning.. take example the word "in" or 'out'.

Learn Arabic with Maha lesson 10

Lesson 10 is teaching about how to express your "want". Slowly by surely we are slowly build up our capability to speak arabic language. Join me to watch the video, and listen to Maha.



We are introduced into two basic phrases.

1. I want to .... ureedu

2. I need to ..... ahtaju ila

It is is interesting to nte that the arabic for I need to is made up of 2 words, ahteeju ila, it is always together. The arabic for I want to is one word ureedu. Please take note that arabic is sensitive to the length of the syllable.

YOU WANT SOMETHING

If you want something, which is a nouns, such as water or food.. this is how you say it..

a. I want water ................ ureedu al-maa'

b. I need water ............... ahtaju ila al-maa'

YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING

If you want to do something, then, the method is different.

The thing that you want to do must be in present tense and we insert the word an before the word.. like in english, we put to. E.g I want to eat.

a. I want to drink ............ ureedu an akul

b. I need to drink ...................... ahtaju ila an akul

Good luck with learning arabic from Maha.

learn arabic with maha lesson 9 - About the different jobs

Today we will learn arabic using a new topic.

It is about the names of different jobs, let us listen to MAHA...

http://youtu.be/3IUNKT08ZHk

Let us view the english translation, I do not write the arabic text as it consume too much of my time to do it...

In arabic the nouns are normally divided into two gender grouping, male and female. The basis group is male and to change it to female we normally at addition letter, the ta ة. However not all word follows that simple rule.

lawyer (male) muhamee

lawyer (female) muhameeyah

doctor (m) tobeeb (f) tobeebah

electrician (m) kahrabe'e (f) kahrabee'ya

actor (m) mumaathil (f) mumathilah

worker (m) a'amil (f) a'amilah

driver (m) saa'q (f) sa'aqah

tailor (m) baae'e (f) baae'eh

engineer (m) muhandis (f) muhandisah

manager (m) mudeer (f) mudeerah

carpenter (m) najjar (f) najjarah

student (m) taaleb (f) taalebah

What make it worst for new learner like me is, the above are only for singular, then there is another words for dual of two of them and another for 3 or more, each come with the gender naming.

Learn Arabic with Maha lesson 2

The second lesson is about a conversation, asking where are you from.

Person 1 asking : 'where do you come from?.'

Person 2 answering: ' I come from Malaysia'

In Arabic..

There is a different on some words for female and male.

Person 1 asking a man : "min aina anta?" .. where are you from?

person 2 answering ' ana min malaysie .. I am from Malaysia

note there is no different in male and female for first person.. I or ana

Lets listen to the native speaking..

http://youtu.be/lbg26Z6Ycwo

Best regards

Learn Arabic with Maha lesson 3

http://youtu.be/zdE9KyoRFzY

The next conversation is, we are asking question on the age.

Question: How old are you?

Answer : I am seven

In Arabic, the word you changes when you speak to a female or male, however the word I does not.

Question : Kam Omuru ka? or if you speak to a female it will be kam omuru ki?

Answer : Omori sab’a sanat.

Note

The basic word omor becomes omori to show that it is "Mine" ... my age

Let us hear from Maha

http://youtu.be/zdE9KyoRFzY

Learn Arabic from Maha 5

We are learning Arabic with Maha.

Today is about greetings:

The video Link is given below:

http://youtu.be/zCLDB19Sp3Q

The Learnings are on the followings:

How to say...:

1. Assalamu alaikum

It consists of three words,

a. assalamu - mean peace from the root word ... salam

b. ala - is a proposition or haraf .. translated as "on". but it can change depending on the context.

c. kum means you all. It is the plural of ka, however it is used even for a singular or man or woman.

The respond is the reverse. ...wa alaikum assalam

meaning ... and on you is the peace..(too)

Background

It is the muslim teaching, when they meet they have say the 'salam' and shake hand. The salam is a form of prayer, when we say our hope that the other will be in peace.

...to continue..

b. marhaban ...and the answer is ah..lan.

c. sabahul alkhair

It consists of two words .. sabahu and khair

sabah... is morning, rather the early morning

khair is good, in arabic the prefix al, means the, so

alkhair -- the good.

One of the thing that baffle a new learner like me is, the last later of the word can change its sound, like the sabah.. it can be sabahu, sabahi or sabaha, depending on the context.

The rule is complex as there are many factors that govern it.