ii I don't have... fish 3indi...I have (with me) fii ma3iI don't have (with me) 1, 2 fish ma3i, ma3iishDo you f have a brother? fii 3indik a5u?There is no time! fish waqtI don't want to travel biddiish asaafirWe didn't go maa ru7naWe don't understand i7na mish faahmiinI don't understand 1, 2 ana mish faahim, ana faahimshHead raasThat m hadaakThat f hadiikThose hadolaakGirls banaatDirector mudiirGood-bye m (said by person leaving before masalame is said) 'b5aatrak

Angry, sad pl za3laniinBroken; rotten 5arbaanSleepy pl na3saniinClever (deinos) 3akruutLazy, dumb kaslaanKey, kteys muftaa7, mafatii7New pl jdaadSomebody waa7ad, 7addOur neighbor f jaaritna

Your m neighbor f jaartakBy yourself la7aalakIs this your car? 2 haadi sayyaara ilak?Is this your car? 3 haadi sayyaara la ilak?How long have you been here? qaddeesh ilak hoon?I went on a trip ru7t mishwaarIs this house yours or theirs? haada bet ilak willa ilhumHair sha3irI write baktibA little later... ba3id shwayy(is it m) open or closed? maftuu7 willa msakkar?And I don't know either w ana kamaan maa ba3rafWeek, weeks usbuu3, asabii3Month, months shahir, tushurTwo tables taawilteenTwo hundred miteenTwo years santeenYears 1, years 2 sanawaat, sniinShe's... years old 3umurhaCat bisseNumber 1 numraHow much? qaddeeshThe number of your house numret beetakSunday yoom il-a7adYesterday midday mbaari7 iD-Duhur

When? 1, when 2 eemta, weentaTwo times a day marrteen fil-yoomOnce a year marra fis-sineWhere (not used in questions, used as linking two clauses) ween

When, whenever (not used in questions but to connect clauses) lamma

0, 0 pl sifir, sfaar200 miteen300 talat miyye400 arba3 miyye500 5amis miyye600 sitt miyye700 sabi3 miyye800 tamaan miyye900 tisi3 miyye1,000,000 malyoon1001 nights alf leele w-leeleReply to mar7aba, starts with "a" ahleenWhat's wrong with you? shuu maalak?At the doctor's (office) 3ind id-duktoorLike zayyWhat does... mean?, It means that... shuu ya3ni..., ya3ni bi...Get well! salaamtakAt (the house of) at"This is like this" (demonstrative) haada zayy haada

Bed (mattress) farsheSick mariiDWhat did she say to you when she came in? shuu qalat-lak lamma faatat?

What did you f tell him when he entered? shuu qulti-lo lamma faat?

What did the prof tell ya'll? shuu qal-lku il-ustaaz?What did you tell them? shuu inte qult-lhum?I gotta go ana laazim aruu7I speak with many mistakes balaTTishCenter, centers pl markaz, maraakizI will do whatever work they tell me (to do) shuu biquuluu-li ana bashtgil

What kind of work do you do? shuu btishtgilreply "Not long" to a question "How long have you...?" mish ktiir

How long have you... 3indak waqt...How long have you studied Arabic? 3indak waqt tit3allam 3arabi?I don't know what's the matter with me.

maa ba3raf shuu maali

How do you say "house" in Arabic? shuu ya3ni "house" fil-3arabiThe reply to 'How do you say "house" in Arabic?" "house" ya3ni beet

Not 100%, not perfectly mish miyye fil-miyyeHow many languages do you know (how to speak)? akamm luga bti3ruf?

"At my own pace" 3ala mahli

Take your time! 3ala mahlakNewspaper jariideSometimes marraatWhat does he want from you? shuu biddo minnak?Who was with you yesterday? miin kaan ma3ak mbaari7?Where do you know him from? min ween bta3rafo?Did he come after you? aja ba3dak?Did she come before you? ajat qablak?Do you talk about me? bti7ki 3anni?This is mine. haada iliAre these from you? hadool minnakNo, they're from my mom la', hadool min immiDid he go to your house? raa7 la 3indak?Who lived near you? kaan saakin jambak?Without 1, without 2 biduun, balaAbout 3anThan minSince/ago (Syrian), (Palestinian) min, qabilFor (s/o), to (s/o) il-, il-To her house la 3indhaOn 3alaThere's a pen on the table. fii qalam 3ala tawleBetween here and there been hoon wa hunaakBetween me and you beeni wa beenakFrom/until [time] min/la

Do you have a car? fii 3indak sayyaara?Of course! ma3luumWhat's your telefone number? qaddeesh numrat tilifoonak?Young f, pl zgiire, zgaarOld, age pl kbaarMay God keep them! Allah y5alliihum!May God keep you! Allah yi7faZak!I wish! yaareet!Good for you! (I envy you) niyyaalakBreak (as in rest) istiraa7aToilet 7ammaamShop, shops dukkan, dakakiinI have..., I don't have... fi 3indi..., fish 3indi...Pain waja3Question, questions su'all, as'ileMoney 1, money 2 maSaari, fluusI have (with me) fii ma3iI don't have (with me) 1, 2 fish ma3i, ma3iishDo you f have a brother? fii 3indik a5u?Do you have a sister? fii 3indak u5t?hour, hours see3a, si3aatFire (lighter) wal3aDo you have a watch? fii ma3ak see3a?Who's speaking? (polite on the telephone) miin bi7ki?

Room, rooms (Turkish word) ooDa, uwaD

He walks to work biruu7 3a shugul mashiHe walks because he has no car bimshi li'anno fish 3indo sayyaaraKitchen maTba5Two rooms ooDteenStreet, streets shaari3a, shawaari3Refrigerator tallaajeThere is always hope fii amal daaymanThere's no place... fish ma7allProblem, problems mushkile, mashaakilPlaces, stores ma7allaatLate f, pl mit'a55re, mit'a55riinEarly 1, 2 bakkiir, badriStraight dugriHomework waZiifeWhat's new with you? shuu a5baarak?Everything's fine. kull shii tamaam.Do you know from what time until what time (it's open)? bti3raf min ayy see3a la ayy see3a?

I'd like to do homework biddi aktib waZiife...about water problems in Bethlehem 3an mashaakil il-mayye fi Beetla7imIn order to, because 3ashaanWalk a little bit down the street... imshi shwayy fish-shaari3...Later on you'll know what the problem is ba3deen bti3raf shuu l-mushkile

Who came when I was not here? miin aga lamma kunt mish hoon?When did you come to class? eemta giit 3a dars?

How'd you come? kiif giit?Did you come by bus or in your car? giit fil-BaaS willa fis-sayyaartak?Who was here when you came? miin kaan hoon lamma giit?Do you f always come here by foot? inti daayman btiigi mashi la hoon?Why'd you f come early, my friend? leesh giiti bakkiir, Sa7ibti?What time'd you go to work? eemta bitruu7 3a shugul?When you see him do you talk to him? lamma bitshuufo bti7ki ma3o?

I was in Jerusalem when I was 20 years old.

ana kunt fil-Quds lamma kaan 3umri 3ishriin sane.

I spoke with them Saturday when I was in Jerusalem's Old City.

7akeet ma3hum yoom is-sabt lamma kunt fil-Quds il-qadiime

When I come to Palestine I go straight to Bethlehem

lamma baagi 3a Falastiin baruu7 dugri 3a Beetla7im

When I saw him I thought he was our neighbor. lamma shufto fakkarto jaarna.

When you came, you brought bread with you. lamma giit, jiib ma3ak 5ubiz.

I thought fakkartI spoke 7akeetI want to come visit you biddi aagi azuurakYou are welcome (in my home) ahlan wa-sahlanCan you pl come at six? mumkin tiigu s-see3a sitte?If busy, we'll come the next day izi mashguul, mniigi yoom taaniDo you listen to the news? btisma3 il-a5bar?Every day I listen to the news, kull yoom basma3 il-a5bar...but I don't understand everything. bass bafhamsh kull ishi

I understand words here and there. bafham kilme hoon w kilme hunaak(It's) because the news is in Modern Standard Arabic. li'anno l-a5bar fil-3arabi il-fuS7a.

Arabs have two languages: fii 3ind il-3arab lugteen:That is to say, the official language... ya3ni il-luga ir-rasmiyye...... and the language of conversation. w luga la l-mu7aadaseconversation mu7aadaseofficial (adj) rasmiyyeI'm sorry, I don't have time. ana mit'assif, fish 3indi waqtI have a meeting fii 3indi ijtimaa3The director of the ski school at Snowmass

mudiir madrasat it-tazalluj fi Snowmass

At what time is the break? ayy see3a l-ishtiraa7aWhere does she want to go? ween biddha truu7?Who do we want to visit? miin biddna nzuur?We must go. i7na laazim nruu7They have to go. humme laazim yruu7uWith whom do you want to come? ma3 miin biddak tiigi?Would you like to see him? bit7ibb 'tshuufo?What are you doing tomorrow? shuu bitsawwi bukra?Can you come early? btiqdar tiigi bakkiir?I can baqdar

Did you come to work or to study? giit minshaan tistgil willa minshaan tit3allam?

I came to study and read giit minshaan at3allam w minshaan aqra

From eight to four min is-see3a tamanye la is-see3a

arb3aThe cafeteria is closed... il kafiteerya msakkara...

I'll wait for you from 9:00 to 9:15 bastannak min is-see3a tis3a la is-see3a tis3a w rubu3

Jordanian urduniTelevision talfizyoonOn channel six fil-qanaal sitteNews in Arabic a5bar fil-3arabi

Excuse me sir, what time is it? isma7-li ya sayyid, qaddeesh is-see3a?

What's your schedule today? shuu barnaamjak il-yoom?At 10:00 I've got a telephone call from abroad.

is-see3a 3ashra fii ili tilifoon min barra.

At 11:00 there's a party at the hotel. is-see3a 7da3sh fii 7afle fil-uteel.

At 12:00 I have to be in Jerusalem. is-see3a Tna3sh laazim akuun fil-Quds.

At 8:00 I want to see the news on TV. is-see3a tamanye biddi ashuuf il-a5bar fit-talfizyoon.

Outside, abroad barraPaper waraqaIn order to manshaanBuilding 3amaaraDo you understand? inte faahim?Do you hear what I'm saying? saami3 shuu baquul?Do you hear well? inte saami3 kwayyis?Do you see how? shaayif kiif?Do y'all understand what I'm saying? intu faahmiin shuu ba7ki?

Whatever, never mind

How are you? (Egyptian) m How much? (Egyptian) I don't have any money.

The bill, please.

I must see him urgently ana laazim ashuufo DaruuriImportant, necessary DaruuriI'm mad because he had my notebook yesterday

ana za3laan 3ashaan kaan 3indo duftar mbaari7

Distress s, pl hamm, 'hmuumI bother myself bagallib 7aaliBothering galabeLabor strike iDraabIdea fikraLight weight 5afiifAt first fil-awwalAt the end fil-aa5irHot - weather shoobHot - spicy 7aarJuice 3aSiirMilk 7aliibNever 1, 2 ab'dan wala marraOrange juice 3aSiir burdqaanMineral water mayye ma3daniyyeBedouin pl the group, adj il-badu, badawiArabs (the group) il-3Arab

Candy 7iluLamb 5aruufMeat la7metBeef 3ajalForeigner, foreigners ajnabi, ajaanibHouse, apartment daarDay before yesterday awwal mbaari7After tomorrow ba3id bukraWhat a pity! '5SaaraI don't want to travel alone tomorrow. biddiish asaafir la7aali bukraHe didn't say why he didn't want to come.

maa qaalsh leesh biddoosh yiigi

We didn't go to the meeting because we were busy.

maa ru7na 3ala l-ijtimaa3 3ashaan kunna mashguuliin

He's upset with you. huwwe za3laan minnakTo where does he want to go? la ween biddo yruu7?When is he going to travel? (Active Part followed by Subj) eemta raayi7 ysaafir?

Where is he going to wait exactly? ween raayi7 yistaanaa biZZabT?(It's been) a long time since I saw him. min zamaan maa shufto.

I came to Palestine a long time ago. giit 3ala Filistiin min zamaan.A long time ago min zamaan

I want to travel there to see him. biddi asaafir la hunaak 3ashaan ashuufo

Yesterday I spoke with him on the phone. mbaari7 7akeet ma3o fit-tilifoon.

...because I (was) asking him where he lives exactly.

3ashaan as'alo ween saakin biZZubT.

She drank coffee shirbat qahweAnd she spoke Arabic with the owner of the cafe.

w 7akeet fil-3arabi ma3 Saa7ib il-qahwe.

When he saw that he spoke Arabic well...

lamma saaf inno hiyye bti7ki 3arabi mni7

There was a foreigner f who went to a cafe in Old Jerusalem

fii wa7de ajnabiyye raa7at 3ala qahwe fil-Quds il-qadiime

...He wondered (was curious) and began asking her questions ...istagrab w Saar yis'alha as'ile

Without sugar bala sukkarGreat! 1, that's wonderful!! 3aal! mumtaaz!!Great! 2 aZiimHow much is the bill? qaddeesh li-7saab?I would not like to eat cheeze this morning... ba7ibb'sh aakol jibne iS-Subu7

What do you have? shuu fii 3indak?I have everything. fii 3indi kull ishiA glass of Arak kaas 3araqI want something cold; it doesn't matter what it is

biddi ishi baarid, mish muhimm shuu.

A village close by Jerico qarye 'zgiire jamb 'Ri7aNext year is-sane j-jaayAnswer (noun form) jawaabClean sg, pl nDiif, 'nDaafLong sg, pl Tawiil, 'Twaal

Beautiful sg, pl 7ilu, 7ilwiinBig sg, pl 'kbiir, 'kbaarA clean house beet 'nDiifclean houses byuut 'nDaafa clean car sayyara nDiifeclean cars sayyaraat nDaafa big street shari3 'kbiirbig streets shawaari3 'kbiira clean restaurant maT3am 'nDiifclean restaurants maTaa3im 'nDaafa pretty garden bustaan 7ilubeautiful gardens basatiin 7ilwiindirty wisi5Who told you? miin qaal-lak?It's not important! mish muhimm!Come over here please ta3al min faDlakWhat's up? shuu fii?Did you hear what happened? smi3t shuu Saar?What happened? shuu Saar?reply to "mar7aba" mar7abteenWe give thanks to God! nushkur Allah!This coming year is-sane j-jaayI want to study here next year! biddi adrus hoon is-sane j-jaayWhat do you f want to study? shuu biddik tudrusi?I still don't know... lissa maa ba3raf

Where are you f from? min ween inti?I'm from a town close by Ramallah. ana min qarye zgiire jamb Ramallah.What's at the university? shuu fii fil-jaam3a?There's a big library... fii maktabe 'kbiireThere's a clean kafiteerya... fii kafiteerya nDiifeThere's a pretty garden... fii bustaan 7iluDo you want to see the library? biddik 'tshuufi il-maktabe?Is the cafeteria far away? il-kafiteerya b3iide?No, it's not far, come on. La', mish 'b3iide, 'tfaDDali.Does he study at the university? huwwe budrus fil-jaam3a?Do you f study here? inti btudursi hoon?Why doesn't he want to drink anything? leesh biddoosh yishrab ishi?

Does George know I was here yesterday?

George bi3raf inno kunt hoon 'mbaari7?

what was the answer? shuu kaan jawaab?Why's Dauud mad at him? leesh Dauud za3laan minno?I year ago I was living in France. qabil sane kunt saakin fi FransaTwo years ago they were living in Egypt.

qabil santeen kaanu saakniin fi MaSir.

...but I don't want to study French bass maa biddi at3allam FransaawiWe want to study Arabic biddna nudrus 3arabiYou f want to study German. inti biddik tud-ur-si alMaani

The library is open from 8 to 4 il-maktabe maftuu7a min is-see3a tamanye la see3a arba3aIs the door locked or unlocked? il-baab msakkar willa maftuu7Is the university big or small? ij-jaam3a 'kbiire willa zgiire

He doesn't want to see the cafeteria. maa biddo yshuuf il-kafiteeryaCome over here please ta3al min faDlakWhat's up? shuu fii?Come, I want to tell you something. ta3al biddi aqul-lak ishiDid you hear what happened? smi3t shuu Saar?What happened/ shuu Saar?I heard that Samira is angry with Yusif.

smi3t inno Samira za3laane min Yusif

Who told you? miin qaal-lak?It's not important! mish muhimm!village, pl qarye, qurafar from, ~ f ba3iid 3an, b3iide 3aninhabitants sukkaanmosque, pl jaami3, jawaami3main (adj) ra'iisiin order to 1, 2 3ashaan, 3ala shaanpeople naasrestaurants maTa3imMuslim person mislimMuslim person f misilmeMuslims misilmiinmonk, mpl raahib, ruhbaannun, fpl raahbe, raahbaatabout 7awaaliup, over fooqunder ta7t

between "bain"The West Bank iD-Diffe l-Garbiyyeclass, pl Saff, Sfuufbrother, pl a5u, i5wesister, pl u5t, 5awaatteacher, teachers ustaaz, asaatzeHe's a liar huwwe kazzaablike this/that heeksometimes marraatnever 1, any more bilmarranever 2, 3 wala marra, ab'denprice 7aqqtomato (colloquial) bandooragate bawwaabeNew Gate (of Jerusalem) Baab ij-JdiidDamascus Gate (North side of Old Jerusalem) Baab il-3amuud

Jaffa Gate (West side of Old Jerusalem) Baab il-5aliil

difficult Si3ibnot bad mish baTTaalI wish! hopefully! yareetWait! istannacorrect, wrong maZbuut, galatsomething ishisecond (as in hour, minute, second) la7Za

take your time 3ala mahlakvoice SooTmy wife maratiO.K.? mnii7urgent Darurriemployee, pl mwaZZaf, mwaZZafiinfruits and vegetables fawaakih w 5uDracucumber 5yaarzuchinni kusalettice 5assonion baSalpotato baTaaTaapple tuffaa7banana moozorange burdqaanpears njaaSgrapes 3inabpepper filfilBig, bigger than kbiir, akbar minMany/a lot, more ktiir, aktarLittle, less qaliil, aqallFar, further b3iid, ab3adNew, newer jdiid, ajdadSmall, smaller zgiir, azgarExpensive, more ~ gaali, agla

Low, lower waaTi, awTaHigh, higher 3aali, a3laBeautiful, more ~ 7ilu, a7laHappy, happier mabSuuT, mabSuuT aktarHungry, hungrier ju3aan, ju3aan aktarTired, more ~ ta3baan, ta3baan aktarIn a hurry, in more of a hurry mista3jil, mista3jil aktarGood, better mnii7, a7sanLong, longer Tawiil, aTwalClean, cleaner nDiif, anDafDirty, dirtier wisi5, awsa5Short, shorter qaSiir, aqSarIntelligent, more ~ shaaTir, ashTarCold, colder baarid, abradHot, hotter su5un, as5asCheap, cheaper r5iiS, ar5aSSuccessful, more ~ naaj7, anja7Important, more ~ muhimm, ahhamWhere are you going? ween raayi7?Visitor, visitors Deef, DyuufComing sg, pl jaay, jayiinGreeting: May (God) render you healthy! ya3Tiik il-3aafye!

Reply: May God render you healthy! Allah y3afiik!Are these vegetables fresh? haadi l-5udra TaaZafresh f TaaZa

How much is a kilo of tomatoes? qaddeesh kilo l-bandoora?2 shekels tneen sheekilWe need to get onions. laazim naa5ud baSalWhat else do we need to buy? shuu laazim nishtri kamaan?What else? shuu kaman?Enough 1 5alaSIt's enough 2 bikaffiHow much's the bill? qaddeesh il-7saab?Here ya go (passing money) 'tfaDDalDauud's fine but Yusif is better than him

Dauud mnii7 bass Yusif a7san minno

Khalil is tall but I'm taller 5aliil Tawiil bass ana aTwalSamira is short but Lara is shorter Samira qaSiire bass Lara aqSaraNablus is far but Galilee is further Naablis ba3iid bass Jaliil ab3adTony knows arabic but Carlos knows it better than him.

Tony bi3raf 3arabi laakin Carlos bi3raf a7san minno

Sami is intelligent in English but you f are more intelligent than him in it

Sami shaaTir fil ingliizi laakin inti ashTara minno fiha

Paco speaks a lot but Felipe speaks more

Paco bi7ki ktiir laakin Felipe bi7ki aktar

Who's smaller, me or you f? miin azgar ana willa inti?

Which is bigger, BU or Bir Zeit miin*** akbar, jaam3et Beetla7im will jaam3et Bir Zeit?

Which is further, Nablus or Ramallah? miin*** ab3ad, Nablis willa Ramallah

Who is taller than me in class? miin aTwal minni fiS SaffWhat's the matter with you? shuu maalak?

What's with you being in a hurry? shuu maalak mista3jil?Where are you going? ween raayi7?I'm going to the vegetable store. ana raayi7 3a dukkaan il-5uDraYesterday you bought vegetables. mbaari7 inte shtareet 5uDra!Tonight I have a party at my house il yoom il masa fii 3indi 7afle fil beetWho's coming to your place? miin jaay la 3indak?A lot of people! naas 'ktiir!Where are they coming from? min ween jayiin?Why are you standing here? leesh waaqif hoon?Que te pasa? shuu maalak?

I'm waiting for Abraham bastanna Brahiim ***note lack of prepositionDid he tell you that he was coming here? qaal-lak inno huwwe jaay la hoon?

He told me he'd be by the bus station at 3 pm.

qaal-li inno huwwe bikuun is-see3a talaate jamb ma7aTTet il-BaaS haadi

I don't understand ana mish faahimIs he a liar? huwwe kazzaab?

Yusif waits for Sami Yusif bistanna Sami ***note lack prepositionWhy didn't he come? leesh maa aga?Station ma7aTTaNumber (digits) 1, 2, (quantity) 3 numra, raqim, 3adadCamp mu5ayyamFamous mash-huurWorld dinya

The Church of the Nativity Kniiset il-MahdPrivate school madaaris ahliyyeGovernment school madaaris 7ukumiyyeThe West Bank iD-Diffe l-GarbiyyeChristian sg, f = pl masii7i, masii7iyyeMunicipality baldiyyePresident, presidents ra'iis, ru'asaMayor ra'iis il-baladiyyeMuslim sg, f, pl mislim, misilme, misilmiinState, states dawle, duwalForeigners ajaanibForeign country dawle ajnabiyyeJordan il-Urdunfast, faster than bsuura3, asr3a min

100 Verbs

Term Definitionbakzib (1) I liebaktib (1) (baktub) (3) I write

banja7 (2) I succeedbafta7 (2) I openbas'al (2) I askbatruk (3) I leavebadrus (3) I studybarquS (3) I dancebarfuD (3) I refusebashkur (3) I thankbahrub (3) I run awaybarkuD (3) I runbaDrub (3) I beatba3raf (4) I knowbafham (4) I understandbasma3 (4) I hearba3mal (4) I do, I workbashrab (4) I drinkbarja3 (4) I come backbashra7 (4) I explainbalbas (4) I put onbarkab (4) I rideba7lam (4) I dreambaD7ak (4) I laughbal3ab (4) I playbaqdar (4) I canbaz3al (4) I get angry

baTla3 (4) I get on (bus, bike, etc.)bakbar (4) I growbarba7 (4) I winbadfa3 (4) I paybawlad (4) I am bornbaakol (5) I eatbaa5od (5) (A1) I takebafiiq (6) I wake upbajiib (6) I bringbasiir (6) I begin/happenbanaam (7) I sleepbakuun (9) I ambaruu7 (9) I gobashuuf (9) I seebaquul (9) I saybazuur (9) I visitbaquum (9) I get upbamuut (9) I diebafuut (9) I enterbasuuq (9) I drivebabuus (9) I kissbajuu3 (9) I am hungryba3uuz (9) I needba7ki (10) I speakbabni (10) I build

babki (10) I crybarmi (10) I throwbanwi (10) I intend toba3ni (10) I meanbajli (10) I wash dishes (fregar)balgi (10) I cancelbamshi (10) I walkbaagi (11) I comebaqra (12) I readbabda (12) I beginbansa (13) I forgetba7iss (14) I feelba7ibb (14) (16) I loveba7uTT (16) I putbafakkir (17) I thinkba5alliS (17) I finishbadabbir 7aali (17) I manage (get by)bagayyir (17) I changebaSalli7 (17) I repairba7aDDir (17) I preparebagassil (17) I washbagallib 7aali (17) I bother myselfbajarrib (17) I trybasallim (17) I say hellobasakkir (17) I close

basa55in (17) I heatbanaDDif (17) I cleanbawassi5 (17) I dirtybara55iS (17) I lower the pricebajaddid (17) I renewbaTawwil (17) I lengthenbakabbir (17) I enlargebabarrid (17) I coolba7assin (17) I improveba7alli (18) I make beautifulbasawwi (18) (20) I dobasaafir (19) I travelbawaafiq (19) I agreebalaaqi (20) I findbat3allam (25) I study (generally)batzakkar (25) I rememberbatjawwaz (25) I get marriedbatrayya7 (25) I rest (1st way)bashtgil (35) I workbashtri (38) I buybafarji (49) I showbastanna (A2) I waitbastrayya7 (A4) I rest 2

186 Terms

Term Definitionhe was kaanhe saw shaafhe said qaalhe visited zaarhe died maathe entered faathe woke up qaamhe drove saaqhe kissed baashe got hungry jaa3he needed 3aazlive m 1 saakinlive f 1 saaknelive pl 1 saakniinI don't know 1 maa ba3rafI don't know 2 maa ba3rafshWhere'd she go? ween raa7at?Please, (come in)! tfaDDal!(it's) possible mumkin(it's) impossible mish mumkinI went on a trip ru7t mishwaarI envy you guys! (good for you!) niyyaalkum!

I live by myself ana saakin la7aalishe lives by herself saakne la7aalha

I work bashtgilI speak ba7kiI learn bat3allamI know ba3rafI understand bafhamI write baktibI hear basma3I see bashuufI sleep banaamI think bafakkirI love ba7ibbI go baruu7I travel basaafirI think bafakkirI finish ba5alliSI start babdaI sleep banaamI love, like, want to ba7ibbI remember batzakkarI come baajiI eat baakolI take baa5odI drink bashrubI do ba3malI study (as in "right now I'm studying this book" vs "in general") badrus

I do, make ba3malI do basawwiI read baqraI leave batrukI enter bafuutI ask bas2alI walk bamshiI buy bashtriI drink bashrabI marry/get married batjawwazI manage (manage as in "I'm ok, I get by") badabbir 7aali

we get by mindabbir 7aalnahe gets by bidabbir 7aalo

I gotta go ana laazim aruu7

Go! f ruu7iGo! pl ruu7uT/F You can use the present tense verb to express the future if you add an adverb for the future. e.g. "bukra.." T

I wake up... bafiiqtype 1, prefix for you and she bittype 2, prefix for you and she btitype 3, prefix for you and she btutype 1, prefix for we mintype 2, prefix for we mni

type 3, prefix for we mnutype 1 and 2, prefix for he and they bitype 3, prefix for he and they buT/F: Type 1 verbs start with one consonant TT/F: Type 2 verbs start with two consonants TT/F: Type 3 verbs have a short "u" or "o" at the end TT/F: a LONG o/u sound in the last syllable indicates type 1 TI don't have... fish 3indi...I have (with me) fii ma3iI don't have (with me) 1 fish ma3iI don't have (with me - popular in Egypt) ma3iishDo you f have a brother? fii 3indik a5u?There is no time! fish waqtCome here! ta3al la hoon!Go away! ruu7 min hoon!Tell me, qul-liTell me,f quli-liI come baagiYou come btiigiYou f come btiigiHe comes biigiShe comes btiigiWe come mniigiY'all come btiiguThey come biigu

I came giitYou came giitYou f came giitiHe came agaShe came agatWe came giinaY'all came giituThey came aguCome! ta3aal!Come! f ta3aali!Come! pl ta3aaluI bring bajiibI ask bas2alSpeak! i7kiI write baktibI change bagayyirI repair (ex sayyaarti) baSalli7I prepare ba7aDDirI come back barja3I explain bashra7I dance barquSI marry batjawwazI wake up bafiiqI wash bagassilI put on balbus

I thought fakkartI spoke 7akeetExcuse me isma7-liExcuse me f isma7i-liExcuse me pl isma7u-liI can baqdarI forgot ana nsiitI bother myself bagallib 7aaliI rest 1 batrayya7I rest 2 bastrayy7I wonder bastagribI ask bas2alHe began SaarI don't want to travel biddiish asaafirWe didn't go maa ru7nahe went raa7I go baruu7he saw shaafI see bashuufhe said qaalI say baquulhe visited zaarI visit bazuurhe died maatI die bamuut

he drove saaqI drive basuuqhe entered faatI enter bafuuthe got up qaamI get up baquumhe kissed baasI kiss babuushe got hungry jaa3I get hungry bajuu3he needed 3aazI need ba3uuzI work bashtgilI speak ba7kiI study, in general bat3allamI know ba3rafI understand bafhamI write baktibI hear basma3I sleep banaamI think bafakkirI love ba7ibbI travel basaafirI finish ba5alliSI begin babda

I remember batzakkarI come baajiI eat baakolI take baa5odI study (as in I'm studying this book) badrusI do 1 ba3malI do 2 basawwiI read baqraI leave batrukI ask bas2alI walk bamshiI buy bashtriI drink bashrabI get married batjawwaz

Term DefinitionI anayou m inteyou f intihe huwweshe hiyyewe i7nayou pl intuthey hummeoffice maktab

office pl makaatibuniversity jaam3aJerusalem il-QudsBethlehem Beetla7imhello mar7abaschool madraseboy waladgirl bintworld dinyahead raaswork shugulpeople naasstudent Taalibman, colloquial zalamehere hoonwhere weenfrom minyes, emphatic aywastudents Tullaabteacher 1 ustazteachers 1 asaatzewhere from? min ween?no la2this m haadathis f haadi

these hadoolthat m hadaakthat f hadiikthose hadolaakgirls banaatboys 'wlaadman rijjaalbook ktaabnotebook daftarpen, pencil qalamMr. sayyidMadam sittWho is this? miin haada?teacher 2 m3allimteacher f 2 m3allmeteachers 2 m3allmiinwho? miin?what? 1 shuu?what? 2 eesh?now halla2street shaari3He's not here huwwe mish hoonWhat's your name? shuu ismak?Nice to meet you 'tsharrafnaWhere are you from? min ween inte?

live m 1 saakinlive f 1 saaknelive pl 1 saakniinI don't live here ana mish saakin hoon

We don't live there i7na mish saakniin hunaaknear jambnear a big hotel jamb uteel kbiirat home fil-beettoday il-yoombut 1 laakinbut 2 bassfriend 1 Saa7ibmy friend 1 Saa7bifriend f 1 Saa7bemy friend f 1 Sa7ibtiwhy? leesh?hospital mustashfaa little shwayysome coffee shwayyat qahwesome tea shwayyat shaayyesterday 'mbaari7last year, a year ago qabil sane

Where'd you live last year? ween kunt saakin qabil sane?

cinema siinama

film filimWhere does Nimir live? ween saakin Nimir?

Where was Nimir living? ween kaan saakin Nimir?together sawaWe live together i7na saakniin sawaWho's this? f miin haadi?I don't know 1 maa ba3rafI don't know 2 maa ba3rafshWhere'd she go? ween raa7at?director mudiirneighbor jaarPlease, come in! tfaDDal!safety salaamewith ma3Good-bye (said by the one staying) ma3 is-salaameMay God render you health (said by the one leaving) Allah ysallmak

Read! m, f, pl iqra! iqri! iqru!America AmeerkaAmerican AmeerkaaniAmerican f AmeerkaniyyeFrance FraansaFrench FransaawiFrench f Fransawiyyenegative particle of verb: maa

I wasn't here ana maa kunt hoonlesson darsonce marra

again kamaan marrapossible mumkinimpossible mish mumkintomorrow bukracorrect maZbuuTO.K. TayyibGood-bye m (said by person leaving before masalame is said) 'b5aatrak

I want biddisick mariidangry, sad za3laanangry, sad pl za3laniintired ta3baanhungry f ju3aanebroken; rotten 5arbaansleepy pl na3saniinthirsty 3atshaangood (bien) pl kwayysiinintelligent, clever shaaTirintelligent, clever f shaaTraintelligent, clever pl shaaTriinclever (deinos) 3akruuthappy f mabSuuTa

lazy, dumb kaslaanrestaurant maT3amlater, afterwards ba3deenkey muftaa7keys mafatii7new jdiidnew pl jdaadbeautiul 7ilubeautiful pl 7ilwiinlong, tall Tawiillong, tall pl Twaalsomebody waa7ad, 7add

Term DefinitionHe went raa7I go baruu7He saw shaafI see bashuufHe said qaalI say baquulHe visited zaarI visit bazuurHe died maatI die bamuutHe drove saaqI drive basuuq

He entered faatI enter bafuutHe got up qaamI get up baquumHe kissed baasI kiss babuusHe got hungry jaa3I get hungry bajuu3He needed 3aazI need ba3uuzI thought fakkartI spoke 7akeetI forgot nsiitHe began SaarWas born wilidI change bagayyirI repair (ex sayyaarti) baSalli7I prepare ("attend" in Fus7a) ba7aDDirI come back barja3I explain bashra7I dance barquSI wake up bafiiqI wash bagassilI put on balbusI can baqdar

I work bashtgilI speak ba7kiI study, in general bat3allamI know ba3rafI understand bafhamI write baktibI hear basma3I sleep banaamI love ba7ibbI travel basaafirI finish ba5alliSI begin babdaI remember batzakkarI eat baakolI take baa5odI study badrusI do 1 ba3malI do 2 basawwiI read baqraI leave batrukI walk bamshiI buy bashtriI drink bashrabI bring bajiibI ask bas'al

I marry/get married batjawwazI rest 1, 2 batrayya7, bastrayy7I wonder bastagribI bother myself bagallib 7aaliI think bafakkirI close basakkirI say hello basallimI heat basa55inI clean banaDDifI try bajarribI dirty bawassi5I renew bajaddidI make cheap? bara55iSI lengthen baTawwilI enlarge bakabbirI make cold babarridI beautify ba7alliI improve ba7assinI come baagiYou come btiigiI came giitYou came giitYou f came giitiHe came agaShe came agat

We came giinaY'all came giituThey came aguHe gets by bidabbir 7aaloExcuse me isma7-liExcuse me f isma7i-liExcuse me pl isma7u-liTell me, qul-liTell me,f quli-liCome here! ta3al la hoon!Go away! ruu7 min hoon!Speak! i7kiThink! fakkirClose! sakkirSay hello! sallimHeat! sa55inClean! naDDifUnderstanding faahimStanding waaqifStanding f waaqfeSitting qaa3idSitting pl qaa3diinHearing saami3Seeing shaayifSeeing f shaayfe

Seeing pl shaayfiinGoing raayi7Going f raay7eGoing pl raay7iinHe used to say kaan yquulTo give us ya3TiinaI agree bawaafiqTo search ydawwirI lie bakzib

Term DefinitionBig, bigger than kbiir, akbar minMany/a lot, more ktiir, aktarLittle, less qaliil, aqallFar, further b3iid, ab3adNew, newer jdiid, ajdadSmall, smaller zgiir, azgarExpensive, more ~ gaali, aglaLow, lower waaTi, awTaHigh, higher 3aali, a3laBeautiful, more ~ 7ilu, a7la

Happy, happier mabSuuT, mabSuuT aktar

Hungry, hungrier ju3aan, ju3aan aktar

Tired, more ~ ta3baan, ta3baan aktar

In a hurry, in more of a hurry mista3jil, mista3jil aktar

Good, better mnii7, a7sanLong, longer Tawiil, aTwalClean, cleaner nDiif, anDafDirty, dirtier wisi5, awsa5Short, shorter qaSiir, aqSarIntelligent, more ~ shaaTir, ashTarCold, colder baarid, abradHot, hotter su5un, as5asCheap, cheaper r5iiS, ar5aSSuccessful, more ~ naaj7, anja7Important, more ~ muhimm, ahham

Term DefinitionUsed to say*** kaan yquulRespected mu7taram!To give us ya3TiinaSuch and such a person flaanSuch and such a person f flaaneInvestigation ta7qiiqI agree bawaafiqYoung man shaabLong ago min zamaanYoung woman SabiyyeWoman, wife maraLiscence ru5Sa

Take care diir baalakIdentity card hawiyyeNext time taani marraBy God waLLaahiQuickly 'bsur3aNever mind! Ma3leeshI lie bakzibRented fil-ajaarGarden 2 jneeneBecause li2annoPrimary ibtida2iyyeJourney mishwaarTo search for ydawwirFree; not busy faaDiOwn property milikIn the morning iS-Subu7Secondary tanawiyyeExcept maa3adaGalilee JaliilStill lissaNursery 7aDaaneKindergarten Saff il-bustaanElementary school madrase ibtida2iyyeSecondary school madrase tanawiyyeHigh school tawjiihi

University jaam3aReligious school madrase diiniyyeVocational school madrase Sina3iyyeTerm DefinitionI think bafakkirI close basakkirI say hello basallimI heat basa55inI clean banaDDifI try bajarribI dirty bawassi5I renew bajaddidI make cheap? bara55iSI lengthen baTawwilI enlarge bakabbirI make cold babarridI beautify ba7alliI improve ba7assinTerm Definition

Speak! i7kidifficult Si3ibalways daaymanfine mnii7not bad mish baTTaalI wish! hopefully! yareet

wrong galatcorrect maZbuutsomething ishisecond (in time) la7Zatake your time 3ala mahlakI cannot maa baqdarvoice SooTmy wife maratiWait! istannatomorrow bukraO.K.? mnii7urgent Darurriemployee mwaZZafemployee f mwaZZafeemployees mwaZZafiinthe wrong answer/The answer is wrong ij-jawaab galaT

ana IEnta you (m)Enti you(f)Intu you (pl)ni7na wehuwwe he,himhiyyi she, herhinni they, themShu what

miin whokiff howwayn whereaymta whenlaish whyshu ya3ni? what does it mean?shu hayda? whats this?Shu ismak? whats your name (mas.)shu ismik? whats your name (f)na3am yeslaa noiza mumkin if possiblebijuuz perhapssa7 correct/truetab3an of coursegalat wrongismi my name isbaddi i wanthawne here3tini give meshway a littlekater a lot7eelti my aunt3yni my eyetffaddal come in

b7hibb i would likemn7 fine (m)mn7a fine(f)mabsuta happy (f)mabsut happy(m)bil2afraah in happy occasionsyallah okma3 withsaleeme safetyalbi my heartsuha healthsharaf honorgayr anothermarra time, onceTerm DefinitionWhere are you going? ween raayi7?visitor Deefvisitors Dyuufcoming sg jaaycoming pl jayiinGreeting: May (God) render you healthy! ya3Tiik il-3aafye!

Reply: May God render you healthy! Allah y3afiik!

Are these vegetables fresh? haadi l-5udra TaaZafresh f TaaZa

How much is a kilo of tomatoes? qaddeesh kilo l-bandoora?

2 shekels tneen sheekilWe need to get onions. laazim naa5ud baSalWhat else do we need to buy? shuu laazim nishtri kamaan?What else? shuu kaman?Enough 1 5alaSIt's enough 2 bikaffiHow much's the bill? qaddeesh il-7saab?Here ya go (passing money) 'tfaDDalDauud's fine but Yusif is better than him

Dauud mnii7 bass Yusif a7san minno

Khalil is tall but I'm taller 5aliil Tawiil bass ana aTwalSamira is short but Lara is shorter Samira qaSiire bass Lara aqSara

Nablus is far but Galilee is further Naablis ba3iid bass Jaliil ab3ad

Tony knows arabic but Carlos knows it better than him.

Tony bi3raf 3arabi laakin Carlos bi3raf a7san minno

Sami is intelligent in English but you f are more intelligent than him in it

Sami shaaTir fil ingliizi laakin inti ashTara minno fiha

Paco speaks a lot but Felipe speaks more

Paco bi7ki ktiir laakin Felipe bi7ki aktar

Who's smaller, me or you f? miin azgar ana willa inti?

Which is bigger, BU or Bir Zeit miin*** akbar, jaam3et Beetla7im will jaam3et Bir Zeit?

Which is further, Nablus or miin*** ab3ad, Nablis willa

Ramallah? RamallahWho is taller than me in class? miin aTwal minni fiS SaffWhat's the matter with you? shuu maalak?What's with you being in a hurry? shuu maalak mista3jil?

Where are you going? ween raayi7?I'm going to the vegetable store. ana raayi7 3a dukkaan il-5uDra

Yesterday you bought vegetables. mbaari7 inte shtareet 5uDra!

Tonight I have a party at my house il yoom il masa fii 3indi 7afle fil beet

Who's coming to your place? miin jaay la 3indak?A lot of people! naas 'ktiir!Where are they coming from? min ween jayiin?Why are you standing here? leesh waaqif hoon?Que te pasa? shuu maalak?

I'm waiting for Abraham bastanna Brahiim ***note lack of prepositionDid he tell you that he was coming here? qaal-lak inno huwwe jaay la hoon?

He told me he'd be by the bus station at 3 pm.

qaal-li inno huwwe bikuun is-see3a talaate jamb ma7aTTet il-BaaS haadi

I don't understand ana mish faahimIs he a liar? huwwe kazzaab?

Yusif waits for Sami Yusif bistanna Sami ***note lack preposition

Why didn't he come? leesh maa aga?station ma7aTTaTerm Definitionfruits and vegetables fawaakih w 5uDratomato bandooracucumber 5yaarzuchinni kusalettice 5assonion baSalpotato baTaaTaapple tuffaa7banana moozorange burdqaanpears njaaSgrapes 3inabpepper filfilTerm Definitionclosed msakkarthat innoopen maftuu7doorkeeper bawwaabmy house is next to the university beeti jamb il-jaam3a

a little later... ba3id shwayy(is it m) open or closed? maftuu7 willa msakkar?She's not there. hiyye mish hunaak

Did you see here here? shuftha hon?the secretary f is-sikriteeraclosed f msakkaraWhat did he say? Shuu qaal?He said that he didn't know. qaal inno maa bi3rafand I don't know either w ana kamaan maa ba3rafThe duel suffix added to all m nouns:

-een

The formula for making f nouns duel: minus e/a, plus -teen

week usbuu3two weeks usbuu3eenweeks asabii3month shahirtwo months shahreenmonths tushurthousand alftwo thousand alfeentable taawletwo tables taawilteena hundred miyyetwo hundred miteena year sanetwo years santeenyears 1 sniinyears 2 sanawaat

she's... years old 3umurhahe's... years old 3umroyear 2 sineJericho Rii7aThursday yoom il-5amiiscat bissenumber numraJaffa YaafaSaturday yoom is-sabtHow much? qaddeeshShe told me that he went to Jaffa qaalat-li inno raa7 3a Yaafa

school madraseThe Schmidt School madrast 'Schmidtthe number of your f house numret beetikwife maraAbraham's wife marat 'BrahiimJoseph's car sayyaaret YuusifSunday yoom il-a7adMonday yoom it-tneenTuesday yoom it-talaataWednesday yoom il-arba3aFriday yoom ij-jum3ayesterday night mbaari7 il-masayesterday morning mbaari7 iS-Subu7yesterday midday mbaari7 iD-Duhur

this morninng iS-Subu7tonight il-masaThursday morning yoom il-5amiis iS-Subu7when? 1 eemtawhen? 2 weentaalways daaymantwo times a day marrteen fil-yoomlate mit'a55ironce a year marra fis-sinedafdfawe werw4ewhere (not used in questions, used as linking two clauses) ween

Term Definitionvillage qaryevillages qurafar from f b3iide 3anfar from ba3iid 3aninhabitants sukkaanmosque jaami3mosques jawaami3main (adj) ra2iisiin order to 1 3ashaanin order to 2 3ala shaanpeople naasrestaurants maTa3imMuslim person mislim

Muslim person f misilmeMuslims misilmiinmonk raahibnun raahbemonks ruhbaannuns raahbaatnear jambabout 7awaaliup, over fooqunder ta7tbetween "bain"

the rest of these *********are listed back to forward in the chapter

The West Bank iD-Diffe l-Garbiyyelanguages lugaatstudents Tullaabclass Saffclasses Sfuufbrother a5ubrothers i5wesister u5tsisters 5awaatteacher ustaazteachers asaatzeHe's a liar huwwe kazzaablike this/that heek

sometimes marraatnever 1, any more bilmarranever 2 wala-marranever 3 ab'denprice 7aqqtomato (colloquial) bandooragate bawwaabeNew Gate (of Jerusalem) Baab ij-Jdiid

Damascus Gate (North side of Old Jerusalem) Baab il-3amuud

Jaffa Gate (West side of Old Jerusalem) Baab il-5aliil

Term Definitionhot - weather shoobhot - spicy 7aarhot - for objects su5unhot - for objects f su5neimportant muhimmcold baaridcold f baardejuice 3aSiirtea shaaymilk 7aliibwithout 1 biduunwithout 2 bala

never 2 wala marranever 1 ab'danwater mayyecold water mayye baardecold milk 7aliib baaridArabic coffee qahwe 3arabiyyeorange juice 3aSiir burdqaanmineral water mayye ma3daniyyeBedouin pl (the group) il-baduBedouin (the adj) badawiBedouin (f adj) badawiyyeArabs (the group) il-3ArabArabic 3ArabiArabic f 3Arabiyyeegg beeDvegetable 5uDracheeze jibnefruit fawaakihbread 5ubizfig tiinrice ruuzyogurt labanchicken jajcandy 7ilulamb 5aruuf

meat la7metbeef 3ajalcucumbers 5yaarzuchinni kuusaforeigner ajnabiforeigner f ajnabiyyeforeigners ajaanibowner Saa7ibI wonder bastagribI ask bas2alHe began Saarhouse, apartment daarfeast 3iidday before yesterday awwal mbaari7after tomorrow ba3id bukraof course! ma2luum!What a pity! '5Saaracafe qahweTerm DefinitionI study (as in "right now I'm studying this book" vs "in general")

badrus

I do, make ba3malI do basawwiI read baqraI leave batruk

I enter bafuutI ask bas3alI walk bamshiI buy bashtriI drink bashrabI marry/get married batjawwazI manage (manage as in "I'm ok, I get by") badabbir 7aali

we get by mindabbir 7aalnahe gets by

Terms

Term DefinitionI travel basaafirI think bafakkirI finish ba5alliSI start babdaI sleep banaamI love, like, want to ba7ibbI remember batzakkarI come baajiI eat baakolI take baa5odI drink bashrubI do ba3malTerm Definition

0 sifir0 (plural form) sfaar1 masculine waa7ad1 feminine wa7de2 masculine 'tneen2 feminine tinteen3 talaate4 arba3a5 5amse6 sitte7 sab3a8 tamanye9 tis3a10 3ashara11 7da3sh12 Tna3sh13 TalaTTa3sh14 arbaTa3sh15 5amisTa3sh16 sitta3sh17 sabaTa3sh18 tamanta3sh19 tisata3sh20 3ishriin30 talatiin

40 arb3iin50 5amsin60 sittiin70 sab3iin80 tamaniin90 tis3iin100 miyye200 miteen300 talat miyye400 arba3 miyye500 5amis miyye600 sitt miyye700 sabi3 miyye800 tamaan miyye900 tisi3 miyye1000 alf2000 alfeen1,000,000 malyoon2,000,000 malyuneen1996 alf w-tisa3 miyye w-sitte w-tis3iin1001 nights alf leele w-leeleTerm DefinitionI work bashtgilI speak ba7kiI learn bat3allam

I know ba3rafI understand bafhamI write baktibI hear basma3I see bashuufI sleep banaamI think bafakkirI love ba7ibbI go baruu7Term Definitionclean 'nDiifgarden bustaanvillage qaryea village close by Jerico qarye 'zgiire jamb 'Ri7aCongrats! mabruuk!next year is-sane j-jaaynext jaayanswer (noun form) jawaabclean f 'nDiifeclean pl 'nDaaflong Tawiillong f Tawiilelong pl 'Twaalbeautiful 7ilubeautiful f 7ilwe

beautiful pl 7ilwiinbig 'kbiirbig f 'kbiirebig pl 'kbaara clean house beet 'nDiifclean houses byuut 'nDaafa clean car sayyara nDiifeclean cars sayyaraat nDaafa big street shari3 'kbiirbig streets shawaari3 'kbiira clean restaurant maT3am 'nDiifclean restaurants maTaa3im 'nDaafa pretty garden bustaan 7ilubeautiful gardens basatiin 7ilwiindirty wisi5Who told you? miin qaal-lak?It's not important! mish muhimm!Come over here please ta3al min faDlakWhat's up? shuu fii?Did you hear what happened? smi3t shuu Saar?What happened/ shuu Saar?

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Term Definitionreply to "mar7aba" mar7abteenWe give thanks to God! nushkur Allah!

This coming year is-sane j-jaayI want to study here next year! biddi adrus hoon is-sane j-jaayWhat do you f want to study? shuu biddik tudrusi?I still don't know... lissa maa ba3rafWhere are you f from? min ween inti?I'm from a town close by Ramallah. ana min qarye zgiire jamb Ramallah.

What's at the university? shuu fii fil-jaam3a?There's a big library... fii maktabe 'kbiireThere's a clean kafiteerya... fii kafiteerya nDiifeThere's a pretty garden... fii bustaan 7iluDo you want to see the library? biddik 'tshuufi il-maktabe?Is the cafeteria far away? il-kafiteerya b3iide?No, it's not far, come on. La', mish 'b3iide, 'tfaDDali.Does he study at the university? huwwe budrus fil-jaam3a?

Do you f study here? inti btudursi hoon?Why doesn't he want to drink anything? leesh biddoosh yishrab ishi?

Does George know I was here yesterday? George bi3raf inno kunt hoon 'mbaari7?

what was the answer? shuu kaan jawaab?Why's Dauud mad at him? leesh Dauud za3laan minno?I year ago I was living in France. qabil sane kunt saakin fi Fransa

Two years ago they were living in Egypt. qabil santeen kaanu saakniin fi MaSir.

...but I don't want to study French bass maa biddi at3allam Fransaawi

We want to study Arabic biddna nudrus 3arabiYou f want to study German. inti biddik tud-ur-si alMaani

The library is open from 8 to 4 il-maktabe maftuu7a min is-see3a tamanye la see3a arba3aIs the door locked or unlocked? il-baab msakkar willa maftuu7Is the university big or small? ij-jaam3a 'kbiire willa zgiireHe doesn't want to see the cafeteria. maa biddo yshuuf il-kafiteerya

Come over here please ta3al min faDlakWhat's up? shuu fii?Come, I want to tell you something. ta3al biddi aqul-lak ishi

Did you hear what happened? smi3t shuu Saar?What happened/ shuu Saar?I heard that Samira is angry with Yusif. smi3t inno Samira za3laane min Yusif

Who told you? miin qaal-lak?It's not important! mish muhimm!Term Definitionnumber 2 3adadcamp mu5ayyamfamous mash-huurworld dinyacity madinewas born wilid

The Church of the Nativity Kniiset il-Mahdprivate school madaaris ahliyyegovernment school madaaris 7ukumiyyeThe West Bank iD-Diffe l-GarbiyyeChristian masii7iMuslim mislimmunicipality baldiyyepresident ra2iismayor ra2iis il-baladiyyeThink! fakkirClose! sakkirSay hello! sallimHeat sa55inClean! naDDifChristians f = pl masii7iyyeMuslim f misilmeMuslim pl misilmiinpresidents ru2asastate dawlestates duwalforeigners ajaanibforeign country dawle ajnabiyyeJordan il-UrdunTerm DefinitionNo one is here fish 7add hoon

Wedding 3ursUncle 3ammTo sleep ynaamQuarter 7aaraChristians (called by Muslilms) naSaaraChristian (called by Muslilms) nuSraaniBride 3aruusBridegroom 3ariisDaytime nhaarHow many 1 kamHow many 2 akammThe Christian Quarter 7aart in-naSaaraThe Muslim Quarter 7aart il-misilmiinThe Jewish Quarter 7aart il-yahuudThe Armenian Quarter 7aart il-armanPolice car sayyaaret buliisBirthday Party 7afet 3iid milaadChristmas Party 7aflet 3iid il-milaadPut on libisClothes awaa3iFull malaanElectricity kahrabaSinging (song) ginniyeSongs ganaaniSat down qa3ad

Someone waa7adBegan SaarInvited ma3zuumWhen lammaHe wins birba7We say minquulPants banTaloonHe finishes bi5alliSOn the seashore 3ala shaTT il-ba7irStingy ba5iilHe doesn't have money maa ma3o maSaariShe has beautiful eyes 3ineeha 7ilwaatAll my friends are there*** kull s7aabi fiihaI don't know why maa ba3raf leesh

All 12 Terms

Term Definitionhe was

he went

he saw

he said

he visited

he died

he entered

he woke up

he drove

he kissed

he got hungry he needed

100 Verbs of the Palestinian Dialect - Past Tense (1st, 3rd person singulars

Term Definitionkunt, kaan (9) wasshuft, shaaf (9) sawqult, qaal (9) saidzurt, zaar (9) visitedqumt, qaam (9) got upmutt, maat (9) diedfutt, faat (9) enteredsuqt, saaq (9) drovebust, baas (9) kissedju3t, jaa3 (9) was hungry3uzt, 3aaz (9) neededru7t, raa7 (9) wentkazabt, kazab (1) liedkatabt, katab (1) wrotenaja7t, naja7 (2) succeededfata7t, fata7 (2) openedsa'alt, sa'al (2) askedtarakt, tarak (3) leftdarast, daras (3) studied

raqaSt, raqaS (3) dancedrafaDt, rafaD (3) refusedshakart, shakar (3) thankedharabt, harab (3) ran awayrakaDt, rakaD (3) ranDarabt, Darab (3) beat3rift, 3irif (4) knewfhimt, fihim (4) understoodsmi3t, simi3 (4) heard3milt, 3imil (4) did, workedshribt, shirib (4) drankrji3t, riji3 (4) cambe backshri7t, shiri7 (4) explainedlbist, libis (4) put onrkibt, rikib (4) rode7limt, 7ilim (4) dreamtD7ikt, Di7ik (4) laughedl3ibt, li3ib (4) playedqdirt, qidir (4) couldz3ilt, zi3il (4) got angryTli3t, Tili3 (4) gott on (bus, bike, etc.)kbirt, kibir (4) grewrbi7t, ribi7 (4) wondfi3t, difi3 (4) paidwlidt, wilid (4) was born

akalt, akal (5) atea5adt, a5ad (5) (A1) tookfiqt, faaq (6) woke upjibt, jaab (6) broughtsirt, saar (6) began/happenednimt, naam (7) slept7akeet, 7aka (10) spokebaneet, bana (10) builtbakeet, baka (10) criedrameet, rama (10) threwnaweet, nawa (10) intended to3aneet, 3ana (10) meantjaleet, jala (10) washed dishes (fregar)lageet, laga (10) canceledmasheet, masha (10) walkledgiit, aga (giit or ageet) (11) cameqareet, qara (12) readbadeet, bada (12) begannsiit, nisa (13) forgot7asseet, 7ass (14) felt7abbeet, 7abb (14) (16) loved7aTTeet, 7aTT (16) putfakkart, fakkar (17) thought5allaSt, 5allaS (17) finisheddabbart 7aali, dabbar 7aalo (17) managed (got by)

gayyart, gayyar (17) changedSalla7t, Salla7 (17) repaired7aDDart, 7aDDar (17) preparedgassalt, gassal (17) washedgallabt 7aali, gallab 7aalo (17) bothered -selfjarrabt, jarrab (17) triedsallamt, sallam (17) said hellosakkart, sakkar (17) closedsa55ant, sa55an (17) heatednaDDaft, naDDaf (17) cleanedwassa5t, wassa5 (17) dirtiedra55aSt, ra55aS (17) lowered the pricejaddadt, jaddad (17) renewedTawwalt, Tawwal (17) lengthenedkabbart, kabbar (17) enlargedbarradt, barrad (17) cooled7assant, 7assan (17) improved7alleet, 7alla (18) beautifiedsawweet, sawwa (18) (20) didsaafart, saafar (19) traveledwaafaqt, waafaq (19) agreedlaqeet, laaqa (20) foundt3allamt, t3allam (25) studied (generally)tzakkart, tzakkar (25) rememberedtjawwazt, tjawwaz (25) gott married

trayya7t. trayya7 (25) rested (1st way)ishtagalt, ishtagal (35) workedishtareet, ishtara (38) boughtfarjeet, farja(49) showedistanneet, istanna (A2) waitedistrayya7t, istrayya7 (A4) rested 2

Term Definitionbafham (understand) present paradigm

bafham btifham btifhami bifham btifham mnifham btifhamu bifhamu

bafham (understand) past paradigm fhimt fhimt fhimti fi-him fih-mat fhimna fhimtu fih-mu

bashrab (drink) present paradigm bashrab btishrab btishrabi bishrab btishrab mnishrab btishrabu bishrabu

bashrab (drink) past paradigm shribt shribt shribti shi-rib shir-bat shribna shribtu shir-bu

Term Definition

badrus (I study) present paradigmbadrus btudrus btud-ur-si budrus btudrus mnudrus btud-ur-su bud-ur-su

badrus (I study) past paradigm darast darast darasti daras dar-sat darasna darastu darasu

barfuD (I refuse) present paradigm bafruD bturfuD btur-uf-Di burfuD bturfuD mnurfuD btur-uf-Du bur-uf-Du

barfuD (I refuse) past paradigm faraDt faraDt faraDti faraD far-Dat faraDna faraDtu faraDu

baskur (I thank) present paradigm baskur btuskur btus-uk-ri buskur btuskur mnuskur btus-uk-ru bus-uk-ru

baskur (I thank) past paradigm sakart sakart sakarti sakar sak-rat sakarna sakartu sakaru

batruk (I leave) present paradigm batruk btutruk btut-ur-ki butruk btutruk mnutruk btut-ur-ku but-ur-ku

batruk (I leave) past paradigm tarakt tarakt takakti tarak tar-kat tarakna taraktu taraku

barquS (I dance) present paradigmbarquS bturquS btur-uq-Si burqus bturqus mnurqus btur-uq-su bur-uq-su

barquS (I dance) past paradigm raqaSt raqaSt raqaSti raqaS raq-Sat raqaSna raqaStu raqaSu

bahrub (I run away) present paradigm

bahrub btuhrub btuh-ur-bi buhrub btuhrub mnuhrub btuh-ur-bu buh-ur-bu

bahrub (I run away) past paradigm harabt harabt harabti harab har-bat harabna harabtu harabu

barkuD (I run) present paradigmbarkuD bturkuD btur-uk-Di burkuD bturkuD mnurkuD btur-uk-Du bur-uk-Du

barkuD (I run) past paradigm rakaDt rakaDt rakaDti rakaD rak-Dat rakaDna rakaDtu rakaDu

baDrub (I beat) present paradigmbaDrub btuDrub btuD-ur-bi buDrub btuDrub mnuDrub btuD-ur-bi buD-ur-bi

baDrub (I beat) pas paradigm Darabt Darabt Darabti Darab Dar-bat Darabna Darabtu DarabuTerm Definition

Boulder is 20 km from Denver Boulder b3iide 3an Denver 3ashreen kiilomitirThis town is about 10 km from haadi qarye b3ide 3an il-Quds

Jerusalem. 7awaali 3ashra kiilomitir

How far is Hebron from Beit Jala? qaddeesh b3iide il-5aliil 3an Beet Jala?The world is thus: sometimes honey sometimes onion

id-dinya heek: marra 3asal w marra baSal

one time this and one time that marra heek w marra heekHe's a liar, one time he's saying this and another time he's saying that

huwwe kazzaab, marra biquul heek, w marra biquul heek

How many universities are in the West Bank?

akamm jaam3a fii fi D-Diffe il-Garbiyye?

How many people were at the party? akamm waa7ad kaan fil 7afle?Where'd you study Arabic? ween t3allamt 3arabi?The students weren't bad iT-Tullaab kaanu mish baTTaliinHow's Arabic? Hard? Kiif il-3arabi? Si3ib?No, not at all. La', bilmarra.I wish I had a car! yareet 3indi sayyaara!I wish I knew French! yareet ba3raf fransaawi!%%%make a ba7ki table%%% %%%Term Definitionhe went raa7I go baruu7he saw shaafI see bashuufhe said qaalI say baquulhe visited zaarI visit bazuur

he died maatI die bamuuthe drove saaqI drive basuuqhe entered faatI enter bafuuthe got up qaamI get up baquumhe kissed baasI kiss babuushe got hungry jaa3I get hungry bajuu3he needed 3aazI need ba3uuzI work bashtgilI speak ba7kiI study, in general bat3allamI know ba3rafI understand bafhamI write baktibI hear basma3I sleep banaamI think bafakkirI love ba7ibbI travel basaafir

I finish ba5alliSI begin babdaI remember batzakkarI come baajiI eat baakolI take baa5odI study (as in I'm studying this book) badrusI do 1 ba3malI do 2 basawwiI read baqraI leave batrukI ask bas2alI walk bamshiI buy bashtriI drink bashrabI get married batjawwaz

bafham (understand) subj paradigm afham tifham tifhami yifham tifham nifham tifhamu yifhamu

badrus (I study) present paradigmbadrus btudrus btud-ur-si budrus btudrus mnudrus btud-ur-su bud-ur-su

badrus (I study) past paradigm darast darast darasti daras dar-sat darasna darastu darasu

badrus (I study ) subj paradigm adrus tudrus tud-ur-si Yudrus tudrus nudrus tud-ur-su Yud-ur-su

barfuD (I refuse) present paradigm bafruD bturfuD btur-uf-Di burfuD bturfuD mnurfuD btur-uf-Du bur-uf-Du

barfuD (I refuse) past paradigm faraDt faraDt faraDti faraD far-Dat faraDna faraDtu faraDu

barfuD (I refuse) subj paradigm afruD turfuD tur-uf-Di yurfuD turfuD nurfuD tur-uf-Du yur-uf-Du

baskur (I thank) present paradigm baskur btuskur btus-uk-ri buskur btuskur mnuskur btus-uk-ru bus-uk-ru

baskur (I thank) past paradigm sakart sakart sakarti sakar sak-rat sakarna sakartu sakaru

baskur (I thank) subj paradigm askur tuskur tus-uk-ri yuskur tuskur nuskur tus-uk-ru yus-uk-ru

batruk (I leave) present paradigm batruk btutruk btut-ur-ki butruk btutruk mnutruk btut-ur-ku but-ur-ku

batruk (I leave) past paradigm tarakt tarakt takakti tarak tar-kat tarakna taraktu taraku

batruk (I leave) subj paradigm atruk tutruk tut-ur-ki utruk tutruk nutruk tut-ur-ku yut-ur-ku

barquS (I dance) present paradigmbarquS bturquS btur-uq-Si burqus bturqus mnurqus btur-uq-su bur-uq-su

barquS (I dance) past paradigm raqaSt raqaSt raqaSti raqaS raq-Sat raqaSna raqaStu raqaSu

barquS (I dance) subj paradigm arquS turquS tur-uq-Si yurqus turqus nurqus tur-uq-su yur-uq-su

bahrub (I run away) present paradigm

bahrub btuhrub btuh-ur-bi buhrub btuhrub mnuhrub btuh-ur-bu buh-ur-bu

bahrub (I run away) past paradigm harabt harabt harabti harab har-bat harabna harabtu harabu

bahrub (I run away) subj paradigm ahrub tuhrub tuh-ur-bi yuhrub tuhrub nuhrub tuh-ur-bu yuh-ur-bu

barkuD (I run) present paradigmbarkuD bturkuD btur-uk-Di burkuD bturkuD mnurkuD btur-uk-Du bur-uk-Du

barkuD (I run) past paradigm rakaDt rakaDt rakaDti rakaD rak-Dat rakaDna rakaDtu rakaDu

barkuD (I run) subj paradigm arkuD turkuD tur-uk-Di yurkuD turkuD nurkuD tur-uk-Du yur-uk-Du

baDrub (I beat) present paradigmbaDrub btuDrub btuD-ur-bi buDrub btuDrub mnuDrub btuD-ur-bi buD-ur-bi

baDrub (I beat) pas paradigm Darabt Darabt Darabti Darab Dar-bat Darabna Darabtu Darabu

baDrub (I beat) subj paradigm aDrub tuDrub tuD-ur-bi yuDrub tuDrub nuDrub tuD-ur-bi yuD-ur-bi

All 41 Terms

Term DefinitionI don't want to travel alone tomorrow. biddiish asaafir la 7aali bukraHe didn't say why he didn't want to come.

maa qaalsh leesh biddoosh yiigi

We didn't go to the meeting because we were busy.

maa ru7na 3ala l-ijtimaa3 3ashaan kunna mashguuliin

Is that right? maZbuuT?Please, enter! tfaDDal fuut!He's upset with you. huwwe za3laan minnakWhy's he upset with me? leesh za3laan minni?He didn't tell me why. maa qaal-li leesh.What a pity! '5Saara!To where does he want to go? la ween biddo yruu7?

Who do you know in Ramallah? miin bti3raf fi RamaLLaWhen is he going to travel? (important Active Part followed by Subjunctive construction)

eemta raayi7 ysaafir?

Where is he going to wait exactly? ween raayi7 yistaanaa biZZabT?Do you know where the "people's market" is? bti3raf ween is-suq ish-sha3b?

(It's been) a long time since I saw him. min zamaan maa shufto.I came to Palestine a long time ago. giit 3ala Filistiin min zamaan.a long time ago min zamaan

I want to travel there to see him. biddi asaafir la hunaak 3ashaan ashuufo

Yesterday I spoke with him on the phone. mbaari7 7akeet ma3o fit-tilifoon.

...because I (was) asking him where he lives exactly.

3ashaan as2alo ween saakin biZZubT.

she drank coffee shirbat qahweand she spoke Arabic with the owner of the cafe.

w 7akeet fil-3arabi ma3 Saa7ib il-qahwe.

When he saw that he spoke Arabic well...

lamma saaf inno hiyye bti7ki 3arabi mni7

There was a foreigner f who went to a cafe in Old Jerusalem

fii wa7de ajnabiyye raa7at 3ala qahwe fil-Quds il-qadiime

...He wondered (was curious) and began asking her questions ...istagrab w Saar yis2alha as2ile

I want to drink something hot. biddi ashrub ishi su5unI'd like to drink a cup of coffee. ba7ibb ashrab finjaan qahwe...without sugar bala sukkar

Great! that's wonderful!! 3aal! mumtaaz!!Great! 2 aZiimHow much is the bill? qaddeesh li-7saab?Shekel sheekilI would not like to eat cheeze this morning... ba7ibb'sh aakol jibne iS-Subu7

I would like to eat vegetables. ba7ibb aakol 5udraYou'd f love to eat chicken il-masa inti bit7ibbi tookoli jaj il-masaWhat would you all like to drink? shuu biddkum tishrubu?What do you have? shuu fii 3indak?I have everything. fii 3indi kull ishia glass of Arak (anise flavored liquour!!!) kaas 3araq

a cup of tea without milk butt with sugar finjaan shaay bala 7aliib bass ma3 sukkar

I want something cold; it doesn't matter what it is

biddi ishi baarid, mish muhimm shuu.

Term Definitionnecessary, important Daruurimillion malyoonI forgot nsiitthat (linking clauses like "I told him that you were here") inno

tired ta3baandistress singular, plural hamm, 'hmuumI bother myself bagallib 7aalibothering galabelabor strike iDraab

better a7sanidea fikraI rest 1 batrayya7I rest 2 bastrayy7light 5afiifyet, not yet lissaat first fil-awwalat the end fil-aa5irTerm DefinitionI must see him urgently ana laazim ashuufo Daruuriimportant, necessary DaruuriDid you tell him that I was here yesterday?

inte kuult-lo inno ana kunt hoon mbaari7

Didn't you tell him Yusif "who"? inte maa qult lo Yuusif esesh?Excuse me, I forgot isma7 li, ana nsiitHe said he was tired today. qaal inno ta3baan il-yoom.They said they were lazy today. qaalu inno kaslaaniin il yoom.I told you that I don't know Arabic. qult lak inno maa ba3raf 3arabi.Why are you upset? leesh inte za3laan?I'm mad because he had my notebook yesterday

ana za3laan 3ashaan kaan 3indo duftar mbaari7

Why do you guys always come late? leesh daayman btiigu mit2a55ir?Term Definitionunderstanding faahimunderstanding f faahmeunderstanding pl faahmiin

We don't understand i7na mish faahmiinI understand ana faahimI don't understand 1 ana mish faahimI don't understand 2 ana faahimshstanding waaqifstanding f waaqfestanding pl waaqfiinsitting qaa3idsitting f qaa3desitting pl qaa3diinhearing saami3hearing f saam3ahearing pl saam3iinseeing shaayifseeing f shaayfeseeing pl shaayfiingoing raayi7going f raay7egoing pl raay7iinDo you understand? inte faahim?Do you hear what I'm saying? saami3 shuu baquul?Do you hear well? inte saami3 kwayyis?Do you see how? shaayif kiif?Do y'all understand what I'm saying? intu faahmiin shuu ba7ki?Term Definition

half nuSSquarter rubu3third tultto, 'till illaw andIt's one o'clock is-see3a wa7deIt's two o'clock is-see3a tinteen1 h 30 is-see3a wa7de w nuSS3 h 15 is-see3a talaate w rubu38 h 30 is-see3a tamaanye3 h 20 is-see3a talaate w tult4 h 15 is-see3a arb3a w rubu38 h 40 is-see3a tis3a illa tult4 h 20 is-see3a arb3a w tult6 h 55 is-see3a sab3a illa 5amse9 h 50 is-see3a 3ashara illa 3ashara5 h 30 is-see3a 5amse w nuSS8 h 00 is-see3a tamaanya10 h 40 is-see3a 7da3sh illa tultThe library is open... il maktabe maftuu7a...

from eight to four min is-see3a tamanye la is-see3a arb3a

The cafeteria is closed... il kafiteerya msakkara...

I study Thursdays from 7:00 to 8:30bat3allam yom il 5amis min is-see3a sab3a la is-see3a tamanya w nuSS

The meetings at 4:45 il ijtimaa3 is see3a 5amse illa rubu3

I'll wait for you from 9:00 to 9:15 bastannak min is-see3a tis3a la is-see3a tis3a w rubu3Term Definitionprogram barnaamijJordanian urdunitelevision talfizyoonon channel six fil-qanaal sitteNews in Arabic a5bar fil-3arabiExcuse me isma7-liExcuse me f isma7i-liExcuse me pl isma7u-li

Excuse me sir, what time is it? isma7-li ya sayyid, qaddeesh is-see3a?

What's your schedule today? shuu barnaamjak il-yoom?A meeting with the Belgiam consul ijtimaa3 ma3 qunSul BaljiikaI have a meeting wih the hospital director

fii 3indi ijtimaa3 ma3 mudiir il-mustashfa

At 10:00 I've got a telephone call from abroad.

is-see3a 3ashra fii ili tilifoon min barra.

At 11:00 there's a party at the hotel. is-see3a 7da3sh fii 7afle fil-uteel.At 12:00 I have to be in Jerusalem. (subjunctive)

is-see3a Tna3sh laazim akuun fil-Quds.

At 8:00 I'd like to see the news on TV. is-see3a tamanye biddi ashuuf il-a5bar fit-talfizyoon.

outside, abroad barra

party 7aflemust laazimpaper waraqaI can baqdarin order to manshaanbuilding 3amaara

All 40 Terms

Term DefinitionWill you be home tonight? inte fil-beet il-masa?I want to come visit you biddi aagi azuurakYou are welcome (in my home) ahlan wa-sahlanAt what time? ayy see3?At five thirty (pm) see3a 5amse w nuss

Can you pl come at six? mumkin tiigu s-see3a sitte?

If busy, we'll come the next day izi mashguul, mniigi yoom taaniO.K. TayyibDo you listen to the news? btisma3 il-a5bar?Every day I listen to the news, kull yoom basma3 il-a5ba...but I don't understand everything. bass bafhamsh kull ishi

I understand words here and there. bafham kilme hoon w kilme hunaak(It's) because the news is in Modern Standard Arabic.

li2anno l-a5bar fil-3arabi il-fuS7a.

Arabs have two languages: fii 3ind il-3arab lugteen:

That is to say, the official language... ya3ni il-luga ir-rasmiyye...... and the language of conversation. w luga la l-mu7aadaseconversation mu7aadaseofficial (adj) rasmiyyeLiterary Arabic fuS7a

I'm sorry, I don't have time. ana mit2assif, fish 3indi waqt

I have a meeting fii 3indi ijtimaa3

The director of the ski school at Snowmass mudiir madrasat it-tazalluj fi SnowmassAt what time is the break? ayy see3a l-ishtiraa7aWho do you want to see? miin biddak 'tshuuf?I wanna see Gasaan. biddi ashuuf GasaanWhat do you f want to see? shuu biddik 'tshuufi?Where do she want to go? ween biddha truu7?Who do we want to visit? miin biddna nzuur?

We're busy. We must go. i7na mashguuliin. i7na laazim nruu7They have to go. humme laazim yruu7uWith whom do you want to come? ma3 miin biddak tiigi?Would you like to see him? bit7ibb 'tshuufo?What are you doing tomorrow? shuu bitsawwi bukra?

I'm going to church with my girlfriend tomorrow bukra baruu7 3a l-kiniisa ma3 Sa7ibti

What do you want to do tomorrow? shuu biddak tsawwi bukra?Can you come early? btiqdar tiigi bakkiir?

I can baqdar

Mommy, why do you have to go right now? ya immi, leesh laazim truu7i halla2?

Did you come to work or to study? giit minshaan tistgil willa minshaan tit3allam?

I came to study and read giit minshaan at3allam w minshaan aqra

Term Definition

Who came when I was not here? miin aga lamma kunt mish hoon?When did you come to class? eemta giit 3a dars?Who'd you guys come with today? ma3 miin giitu il-yoom?How'd you come? kiif giit?

Did you come by bus or in your car? giit fil-BaaS willa fis-sayyaartak?

Who was here when you came? miin kaan hoon lamma giit?

Do you f always come here by foot? inti daayman btiigi mashi la hoon?Why'd you come late? leesh giit mit2a55ir?Why'd you f come early, my friend? leesh giiti bakkiir, Sa7ibti?I come baagiYou come btiigiYou f come btiigiHe comes biigiShe comes btiigiWe come mniigi

Y'all come btiiguThey come biiguI came giitYou came giitYou f came giitiHe came agaShe came agatWe came giinaY'all came giituThey came aguCome! ta3aal!Come! f ta3aali!Come! pl ta3aaluI bring bajiibI ask bas2alSpeak! i7kiI write baktibI change bagayyirI repair (ex sayyaarti) baSalli7I prepare ba7aDDirI come back barja3I explain bashra7I dance barquSI marry batjawwazI wake up bafiiq

I wash bagassilI put on balbusWhat time'd you go to work? eemta bitruu7 3a shugul?

When you saw him did you talk to him? lamma bitshuufo bti7ki ma3o?

I was in Jerusalem when I was 20 years old. ana kunt fil-Quds lamma kaan 3umri 3ishriin sane.When were you f in Jerusalem? eemta kunti fil-Quds?When did you speak with him? eemta 7akeet ma3o?

I spoke with them Saturday when I was in Jerusalem's Old City.

7akeet ma3hum yoom is-sabt lamma kunt fil-Quds il-qadiime

When I come to Palestine I go straight to Bethlehem

lamma baagi 3a Falastiin baruu7 dugri 3a Beetla7im

When I saw him I thought he was our neighbor. lamma shufto fakkarto jaarna.

When you came, you brought bread with you. lamma tiigi, jiib ma3ak 5ubiz.I thought fakkartI spoke 7akeetTerm DefinitionDo you have a car? fii 3indak sayyaara?Of course! ma3luum

What's your telefone number? qaddeesh numrat tilifoonak?I don't have kids. fish 3indi wlaadI'm not married ana mish mitjawwizyoung pl zgaar

old, age pl kbaaryoung f zgiireMay God keep them! Allah y5alliihum!May God keep you! Allah yi7faZak!I wish! yaareet!Good for you! (I envy you) niyyaalakthere is, there are fiithere is not, there are not fishpolice shurtabreak (as in rest) istiraa7abook ktaabbooks kutubtoilet 7ammaamwater mayyeshop dukkanshops dakakiinI have... fi 3indi...I don't have... fish 3indi...pain waja3question su2aalquestions as2ilemoney 1 maSaarimoney 2 fluusI have (with me) fii ma3iI don't have (with me) 1 fish ma3i

I don't have (with me) 2 ma3iishDo you f have a brother? fii 3indik a5u?Do you have a sister? fii 3indak u5t?hour, watch see3ahours si3aatpens qlaamjacket jakeetfire (lighter) wal3aDo you have a watch? fii ma3ak see3a?Who's speaking? (polite on the telephone) miin bi7ki?room (Turkish word) ooDarooms (Turkish word) uwaDHe goes to work walking biruu7 3a shugul mashi

He walks because he has no car bimshi li2anno fish 3indo sayyaara

because (linking two clauses) li2annokitchen maTba5two rooms ooDteenstreets shawaari3refrigerator tallaajeThere is no time! fish waqtBut there is always hope! bass fii amal daaymanNo problem! fish mushkileThere's no place... fish ma7allThere's no place like home! fish ma7all zayy il-beetproblems mashaakil

places, stores ma7allaatCome here! ta3al la hoon!Go away! ruu7 min hoon!late mit2a55irlate f mit2a55relate pl mit2a55riinearly 1 bakkiirearly 2 badribread 5ubizstraight dugri"fine" (a Turkish word) tamaamfine mnii7homework waZiifeexcept maa 3adaWhat's new with you? shuu a5baarak?Everything's fine. kull shii tamaam.Tell me, qul-liDo you know from what time until what time (it's open)?

bti3raf min ayy see3a la ayy see3a?

I'd like to do homework biddi aktib waZiife

...about water problems in Bethlehem 3an mashaakil il-mayye fi Beetla7imin order to, because ashaan

I want a library in order to write biddi maktabe ashaan aktib

Walk a little bit down the street... imshi shwayy fish-shaari3...

...talk with the people, i7ki ma3 in-naas,

Later on you'll know what the problem is ba3deen bti3raf shuu l-mushkile

Term DefinitionGod be with you! Allah ma3ak!What does he want from you? shuu biddo minnak?

Who was with you yesterday? miin kaan ma3ak mbaari7?

Where do you know him from? min ween bta3rafo?Did he come after you? aja ba3dak?Did she come before you? ajat qablak?Do you talk about me? bti7ki 3anni?Is this yours? haada ilak?This is mine. haada iliAre these from you? hadool minnakNo, they're from my mom la2, hadool min immiDid he go to your house? huwwe raa7 la 3indak?Who lived near you? kaan saakin jambak?with ma3without 1 biduunwithout 2 balaabout 3anfrom minthan minsince, ago (Syrian) minsince, ago (Palestinian) qabil

for il-to il-to your house la 3indakyou f told me... qultilithey told me that... qaalulibefore qabilafter ba3idnear jambat 3indbetween beenon 3alaThere's a pen on the table. fii qalam 3ala tawleBetween here and there been hoon wa hunaakBetween me and you beeni wa beenakfrom [time] minuntil [time] lafrom/until [time] min/laTerm DefinitionHow are you? kiif 7aalak?reply to mar7aba, starts with "a" ahleenWhat's wrong with you? shuu maalak?...at the doctor's (office) 3ind id-duktoorWhat did he say to you? shuu qal-lak?like zayyWhat does... mean? shuu ya3ni...

It means that... ya3ni bi...Get well! salaamtak3ind at"This f is like this f" (pointing at or holding two things) haadi zayy haadi

bed (mattress) farsheGo! ruu7sick mariiDDid he tell you where he lives? qal-lak ween saakin?

What did she say to you when she came in? shuu qalat-lak lamma faatat?What did you f tell him when he entered? shuu qulti-lo lamma faat?when, whenever (not used in questions but to connect clauses) lamma

What did the prof tell ya'll? shuu qal-lku il-ustaaz?What did you tell them? shuu inte qult-lhum?female friends Saa7baatAbraham's wife mart 'BrahiimI gotta go ana laazim aruu7tomorrow you'll speak better bukra bti7ki a7sanin the future fil-mustaqbalGod willing... inshaLLa(that's) not correct mish maZbuuTI speak with many mistakes balaTTishcenter pl maraakizcenter markaz

I will do whatever work they tell me (to do) shuu biquuluu-li ana bashtgileverything kull ishiWhat kind of work do you do? shuu btishtgilreply "Not long" to a question "How long have you...?" mish ktiir

How long have you studied Arabic? 3indak waqt tit3allam 3arabi?How long have you... 3indak waqt...Sleep! naamI don't know what's the matter with me. maa ba3raf shuu maaliGo! f ruu7iGo! pl ruu7u

The root of the imperative is formed from... the root of the present tense verb

How do you say "house" in Arabic? shuu ya3ni "house" fil-3arabiThe reply to 'How do you say "house" in Arabic?" "house" ya3ni beet

T/F You can use the present tense verb to express the future if you add an adverb for the future. e.g. "bukra.."

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excellent mumtaaztime waqt100%, also used to mean "perfectly" miyye fil-miyyenot 100%, not perfectly mish miyye fil-miyyehow many... akammlanguage luga

How many languages do you know (how to speak)? akamm luga bti3ruf?

late mit2a55irslowly (or perhaps more literally "taking my time" or "at my own pace" w/ an implied meaning is "not too much/quickly/intensely")

3ala mahli

Take your time! 3ala mahlakI wake up... bafiiqsomething light ishi 5afiiflater ba3deennewspaper jariidesometimes/at times marraatTerm Definition to study to live, reside to work to do to eat to sleep to say to teach to write to read to happen to speak, to talk to watch

to go over (like homework) to remember to memorize to dance to run to come 1 to go to want, to desire to love, to like, to want to hate to drink to hit to meet (someone) to get, to obtain to live to demand, to ask for to sit to wait, to await to be able to listen to hear to smoke to grow up, to get bigger to know to be

to learn (not like to study) to change (something)

to change (reflexive, like "you've changed!" not "change your clothes!"

to wear to sing to feel to cry to laugh to kick to taste to forget to remain to swim to cut to throw to think, to suppose to think to recall to help to review to come back to tire to hunger to do wrong (to someone),

to oppress to lose (something) to gain to clean to give to take to break

to believe (like believe what someone is saying)

to lie to use to kill to die to take revenge to wake up (intransitive) to erase to get up to steal to buy to sell to stand, to stop to walk to leave to cook to yell to play

to succeed to fail to cheat

to pass (like to pass someone on the street)

to travel to visit to resist

to attend (to prepare in Palestinian colloquial)

to be absent to come 2 to point (to something) to kiss to embrace, to hug to pray

to convert to Islam, to submit

to win to get married to graduate to leave, to go out to enter

to take out (like something from your pocket)

to put to arrive

to fly

to please (something) like "what you have done pleases me"

to consider strange, to be astonished

to open, to unlock, to turn on (like a light)

to close, to shut off (like a light)

to yearn for, to miss (someone)

to wake up to begin to appear as, to seem like to be necessary to melt

to get hot, to warm, to warm up

to cool, to cool down to rain to snow to send (like a letter) to touch to take a picture of to imagine 2 to imagine 1

to build to destroy to warn, to caution

to pay attention, to be alert, cautious

to prepare (something)

to organize (something), to arrange

to look, to glance to jump, to leap to draw, to sketch, to paint

to become intoxicated, to get drunk

to grab, to grasp, to seize, to catch, to hold

to hunt, to fish to fear, to be afraid

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