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egyptian arabic
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Voices
English-Speaking Instructor. . . . . . . . . . . Ray BrownEgyptian-Speaking Instructor . . Ahmed El-GhandourFemale Arabic Speaker . . . . . . . . . . . . Sahar HassanMale Arabic Speaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alaa Hamed
course Writers
Sahar Hassan Dr. Mahdi Alosh
Dr. Ulrike S. Rettig
editors
Mary E. Green Beverly D. Heinle
executiVe Producer
Beverly D. Heinle
Producer & director
Sarah H. McInnis
recording engineers Peter S. Turpin Kelly Saux
Simon & Schuster Studios, Concord, MA
acknowlEdgmEnts
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reading lessons
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1The Arabic Alphabet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Diacritical Marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Lesson One. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Lesson Two . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Lesson Three . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Lesson Four . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Lesson Five . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Lesson Six . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Lesson Seven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Lesson Eight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Lesson Nine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Lesson Ten . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Lesson Eleven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Lesson Twelve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Lesson Thirteen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Lesson Fourteen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Lesson Fifteen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Lesson Sixteen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Lesson Seventeen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Lesson Eighteen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Egyptian arabic
introduction
Reading can be defined as “the act of decoding graphic material in order to determine its message.” To put it another way, reading consists of coming back to speech through its graphic symbols. In short, meanings reside in the sounds of the spoken language. Speaking a language is the necessary first step to acquiring the ability to read a language with meaning.
Arabic is written in the Arabic alphabet which dates back to pre-Islamic periods. It is used today in any country where Arabic is spoken. It has also been adopted by neighboring countries whose language is not Arabic, such as Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. Although Arabic dialects differ, they are all written using the same alphabet.
A complete listing of the Arabic alphabet has been included for your reference, beginning on page 6. It is shown in a 2-page spread, reading right to left. This is to be used only as a guide since all of the necessary information for beginning to read in Arabic will be given in the audio portion of the readings. In the reading lessons for this course, you will practice recognition and pronunciation of Arabic letters and combination of letters, as well as their use in different words and contexts.
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The recorded portion of the reading materials for Egyptian Arabic will be found at the end of the program. You can do the Readings as it is most convenient for you. They can be done individually after every other unit or so, or done entirely after completing the full 30 units. Full instructions on how to proceed are recorded along with with the Readings.
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the arabic alphabet
The Arabic writing system is easy to learn and master because the Arabic alphabet has a high correspondence between sound and symbol. This means that a letter is pronounced almost the same in every word position.
The Arabic alphabet contains 28 letters in addition to the hamza (glottal stop) and two variants of existing letters (alif and taa). A number of diacritical marks complement the alphabet. These are signs written above or below the letters; they are listed on page 5. Each letter has four different representations, depending on its position within a word. There is an independent form, as well as a beginning, a middle, and an end form.
Arabic is written cursively, reading from right to left, with the letters connected to one another. However, some letters connect only to preceding letters, or from the right side. These are known as one-way connectors. The other group is called two-way connectors as they connect to other letters from both sides.
The alphabet contains three long vowels: alif (aa), waw (uu), and ya (ii). The latter two function also as semi-vowels, as in “wet” and “yes.” There are three short counterparts of these vowels represented by diacritical marks: the fatHa (a), the damma (u),
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and the kasra (i). They are about half as long. A tiny circle written above a consonant is called sukuun and represents the absence of a vowel.
The mark that resembles a tiny w is called “shadda.” It signifies a doubled consonant. For example, this mark over the letter t in the word for “six” makes the word pronounced /sit-tah/ rather than /sitah/ if it were not there.
If you are not familiar with the Arabic alphabet, you may at first find that it takes some time to associate the appropriate sounds with each letter and/or group of letters. Therefore, we recommend that you take the Reading Lessons at your own pace, repeating each until you feel comfortable proceeding to the next. With a little effort, you will be astonished at how quickly you are reading Arabic.
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diacritical marks
none
a
u
i
none
سكون
فتحة
ضمة
كسرة
شدة
name in name sound lettertransliteration
sukuun
fatHa
Damma
kasra
shadda
no vowel follows, above the letter
short vowel, above the letter
short vowel, below the letter
indicates a double consonant, above the letter
short vowel, above the letter
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symbol in final medial initialtransliteration position position position
aa ـا ـا ا
b ـب ـبـ بـ
t ـت ـتـ تـ
th ـث ـثـ ثـ
j ـج ـجـ جـ
H ـح ـحـ حـ
kh ـخ ـخـ خـ
d ـد ـد د
dh ـذ ـذ ذ
r ـر ـر ر
z ـز ـز ز
s ـس ـسـ سـ
sh ـش ـشـ شـ
S ـص ـصـ صـ
D ـض ـضـ ضـ
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the arabic alphabet (continued)
name name in letter transliteration
ألف ا
باء ب
تاء ت
ثاء ث
جيم ج
حاء ح
خاء خ
دال د
ذال ذ
راء ر
زاي ز
سني س
شني ش
صاد ص
ضاد ض
alif
baa’
taa’
thaa’
geem
Haa’
khaa’
daal
dhaal
raa’
zay
seen
sheen
Saad
Daad
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the arabic alphabet (continued)
symbol in final medial initialtransliteration position position position
T ـط ـط ط
Dh ـظ ـظ ظ
'a ـع ـعـ عـ
gh ـغ ـغـ غـ
f ـف ـفـ فـ
q ـق ـقـ قـ
k ـك ـكـ كـ
l ـل ـلـ لـ
m ـم ـمـ مـ
n ـن ـنـ نـ
h ـه ـهـ هـ
uu/w ـو ـو و
ee/y ـي ـيـ يـ
aa ـى - -
t ـة - -
٫ ـأـؤـئ ـئـ أإ
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the arabic alphabet (continued)
name name in letter transliteration
طاء ط
ظاء ظ
عني ع
غني غ
فاء ف
قاف ق
كاف ك
الم ل
ميم م
نون ن
هاء ه
واو و
ياء ي
ألفمقصورة ى
تاءمربوطة ة
همزة ء
Taa’
Dhaa’
'ayn
ghayn
faa’
qaaf
kaaf
laam
meem
nuun
haa’
waaw
yaa’
alif maqSoora
taa’ marbuuTa
hamza
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ا
دا
داد
دادا
ذا
داذ
ذاد
داذا
ذادا
ذاذا
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داد
ذاد
ذادا
داذا
را
دار
راد
راذ
دارا
رادا
داز
زا
زار
زاد
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زادا
رادار
زود
رادو
رود
ورد
ود
دوب
داب
)بـ(باد
بار
بود
بادو
دابو
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دور
ذور
زور
باب
زادو
دي
)يـ(ديد
يد
دابي
ديب
)ـيـ(بير
ياد
بادي
رودي
داري
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ذوبي
رازي
بوري
دادي
بابا
بات
)تـ(توب
)ـتـ(بتيد
زيت
روث
)ثـ(ثابت
ثريد
)ـثـ(بثود
ثور
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تور
روبي
تاب
ثابو
زول
بيل
)لـ(لبيب
)ال(الري
)ـال(بالل
لودي
دليل
)ـلـ(بليد
بالد
ال
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ليزا
لوري
ليرا
لوز
ثول
الذا
تالل
وليد
بان
تان
نان
)نـ(نبي
)ـنـ(بنت
نبيل
بنات
بين
نار
بريد
نوال
ذيب
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داوي
باري
بيان
بيت
ولد
تين
أبي
أديب
أب
أدب
إبني
إذا
راء
دواء
براء
تاء
بنات
نبات
تين
تيل
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أنا
إن
داء
نوال
ثؤل
رؤل
)فـ(في
فن
)ـفـ(نفير
ريف
باف
برق
بريق
)قـ(قريب
)ـقـ(يقين
راقي
رافي
فريد
قرار
قليل
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لبن
نور
رن
فيل
ثقيل
فريق
الفريق
نيل
النيل
أرض
ضرير
نضير
قضير
قدير
ندير
قرض
إبريق
برد
بارد
دافي
ألف
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lesson Eleven
ثري
لدود
أراضي
راس
)سـ(سرير
)ـسـ(يسار
سوري
نسب
نسيب
سفر
سفير
بوش
)شـ(شفق
شفيق
بشر
ريش
روسي
فشر
شوف
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lesson twelve
بشير
زف
زفير
فقير
ضرب
سيب
باص
)صـ(صابون
)صـ(بصير
ناصر
نصير
قصير
شام
مين
مير
سمير
ريم
مساء
ميل
مدام
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رشيد
شديد
رئيس
أمين
سوق
دينار
ناس
مالك
كريم
مـكان
كتب
رفاه
بهاء
هناء
هادي
هالل
سهيم
كتاب
شكب
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سالم
رشيق
صافي
صديق
توم
بصل
فؤاد
سؤال
ليرة
صورة
سفيرة
فقيرة
بذخ
بايخ
بخر
بخيل
خروف
خشن
خشين
سماء
صباح
صالح
صالح
صح
سحر
حرير
بقر
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صحيح
رحيم
بخس
صخر
هشام
كريمة
بصيرة
راج
نسيج
سجد
جريدة
راح
حديث
حديثة
اجتماع
ربيع
بعيد
عسل
جميل
حجر
خبير
عادل
صانع
صناعة
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lesson sixteen
هاتف
علي
ماهر
كشف
خبيرة
بخيل
جميل
مصر
فراغ
بليغ
بغداد
غريب
بالغ
أمريكا
سلوى
مستشفى
دعوى
غالي
خبر
بليد
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lesson seventeen
بنك
شاي
دفع
مدافع
جامع
بالط
ربط
لطيفة
طبيخ
مطر
غلط
فاظ
غليظ
فظيع
ظريف
ظالم
غار
حافظ
خبز
بطل
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lesson Eighteen
واحد
إتنين
تالتة
أربعة
خمسة
ستة
سبعة
تمانية
تسعة
عشرة
حداشر
إتناشر
تـلـتاشر
أربعتاشر
خمستاشر
ستاشر
سبعتاشر
تمنتاشر
تسعتاشر
عشرين
واحدوعشرين
إتنينوعشرين
تالتةوعشرين
أربعةوعشرين
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