InFlightArabic.pdf

In-Flight

ARABIC

LEARN BEFORE YOU LAND

BOARDING PASS

Pronunciation Guide

The Roman (English) alphabet is used to represent Arabic sounds

in this insert. The guide below will give you a general idea of

Arabic pronunciation. But keep in mind that the best way to learn

correct Arabic pronunciation is to listen to the native speakers on

the accompanying recording.

Vowels

a as in absent

min fadlak

e as in bet

esmi

ee as in weed

saaeed

i as in bit

bint

oo as in roof

zur

i as in site

laylan

aa, ii, oo

A vowel a, i, or o preceded

aafwan

by an r- type sound pronounced

deep in the throat.

Consonants

Many Arabic consonants have sounds equivalent to English conso-

nants. Those Arabic sounds that are unique are written in this pro-

gram as follows:

A glottal stop; basically occurs in the

masa ' an

middle or at the end of a word. ' is

equivalent to the sound produced at

the beginning of English uh-oh

Unvoiced th as in three

thalatha

s as in pleasure in most Arab

jameel

countries; or, soft g as in gender in

Jordan and the Gulf states; or,

hard g as in good in Egyptian Arabic

ch as in Bach

khamseen

Pronounced by producing the

sooq

k sound as far down in the

throat as possible

th as in other

azeem

Similar to French r ; r

ghadan

pronounced far down in

the throat

A note on male/female endings

In Arabic, some word endings change depending on whether a

male or female is speaking. Some endings will change depend-

ing on whether a male or female is being spoken to. In this

insert, these variations will be noted by an (m) or an (f) behind

either phrase.

Ahlan! Welcome to Living Language In-Flight Arabic. This

short and simple program is designed to give you just enough of

the basics that you’ll need to get by in Arabic. Just listen to the

native speakers of Arabic and repeat in the pauses. Once you’ve

completed the program, you’ll be able to speak and understand

basic Arabic. Let’s get started.

Lesson 1: Saying Hello

Marhaba!

Hello!

Ma esmok?

What’s your name?

Sabahel kheir!

Good morning!

Esmi Ahmad.

My name is Mr. Ahmad.

Youm saaeed!

Good day!

Esmi Amina.

My name is Mrs. Amina.

Masa'el kheir!

Good evening!

Saaeedon bi liqa'oka.

It’s nice to meet you.

Keif halaka? (m) / Kaifa

haloukee? (f)

How are you?

Maa al salama.

Good-bye.

Araka lahiqan.

See you later.

Bikheir.

Fine.

Araka qariban.

See you soon.

Jayyed jeddan.

Very well.

Tisbah aala kheir.

Good night.

La ba's.

So so.

Lesson 2: Basic Expressions

Shokran.

Thank you.

Ahlan wa sahlan.

You’re welcome.

Shokran jazilan.

Thank you very much.

Raja'an.

Please.

Ajal. / Naam. Yes.

Kalla. / La'a.

No.

Hal tatakallam ingilizi?

Do you speak English?

Aafwan.

Excuse me.

Ana la atakallam al aara-

biyya jayyidan.

I don’t speak Arabic very well.

Aafwan. / Oozran.

Pardon me.

Raja'an takallam bi bot'e.

Speak slowly, please.

Ana asef.

I’m sorry.

La afham.

I don’t understand.

Aaed, men fadlek.

Repeat, please.

Ana la atakallam al aarabiyya.

I don’t speak Arabic.

Lesson 3: Numbers

sifr 0

wahed 1

ethnan 2

thalatha 3

arbaa 4

khamseh 5

sitta 6

sabaa 7

thamaneya 8

tesaa 9

aashara 10

ahada aashar 11

ithna aashar 12

thalathata aashar 13

arbaata aashar 14

khamsata aashar 15

sittata aashar 16

sabaata aashar 17

thamaniata aashar 18

tisaata aashar 19

iishreen 20

wahed wa iishreen 21

ethnan wa iishreen 22

thalatha wa iishreen 23

arbaa wa iishreen 24

khamsa wa iishreen 25

sitta wa iishreen 26

sabaa wa iishreen 27

thamaneya wa iishreen 28

tessaa wa iishreen

thalatheen

arbaaeen

khamseen

sitteen

sabaaeen

thamaneen

tiseen

mi'a

100

mi'a wa wahid

101

mi'a wa ethnan

102

mi'a wa thalatha

103

mi'atain

200

thalath mi'a

300

arbaa mi'a

400

khomso ma'a

500

alf

1,000

millyon

1,000,000

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