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Lesson 1
This is - ...
Introduction -
Please read the sentences below. After completing the sentences we shall go overthe rules for this lesson.
In Part 1 of Lesson 1 we learn how to use the pronoun which means 'This'
(called the demonstrative pronoun in grammar). /Hdh/ is pronounced but iswritten without the first /alif/. The second word is the noun (object) being referred
to, e.g.: means house.
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This is a book This is a mosque This is a door This is a house
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This is a bed. This is a desk.
We have learnt how to say 'This is' using the phrase /hdh/. Now, we will learn howto say 'What is this?' to ask a question followed by the answers to the questions In-
Sh-Allh (God-willing). Please click on part 3 below to proceed.
In this part of lesson 1 we will learn the phrase which means "What'sthis". We shall then answer the questions with the phrase we learnt in the earlier
parts, i.e. /hdh/ .
We will also learn the phrase ..... which means "Is this...?", for example
which means "Is this a house?.
In addition, we will learn the words for Yes and No in Arabic to answer thesequestions. The word for Yes in Arabic is , and the word for No in Arabic is .
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As we have already learnt, the Arabic script is read from right to left, please read thesentences below from right to left.
Picture Answer Question
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This is a house.
What is this?
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This is a shirt.
What is this?
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No, this is a pen.
Is this a key?
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Yes, this is a house.
Is this a house?
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No, this is a chair.
Is this a bed?
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This is a star.
What is this?
In the next parts we will learn the phrase which means "Who is this?"
followed by some more sentences to revise what we have learnt in this lesson, In-
Sh-Allh (God willing).
Exercise
In this part of the lesson, we will test the knowledge that we have learnt in thislesson so far.
Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions. Please click on thecorrect option for each question below. Upon completion, click on the Mark button to
see the correct answers and to obtain your mark.
In this exercise you will not be given the meaning of sentences, please visit theearlier parts of lesson 1 to learn the meanings if necessary.
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Exercise
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
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We will continue to test the knowledge that we have learnt so far in this part of thelesson In-Sh-Allh (God willing).
Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions. Please click on thecorrect option for each question below. Upon completion, click on the Mark button to
see the correct answers and to obtain your mark. In this exercise you will not be given the meaning of sentences, please visit the
earlier parts of lesson 1 to learn the meanings if necessary.
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
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We have practiced reading words and learning phrases and grammar. However, it isvery important to learn how to write Arabic while you are learning the
language. Please read the sentences below and write them down on a piece of
paper. You have already learnt what the sentences below mean in the earlier parts of
the lesson so try to remember what they mean also. In Arabic, more experienced readers do not require the vowel-marks or diacritical
marks to read the word. We have started lesson 1 showing all the vowel-marks, for
example (house) where we can see the /fatah/, /sukn/ and/ammah/. However, with experience, we know from a combination of the letters
used and the context of the sentence what the word actually means. Below, the
words will appear without vowel-marks or diacritical marks (e.g. /sukn/, /fatah/,
/kasrah/ etc). Hence, the word will be written in Arabic as
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Please click on the words to hear speech, i.e. how the words should be pronounced.
Read and Write :
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In the next part of this lesson we will learn the phrase which means
"Who is this?" followed by some more sentences to revise what we have learnt in thislesson, In-Sh-Allh (God willing
Who is this? -
In this section we shall cover the phrase which means 'Who is this?'. We
shall then answer the questions and learn some more words, In-Sh'-Allh (God
willing).
Picture Answer Question
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This is a doctor.
Who is this?
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This is a boy.
Who is this?
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This is a student.
Who is this?
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This is a man.
Who is this?
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This is a merchant.
Who is this?
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Picture Answer Question
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This is a dog.
What is this?
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This is a cat.
What is this?
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This is a donkey.
What is this?
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This is a horse.
What is this?
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This is a rooster.
What is this?
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This is a camel.
What is this?
Revision
Picture Answer Question
Low Bandwidth
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This is a teacher.
Who is This?
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Low Bandwidth
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No, this is a toilet paper (handkerchief).
Is this a shirt?
In the next part of this lesson we will practice writing and reading skills, In-Sh'-Allh (God willing). Please write out the following words below including their
translation. It is important to practice writing in the duration of this course and to be
able to read without translations. If you are unsure what the words below mean,
please revisit the previous sections of this lesson, all the words below have already
been covered earlier.
You will also notice that the words below do not have vowel-marks, i.e. /ammah/, /kasrah/ and /fatah/. The vowel-marks have been deliberately omitted because
when you read Arabic in normal literature, vowel-marks are seldom used. The
context and your experience of words will enable you to read the word properly. The
words below should be apparent without the vowel-marks as we have covered them
several times already
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Read and Write :
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You have now completed lesson 1. To summarise, the areas we have covered are:
o The Demonstrative Pronoun - 'This is'
o The particle as in ... i.e. 'Is This a...?'
o The word which means 'what' as in - 'What is this?'
o The words for Yes and No - and respectively.
o The word which means 'who' as in - 'Who is this?'
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o Several new words - these have to be memorised as vocabulary is veryimportant to learn the Arabic language. The following table shows the new
words that we learnt so far in this lesson:
Vocabulary Revision
This (this is)
Home
Door
Mosque
Book
Key
Chair
Pen
Desk
Bed
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Shirt
Star
Doctor
Boy
Student
Man
Merchant
Teacher
Handkerchief
Dog
Cat (masculine)
Donkey
Horse
Rooster
Camel
Yes
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If you feel confident with the lesson covered, please move on to the next lesson
where we will cover the Demonstrative Pronoun which means 'That is. The
next lesson is a short and relatively straightforward lesson, In-Sh'-Allh (God
willing). Please click on next lesson button below to go to lesson two.
Now that you have covered this lesson, please also try some of the additionalfeatures we have including:
o Discussion Forum Discuss the grammatical topics learnt and any areas of
confusion.
o Vocabulary Flashcards Practice your vocabulary by category.
o Questions Flashcards Practice questions related to the grammatical topics
covered in the lessons.
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