Read and translate sentences that combine verbs with attached object pronouns (found it, beat him, broke it) and introduce new nouns and colours: horse, cow, cup, bread, milk, green and white.
Vocabulary
Why do words end with “-un”?
The -un ending is called tanween (nunation). It marks indefinite nouns — similar to “a/an” in English.
كِتَابٌ (kitaabun) = a bookvsكِتَاب (kitaab) = book (base word)
To find the base word, simply remove the final “-un” sound (the double-stacked damma بٌ on the last letter).
وَجَدَ
wajada
to find
حِصَانٌ
hisaanun
horse
إِبْرَاهِيمُ
'ibraaheemu
Ibrahim (masculine name)
أَحْمَدُ
'ahmadu
Ahmad (masculine name)
بَقَرَةٌ
baqaratun
cow
ضَرَبَ
daraba
to strike, to beat
خُبْزٌ
khubzun
bread
حَلِيبٌ
haleebun
milk
كَسَرَ
kasara
to break
فِنْجَانٌ
finjaanun
cup
أَخْضَرُ
'akhdaru
green
أَبْيَضُ
'abyadu
white
Translate from Arabic to English
1.
أَيْنَ وَجَدَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ حِصَانِي؟ هُوَ وَجَدَهُ فِي بُسْتَانِي
2.
أَيْنَ وَجَدَ أَحْمَدُ بَقَرَتِي؟ هُوَ وَجَدَهَا فِي كَرْمِي
3.
مَنْ ضَرَبَ أَخِي؟ جَارُكَ ضَرَبَهُ
4.
مَنْ وَجَدَكُمْ فِي بُسْتَانِي؟ جَارُكَ وَجَدَنَا هُنَاكَ
5.
مَنْ ضَرَبَكُمْ؟ جَارُكَ ضَرَبَنَا
6.
مَنْ أَكَلَ خُبْزِي؟ نَحْنُ أَكَلْنَاهُ
7.
مَنْ شَرِبَ حَلِيبِي؟ نَحْنُ شَرِبْنَاهُ
8.
مَنْ ضَرَبَكَ؟ جَارُكَ ضَرَبَنِي
9.
مَنْ كَسَرَ فِنْجَانِي؟ أُخْتُكَ كَسَرَتْهُ
10.
أَخِي مَا كَسَرَ فِنْجَانِي. أُخْتِي كَسَرَتْهُ
11.
أُخْتِي شَرِبَتْ حَلِيبِي وَأَخِي مَا شَرِبَهُ
12.
مَنْ ضَرَبَ جَمَلِي؟ أَحْمَدُ ضَرَبَهُ
13.
حِصَانُكُمْ أَكْبَرُ وَأَسْمَنُ مِنْ حِصَانِي
14.
لِي حِبْرٌ أَسْوَدُ وَلَهُ حِبْرٌ أَخْضَرُ
15.
لَهَا كَلْبٌ أَسْوَدُ وَلَكُمْ كَلْبٌ أَبْيَضُ
16.
لِي حِصَانٌ وَجَمَلٌ وَلَكُمْ ثَوْرٌ وَجَمَلٌ
17.
فِنْجَانُكَ أَكْبَرُ مِنْ فِنْجَانِي
18.
أَحْمَدُ ضَرَبَهُ
Translate from English to Arabic
1.
Who found my book? My sister found it
2.
Who has beaten my pupil? Our neighbour has beaten him
3.
Who broke my cup? Their (masc.) sister broke it
4.
Your (fem.) ink is black and our ink is blue
5.
Her ink is green and his ink is red
6.
Ibrahim is bigger than my brother
7.
Ahmad broke my cup
8.
I have an ass and she has an ass. Her ass is fatter than my ass
9.
His horse is big and thy (masc.) horse is bigger than it
10.
Your (masc.) dog is black and their (fem.) dog is white
11.
Her brother has beaten my ox
12.
Where did he find my cup? He found it in my vineyard
13.
We found her. She found him
14.
I found her. Thou (masc.) hast found me
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