Studying Arabic
Arabic has been taught worldwide in many elementary and secondary schools, especially Muslim schools. Universities around the world have classes that teach Arabic as part of their foreign languages, Middle Eastern studies, and religious studies courses. Arabic language schools exist to assist students to learn Arabic outside the academic world. There are many Arabic language schools in the Arab world and other Muslim countries. Because the Quran is written in Arabic and all Islamic terms are in Arabic, millions of Muslims (both Arab and non-Arab) study the language. Software and books with tapes are also important part of Arabic learning, as many of Arabic learners may live in places where there are no academic or Arabic language school classes available. Radio series of Arabic language classes are also provided from some radio stations. A number of websites on the Internet provide online classes for all levels as a means of distance education; most teach Modern Standard Arabic, but some teach regional varieties from numerous countries.
| English | Arabic | Arabic (vowelled) | Romanization (DIN 31635) | IPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | الإنجليزية or الإنكليزية |
الإنْكلِيزيّة or الإنْجلِيزِيّة |
al-ingilīziyyah | /alʔinɡ(i)liːzijja/ |
| Yes | نعم | نَعَمْ | naʿam | /naʕam/ |
| No | لا | لا | lā | /laː/ |
| Hello | مرحبا | مَرْحَبًا | marḥaban | /marħaban/ |
| Peace (Usually Islamic) | السلام عليكم | السَّلامُ عَلَيْكُمْ | ʾassalāmu ʿalaykum | /ʔassalaːmu ʕalajkum/ |
| How are you | کيف الحال؟ | کَيْفَ ٱلْحَال؟ | kayfa l-ḥāl | /kajfa lħaːl/ |
| Welcome | أهلا | أَهْلاً | ʾahlan | /ʔahlan/ |
| Goodbye | مع السلامة | مَعَ السّلامَة | maʿa s-salāma | /maʕa ssalaːma/ |
| Please | من فضلك | مِنْ فَضْلِك | min faḍlik | /min fadˤlik,/ |
| Thanks | شكرا | شُكْرًا | šukran | /ʃukran/ |
| Excuse me | عفوا | عَفْوًا | ʿafwan | /ʕafwan/ |
| I'm sorry | آسف | آسِف | ʾāsif | /ʔaːsif/ |
| What's your name? | ما اسمك؟ | مَا ٱسْمُك؟ | mā ʾismuk(a/i)? | /ma ʔismuk(a, i)/ |
| How much? | كم؟ | كَمْ؟ | kam? | /kam/ |
| I don't understand. | لا أفهم | لا أفْهَم | lā ʾafham | /laː ʔafham/ |
| I don't speak Arabic. | لا أتكلم العربية | لا أتَكَلّمُ الْعَرَبيّة | lā ʾatakallamu l-ʿarabiyyah | /laː ʔatakallamu lʕarabijja/ |
| I don't know. | لا أعرف | لا أعْرِف | lā ʾaʿrif | /laː ʔaʕrif/ |
| I'm hungry. | أنا جائع | أنا جائِع | ʾanā jāʾiʿ | /ʔanaː ɡaːʔiʕ/ |
| Orange | برتقالي | بُرْتُقَالِي | burtuqālī | /burtuqaːliː/ |
| Black | أسود | أسْوَد | ʾaswad | /ʔaswad/ |
| One | واحد | واحِد | wāḥid | /waːħid/ |
| Two | اثنان | اِثْنَان | iṯnān | /iθnaːn/ |
| Three | ثلاثة | ثَلاثَة | ṯalāṯah | /θalaːθa/ |
| Four | أربعة | أرْبَعَة | ʾarbaʿah | /ʔarbaʕa/ |
| Five | خمسة | خَمْسَة | ḫamsah | /xamsa/ |
| Six | ستة | سِتّة | sittah | /sitta/ |
| Seven | سبعة | سَبْعَة | sabʿah | /sabʕa/ |
| Eight | ثمانية | ثَمَانِيَة | ṯamāniyah | /θamaːnija/ |
| Nine | تسعة | تِسْعَة | tisʿah | /tisʕah/ |
| Ten | عشرة | عَشَرَة | ʿašarah | /ʕaʃarah/ |
| Eleven | أحد عشر | أَحَدَ عَشَر | ʾaḥad(a) ʿašar | /ʔaħad(a) ʕaʃar/ |
| Twelve | اثنا عشر | إِثْنَا عَشَر | ʾiṯnā ʿašar | /ʔiθnaː ʕaʃar/ |
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