Arabic (Arabi)

Enjoy these fun and unique ways to learn, maintain, sharpen or reinforce your Arabic language studies through familiar and foreign contexts.  

Sharpen Your Skills:    Listening  Reading  Speaking  Writing
Learn Arabic Now:      Alphabet ? Body Parts ? Colors ? Days ? Greetings ? Months ? Numbers
Places To Study:         Abroad ? At- Home ? Centers/Language Schools ? U.S. Colleges/Universities
Teacher Resources:    Teaching the Alphabet ? Teaching Writing

Learn More About Proficiency in the Arabic Language through the Arabic Language Proficiency Test

LISTENING - Sharpen your listening skills by:


? Listening to  Popular Arabic Music

? Listening to or watching live broadcasts in Arabic from Egypt Internet Radio

? Listening to music from listenarabic.com
? Watching Sesame Street in ARABIC
 
? Watching Disney’s Hakuna Matata in Arabic 
? Watching Disney’s Can You Feel the Love Tonight 
? Watching Disney’s Reflection

READING - Maintain your reading skills by:


? Reading Arabic News from CNN  
? Reading Arabic News from BBC 
? Taking this 
Arabic Quiz
 
? Reviewing this Presentation of Letters and Reading

SPEAKING - Reinforce your speaking skills by:


? Reading these Sentences Out Loud, click on the sentence for help with pronunciation.  
? Using Voice Chat to Practice Your Speaking Skills with a Native Arabic Speaker

? Joining an On-line Language Learning Community    

WRITING - Develop your writing skills by:


? Learning How to Write Arabic Characters  
? Getting a Native Arabic Speaking Pen Pal 
? Using an 
Arabic Keyboard
 

 

Arabic for Beginners: 

Vocabulary 


“The Arabic Alphabet” – Learn the Pronunciation

Greetings


Hi – Salam

Hello – Marhaban

Good Morning – Sahahh el-Kair

Good Evening – Masaa’ el-Kair

Good Bye – Salaam

How are you? (male) – Kif Hhalak

How are you? (female) – Kif Hhalik

Good – Jayid or Tamam

 

? Help Pronouncing Greetings 

? Other Useful Greetings

 

Colors

Red – Ahmar

Blue – Azrak

Yellow – Asfar

Green – Ahdar

Pink – Warda

Orange Bortokaly
Gray – Ramady

White – Abyad

Black – Aswad

Brown – Bony

 

? Worksheets & Other Ways to Practice Your Arabic Colors

? On-line Learning Game

? Help Pronouncing Colors 

 

Numbers


1 – Wahid

2 – Ithnain

3 – Thalatha

4 – Arba’a

5 – Khamsa

6 – Sitta

7 – Saba’a

8 – Thamaniah

9 – Tisaa

10 – Ashra

11 – Hidashar

12 – Itnashar

13 – Talatashar

14 – Arbatashar

15 – Kamastashar

16 – Sitashar

17 – Sabatashar

18 – Tamantashar

19 – Tishatashar

20 – Ishrin

21 – Wahid wa ishrin

22 – Ithnain wa ishrin

23 Thalatha wa ishrin
24 – Arba’a wa ishrin

25 – Khamsa wa ishrin

26 – Sitta wa ishrin

27 – Saba’a wa ishrin

28 – Thamaniah wa ishrin

29 – Tisaa wa ishrin

30 – Talatin

40 – Arba’ain

50 – Kamisin

60 – Sitin

70 – Saba’ain

80 – Tamanin

90 – Tisain

 

? Help Pronouncing Numbers 

 

Days of the Week


Sunday – Yaumul Ahad

Monday – Yaumul Ithain

Tuesday – Yaumuth Thulatha

Wednesday – Yaumul Arbiaa

Thursday – Yaumul Khamees

Friday – Yaumul Jumuah

Saturday – Yaumus Sabt

 

 

Months


January – Yanayir

February – Fibrair

March – Mars

April – Ibrel

May – Mayu

June – Yunio

July – Yulio

August – Aghustus

September – Sibtimbur

October – Uktoober

November – Nofimber

December –  Disumber

 

? On-line flash cards with Months' Pronunciation 

? More information on Arabic Months


Body Parts (Neck and Above)


Cheek – Khad

Cheeks – Khodood

Chin – Thaqn

Ear – Odon

Eye – ‘Ayn

Face – Wajh

Hair – Sha’r

Head – Ra’s

Head/Brains

Lip – Shafah

Mouth – Fam

Neck – ‘Oniq

Nose – Anf

Throat – Halq

Tongue – Iesaan

Teeth – Asnaan

Tooth – Sen

 

? Body Parts Game 
? Help Pronouncing
Body Parts
  

 

 

 

 

 

 Places To Study:

ABROAD

AT - HOME

 CENTERS/LANGUAGE SCHOOLS

 U.S. COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES

? University of Texas at Austin

? Rosetta Stone

? Berlitz

? Rice University (TX)

 

Resources for Arabic Teachers:

? Help Teaching Writing 
? Help Teaching the Arabic Alphabet