Instant Arabic. Yousef Alreemawi

‘inghliiziyyah?

      (hal tata kallamol engleezeyyah?)

      I don’t speak Arabic.

      ‘anaa laa ‘atakallamul `arabiyyah (anaa laa ata kallamol `arabeyyah)

      I speak a little Arabic.

      ‘atakallamal `arabiyyata qaliilan (ata kalla mal `arabeyyata qaleenal)

      Speak to me slowly, please.

      ‘arjuu ‘an tatakallama ma`ii bibut’ (arjoo an ta ta kalla ma ma`ee be bot’)

      What are you saying?

      maadhaa taquul? (maadhaa taqool?)

      Please say it again.

      ‘arjuu ‘an tu`iida ma qultah (arjoo an to`eeda maa qoltah)

      What is he saying?

      maadhaa yaquul? (maadhaa yaqool?)

      

Understand yafham (yaf ham)

      I understand.

      ‘anaa afham (anaa afham)

      I didn’t understand.

      ‘anaa lam ‘afham (anaa lam afham)

      I don’t understand what you are saying.

      laa ‘afhamu maa taquul (laa afhamo maa taqool)

      Do you understand me?

      hal tafhamunii? (hal tafhamonee?)

      Did you understand me?

      hal fahimtanii? (hal fahem tanee?)

      

Write yaktub (yak tob)

      I write.

      ‘anaa ‘aktub (anaa aktob)

      I didn’t write.

      lam ‘aktub (lam aktob)

      I will write to you.

      sa ‘aktubu lak (sa aktob lak)

      Who wrote that?

      man kataba dhaalik? (man kataba dhaa lek?)

      Write your name here!

      uktub ismaka hunaa! (oktob esmak honaa!)

      Where shall I write my name?

      ‘ayna ‘aktubus mii? (ayna aktobo es mee?)

      Is my name written?

      halis mii maktuub? (hal es mee mak toob?)

      Please write it down.

      sajjil dhaalik `indak min fadlik

      (sajjel dhaalek `endak men fad lek)

      Please write for me your phone number.

      uktub lii raqam haatifik law samaht (oktob lee raqma haatefek lao samaht)

      Please write that to me in Roman letters.

      ‘arjuu ‘an taktuba dhaalik lii bi ‘ahrufin rumaniyyah

      (arjoo an taktoba dhaa leka lee be ahrofen romaneyyah)

      

Read yaqra’ (yaqra’)

      I read.

      ‘anaa ‘aqra’ (anaa aq ra’)

      I read that in the newspaper.

      qara’tu dhaalika fil jariidah (qara’to dhaa leka fel ja ree dah)

      Did you read that?

      hal qara’ta dhaalik? (hal qara’ta dhaa lek?)

      I would like to read this book.

      ‘awaddu ‘an ‘aqra’a dhaalikal kitaab

      (awaddo an aqra’ a dhaa lek)

      I cannot read Arabic.

      laa ‘astatii`u qiraa’atal `arabiyyah

      (laa asta tee`o qeraa atal `arabeyyah)

      Please read that for me.

      ‘arjuu ‘an taqra’ dhaalika lii

      (arjoo an taq ra a dhaa leka lee)

      Can you read English?

      hal tastatii`u ‘an taqra’al ‘inkliiziyyah? (hal tasta tee`o an taq ra al engleezeyyah?)