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Everyday situations — ordering, directions, small talk — and the grammar that holds them together.

99 lessons at beginner level.

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Telling the time

7 lessons
  • الساعة

    Telling the time

    Saying what time it is, on the hour and past it

    beginner / topic

  • الوَقت

    Telling the time

    Here's a video that talks about telling the time

    beginner / comprehension

  • قَدَّيش الساعة؟

    Asking the time

    Asking what time it is, and what time something happens

    beginner / topic

  • قَبل وبَعد

    Early, late and in between

    The words that place something in time without naming an hour

    beginner / topic

  • مُراجَعة

    Recap

    A quick recap for you on asking and telling the time

    beginner / topic

  • التَواريخ

    Dates

    How to say the days of the week, months of the year

    beginner / topic

  • الأعياد

    Holidays

    List of holidays

    beginner / topic

Family

9 lessons
  • عَيلِة

    Family vocabulary

    General vocabulary about families

    beginner / vocab

  • إِمّ وأب

    Parents

    Let's look at how to talk about your family, specifically your parents

    beginner / vocab

  • أولاد

    Children

    Let's look at talking about children

    beginner / vocab

  • أخ وأُخت

    Brothers and sisters

    Let's talk about brothers and sisters

    beginner / vocab

  • عمّ وخال

    Aunties and uncles

    Let's look at the complicated world of aunties and uncles

    beginner / vocab

  • What about your father's sisters husband?

    beginner / vocab

  • سيدي وسِتّي

    Grandparents

    Let's talk about grandparents

    beginner / vocab

  • عَيلتي

    My family

    Putting the possessive on family words, and naming your cousins

    beginner / vocab

  • عَيلِة عَلي

    Ali's family

    Ali describes his family — read it through, then answer the questions

    beginner / comprehension

Introductions

1 lesson

Talking about age

3 lessons
  • قَدَّيش عُمرَك؟

    How old are you?

    Asking people their age

    beginner / topic

  • عُمري

    My age

    Talking about your age

    beginner / topic

  • عُمرُه

    His / her age

    Talking about someone else's age

    beginner / topic

Where I live

4 lessons
  • How to talk about where you live

    beginner / topic

  • وَين ساكِن؟

    Where do you live?

    Asking someone where they live

    beginner / topic

  • شَقّة

    What I live in

    Talking about what kind of building you live in

    beginner / topic

  • مَع أهلي

    I live with

    Talking about who you live with

    beginner / topic