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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
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
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
تَعارُف
Introducing yourself
How to introduce yourself simply
beginner / conversation
Talking about age
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
ساكِن
I live in ساكن
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