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In this part . . .
Appendix A lists regular and irregular verbs to help you conjugate verbs in the past, present, and
future tenses. Appendix B offers two mini-dictionaries — Arabic–English and English–Arabic — for quick reference. Appendix C provides the answers to all of the Fun & Games quizzes throughout the book, and Appendix D guides you through the audio tracks on the CD.
Appendix A
Verb Tables
Regular Arabic Verbs in the Past Tense
kataba (kah-tah-bah; wrote)
Form |
Pronunciation |
Translation |
‘anaa katabtu |
ah-nah kah-tab-too |
I wrote |
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‘anta katabta |
an-tah kah-tab-tah |
You wrote (M) |
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‘anti katabtii |
an-tee kah-tab-tee |
You wrote (F) |
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huwa kataba |
hoo-wah kah-tah-bah |
He wrote |
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hiya katabat |
hee-yah kah-tah-bat |
She wrote |
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naHnu katabnaa |
nah-noo kah-tab-nah |
We wrote |
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‘antum katabtum |
an-toom kah-tab-toom |
You wrote (MP) |
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‘antunna katabtunna |
an-too-nah kah-tab-too-nah |
You wrote (FP) |
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hum katabuu |
hoom kah-tah-boo |
They wrote (MP) |
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hunna katabna |
hoo-nah kah-tab-nah |
They wrote (FP) |
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antumaa katabtumaa |
an-too-mah kah-tab-too-mah |
You wrote (dual/ |
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MP/FP) |
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humaa katabaa |
hoo-mah kah-tah-bah |
They wrote (dual/MP) |
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humaa katabataa |
hoo-mah kah-tah-bah-tah |
They wrote (dual/FP) |
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318 Part V: Appendixes ________________________________________________
darasa (dah-rah-sah; studied)
Form |
Pronunciation |
Translation |
‘anaa darastu |
ah-nah dah-ras-too |
I studied |
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‘anta darasta |
an-tah dah-ras-tah |
You studied (M) |
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‘anti darastii |
an-tee dah-ras-tee |
You studied (F) |
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huwa darasa |
hoo-wah dah-rah-sah |
He studied |
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hiya darasat |
hee-yah dah-rah-sat |
She studied |
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naHnu darasnaa |
nah-noo dah-ras-nah |
We studied |
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‘antum darastum |
an-toom dah-ras-toom |
You studied (MP) |
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‘antunna darastunna |
an-too-nah dah-ras-too-nah |
You studied (FP) |
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hum darasuu |
hoom dah-rah-soo |
They studied (MP) |
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hunna darasna |
hoo-nah dah-ras-nah |
They studied (FP) |
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antumaa darastumaa |
an-too-mah dah-ras-too-mah |
You studied (dual/ |
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MP/FP) |
humaa darasaa |
hoo-mah dah-rah-sah |
They studied (dual/MP) |
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humaa darasataa |
hoo-mah dah-rah-sah-tah |
They studied (dual/FP) |
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‘akala (ah-kah-lah; ate)
Form |
Pronunciation |
Translation |
‘anaa ‘akaltu |
ah-nah ah-kal-too |
I ate |
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‘anta ‘akalta |
ahn-tah ah-kal-tah |
You ate (M) |
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‘anti ‘akalti |
ahn-tee ah-kal-tee |
You ate (F) |
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huwa ‘akala |
hoo-wah ah-kah-lah |
He ate |
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hiya ‘akalat |
hee-yah ah-kah-lat |
She ate |
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naHnu ‘akalnaa |
nah-noo ah-kal-nah |
We ate |
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‘antum ‘akaltum |
ahn-toom ah-kal-toom |
You ate (MP) |
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‘antunna ‘akaltunna |
ahn-too-nah ah-kal-too-nah |
You ate (FP) |
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Form |
Pronunciation |
Translation |
hum ‘akaluu |
hoom ah-kah-loo |
They ate (MP) |
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hunna ‘akalna |
hoo-nah ah-kal-nah |
They ate (FP) |
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antumaa ‘akaltumaa |
ahn-too-mah ah-kal-too-mah |
You ate (dual/MP/FP) |
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humaa ‘akalaa |
hoo-mah ah-kah-lah |
They ate (dual/MP) |
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humaa ‘akalataa |
hoo-mah ah-kah-lah-tah |
They ate (dual/FP) |
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Regular Arabic Verbs in the Present Tense
yaktubu (yak-too-boo; to write)
Form |
Pronunciation |
Translation |
‘anaa ‘aktubu |
ah-nah ak-too-boo |
I am writing |
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‘anta taktubu |
an-tah tak-too-boo |
You are writing (M) |
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‘anti taktubiina |
an-tee tak-too-bee-nah |
You are writing (F) |
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huwa yaktubu |
hoo-wah yak-too-boo |
He is writing |
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hiya taktubu |
hee-yah tak-too-boo |
She is writing |
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naHnu naktubu |
nah-noo nak-too-boo |
We are writing |
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‘antum taktubuuna |
an-toom tak-too-boo-nah |
You are writing (MP) |
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‘antunna taktubna |
an-too-nah tak-toob-nah |
You are writing (FP) |
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hum yaktubuuna |
hoom yak-too-boo-nah |
They are writing (MP) |
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hunna yaktubna |
hoo-nah yak-toob-nah |
They are writing (FP) |
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antumaa taktubaani |
an-too-mah tak-too-bah-nee |
You are writing (dual/ |
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MP/FP) |
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humaa yaktubaani |
hoo-mah yak-too-bah-nee |
They are writing (dual/ |
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MP) |
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humaa taktubaani |
hoo-mah tak-too-bah-nee |
They are writing (dual/ |
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FP) |
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yadrusu (yad-roo-soo; to study)
Form |
Pronunciation |
Translation |
‘anaa ‘adrusu |
ah-nah ad-roo-soo |
I am studying |
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‘anta tadrusu |
an-tah tad-roo-soo |
You are studying (M) |
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‘anti tadrusiina |
an-tee tad-roo-see-nah |
You are studying (F) |
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huwa yadrusu |
hoo-wah yad-roo-soo |
He is studying |
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hiya tadrusu |
hee-yah tad-roo-soo |
She is studying |
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naHnu nadrusu |
nah-noo nad-roo-soo |
We are studying |
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‘antum tadrusuuna |
an-toom tad-roo-soo-nah |
You are studying (MP) |
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‘antunna tadrusna |
an-too-nah tad-roos-nah |
You are studying (FP) |
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hum yadrusuuna |
hoom yad-roo-soo-nah |
They are studying (MP) |
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hunna yadrusna |
hoo-nah yad-roos-nah |
They are studying (FP) |
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antumaa tadrusaani |
an-too-mah tad-roo-sah-nee |
You are studying (dual/ |
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MP/FP) |
humaa yadrusaani |
hoo-mah yad-roo-sah-nee |
They are studying |
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(dual/MP) |
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humaa tadrusaani |
hoo-mah tad-roo-sah-nee |
They are studying |
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(dual/FP) |
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ya’kulu (yah-koo-loo; to eat)
Form |
Pronunciation |
Translation |
‘anaa ‘a’kulu |
ah-nah ah-koo-loo |
I am eating |
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‘anta ta’kulu |
ahn-tah tah-koo-loo |
You are eating (M) |
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‘anti ta’kuliina |
ahn-tee tah-koo-lee-nah |
You are eating (F) |
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huwa ya’kulu |
hoo-wah yah-koo-loo |
He is eating |
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hiya ta’kulu |
hee-yah tah-koo-loo |
She is eating |
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naHnu na’kulu |
nah-noo nah-koo-loo |
We are eating |
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‘antum ta’kuluuna |
ahn-toom tah-koo-loo-nah |
You are eating (MP) |
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‘antunna ta’kulna |
ahn-too-nah tah-kool-nah |
You are eating (FP) |
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Form |
Pronunciation |
Translation |
hum ya’kuluuna |
hoom yah-koo-loo-nah |
They are eating (MP) |
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hunna ya’kulna |
hoo-nah yah-kool-nah |
They are eating (FP) |
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antumaa ta’kulaani |
ahn-too-mah tah-koo-lah-nee |
You are eating (dual/ |
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MP/FP) |
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humaa ya’kulaani |
hoo-mah yah-koo-lah-nee |
They are eating (dual/ |
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MP) |
humaa ta’kulaani |
hoo-mah tah-koo-lah-nee |
They are eating (dual/ |
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FP) |
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Regular Arabic Verbs in the Future Tense
sa-yaktubu (sah-yak-too-boo; will write)
Form |
Pronunciation |
Translation |
‘anaa sa-’aktubu |
ah-nah sah-ak-too-boo |
I will write |
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‘anta sa-taktubu |
an-tah sah-tak-too-boo |
You will write (M) |
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‘anti sa-taktubiina |
an-tee sah-tak-too-bee-nah |
You will write (F) |
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huwa sa-yaktubu |
hoo-wah sah-yak-too-boo |
He will write |
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hiya sa-taktubu |
hee-yah sah-tak-too-boo |
She will write |
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naHnu sa-naktubu |
nah-noo sah-nak-too-boo |
We will write |
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‘antum sa-taktubuuna |
an-toom sah-tak-too-boo-nah |
You will write (MP) |
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‘antunna sa-taktubna |
an-too-nah sah-tak-toob-nah |
You will write (FP) |
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hum sa-yaktubuuna |
hoom sah-yak-too-boo-nah |
They will write (MP) |
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hunna sa-yaktubna |
hoo-nah sah-yak-toob-nah |
They will write (FP) |
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antumaa sa-taktubaani |
an-too-mah sah-tak-too- |
You will write (dual/ |
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bah-nee |
MP/FP) |
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humaa sa-yaktubaani |
hoo-mah sah-yak-too-bah-nee |
They will write (dual/ |
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MP) |
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humaa sa-taktubaani |
hoo-mah sah-tak-too-bah-nee |
They will write (dual/FP) |
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322 Part V: Appendixes ________________________________________________
sa-yadrusu (sah-yad-roo-soo; will study)
Form |
Pronunciation |
Translation |
‘anaa sa-’adrusu |
ah-nah sah-ad-roo-soo |
I will study |
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‘anta sa-tadrusu |
an-tah sah-tad-roo-soo |
You will study (M) |
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‘anti sa-tadrusiina |
an-tee sah-tad-roo-see-nah |
You will study (F) |
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huwa sa-yadrusu |
hoo-wah sah-yad-roo-soo |
He will study |
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hiya sa-tadrusu |
hee-yah sah-tad-roo-soo |
She will study |
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naHnu sa-nadrusu |
nah-noo sah-nad-roo-soo |
We will study |
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‘antum sa-tadrusuuna |
an-toom sah-tad-roo-soo-nah |
You will study (MP) |
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‘antunna sa-tadrusna |
an-too-nah sah-tad-roos-nah |
You will study (FP) |
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hum sa-yadrusuuna |
hoom sah-yad-roo-soo-nah |
They will study (MP) |
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hunna sa-yadrusna |
hoo-nah sah-yad-roos-nah |
They will study (FP) |
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antumaa sa-tadrusaani |
an-too-mah sah-tad-roo-sah-nee You will study (dual/ |
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MP/FP) |
humaa sa-yadrusaani |
hoo-mah sah-yad-roo-sah-nee |
They will study (dual/ |
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MP) |
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humaa sa-tadrusaani |
hoo-mah sah-tad-roo-sah-nee |
They will study (dual/ |
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FP) |
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sa-ya’kulu (sah-yah-koo-loo; will eat)
Form |
Pronunciation |
Translation |
‘anaa sa-’a’kulu |
ah-nah sah-ah-koo-loo |
I will eat |
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‘anta sa-ta’kulu |
ahn-tah sah-tah-koo-loo |
You will eat (M) |
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‘anti sa-ta’kuliina |
ahn-tee sah-tah-koo-lee-nah |
You will eat (F) |
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huwa sa-ya’kulu |
hoo-wah sah-yah-koo-loo |
He will eat |
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hiya sa-ta’kulu |
hee-yah sah-tah-koo-loo |
She will eat |
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naHnu sa-na’kulu |
nah-noo sah-nah-koo-loo |
We will eat |
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‘antum sa-ta’kuluuna |
ahn-toom sah-tah-koo-loo-nah |
You will eat (MP) |
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‘antunna sa-ta’kulna |
ahn-too-nah sah-tah-kool-nah |
You will eat (FP) |
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Form |
Pronunciation |
Translation |
hum sa-ya’kuluuna |
hoom sah-yah-koo-loo-nah |
They will eat (MP) |
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hunna sa-ya’kulna |
hoo-nah sah-yah-kool-nah |
They will eat (FP) |
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antumaa sa-ta’kulaani |
ahn-too-mah sah-tah- |
You will eat (dual/ |
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koo-lah-nee |
MP/FP) |
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humaa sa-ya’kulaani |
hoo-mah sah-yah-koo- |
They will eat (dual/MP) |
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lah-nee |
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humaa sa-ta’kulaani |
hoo-mah sah-tah-koo- |
They will eat (dual/FP) |
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lah-nee |
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Irregular Arabic Verbs in the Past Tense
baa’a (bah-ah; sold)
Form |
Pronunciation |
Translation |
‘anaa bi’tu |
ah-nah beeh-too |
I sold |
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‘anta bi’ta |
ahn-tah beeh-tah |
You sold (M) |
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‘anti bi’tii |
ahn-tee beeh-tee |
You sold (F) |
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huwa baa’a |
hoo-wah bah-hah |
He sold |
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hiya baa’at |
hee-yah bah-at |
She sold |
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naHnu bi’naa |
nah-noo beeh-nah |
We sold |
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‘antum bi’tum |
ahn-toom beeh-toom |
You sold (MP) |
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‘antunna bi’tunna |
ahn-too-nah beeh-too-nah |
You sold (FP) |
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hum baa’uu |
hoom bah-ooh |
They sold (MP) |
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hunna bi’na |
hoo-nah beeh-nah |
They sold (FP) |
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antumaa bi’tumaa |
ahn-too-mah beeh-too-mah |
You sold (dual/MP/FP) |
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humaa baa’aa |
hoo-mah bah-ah |
They sold (dual/MP) |
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humaa baa’ataa |
hoo-mah bah-ah-tah |
They sold (dual/FP) |
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‘ishtaraa (eesh-tah-rah; bought)
Form |
Pronunciation |
Translation |
‘anaa ‘ishtaraytu |
ah-nah eesh-tah-ray-too |
I bought |
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‘anta ‘ishtarayta |
ahn-tah eesh-tah-ray-tah |
You bought (M) |
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‘anti ‘ishtarayti |
ahn-tee eesh-tah-ray-tee |
You bought (F) |
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huwa ‘ishtaraa |
hoo-wah eesh-tah-rah |
He bought |
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hiya ‘ishtarat |
hee-yah eesh-tah-rat |
She bought |
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naHnu ‘ishtaraynaa |
nah-noo eesh-tah-ray-nah |
We bought |
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‘antum ‘ishtaraytum |
ahn-toom eesh-tah-ray-toom |
You bought (MP) |
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‘antunna ‘ishtaraytunna |
ahn-too-nah eesh-tah- |
You bought (FP) |
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ray-too-nah |
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hum ‘ishtaraw |
hoom eesh-tah-raw |
They bought (MP) |
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hunna ‘ishtarayna |
hoo-nah eesh-tah-ray-nah |
They bought (FP) |
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antumaa ‘ishtaraytumaa |
ahn-too-mah eesh-tah-ray- |
You bought (dual/ |
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too-mah |
MP/FP) |
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humaa ‘ishtarayaa |
hoo-mah eesh-tah-rah-yah |
They bought (dual/MP) |
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humaa ‘ishtarayataa |
hoo-mah eesh-tah-rah- |
They bought (dual/FP) |
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yah-tah |
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zaara (zah-rah; visited)
Form |
Pronunciation |
Translation |
‘anaa zurtu |
ah-nah zoor-too |
I visited |
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‘anta zurta |
ahn-tah zoor-tah |
You visited (M) |
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‘anti zurtii |
ahn-tee zoor-tee |
You visited (F) |
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huwa zaara |
hoo-wah zah-rah |
He visited |
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hiya zaarat |
hee-yah zah-rat |
She visited |
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naHnu zurnaa |
nah-noo zoor-nah |
We visited |
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‘antum zurtum |
ahn-toom zoor-toom |
You visited (FP) |
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Form |
Pronunciation |
Translation |
‘antunna zurtunna |
ahn-too-nah zoor-too-nah |
You visited (MP) |
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hum zaaruu |
hoom zah-roo |
They visited (MP) |
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hunna zurna |
hoo-nah zoor-nah |
They visited (FP) |
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antumaa zurtumaa |
ahn-too-mah zoor-too-mah |
You visited (dual/MP/FP) |
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humaa zaaraa |
hoo-mah zah-rah |
They visited (dual/MP) |
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humaa zaarataa |
hoo-mah zah-rah-tah |
They visited (dual/FP) |
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Irregular Arabic Verbs in the Present Tense
yabii’u (yah-bee-oo; to sell)
Form |
Pronunciation |
Translation |
‘anaa ‘abii’u |
ah-nah ah-bee-oo |
I am selling |
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‘anta tabii’u |
ahn-tah tah-bee-oo |
You are selling (M) |
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‘anti tabii’iina |
ahn-tee tah-bee-ee-nah |
You are selling (F) |
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huwa yabii’u |
hoo-wah yah-bee-oo |
He is selling |
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hiya tabii’u |
hee-yah tah-bee-oo |
She is selling |
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naHnu nabii’u |
nah-noo nah-bee-oo |
We are selling |
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‘antum tabii’uuna |
ahn-toom tah-bee-oo-nah |
You are selling (MP) |
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‘antunna tabi’na |
ahn-too-nah tah-beeh-nah |
You are selling (FP) |
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hum yabii’uuna |
hoom yah-bee-oo-nah |
They are selling (MP) |
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hunna yabi’na |
hoo-nah yah-beeh-nah |
They are selling (FP) |
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antumaa tabii’aani |
ahn-too-mah tah-bee-ah-nee |
You are selling (dual/ |
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MP/FP) |
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humaa yabii’aani |
hoo-mah yah-bee-ah-nee |
They are selling (dual/ |
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MP) |
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humaa tabii’aani |
hoo-mah tah-bee-ah-nee |
They are selling (dual/ |
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FP) |