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Day 3

Common Nouns

Learn essential everyday nouns – people, places, food, animals, and household items.

People & Family

ArabicTransliterationEnglish
رجلrajulman
امرأةimra’ahwoman
ولدwaladboy
بنتbintgirl
أبabfather
أمummmother
أخakhbrother
أختukhtsister
صديقsadiqfriend (male)
صديقةsadiqahfriend (female)

Places & Buildings

ArabicTransliterationEnglish
بيتbaythouse
مسجدmasjidmosque
مدرسةmadrasahschool
جامعةjami‘ahuniversity
مستشفىmustashfahospital
سوقsūqmarket
مطعمmaṭ‘amrestaurant
فندقfunduqhotel

Food & Drink

ArabicTransliterationEnglish
خبزkhubzbread
ماءmā’water
حليبhalībmilk
قهوةqahwahcoffee
شايshāytea
تفاحtuffāḥapple
موزmawzbanana
دجاجdajājchicken

Animals

ArabicTransliterationEnglish
قطةqiṭṭahcat
كلبkalbdog
أسدasadlion
فيلfīlelephant
طائرṭā’irbird
سمكةsamakahfish

Example Sentences

  • هذا بيت جميل. (Hādhā bayt jamīl.) – This is a beautiful house.
  • أنا آكل تفاح. (Anā ākul tuffāḥ.) – I am eating an apple.
  • القط نائم على الكرسي. (Al‑qiṭṭ nā’im ‘alā al‑kursī.) – The cat is sleeping on the chair.
  • نذهب إلى المدرسة كل يوم. (Nadhhab ilā al‑madrasah kull yawm.) – We go to school every day.

Practice Dialogue

Ali: السلام عليكم! أين تذهب؟ (Assalamu alaikum! Ayna tadhhab?) – Where are you going?

Fatima: أذهب إلى السوق لشراء خبز وحليب. (Adhhab ilā al‑sūq li‑shirā’ khubz wa halīb.) – I am going to the market to buy bread and milk.

Ali: هل تحب التفاح؟ (Hal tuḥibb al‑tuffāḥ?) – Do you like apples?

Fatima: نعم، أحب التفاح أيضاً. (Na‘am, uḥibb al‑tuffāḥ ayḍan.) – Yes, I like apples too.

Ali: تعال معي إلى المطعم. (Ta‘al ma‘ī ilā al‑maṭ‘am.) – Come with me to the restaurant.

Fatima: شكراً، لكن يجب أن أذهب إلى البيت. (Shukran, lakin yajibu an adhhab ilā al‑bayt.) – Thank you, but I have to go home.

Exercise

Match the Arabic word to its English meaning:

  1. كلب → a) cat    b) dog    c) bird
  2. تفاح → a) banana    b) apple    c) orange
  3. مدرسة → a) hospital    b) school    c) mosque
  4. أم → a) father    b) mother    c) brother
  5. ماء → a) milk    b) water    c) tea
Show answers

1. b) dog
2. b) apple
3. b) school
4. b) mother
5. b) water

Cultural note: In Arab culture, bread (خبز) is a staple at almost every meal. Hospitality is very important – offering food and drink to guests is a sign of respect. Learning food nouns will help you navigate markets and restaurants.
Learning tip: Label objects in your home with their Arabic names (e.g., write “باب” on the door, “نافذة” on the window). Use the new words in simple sentences throughout the day.
Continue to Day 4

آج کا سبق – خلاصہ

آج آپ نے عربی میں بنیادی اسماء سیکھے: لوگ، مقامات، خوراک، جانور، اور گھریلو اشیاء۔ ان الفاظ کو جملوں میں استعمال کرنے کی مشق کریں۔

کل ہم عربی میں اعداد (گنتی) اور ان کے استعمال سیکھیں گے۔

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