Mc Quality and Excellence in Education! ih RY 100 wll ; we we ~6 Easy Guide to Demystifying Arabic Script Series concept Jane Wightwick lustrations Mahmoud Gaafar Arabic edition Mahmoud Gaafar McGraw-Hill Gogo, Sanfrancisco Usbon London Madrid Mesa Cy New Delhi Sanuan Seoul Singapore Sydney TorontCONTENTS Introduction 4 Scriptbreaker (how the script works) 5 Topics 1 AROUND THE HOME 9 2 CLOTHES 14 3 AROUND TOWN 19 4 COUNTRYSIDE 24 5 OPPOSITES 29 6 ANIMALS 34 7 PARTS OF THE BODY 39 8 USEFUL EXPRESSIONS 44 Round-up (review section) 49 Answers 59 Flashcards (8 sheets of tear-out topic flashcards)INTRODUCTION In this activity book you’ll find 100 key words for you to learn to read in Arabic. All of the activities are designed specifically for reading non-Latin script languages. Many of the activities are inspired by the kind of games used to teach children to read their own language: flashcards, matching games, memory games, ing exercises, etc. This is not only a more effective method of learning to read a new script, but also much more fun. We've included a Scriptbreaker to get you started. This is a friendly introduction to the Arabic script that will give you tips on how to remember the letters. Then you can move on to the eight Topics. Each topic presents essential words in large type. There is also a pronunciation guide so you know how to say the words. These words are also featured in the tear-out Flashcard section at the back of the book. When you’ve mastered the words, you can go on to try out the activities and games for that topic. There’s also a Round-up section to review all your new words and the Answers to all the activities to check yourself. Follow this 4-step plan for maximum success: Have a look at the key topic words with their pictures. Then tear out the flashcards and shuffle them. Put them Arabic side up. Try to remember what the word means and turn the card over to check with the English. When you can do this, cover the pronunciation and try to say the word and remember the meaning by looking at the Arabic script only. Put the cards English side up and try to say the Arabic word. Try the cards again each day both ways around. (When you can remember a card for seven days in a row, you can file it.) 3% out the activities and games for each topic. This will re-inforce your recognition of the key words. After you have covered all the topics, you can try the ‘activities in the Round-up section to test your knowledge of all the 100 words in the book. You can also try shuffling all the flashcards together to see how many you can remember. wee ------4 ee | Lee ee ee ee — — This flexible and fun way of reading your first words in Arabic should give you a head start whether you're learning at home or in a group.SCRIPTBREAKER The purpose of this Scriptbreaker is to introduce you to the Arabic script and _ how it is formed. You should not try to memorize the alphabet at this stage, nor try to write them yourself. Instead, have a quick look through this section and then move on to the topics, glancing back if you want to work out the letters in a particular word. Remember, though, that recognizing the whole shape of the word in an unfamiliar script is just as important as knowing how it is made up. Using this method you will have a much more instinctive recall of vocabulary and will gain the confidence to expand your knowledge in other directions. The Arabic script is not nearly as difficult as it might seem at first glance. There are 28 letters (only two more than in the English alphabet), no capital letters, and, unlike English, words are spelled as they sound. There are two main points ‘to etch into your brain: + Arabic is written from right to left. + The letters are “joined up” — you cannot “print” a word as you can in English. The alphabet The easiest way of tackling the alphabet is to divide it into similarly shaped letters. For example, here are two group of similar letters. The only difference between them is the dots: Ce (the letter Haa) \ (the letter baa) Eithe letter jeem) & (the letter taa) Ethe letter khaa) 5 (the letter thaa) When these letters join to other letters they change their shape. The most common change is that they lose their “tails”: _—_—— Crt FS SR HGF CF (read from right to left) Because letters change their shape like this, they have an initial, a medial (middle) and a final form. For example, the letter ¢ (jeem) changes like this: at the beginning of a word (initial) in the middle of a word (medial) at the end of a word (final)with the tongue on the roof of up against the teeth as a breathy "h” (khaa) pronounced like the “ch” in the Yiddish “chutzpah” & (ayn) the sound most often associated with Arabic, and most difficult to produce: a sort of guttural "ah”-sound & (ghayn) pronounced like the French throaty “r” * (hamza) a strange “half letter.” Not really pronounced at all, but has the effect of cutting short the previous letter & (taa marboota) _a version of (taa) that only appears at the end of words and is pronounced “a” ) Summary of the Arabic alphabet The table below shows all the Arabic letters in the three positions, with the Arabic letter name, followed by the sound. Remember that this is just for reference and you shouldn’t expect to take it all in at once. If you know the basic principles of how the Arabic script works, you will slowly come to recognize the individual letters. ott re ee ee ee ee ee eee foo: meat: fret: ut: edt: thal ni: mds fit Vw ais 1 LoL | mae 3+ +) gaatg azageas! baa b Pe re Fat SR sheen sh laa tiie). | Tena th 3 2 & | saads 22s | memm 1a -! Uyaa y 2> we nado 3 a GA | noon a coe... | Fiaa 4 mexremcteges | Tae cr 4 bk b | haar “ae Tina kh AA fm? & bb | wa wico 5 5 5 | Edaat d so 2 | tome £26 ya yee 2»! twat SoA 3 ghayn gh t [rar oy 35s pees 4 ae i Lee ee eee ee ee =—-—-!AROUND THE HOME at the pictures of things you might find in a house. ‘out the flashcards for this topic. steps 1 and 2 of the plan in the introduction. I saeS kumbiyootir thallaajaMatch so words and their pronunciation. A ee C eereen SZ ) See if you can find these words in the word square. words run right to left. 11Decide where the household items should go. Then write the correct number in the picture, as in the exampl igaveS 10 eYye7 Spagna Basle I dts 11 o8 ooh gu S2 wh12 99 a USlow see if you can fill in the household word at the tom of the page by choosing the correct Arabic. Jest (© Jus (0 | [o J is (0 Jum (© Jossiel © ames fassatl O |e [o Jns(O Jas (o ex[o J us (© Jamel o Jaue[o st [o Jox[o aslo Enetish word: @ O oO O © O@ CLotHes Look at the pictures of different clothes. Tear out the flashcards for this topic. Follow steps 1 and 2 of the plan in ay introduction. SIS jawrab fustaan 14 see Q . sigh ie Sg ; shoort v 3 banraloon Q i - Se So pis Ss tee- preerr Laka jeeba mi'raf 7 | als [Z] eld nina USged qamees= the Arabic words and their ee© Now match the Arabic words, their pronunciation, and | the English meaning, as in the example.) Canay is going on vacation. Count how many of each of clothing she is packing in her suitcase.2 Someone has ripped up the Arabic words for clothes. Can you join the two halves of the words, as the example?AROUND TOWN the pictures of things you might find around town. the flashcards for this topic. steps 1 and 2 of the plan in the introduction. 9 = 8 ) laa sayyaara asl sd darraajaNow tist the correct order of the English words to match the Arabic word chain, as in the example. bicycle taxi house train bus road car 4 20Match the words to the signs.Now choose the Arabic word that matches the picture to fill in the English word at the bottom of the page. | |\2+|0 kolo Lwlo |@ | Llc belo [Io | fs © iF © le © . : Bl Je Le © es Y © rs E © pe | Mm © O O O O O N NNow match the Arabic to the ae ga Ge ag Tees Yer 23© CountrysivE Look at the pictures of things you might find in the countryside. Tear out the flashcards for this topic. Follow steps 1 and 2 of the plan in the introduction. QCan you match all the countryside words to the pictures? ee ee ee eeNow check (W) the features you can find in this landscape. 26Match the Arabic words and their pronunciation. See if you can find these words in the word square. Words run right to left. 27} Finally, test yourself by joining the Arabic words, th pronunciation, and the English meanings, as in the examp!OPPOSITES at the pictures. ‘ut the flashcards for this topic. steps 1 and 2 of the plan in the introduction. ps5 aadeem Syste jaded 29© Join the Arabic words to their English equivalents.‘ow choose the Arabic word that matches the picture in the English word at the bottom of the page. iglish word: O O OO @©: 31© Fina the odd one out in these groups of words.‘inally, join the English words to their Arabic ites, as in the example.© Animats Look at the pictures. Tear out the flashcards for this topic. Follow steps 1 and 2 of the plan in the introduction.Match the animals to their associated pictures, as in example. Olas ad© Now match the Arabic to the pronunciation.© Join the Arabic animals to their English equivalents.PARTS OF THE BODY Ss at the pictures of parts of the body. out the flashcards for this topic. ow steps 1 and 2 of the plan in the introduction. Gat ‘on _—2_ pe Q _——_ “4 *& yad pris sha'r a Q Sa 2 Se U ° 42 - 4 ¢ Ol urHun asl anf 39© Someone has ripped up the Arabic words for parts of the body. Can you join the two halves of the word again? ao . CeresD See if you can find and circle six parts of the body in € word square, then draw them in the boxes below. IBS Bio tal> [sb fo! SOR The words run right to left.Label the body with the correct number, and write the pronunciation next to the words. ON au RWN = 42Finalty, match the Arabic words, their pronunciation, and English meanings, as in the example._ EXPRESSIONS . sls al-yawm Rvs ghadan min faolak 1 = shukranMatch the Arabic words to their English equivalents. ‘Choose the Arabic word that matches the picture to fill in the English word at the bottom of the page. | Bo Bs B | >< re El a S | Enetish word: oS a [Ele lo] (Blo le Tele Zo bal [2[0 [elo [= J sod (© | ne (O | oi Ble oreo oO Le & 3 U o s o Rd = & on = > % 8 2 a 9 oO a © 2 a = S o Lv o ow o = (©) g a E o e o ov — 5 & a oO g@ a2 a s 2 & v Oo Oo a 3 £ 5 Oo uo £& = oO 2 E© Finally, match the Arabic words, their pronunciation, the English meanings, as in the example.ROUND-UP is section is designed to review all the 100 words you have met in the different pics. It is a good idea to test yourself with your flashcards before trying this D These ten objects are hidden in the picture. Can you id and circle them?See if you can remember all these words. pus oansislUv c oO v 2 S ' ' ! ! ! I z ' ! ! ' ! ' 6 ' ' 5 ! ' ! g ! ii ' ! ' ! | 3 ! ! | ' 1 ! oh ' la): I 1 1 ! g 1 1 A 1 ' 1 ' ! 2 1 ! I ' ' ! ! 1 6 ' 1 1 : ; : £ I iS) 1 1 3 J ' 7 ! wu ‘J 1 1 & 3° oD UZ Oo Vv & ~ 2 ug a € 3 oo £2®D Look at the objects below for 30 seconds. Cover the picture and try to remember all the objects. Circle the Arabic words for those you remember. B49 ela LS eG 2 Ua ahrs Sole Y vag aba Jae us gles Loo op Se oat po”6 (°¥ = 5S £ g 8Fit in the English phrase at the bottom of the page. [zo Lalo [ai|¢ WX Belo [exo Lee |e J (o Jas (o Jr lo [aale [alo [ats [| Talo elo [=o] [| [elo Bele feilo [| le kzlo Lzlo L— 54 English phrase: MOOO0O OOCO!Look at the two pictures and check (W) the objects that are different in Picture B. Picture B ITE ILA 55) Now join the Arabic words to their English equivalents.ty to match the Arabic to the pronunciation.Snake game. © You will need a die and counter(s). You can challenge yourself to reach the finish or play with someone else. You have to throw the exact number to finish. @ Throw the die and move forward that number of spaces. When you land on a word you must pronounce it and say what it means in English. If you can’t, you have to go back to the square you came from. 58oO An Swers @ AROUND THE HOME Page 10 (top) See page 9 for correct picture. Page 10 (bottom) door oh ‘cupboard vie stove 4 bed oon table Le chair ws refrigerator ioe ‘computer ois Page 11 (top) Bale maa-ida wee doolaab Foes kumbiyootir ao soreer ole shubbaak ook tileefoon Gia tileefizyoon ws kursee Page 11 (bottom) SPEERRPE LEST De] [s *[a56 PRP TaeSa—Eb 2 2 | 3 [2 Page 12 Page 13 English word: window @ Crores Page 15 (top) eo fustaan cored shoort ia hima te wizaam onl qamees og tee-sheert a qubba’a “oe Jawrab Page 15 (bottom) 2. = 2 J [3 [2 [a 4/3 [aly GT Ts [sD] wah bb Tele b ble “bE b EE atop folate Tal ates Tht Page 16 hat. we qubba’a shoe ae inva sock ra Jawrab shorts Se shoort tshirt aes tee-sheert belt be Hizaam coat ine mi"rof pants play banraloon Page 17 Aaa (hat) 2 Malass (coat) o ela (belt) 2 +ldm (shoe) 2(1 pair) Gglled, (pants) 0 ash (shorts) 2 kind (dress) 1 ase (S0ck) 6 (3 pairs) Taam (skirt) 1 ont ga (tshirt) 3 vaesd (shirt) 0 asl (sweater) 1 59Page 18 © Arounp TOWN Page 20 (top) movie theater Page 20 (bottom) bicycle taxi Awe Layee QS Page 22 English word: schoot Page 23 cotoobees taaksee ‘madrasa sayyaara funduq bayt darraaja giraar mavall seenimaa mar’am shaari’ ee © Countryside Page 25 Lae ic See page 24 for correct picture. eed se Page 26 Rhee _ v Js otk ke uu Tyee Ame * yee on o x oe Je v Boas 4 ~ x hea 7 2 Page 27 (top) 6 de Jabal 4 ea ahr 3 uu ghaaba 5 tae sanraa ~ banr te mazra’a > Jise Je ag ower ®©®AD Sole oe 60 hs poe PULLERSPage 27 (bottom) Page 28 sea lake desert farm flower mountain river field © Opposites Page 30 expensive big light slow clean inexpensive dirty small heavy new fast old Page 31 English word: change Page 32 (Odd one outs are those which are not opposites: baxr burayra saraa mazra’a warda Jabat nahrr EL ERE rs) Mw wee vat om a Page 33 old big new slow dirty small heavy clean Light expensive inexpensive © Animals Page 35 aL a 7 a8 Page 37 elephant monkey sheep lion fish duck KLE ES arnab saan gird kalb irra faar barra samaka kharoof bagara feet mouse cat dog cow horse rabbit x v x v x v 61Page 38 Page 41 (bottom) monkey rr) ob ra-as cow oa od uran mouse b&b on bam dog ws ai anf sheep Se tbs ‘THiraa fish Kaw o fom tion ai oe ‘ayn elephant ar a ahr cat Fy duck tee Page 42 rabbit a horse leas, @ Parts OF THE BODY Page 40 barn ‘iraa anf yad umn Page 41 (top) pa ‘ayn isba’ ol umun oh sha’r “ yad oh bam 8 rwiraa You should have also drawn pictures of: ra an leg; mouth; ear; nose; eye; hair el Bor Se saaq 62© UsEFUL EXPRESSIONS Page 45 (top) great yes “ yesterday aul where? sod today ql here La please Lad ye no y Page 45 (bottom) dla hunaak dui ahlan hae ghadan dal ge ‘ma’ as-salaama eS bikam? ad shukran sal aasif phe ‘azeem Page 46 English word: please Page 47 Page 48 yes oo hello suai no y sorry ai please ld Ge there lia thank you 1s tomorrow hae na’m ahlan laa aasif min faotak hunaak shukran ghadan @ Round-up Page 49 Page 51 Le (Because it isn’t an animal.) ‘Saials (Because it isn’t a means of transportation.) Ze 52 (Because it isn’t an item of clothing.) Syn (Because it isn’t connected with water.) Laie (Because it isn’t a descriptive word.) 2S. (Because it lives in water/doesn’t have legs.) ZS (Because it isn’t a part of the body.) iLiad Je (Because it isn’t an expression of time.) eo» (Because you wouldn’t find it in the kitchen.) 63Page 52 Words that appear in the picture: out le ios hia J a ws ae or Page 53 sweater shot lake Re thank you Use bed house forest where? heavy Page 54 English phrase: welt done! Page 55 cus v (shade) cut x ob v (handle) ii x ws w (back) Sa ¥ (direction) 458 ¥ (pattern) ws x 64 buloofir bunayra shukran sareer ghaaba thageel Page 56 refrigerator pants os Le est se a a aoe rd et Ja Page 58 Here are the English equivalents and pronunciation of the words, in order from START to FINISH: head ra-as cow bagara hotel fundug sea baw no laa there hunaak table maa-ida now al-aan farm mazra'a old gadeem rabbit arnab slow. baree ear umn expensive ghalee hair sha'r chair kursee duck barra dirty wasikh hand yad heavy thagee! tomorrow ghadan back zahr {eg saaq yes na'mUnravel the riddle of Arabic script Finally overcome that major obstacle stopping you from learning Arabic— comprehending its alphabet! Here in Your First 100 Words in Arabic you are introduced to its alphabet and basic vocabulary in easy-to-remember bites. Each word includes its pronunciation, English meaning, and an illustration, so you can visualize a word and remember what it means! Get started on the path to Arabic proficiency and: © Learn 100 words in eight basic topics—around the house, animals, around town, clothes, opposites, and more Use Scriptbreaker Tips to help you crack the code as you read Arabic words Speak Arabic confidently with help from the pronunciation guide and native speakers on audio CD Sharpen your knowledge of Arabic words, meanings, and pronunciations through audio games and tear-out flashcards Practice new expressions introduced on the audio CD Take the first step to reading and speaking in a new language with Your First 100 Words in Arabic. JANE WIGHTWICK is 2 highly experienced language teacher, author, and product developer. Developed in association with Gu ISBN-33: 978-0-07-14b528-9 TSBN-10: 0-07- iii 1 ili $15.95 USA ra | Mill = S086 CAN bmg lLcon ol7s007 eszas!