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Arabic Study Map — Reading & Writing, Level 1

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القِرَاءَةُ وَالكِتَابَةُ — المُسْتَوَى الأَوَّل

How this book is built

مَنْهَجُ الكِتَابprinted pages 17–150
Source: القراءة والكتابة — المستوى الأول (Reading & Writing, Level One), from سلسلة تعليم اللغة العربية للناطقين بغيرها — Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University. Every page reference below p.00 is the printed page number inside the book. Everything on this map is transcribed from the book; nothing has been invented. Where the book leaves an exercise blank, it stays blank here too.
The shape of every lesson. Each lesson (مَوْضُوع) is built around one letter and runs through the same steps:
الكَلِمَاتُ الجَدِيدَة — the boxed new words  ·  ② أَوَّلاً: اسْتَمِعْ وَرَدِّدْ — listen & repeat: sentences, each with the target word and the letter's shape beside it  ·  ③ a short Qurʾān passage to read  ·  ④ ثَانِياً: اُكْتُبْ — write the letter in all its positions  ·  ⑤ ثَالِثاً: اِقْرَأْ وَاكْتُبْ — read & copy words and sentences  ·  ⑥ رَابِعاً / خَامِساً — exercises: underline the letter, tell two similar letters apart, re-order letters into words.
Several lessons add a مُقَابَلَةٌ صَوْتِيَّة — a sound-contrast drill between two letters that beginners confuse.
UnitLessonsLetters / topics coveredPrinted pages
الوَحْدَةُ الأُولَى1–16ب ت م ر ف د ل ن س ش ز ج ث ذ ك ق17–81
الوَحْدَةُ الثَّانِيَة17–23ص ض ط ظ خ غ ح82–114
الوَحْدَةُ الثَّالِثَة24–32هـ ع ء و ي · التشديد · أل القمرية والشمسية · التنوين · التاء المربوطة115–150
Notice the order: the book does not teach the alphabet in أبجد order. It starts with the easiest, most frequent letters (ب ت م ر ف) and saves the hard throat letters and the hamzah for the end — so you can read real words from lesson 1.

Conversations & Questions

الحِوَارُ وَالسُّؤَالevery question and exchange in the book
The book has one full two-person dialogue (p.147) and one yes/no drill (p.137) — memorise both. Everything else in this section is a real question sentence from the lessons; string them together and you have a conversation.

★ The full dialogue — سَالِم & حُسَيْن p.147

Sālimأَهْلًا وَسَهْلًا يَا حُسَيْن.ahlan wa-sahlan yaa HusaynWelcome, Husayn.
Husaynأَهْلًا وَسَهْلًا يَا سَالِم.ahlan wa-sahlan yaa SaalimWelcome, Sālim.
Sālimإِلَى أَيْنَ أَنْتَ ذَاهِبٌ؟ilaa ayna anta dhaahib?Where are you going?
Husaynأَنَا ذَاهِبٌ إِلَى المَسْجِدِ.anaa dhaahibun ilaa-l-masjidI am going to the mosque.
Sālimهَلِ المَسْجِدُ فِي مَكَانٍ بَعِيدٍ؟hali-l-masjidu fii makaanin ba'iid?Is the mosque somewhere far?
Husaynلَا. هُوَ قَرِيبٌ مِنْ هُنَا.laa. huwa qariibun min hunaaNo. It is near here.
Sālimأَنَا ذَاهِبٌ مَعَكَ.anaa dhaahibun ma'akI'm going with you.

★ Yes / No drill — هَلْ … ؟ نَعَمْ / لَا p.137

Questionهَلْ هُوَ جَزَّارٌ؟hal huwa jazzaar?Is he a butcher?
Answerلَا. هُوَ نَجَّارٌ.laa. huwa najjaarNo. He is a carpenter.
Questionهَلْ أَنْتَ كَنَّاسٌ؟hal anta kannaas?Are you a street-sweeper?
Answerنَعَمْ. أَنَا كَنَّاسٌ.na'am. anaa kannaasYes. I am a street-sweeper.
Questionهَلْ أَنَا طَبَّاخٌ؟hal anaa Tabbaakh?Am I a cook?
Answerلَا. أَنْتَ مُدَرِّسٌ.laa. anta mudarrisNo. You are a teacher.

Greetings

التَّحِيَّة
Sayصَبَاحُ الخَيْرِ.SabaaHu-l-khayrGood morning. p.82 p.110
Replyصَبَاحُ النُّورِ يَا مَحْمُودُ.SabaaHu-n-nuur yaa MaHmuudGood morning (lit. morning of light), Mahmud. p.45
Sayأَهْلًا وَسَهْلًا يَا …ahlan wa-sahlan yaa …Welcome, O … p.147
Politeتَفَضَّلْ، اجْلِسْ عَلَى الكُرْسِيِّ.tafaDDal, ijlis 'alaa-l-kursiyyPlease, sit on the chair. p.20 p.87
Sayسَلِّمْ عَلَى وَالِدِكَ.sallim 'alaa waalidikGive greetings to your father. p.25

Asking about a person

السُّؤَالُ عَنِ الشَّخْص
Qمَا جِنْسِيَّتُكَ؟maa jinsiyyatuk?What is your nationality? p.48
A patternهَلْ أَنْتَ تُرْكِيٌّ؟hal anta turkiyy?Are you Turkish? p.21
Qمَا مِهْنَتُكَ؟maa mihnatuk?What is your profession? p.115
Aمِهْنَتِي طَبِيبٌ.mihnatii TabiibMy profession is a doctor. p.17
Aأَنَا طَالِبٌ. · أَنَا مُدَرِّسٌ جَدِيدٌ. · أَنَا أَمِينُ المَكْتَبَةِ.anaa Taalib · anaa mudarrisun jadiid · anaa amiinu-l-maktabaI am a student. · I am a new teacher. · I am the librarian. p.17 p.25 p.124
Qمَا عُنْوَانُكَ؟maa 'unwaanuk?What is your address? p.121
A patternأَسْكُنُ فِي الطَّابَقِ الثَّالِثِ / الثَّامِنِ.askunu fii-T-Taabaqi-th-thaalith / ath-thaaminI live on the third / eighth floor. p.49 p.44
Aأَسْكُنُ فِي حُجْرَةٍ وَاسِعَةٍ. · أَسْكُنُ فِي بَيْتٍ بَعِيدٍ.askunu fii Hujratin waasi'a · askunu fii baytin ba'iidI live in a spacious room. · I live in a far-off house. p.60 p.133
Qمَا سُؤَالُكَ؟maa su'aaluk?What is your question? p.124
Qهَلْ أَنْتَ طَبَّاخٌ؟hal anta Tabbaakh?Are you a cook? p.103
Statementأَنْتَ مُهَنْدِسٌ. · أَنْتَ طَبِيبٌ. · أَنْتَ مُدَرِّسٌ.anta muhandis · anta Tabiib · anta mudarrisYou are an engineer / a doctor / a teacher. p.45 p.93 p.137

Where · When · Why · How much

أَيْنَ · مَتَى · لِمَاذَا · بِكَمْ
أَيْنَأَيْنَ الدَّفْتَرُ؟ · أَيْنَ قَلَمُكَ؟ · أَيْنَ دُرْجُكَ؟ · أَيْنَ وَالِدُكَ؟ · أَيْنَ الخَيَّاطُ؟ · أَيْنَ البِئْرُ؟ayna …?Where is the notebook / your pen / your drawer / your father / the tailor / the well? p.32 p.75 p.38 p.72 p.93 p.124
أَيْنَ + verbأَيْنَ تَتَنَاوَلُ الغَدَاءَ؟ayna tatanaawalu-l-ghadaa'?Where do you have lunch? p.39
إِلَى أَيْنَإِلَى أَيْنَ أَنْتَ ذَاهِبٌ؟ilaa ayna anta dhaahib?Where are you going? p.147
لِمَاذَالِمَاذَا تَذْهَبُ إِلَى الطَّبِيبِ؟limaadhaa tadhhabu ilaa-T-Tabiib?Why do you go to the doctor? p.42
مَاذَامَاذَا تُرِيدُ؟maadhaa turiid?What do you want? p.25 p.70
بِكَمْبِكَمْ كِيلُو السُّكَّرِ؟bi-kam kiiluu-s-sukkar?How much is a kilo of sugar? p.42
Price answersكِيلُو الزَّيْتِ بِثَلَاثَةِ رِيَالَاتٍ. · العُلْبَةُ بِخَمْسِينَ رِيَالًا. · الحَقِيبَةُ بِعَشْرَةِ رِيَالَاتٍ.kiiluu-z-zayti bi-thalaathati riyaalaat · al-'ulbatu bi-khamsiina riyaalan · al-Haqiibatu bi-'ashrati riyaalaatA kilo of oil is 3 riyals. · The box is 50 riyals. · The bag is 10 riyals. p.131 p.49 p.42

هَلْ — yes/no questions

أَسْئِلَةُ «هَلْ»
هَلْ عِنْدَكَهَلْ عِنْدَكَ قَلَمٌ وَوَرَقٌ؟hal 'indaka qalamun wa-waraq?Do you have a pen and paper? p.75
هَلْ عِنْدَكَهَلْ عِنْدَكَ صَحِيفَةُ المَدِينَةِ؟hal 'indaka SaHiifatu-l-madiina?Do you have the city newspaper? p.110
هَلْ عِنْدَكَهَلْ عِنْدَكَ طَوَابِعُ بَرِيدٍ؟hal 'indaka Tawaabi'u bariid?Do you have postage stamps? p.130
هَلْ + pastهَلْ قَرَأْتَ الصُّحُفَ؟ · هَلْ قَرَأْتَ سُورَةَ الإِخْلَاصِ؟hal qara'ta-S-SuHuf? · hal qara'ta suurata-l-ikhlaaS?Have you read the newspapers? · Have you read Sūrat al-Ikhlāṣ? p.82
هَلْ + presentهَلْ تُفَضِّلُ القَهْوَةَ؟hal tufaDDilu-l-qahwa?Do you prefer coffee? p.41
هَلْ هَذَاهَلْ هَذَا دُرْجُكَ؟ · هَلْ هَذَا مَكْتَبُ الطَّبِيبِ؟hal haadhaa durjuk? · hal haadhaa maktabu-T-Tabiib?Is this your drawer? · Is this the doctor's office? p.29 p.72
هَلْ + placeهَلْ بِالمَكْتَبِ هَاتِفٌ؟hal bi-l-maktabi haatif?Is there a telephone on the desk? p.115
Answeringنَعَمْ … / لَا …na'am … / laa …Yes … / No … p.137 p.147

Offering, asking for, ordering

الطَّلَبُ وَالضِّيَافَة
I wantأُرِيدُ لَحْمًا وَرُزًّا. · أُرِيدُ حَلِيبًا. · أُرِيدُ زَيْتًا. · أُرِيدُ صَحِيفَةَ المَدِينَةِ.uriidu laHman wa-ruzzan · uriidu Haliiban · uriidu zaytan · uriidu SaHiifata-l-madiinaI want meat and rice / milk / oil / the city newspaper. p.41 p.42 p.58 p.31
I preferأُفَضِّلُ القَهْوَةَ. · أُفَضِّلُ الشَّايَ بَعْدَ الغَدَاءِ. · أُفَضِّلُ الدَّجَاجَ مَعَ الرُّزِّ. · أُفَضِّلُ الخُبْزَ مَعَ الخُضَارِ.ufaDDilu-l-qahwa · ufaDDilu-sh-shaaya ba'da-l-ghadaa' · ufaDDilu-d-dajaaja ma'a-r-ruzz · ufaDDilu-l-khubza ma'a-l-khuDaarI prefer coffee · tea after lunch · chicken with rice · bread with vegetables. p.129 p.131 p.60 p.58
Commandsخُذْ قَلَمًا وَوَرَقَةً. · تَنَاوَلِ الخُبْزَ وَالخُضَارَ. · تَنَاوَلْ عَصِيرَ الفَوَاكِهِ.khudh qalaman wa-waraqa · tanaawali-l-khubza wa-l-khuDaar · tanaawal 'aSiira-l-fawaakihTake a pen and paper. · Have the bread and vegetables. · Have the fruit juice. p.103 p.115
Commandsأَعْطِنِي نِصْفَ رِيَالٍ. · اِذْهَبْ وَاشْتَرِ مِنْهُ. · اكْتُبْ عَلَى ظَهْرِ الدَّفْتَرِ.a'Tinii niSfa riyaal · idhhab wa-ishtari minhu · uktub 'alaa Zahri-d-daftarGive me half a riyal. · Go and buy from it. · Write on the back of the notebook. p.45 p.18 p.99

Pronouns & Gender

الضَّمَائِر · المُذَكَّرُ وَالمُؤَنَّثI · we · you (m/f) · he · she
The book never prints a conjugation table — it teaches the pronouns by example sentences. This table gathers every one of those sentences into one place. The prefix on a present-tense verb is what tells you who is doing it.
PronounArabicPrefixThe book's own sentenceMeaningPage
Iأَنَاأَـ / أُـأَنَا أَقْرَأُ دَرْسِي.I read my lesson.126
Iأَنَاأَـأَدْرُسُ فِي المَعْهَدِ.I study at the institute.39
Iأَنَاأُـأُرِيدُ صَحِيفَةَ المَدِينَةِ.I want the city newspaper.31
weنَحْنُنُـنُسَافِرُ اليَوْمَ.We travel today.45
you (m)أَنْتَتَـأَنْتَ تَبْدَأُ عَمَلَكَ.You (m) begin your work.126
you (f)أَنْتِتَـ … ـِينَأَنْتِ تَأْخُذِينَ رِسَالَتَكِ.You (f) take your letter.126
heهُوَيَـيَعْرِفُ إِسْحَاقُ القِرَاءَةَ.Ishāq knows how to read.131
heهُوَيَـهُوَ قَرِيبٌ مِنْ هُنَا.It / he is near here.147
sheهِيَتَـزَيْنَبُ تَطْبُخُ الطَّعَامَ.Zaynab cooks the food.103
sheهِيَتَـتَكْتُبُ زَيْنَبُ الدَّرْسَ.Zaynab writes the lesson.20
you (pl.)أَنْتُمْتَـ … ـُونَوَلَا أَنْتُمْ عَابِدُونَ مَا أَعْبُدُNor do you worship what I worship. (Qurʾān)122
The trap. تَـ means both “you (m)” and “she”. Only the rest of the sentence tells them apart: أَنْتَ تَبْدَأُ (you begin) vs زَيْنَبُ تَطْبُخُ (Zaynab cooks). For “you (f)”, the tell is the ending ـِينَ: تَأْخُذِينَ.

★ Masculine → Feminine: just add ة

المُذَكَّرُ وَالمُؤَنَّثthe book's own table, p.149
Masculine مُذَكَّرFeminine مُؤَنَّثMeaning
طَالِبٌطَالِبَةٌstudent
مُجْتَهِدٌمُجْتَهِدَةٌhard-working
مُمَرِّضٌمُمَرِّضَةٌnurse
مَاهِرٌمَاهِرَةٌskilful
طَبِيبٌطَبِيبَةٌdoctor
جَدِيدٌجَدِيدَةٌnew
نَظِيفٌنَظِيفَةٌclean p.44
صَغِيرٌصَغِيرَةٌsmall p.105–106
هَذَاهَذِهِthis p.18 p.32
ـكَ (عَمَلَكَ)ـكِ (رِسَالَتَكِ)your p.126

The same three sentences, both genders p.149

Masculineمُحَمَّدٌ طَالِبٌ مُجْتَهِدٌ.Muhammad is a hard-working student.
Feminineفَاطِمَةُ طَالِبَةٌ مُجْتَهِدَةٌ.Fatimah is a hard-working student.
Masculineإِبْرَاهِيمُ مُمَرِّضٌ مَاهِرٌ.Ibrahim is a skilful nurse.
Feminineلَيْلَى مُمَرِّضَةٌ مَاهِرَةٌ.Layla is a skilful nurse.
Masculineعَامِرٌ طَبِيبٌ جَدِيدٌ.ʿĀmir is a new doctor.
Feminineسَكِينَةُ طَبِيبَةٌ جَدِيدَةٌ.Sakīnah is a new doctor.
More pairs the book builds sentences from: أَنَا طَالِبٌ (p.17) vs هَذِهِ البِنْتُ طَالِبَةٌ (p.18) · مِهْنَتِي طَبِيبٌ (p.17) vs سِهَامُ طَبِيبَةٌ (p.49) · المَطْعَمُ نَظِيفٌ (p.44) vs المَلَابِسُ نَظِيفَةٌ (p.44) · سَلْمَانُ طِفْلٌ صَغِيرٌ (p.106) vs فَاطِمَةُ بِنْتٌ صَغِيرَةٌ (p.105) · زَيْنَبُ بِنْتٌ صَغِيرَةٌ (p.44).

★ She did it: the feminine past ending ـَتْ

تَاءُ التَّأْنِيثِ السَّاكِنَةthe book's very last lesson, p.150
The book closes the whole course on this one point — so it matters. A past-tense verb with a female doer takes a silent ـتْ on the end.
He (no ending)She (+ ـَتْ)MeaningPage
كَتَبَ عَلِيٌّكَتَبَتْ فَاطِمَةُwrote72 · 150
سَافَرَ مُحَمَّدٌسَافَرَتْ رُقَيَّةُtravelled60 · 150
قَرَأَ مُنِيرٌقَرَأَتْ سَكِينَةُread45 · 150
نَجَحَتْ عَزِيزَةُsucceeded150
مَرِضَ إِسْمَاعِيلُضَحِكَتِ البِنْتُfell ill · laughed87
قَرَأَ عَامِرٌ الرِّسَالَةَقَرَأَتْ أَمَلُ الدَّرْسَread128
بَدَأَ عُثْمَانُ العَمَلَرَجَعَتْ عَفَافُ مِنَ المَدْرَسَةِbegan · returned128
كَتَبَ بَدْرٌكَتَبَتْ بُدُورُ الرِّسَالَةَwrote39
Don't confuse them: كَتَبَتْ فَاطِمَةُ = Fatimah wrote (past, ـتْ at the end) but تَكْتُبُ زَيْنَبُ = Zaynab writes (present, تَـ at the start). Also قَرَأْتُ with ـتُ (damma) = “I read”, not “she”. p.21

Possessive & object endings

الضَّمَائِرُ المُتَّصِلَة
ـِي
-ii
my
اِسْمِي · مِهْنَتِي · حَقِيبَتِي · مَكْتَبِي · دَرْسِي
ـكَ
-ka
your (m)
دُرْجُكَ · وَالِدِكَ · قَلَمُكَ · مِهْنَتُكَ · عَمَلَكَ · غِذَاؤُكَ
ـكِ
-ki
your (f)
رِسَالَتَكِ p.126
ـهُ
-hu
his / its
أَسْنَانَهُ · كُرَّاسَتَهُ · ابْنَهُ · دَلْوَهُ
ـنَا
-naa
our
مَلْعَبُنَا p.42 · حَدِيقَتِنَا p.130
ـنِي
-nii
me (object)
أَعْطِنِي p.45
مَعَكَ
ma'aka
with you (m)
أَنَا ذَاهِبٌ مَعَكَ p.147
عِنْدِي / عِنْدَكَ
'indii / 'indaka
I have / you have
عِنْدِي ثَلَاثَةُ رِيَالَاتٍ · هَلْ عِنْدَكَ …؟

Verbs — Past, Present, Future, Command

المَاضِي · المُضَارِع · المُسْتَقْبَل · الأَمْر
The three times, and how the book marks them.
Past المَاضِي — no prefix; the doer is shown by the ending: دَرَسَ (he) · دَرَسَتْ (she) · دَرَسْتُ (I) · دَرَسْتَ (you m).
Present المُضَارِع — the doer is shown by the prefix: يَـ (he) · تَـ (she / you m) · أَـ (I) · نَـ (we).
Future المُسْتَقْبَل — the present verb with سَـ or سَوْفَ in front. The book only shows this inside its Qurʾān passages: سَيَصْلَىٰ “he will burn” p.116, وَلَسَوْفَ يُعْطِيكَ رَبُّكَ “your Lord will surely give you” p.88, سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ “you will know” p.73.
Command الأَمْر — the bare stem: اُكْتُبْ ، اِقْرَأْ ، خُذْ ، تَفَضَّلْ.

One verb through all four

دَرَسَbuilt from the book's own forms
FormArabicMeaningWhere the book shows it
Past (he)دَرَسَhe studiednew word box, p.38
Present (he)يَدْرُسُhe studiesnew word box, p.38
Present (I)أَدْرُسُI studyأَدْرُسُ فِي المَعْهَدِ p.39
Past (they)دَرَسَ الطَّلَبَةُthe students studiedدَرَسَ الطَّلَبَةُ دَرْسًا جَدِيدًا p.38
+ shadda = teachدَرَّسَhe taughtدَرَّسَ عُثْمَانُ ابْنَهُ p.137
+ shadda, presentيُدَرِّسُhe teachesيُدَرِّسُ عُثْمَانُ ابْنَهُ p.137
Doerمُدَرِّسٌa teacherأَنَا مُدَرِّسٌ جَدِيدٌ p.25
Nounالدِّرَاسَة / دَرْس / دُرُوسstudy / lesson / lessonsp.38 p.20

★ The book's own past → present drill

مَاضٍ ← مُضَارِعp.136–137
Past مَاضٍPresent مُضَارِعMeaning
نَظَّفَ يُوسُفُ أَسْنَانَهُ.يُنَظِّفُ يُوسُفُ أَسْنَانَهُ.Yusuf cleaned → cleans his teeth
قَطَّعَ أَحْمَدُ كُرَّاسَتَهُ.يُقَطِّعُ أَحْمَدُ كُرَّاسَتَهُ.Ahmad tore up → tears up his exercise book
دَرَّسَ عُثْمَانُ ابْنَهُ.يُدَرِّسُ عُثْمَانُ ابْنَهُ.Uthman taught → teaches his son
ضَرَبَيَضْرِبُhe hit → hits  p.89 (also ضَارِب hitter, مَضْرُوب hit)

Doubled-root verbs: past ↔ present

الأَفْعَالُ المُضَعَّفَةp.135, the shadda lesson
PastPresentPastPresentPastPresent
رَدَّيَرُدُّمَسَّيَمَسُّهَزَّيَهُزُّ
قَصَّيَقُصُّبَرَّيَبَرُّبَثَّيَبُثُّ
شَدَّيَشِدُّخَفَّيَخِفُّعَضَّيَعَضُّ
هَمَّيَهُمُّشَقَّيَشُقُّرَشَّيَرُشُّ

Every verb the book uses

مُعْجَمُ الأَفْعَال
PastPresentMeaningPage
دَخَلَيَدْخُلُto enter18 · 24
قَابَلَيُقَابِلُto meet18 · 144
أَعْطَىيُعْطِيto give18 · 133
كَتَبَيَكْتُبُ / تَكْتُبُto write20 · 72
قَرَأَيَقْرَأُ / أَقْرَأُto read21 · 25 · 126
أَكَلَيَأْكُلُto eat21 · 24
اِشْتَرَىيَشْتَرِيto buy21 · 44
حَانَيَحِينُ(the time) came20 · 38 · 110 · 129
تَفَضَّلَplease / go ahead20 · 87
رَسَمَيَرْسُمُto draw28
شَرِبَيَشْرَبُto drink28 · 52 · 124
فَتَحَيَفْتَحُto open31
عَرَفَيَعْرِفُto know32 · 131
دَرَسَيَدْرُسُto study38
تَنَاوَلَيَتَنَاوَلُ / تَتَنَاوَلُto take, to have (food)39 · 42 · 72
ذَهَبَيَذْهَبُ / أَذْهَبُto go18 · 41 · 42 · 69
فَضَّلَيُفَضِّلُ / أُفَضِّلُ / تُفَضِّلُto prefer41 · 58 · 129
أَرَادَيُرِيدُ / أُرِيدُ / تُرِيدُto want25 · 31 · 41
سَكَنَيَسْكُنُ / أَسْكُنُto live, reside44 · 49 · 60 · 133
سَافَرَيُسَافِرُ / نُسَافِرُto travel44 · 45 · 60 · 150
سَلَّمَيُسَلِّمُto greet25 · 144
أَخَذَيَأْخُذُ / تَأْخُذِينَto take69 · 126
بَاعَيَبِيعُto sell87 · 121 · 128
مَرِضَيَمْرَضُto fall ill87
ضَحِكَيَضْحَكُto laugh87 · 145
حَفِظَيَحْفَظُto memorise99
طَبَخَيَطْبُخُ / تَطْبُخُto cook103
بَلَغَيَبْلُغُto reach (an age)105
تَاهَيَتِيهُto lose one's way115
سَأَلَيَسْأَلُto ask124
بَدَأَيَبْدَأُ / تَبْدَأُto begin126 · 128
أَجَابَيُجِيبُto answer128
عَدَّيَعُدُّto count134
نَظَّفَيُنَظِّفُto clean136
قَطَّعَيُقَطِّعُto cut up136
زَارَيَزُورُto visit126 · 144 · 148
رَأَىيَرَىto see128 · 144
تَكَلَّمَيَتَكَلَّمُto speak144
نَظَرَيَنْظُرُto look100 · 144
نَجَحَيَنْجَحُto succeed150
رَجَعَيَرْجِعُto return128
شَاهَدَيُشَاهِدُto watch, see148
وَجَدَيَجِدُto find146
خَرَجَيَخْرُجُto go out133 · 136
مَلَأَيَمْلَأُto fill130

Commands

الأَمْر
اُكْتُبْ
uktub
write!
اكْتُبْ عَلَى ظَهْرِ الدَّفْتَرِ p.99
اِقْرَأْ
iqra'
read!
اِقْرَأْ وَاكْتُبْ (exercise heading)
اِذْهَبْ
idhhab
go!
اِذْهَبْ وَاشْتَرِ مِنْهُ p.18
اِشْتَرِ
ishtari
buy!
p.18
اِجْلِسْ
ijlis
sit!
تَفَضَّلْ اجْلِسْ عَلَى الكُرْسِيِّ p.20
تَفَضَّلْ
tafaDDal
please / go ahead
p.20 p.87
سَلِّمْ
sallim
greet!
سَلِّمْ عَلَى وَالِدِكَ p.25
أَعْطِنِي
a'Tinii
give me!
أَعْطِنِي نِصْفَ رِيَالٍ p.45
خُذْ
khudh
take!
خُذْ قَلَمًا وَوَرَقَةً p.103
تَنَاوَلْ
tanaawal
have / take!
تَنَاوَلْ عَصِيرَ الفَوَاكِهِ p.115
هَاتِ
haati
bring here!
p.117
عَيِّنْ / ضَعْ / رَتِّبْ / صِلْ
'ayyin / Da' / rattib / Sil
identify / put / arrange / join
the book's exercise instructions

Nouns & Vocabulary

الأَسْمَاءgrouped by theme; page = where it first appears
The book introduces only 44 formally “new words” across the whole course (the boxed الكَلِمَاتُ الجَدِيدَة), but its sentences use far more. Words marked ★ are the book's official new words.

People & professions

النَّاسُ وَالمِهَن
طَبِيب / طَبِيبَة
Tabiib / Tabiiba
doctor (m/f)
p.17 p.49
طَالِب / طَالِبَة
Taalib / Taaliba
student (m/f)
ج الطَّلَبَة p.17 p.38
مُدَرِّس
mudarris
teacher
p.25
بَقَّال
baqqaal
grocer
p.17
مُهَنْدِس
muhandis
engineer
p.45
خَيَّاط ★
khayyaaT
tailor
p.93
طَبَّاخ ★
Tabbaakh
cook
p.103
نَجَّار
najjaar
carpenter
p.137
جَزَّار
jazzaar
butcher
p.137
كَنَّاس
kannaas
street-sweeper
p.137
مُمَرِّض / مُمَرِّضَة
mumarriD / mumarriDa
nurse (m/f)
p.149
أَمِينُ المَكْتَبَة
amiinu-l-maktaba
librarian
p.124
مُؤَذِّن
mu'adhdhin
caller to prayer
بِلَالٌ مُؤَذِّنُ الرَّسُولِ p.126
مُدِير
mudiir
manager
بَكْرٌ مُدِيرُ فُنْدُقٍ p.146
بِنْت ★
bint
girl
ج بَنَات p.44
وَلَد
walad
boy
ج أَوْلَاد p.130 p.144
طِفْل
Tifl
child
ج أَطْفَال p.89 p.144
رَجُل
rajul
man
p.89 p.144
فَتَاة
fataa(t)
young woman
p.148
وَالِد
waalid
father
p.25 p.72
صَدِيق
Sadiiq
friend
p.75
مُخْلِص ★
mukhliS
sincere
p.82

School & study

المَعْهَدُ وَالدِّرَاسَة
كِتَاب
kitaab
book
ج الكُتُب ★ p.17 p.134
قَلَم
qalam
pen
ج أَقْلَام p.17 p.66
حَقِيبَة
Haqiiba
bag
p.17
دَفْتَر
daftar
notebook
ج دَفَاتِر ★ p.31 p.38
كُرَّاسَة
kurraasa
exercise book
p.29
دَرْس
dars
lesson
ج دُرُوس ★ p.20
الدِّرَاسَة ★
ad-diraasa
study
p.38
مَعْهَد
ma'had
institute
ج مَعَاهِد p.20 p.123
مَكْتَبَة
maktaba
library
p.20
مَكْتَب
maktab
desk, office
p.24 p.72
فَصْل
faSl
classroom
ج فُصُول ★ p.31
رَفّ
raff
shelf
ج رُفُوف ★ p.28
سَبُّورَة
sabbuura
blackboard
p.28 p.148
مَسَّاحَة
massaaHa
eraser
p.148
وَرَق / وَرَقَة
waraq / waraqa
paper / a sheet
p.75 p.103
رِسَالَة
risaala
letter, message
p.21
صَحِيفَة
SaHiifa
newspaper
ج صُحُف p.24 p.31
سُؤَال ★
su'aal
question
ج أَسْئِلَة p.124
دُرْج
durj
drawer
p.29
قِرَاءَة / كِتَابَة
qiraa'a / kitaaba
reading / writing
the book's own title p.131

Home & room

البَيْتُ وَالحُجْرَة
حُجْرَة
Hujra
room
p.18 p.60
بَيْت
bayt
house
p.133 p.138
بَاب
baab
door
ج أَبْوَاب p.18 p.126
سَرِير
sariir
bed
p.29 p.48
فِرَاش ★
firaash
bedding
p.31 p.52
مَقْعَد
maq'ad
seat
p.29 p.75
كُرْسِيّ
kursiyy
chair
p.20
هَاتِف
haatif
telephone
p.31 p.115
مُكَيِّف
mukayyif
air conditioner
p.31 p.131
الحَائِط ★
al-Haa'iT
the wall
p.93
حَدِيقَة
Hadiiqa
garden
حَدِيقَةُ الحَيَوَان = zoo p.148
صُنْدُوق
Sunduuq
box, chest
ج صَنَادِيق p.52 p.105
عُلْبَة
'ulba
box, tin
p.49 p.99
دَلْو
dalw
bucket
p.130
المَلَابِس ★
al-malaabis
clothes
p.44
مِلْعَقَة ★
mil'aqa
spoon
p.24
صَحْن
SaHn
plate
ج صُحُون p.112
طَابَق
Taabaq
floor, storey
p.44 p.49

Food & drink

الطَّعَامُ وَالشَّرَاب
طَعَام
Ta'aam
food
p.41
غِذَاء ★
ghidhaa'
nourishment, food
p.105
غَدَاء
ghadaa'
lunch
p.20
خُبْز
khubz
bread
p.58 p.103
خُضَار
khuDaar
vegetables
p.58
لَحْم
laHm
meat
p.41
رُزّ
ruzz
rice
p.41 p.121
دَجَاج
dajaaj
chicken
p.52 p.60
سَمَك
samak
fish
p.24 p.72
بَيْض ★
bayD
eggs
p.87
حَلِيب
Haliib
milk
p.42
قَهْوَة
qahwa
coffee
p.41 p.129
شَاي
shaay
tea
p.52 p.131
عَصِير
'aSiir
juice
p.28 p.115
مَاء
maa'
water
p.124
زَيْت
zayt
oil
p.58 p.131
سُكَّر
sukkar
sugar
p.18 p.42
بُنّ
bunn
coffee beans
p.18
تِين ★
tiin
figs
p.20
زَيْتُون ★
zaytuun
olives
p.20
الفَاكِهَة ★
al-faakiha
fruit
ج فَوَاكِه p.148 p.115
مَوْز
mawz
bananas
p.130
حُبُوب ★
Hubuub
pills, grains
the very first new word p.17

Places, time, money, religion

أَمَاكِن · وَقْت · نُقُود · دِين
مَسْجِد
masjid
mosque
p.147
مَطْعَم
maT'am
restaurant
p.44 p.99
مَلْعَب
mal'ab
playing field
ج مَلَاعِب p.41 p.121
فُنْدُق
funduq
hotel
p.77 p.138
بِقَالَة / دُكَّان
biqaala / dukkaan
grocery / shop
p.18 p.91
شَارِع
shaari'
street
p.123
بِئْر ★
bi'r
well
p.124
المَدِينَةُ المُنَوَّرَة
al-madiinatu-l-munawwara
Madinah
once called يَثْرِب p.66
وَقْت
waqt
time
p.20 p.129
يَوْم
yawm
day
p.24 p.133
شَهْر
shahr
month
p.117
أُسْبُوع
usbuu'
week
p.126
رَمَضَان
RamaDaan
Ramadan
p.89
الحَجّ ★
al-Hajj
the Hajj
p.60
الإِسْلَام ★
al-islaam
Islam
p.66
رِيَال
riyaal
riyal
ج رِيَالَات p.20
نُقُود
nuquud
money
p.80 p.134
نِصْف ★
niSf
half
p.44
جِنْسِيَّة
jinsiyya
nationality
p.48
عُنْوَان
'unwaan
address
p.121
مِهْنَة
mihna
profession
p.17 p.115
طَوَابِعُ بَرِيد
Tawaabi'u bariid
postage stamps
p.130

Adjectives

الصِّفَات
جَدِيد
jadiid
new
× قَدِيم (old) p.75
كَبِير
kabiir
big
× صَغِير (small)
وَاسِع
waasi'
spacious
p.31 p.121
نَظِيف
naZiif
clean
p.31 p.44 p.99
مُفِيد ★
mufiid
useful
p.32
مُرِيح
muriiH
comfortable
p.75 p.110
لَذِيذ
ladhiidh
delicious
p.41 p.148
سَهْل
sahl
easy
× صَعْب (hard) p.48 p.140
قَرِيب
qariib
near
× بَعِيد (far) p.139 p.147
طَوِيل ★
Tawiil
long, tall
× قَصِير (short) p.52 p.138
فَارِغ ★
faarigh
empty
p.105
جَمِيل
jamiil
beautiful
p.25 p.148
مَحْفُوظ ★
maHfuuZ
kept, preserved
p.99
مُجْتَهِد
mujtahid
hard-working
p.149
مَاهِر
maahir
skilful
p.149
مَشْغُول
mashghuul
busy
p.106

Numbers seen in the book

الأَعْدَاد
وَاحِد — 1 p.130 ثَلَاثَة — 3 p.20 السَّابِعَة — 7th p.105 ثَمَانِيَة — 8 p.66 تِسْعَة — 9 p.21 عَشْرَة — 10 p.42 p.52 خَمْسِينَ — 50 p.49 مِئَة — 100 p.126 ثَلَاثُون / ثَلَاثِين — 30 p.68 ordinals: الثَّالِث · الثَّامِن p.66 p.44

🌙 Moon Letters & ☀️ Sun Letters

أل القَمَرِيَّة وأل الشَّمْسِيَّةLesson 30 · printed pages 138–143
The whole idea. The definite article أل (“the”) is always written the same way — but it is not always pronounced the same way.
🌙 Moon letters (أل القَمَرِيَّة): you hear the L. القَمَر = al-qamar — the lām takes a sukūn: اَلْقَمَر.
☀️ Sun letters (أل الشَّمْسِيَّة): the L disappears and the next letter doubles. الشَّمْس = ash-shams, not al-shams — the next letter takes a shadda: اَلشَّمْس.
How to spot it on the page: look at the letter right after the ل. Shadda on it → sun letter. Sukūn on the ل → moon letter.
🌙 Moon letters — أل القَمَرِيَّة
As printed in the book p.139 — you pronounce the L.
أ ، ب ، ج ، ح ، خ ، ع ، غ ، ف ، ق ، ك ، ل ، م ، هـ ، و ، ي
☀️ Sun letters — أل الشَّمْسِيَّة
As printed in the book p.141 — the L is swallowed, next letter doubles.
ت ، ث ، د ، ذ ، ر ، ز ، س ، ش ، ص ، ض ، ط ، ظ ، ن
⚠ One thing to ask your teacher about. This printing puts ل in the moon list (p.139) and leaves it out of the sun list (p.141) — giving 15 moon and 13 sun letters. The classification you will meet everywhere else has 14 and 14, with ل counted as a sun letter (so اللَّيْل = al-layl with a shadda, اللُّغَة = al-lugha). The book itself writes اللِّسَان with a shadda on p.139 — the sun-letter way — even though it lists لِسَان among the moon examples. Both lists above are exactly as printed; don't “fix” them from memory in an exam without checking which convention your teacher wants.

🌙 Moon examples — indefinite → definite

p.138–139all 15 the book gives
Without ألWith أل (moon)Say itMeaning
أَشْجَارٌ عَالِيَةٌالأَشْجَارُ الْعَالِيَةُal-ashjaaru-l-'aaliyathe tall trees
بَيْتٌ مُرِيحٌالْبَيْتُ الْمُرِيحُal-baytu-l-muriiHthe comfortable house
جَمَلٌ كَبِيرٌالْجَمَلُ الْكَبِيرُal-jamalu-l-kabiirthe big camel
حِصَانٌ قَصِيرٌالْحِصَانُ الْقَصِيرُal-HiSaanu-l-qaSiirthe short horse
خُبْزٌ كَثِيرٌالْخُبْزُ الْكَثِيرُal-khubzu-l-kathiirplenty of bread
عَصِيرٌ لَذِيذٌالْعَصِيرُ اللَّذِيذُal-'aSiiru-l-ladhiidhthe delicious juice
غُرْفَةٌ جَمِيلَةٌالْغُرْفَةُ الْجَمِيلَةُal-ghurfatu-l-jamiilathe beautiful room
فُنْدُقٌ جَدِيدٌالْفُنْدُقُ الْجَدِيدُal-funduqu-l-jadiidthe new hotel
قَمَرٌ مُنِيرٌالْقَمَرُ الْمُنِيرُal-qamaru-l-muniirthe shining moon
كِتَابٌ مُفِيدٌالْكِتَابُ الْمُفِيدُal-kitaabu-l-mufiidthe useful book
لِسَانٌ عَفِيفٌاللِّسَانُ الْعَفِيفُal-lisaanu-l-'afiifthe chaste tongue
مَسْجِدٌ قَرِيبٌالْمَسْجِدُ الْقَرِيبُal-masjidu-l-qariibthe nearby mosque
هِلَالٌ بَعِيدٌالْهِلَالُ الْبَعِيدُal-hilaalu-l-ba'iidthe distant crescent
وَلَدٌ بَلِيدٌالْوَلَدُ الْبَلِيدُal-waladu-l-baliidthe dull boy
يَوْمٌ مِطِيرٌالْيَوْمُ الْمَطِيرُal-yawmu-l-maTiirthe rainy day
Word pairs the book has you copy p.139: أَسَدٌ / الأَسَدُ · بَيْتٌ / الْبَيْتُ · جَمَلٌ / الْجَمَلُ · حِصَانٌ / الْحِصَانُ · خُبْزٌ / الْخُبْزُ · عَصِيرٌ / الْعَصِيرُ · غُرْفَةٌ / الْغُرْفَةُ · فُنْدُقٌ / الْفُنْدُقُ · قَمَرٌ / الْقَمَرُ · كِتَابٌ / الْكِتَابُ · لِسَانٌ / اللِّسَانُ · مَسْجِدٌ / الْمَسْجِدُ · هِلَالٌ / الْهِلَالُ · وَلَدٌ / الْوَلَدُ · يَوْمٌ / الْيَوْمُ

☀️ Sun examples — indefinite → definite

p.140–141all 13 the book gives · listen for the doubling
Without ألWith أل (sun)Say itMeaning
تِينٌ رَخِيصٌالتِّينُ الرَّخِيصُat-tiinu-r-rakhiiSthe cheap figs
ثَلْجٌ ذَائِبٌالثَّلْجُ الذَّائِبُath-thalju-dh-dhaa'ibthe melting snow
دَرْسٌ صَعْبٌالدَّرْسُ الصَّعْبُad-darsu-S-Sa'bthe difficult lesson
ذَنَبٌ طَوِيلٌالذَّنَبُ الطَّوِيلُadh-dhanabu-T-Tawiilthe long tail
رَجُلٌ ذَكِيٌّالرَّجُلُ الذَّكِيُّar-rajulu-dh-dhakiyythe clever man
زَرَافَةٌ طَوِيلَةٌالزَّرَافَةُ الطَّوِيلَةُaz-zaraafatu-T-Tawiilathe tall giraffe
سَمَكٌ نَاضِجٌالسَّمَكُ النَّاضِجُas-samaku-n-naaDijthe cooked fish
شَمْسٌ سَاطِعَةٌالشَّمْسُ السَّاطِعَةُash-shamsu-s-saaTi'athe blazing sun
صَدِيقٌ ظَرِيفٌالصَّدِيقُ الظَّرِيفُaS-Sadiiqu-Z-Zariifthe charming friend
ضَابِطٌ شَهِيدٌالضَّابِطُ الشَّهِيدُaD-DaabiTu-sh-shahiidthe martyred officer
طِفْلٌ رَضِيعٌالطِّفْلُ الرَّضِيعُaT-Tiflu-r-raDii'the nursing infant
ظَلَامٌ دَامِسٌالظَّلَامُ الدَّامِسُaZ-Zalaamu-d-daamisthe pitch darkness
نُورٌ سَاطِعٌالنُّورُ السَّاطِعُan-nuuru-s-saaTi'the blazing light
Word pairs to copy p.141: دَرْسٌ / الدَّرْسُ · ذَنَبٌ / الذَّنَبُ · رَجُلٌ / الرَّجُلُ · زَرَافَةٌ / الزَّرَافَةُ · سَمَكٌ / السَّمَكُ · شَجَرٌ / الشَّجَرُ · صَدِيقٌ / الصَّدِيقُ · ضَابِطٌ / الضَّابِطُ · طِفْلٌ / الطِّفْلُ · ظَلَامٌ / الظَّلَامُ · نُورٌ / النُّورُ

Read these aloud

رَابِعاً: اقْرَأْ مَا يَلِيp.141 — mixed moon & sun
الْقَمَرُ الْمُنِيرُ🌙 al-qamaru-l-muniir السَّمَكُ النَّاضِجُ☀️ as-samaku-n-naaDij اللَّيْلُ الطَّوِيلُas printed — see caution اللَّعِبُ الْجَمِيلُas printed الدَّلْوُ الْقَصِيرُ☀️ ad-dalwu-l-qaSiir الْبَيْتُ الْوَاسِعُ🌙 al-baytu-l-waasi' النَّوْمُ الْعَمِيقُ☀️ an-nawmu-l-'amiiq الطَّعَامُ الْحُلْوُ☀️ aT-Ta'aamu-l-Hulw الصَّدِيقُ الْعَزِيزُ☀️ aS-Sadiiqu-l-'aziiz الأَخُ الأَكْبَرُ🌙 al-akhu-l-akbar الرَّجُلُ الذَّكِيُّ☀️ ar-rajulu-dh-dhakiyy التَّمْرُ الْجَدِيدُ☀️ at-tamru-l-jadiid

Test yourself — the book's exercise

خَامِساً: عَيِّنْ (ال) الشَّمْسِيَّةَ و(ال) القَمَرِيَّةp.142–143 · blanks are the book's
Decide for each word: sun or moon? The book leaves both boxes empty — fill them in yourself.
الصَّبَاحُ · الْقَمَرُ · السَّاطِعُ · السَّمَكُ · الْبَيْتُ · الظَّلَامُ · الْجَمِيلُ · الشَّمْسُ · الْقَصِيرُ · الْمَسْجِدُ · النُّورُ · الْهِلَالُ · اللِّسَانُ · الزَّيْتُونُ · الْحِصَانُ · الْجَمَلُ · الْكِتَابُ · الذِّئْبُ
Then سَادِساً: أَدْخِلِ (ال) عَلَى الكَلِمَاتِ الآتِيَةِ ثُمَّ اقْرَأْهَا — put “al-” on these and read them aloud p.143:
سُوق · مَعْهَد · زُجَاجَة · دَجَاج · جَرَس · ضَابِط · طَعَام · وَلَد · سَيَّارَة · يَد · أُسْرَة · طَبِيب · مُمَرِّض · مُهَنْدِس · شِمَال · بَيْت · ثَوْر · لَذِيذ

The Shadda — doubling a letter

التَّشْدِيدLesson 29 · printed 134–137
The mark ◌ّ means “say this letter twice.” It is not decoration — it changes the word, and often changes the meaning of the verb: a plain verb becomes a “make someone do it” verb.
دَرَسَ he studied → دَرَّسَ he taught · كَتَبَ he wrote → كَتَّبَ he made (someone) write.
New words for this lesson: عَدَّ (counted) · الحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ العَالَمِينَ · الكُتُب (the books).
Its three sentences p.134: عَدَّ البَقَّالُ النُّقُودَ (the grocer counted the money) · الحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ العَالَمِينَ · هَذَا رَفُّ الكُتُبِ (this is the bookshelf).
PlainWith shaddaWhat changes
كَتَبَكَتَّبَwrote → made someone write p.135
فَتَحَفَتَّحَopened → opened up (intensively)
دَرَسَدَرَّسَstudied → taught
جَمَعَجَمَّعَgathered → assembled p.136
سَكَنَسَكَّنَdwelt → housed someone
خَرَجَخَرَّجَwent out → graduated someone
دَخَلَدَخَّلَentered → brought in
دَفَعَدَفَّعَpaid → made someone pay
قَطَعَقَطَّعَcut → cut into pieces
هَرَبَهَرَّبَfled → smuggled
كَسَرَكَسَّرَbroke → smashed to bits
Doubled verbs, past → present p.135: رَدَّدَ · عَظَّمَ · كَبَّرَ · هَلَّلَ · فَكَّرَ · عَجَّلَ · نَوَّرَ · نَسَّقَ · شَمَّعَ · سَدَّدَ · شَدَّدَ · شَيَّدَيُرَدِّدُ · يُعَظِّمُ · يُكَبِّرُ · يُهَلِّلُ · يُفَكِّرُ · يُعَجِّلُ · يُنَوِّرُ · يُنَسِّقُ · يُشَمِّعُ · يُشَدِّدُ · يُشَيِّدُ · يُمَجِّدُ
And the matching verbal nouns: تَقَدُّم · تَأَخُّر · تَعَلُّم · تَكَلُّم · تَمَدُّد · تَعَدُّد · تَعَجُّل · تَدَبُّر · تَفَكُّر · تَعَظُّم · تَعَذُّر · تَكَسُّر

Tanwīn — the “n” ending

التَّنْوِينLesson 31 · printed 144–147
Doubling the vowel sign adds an “-n” sound. It marks a noun as indefinite (“a …”, not “the …”). Which of the three you use depends on the noun's job in the sentence.
ـٌ -un = the doer  ·  ـً -an = the object  ·  ـٍ -in = after a preposition.
SignSoundUsed when…The book's sentences p.144
ـٌ-unthe noun is the doerنَامَ طِفْلٌ · جَلَسَ وَلَدٌ · قَامَ رَجُلٌ
ـً-anthe noun is the objectرَأَيْتُ طِفْلًا · قَابَلْتُ وَلَدًا · زُرْتُ رَجُلًا
ـٍ-inafter a preposition (مَعَ، إِلَى، عَلَى)تَكَلَّمْتُ مَعَ طِفْلٍ · نَظَرْتُ إِلَى وَلَدٍ · سَلَّمْتُ عَلَى رَجُلٍ
The same three nouns through all three p.144: طِفْلٌ ـ طِفْلًا ـ طِفْلٍ  ·  وَلَدٌ ـ وَلَدًا ـ وَلَدٍ  ·  رَجُلٌ ـ رَجُلًا ـ رَجُلٍ

Tanwīn ↔ أل — “a boy” becomes “the boy”

p.145tanwīn and أل never appear together
Indefinite (tanwīn)Definite (أل)Meaning
نَامَ طِفْلٌ.نَامَ الطِّفْلُ.a child slept → the child slept
جَلَسَ وَلَدٌ.جَلَسَ الوَلَدُ.a boy sat → the boy sat
قَامَ رَجُلٌ.قَامَ الرَّجُلُ.a man stood → the man stood
رَأَيْتُ طِفْلًا.رَأَيْتُ الطِّفْلَ.I saw a child → the child
قَابَلْتُ وَلَدًا.قَابَلْتُ الوَلَدَ.I met a boy → the boy
زُرْتُ رَجُلًا.زُرْتُ الرَّجُلَ.I visited a man → the man
ضَحِكْتُ مَعَ طِفْلٍ.ضَحِكْتُ مَعَ الطِّفْلِ.I laughed with a child → the child
نَظَرْتُ إِلَى وَلَدٍ.نَظَرْتُ إِلَى الوَلَدِ.I looked at a boy → the boy
سَلَّمْتُ عَلَى رَجُلٍ.سَلَّمْتُ عَلَى الرَّجُلِ.I greeted a man → the man
More practice from the book p.145–146:
ـٌ  البَرْدُ شَدِيدٌ · الجَوُّ حَارٌّ · العِلْمُ مُفِيدٌ · النُّورُ سَاطِعٌ · القَمَرُ مُنِيرٌ
ـً  قَرَأْتُ دَرْسًا · أَكَلْتُ طَعَامًا · شَرِبْتُ عَصِيرًا · كَتَبْتُ خِطَابًا · وَجَدْتُ نُقُودًا
ـٍ  سَعِيدٌ مُدَرِّسُ أَطْفَالٍ · مُحَمَّدٌ طَبِيبُ أَسْنَانٍ · بَكْرٌ مُدِيرُ فُنْدُقٍ · مُنِيرٌ طَالِبُ عِلْمٍ

Tāʾ Marbūṭah — the tied ة

التَّاءُ المَرْبُوطَةLesson 32 · printed 148–150 · the final lesson
ة is the feminine ending. It is written like a ه with two dots, and it appears only at the end of a word. Stop on it and it sounds like h; continue into the next word and it sounds like t. Adding it to a masculine word makes it feminine — طَالِب → طَالِبَة.
New word for the lesson: الفَاكِهَة (fruit).
SentenceMeaningPage
الحَدِيقَةُ جَمِيلَةٌ.The garden is beautiful.148
الفَاكِهَةُ لَذِيذَةٌ.The fruit is delicious.148
المَسَّاحَةُ فِي الدُّرْجِ.The eraser is in the drawer.148
السَّبُّورَةُ فِي الفَصْلِ.The board is in the classroom.148
الفَتَاةُ فِي البَيْتِ.The girl is in the house.148
قَرَأْتُ فَاتِحَةَ الكِتَابِ.I read the opening of the book. (here ة sounds as t)148
زُرْتُ مَكْتَبَةَ المَعْهَدِ.I visited the institute library.148
شَاهَدْتُ حَدِيقَةَ الحَيَوَانِ.I saw the zoo.148
This lesson then runs straight into the masculine/feminine table and the feminine past-tense ـَتْ drill — both are in the Pronouns & Gender section above.

Sound pairs — letters learners confuse

المُقَابَلَةُ الصَّوْتِيَّة11 drills spread through the book
Each pair below is a minimal pair: the two words differ by exactly one letter. Read them across, out loud, until your ear separates them. Getting these wrong changes the word — قَلْب is a heart, كَلْب is a dog.

ب vs ف

p.34
بف
بَتَرَفَتَرَ
بَرَكَفَرَكَ
مَبْرُوكمَفْرُوك
طَرَبٌطَرَفٌ
تَرْبِيعٌتَرْفِيعٌ
رِبْعرَفْع
مَبْرُورمَفْرُور
مَرْبُوعمَرْفُوع
طَابَطَافَ
حَرْبٌحَرْفٌ
بَاتَفَاتَ

س vs ش

p.55
سش
سَادَشَادَ
سَدَّشَدَّ
سَدِيدٌشَدِيدٌ
سَبَّشَبَّ
أَسْرَفَأَشْرَفَ
مُسْرِفٌمُشْرِفٌ
أَسْهَرأَشْهَر
أَسْوَاقٌأَشْوَاقٌ
فَارِسٌفَارِشٌ
اِفْتَرَسَاِفْتَرَشَ

ز vs ج

p.63
زج
زَارَجَارَ
زَادَجَادَ
زَلَّجَلَّ
زَاوَرَجَاوَرَ
مُزْمِعٌمُجْمِعٌ
مَنَازِلمَنَاجِل
مُزَاوِرمُجَاوِر
مَوْزٌمَوْجٌ
فَوْزٌفَوْجٌ
بُرُوزٌبُرُوجٌ

ك vs ق

p.78
كق
كَالَقَالَ
كَادَقَادَ
كَلْبٌقَلْبٌ
كَلِيلٌقَلِيلٌ
كَلَّمَقَلَّمَ
تَكْرِيرٌتَقْرِيرٌ
بَاكِربَاقِر
مُشْرِكٌمُشْرِقٌ
أَشْرَكَأَشْرَقَ

س vs ص

p.84
سص
سَيْفٌصَيْفٌ
سَبَرَصَبَرَ
سَالَصَالَ
سَامَصَامَ
مَسْرُورٌمَصْرُورٌ
مَسْحُوبٌمَصْحُوبٌ
يَسُومُيَصُومُ
يَسِيرُيَصِيرُ
مَسِيرٌمَصِيرٌ
حَارِسٌحَارِصٌ

د vs ض

p.90
دض
دَرْبٌضَرْبٌ
دَرَّضَرَّ
دَلَالٌضَلَالٌ
دَائِرٌضَائِرٌ
بَعْدَبَعْضَ
رِدَاءٌرِضَاءٌ
مُدِرٌّمُضِرٌّ
رَوَافِدُرَوَافِضُ
فَرْدٌفَرْضٌ
بَادَبَاضَ

ت vs ط

p.96
تط
تَامَّةٌطَامَّةٌ
تَابَطَابَ
تَرِبَطَرِبَ
تَمْرٌطَمْرٌ
مَتْبُوعٌمَطْبُوعٌ
رَتَّبَرَطَّبَ
مَتْبُولٌمَطْبُولٌ
مُمِيتٌمُمِيطٌ
رَبَتَرَبَطَ
بَتَّبَطُّ

ذ vs ظ

p.101
ذظ
ذَلَّظَلَّ
ذَلِيلٌظَلِيلٌ
نَذَرَنَظَرَ
نَاذِرٌنَاظِرٌ
مَنْذُورٌمَنْظُورٌ
مَحْذُورٌمَحْظُورٌ
حَاذِرٌحَاظِرٌ
مَذْرُوفٌمَظْرُوفٌ

ق vs غ

p.107
قغ
قَابَغَابَ
قَرِيبغَرِيب
قَادِرغَادِر
قَامَغَامَ
سَاقَسَاغَ
أَقْفَلأَغْفَل
بَقْلَةبَغْلَة
فَارِقٌفَارِغٌ
سَائِقٌسَائِغٌ
قَائِلٌغَائِلٌ

ح vs خ

p.112
حخ
حُدُودٌخُدُودٌ
حَامِلٌخَامِلٌ
حَالَخَالَ
حَارَخَارَ
حَرِيفٌخَرِيفٌ
مَحْزُونٌمَخْزُونٌ
رَحِيمٌرَخِيمٌ
مَحَابِرُمَخَابِرُ
مَنَاحٌمَنَاخٌ
أَفْرَاحٌأَفْرَاخٌ
سَاحَسَاخَ

ح vs هـ

p.118
هـح
هَامَحَامَ
هَانَحَانَ
هَامِدٌحَامِدٌ
هَالَةحَالَة
أَهَلَّأَحَلَّ
الهَاوِيالحَاوِي
مَهْجَرُمَحْجَر
اِنْهَرْاِنْحَرْ
فَهْمٌفَحْمٌ
أَفْهَمَأَفْحَمَ
فَاهَفَاحَ
أَشْبَاهُأَشْبَاحُ
مِهْنَةٌمِحْنَةٌ

The Qurʾān passages in this book

مَا فِي الكِتَابِ مِنَ القُرْآنreading practice, lesson by lesson
From lesson 9 onward almost every lesson ends with a short passage to read aloud — always a sūrah or verses containing that lesson's letter. Sūrah names below are as the book footnotes them. Full sūrahs are marked ●.
PageLessonPassage (as footnoted by the book)
50س● Sūrat an-Nās (complete)
53ش● Sūrat al-Falaq (complete)
58زaz-Zalzalah 1 · at-Tīn 1–2
61جal-Fīl 4–5 · “Idhā jāʾa naṣru-llāhi wa-l-fatḥ …” 1–2
67ث● Sūrat az-Zalzalah (complete)
69ذ● Sūrat al-Māʿūn (complete)
73كal-Muṭaffifīn 1–3 · at-Takāthur 1–5 · al-Fīl 1–2
76قal-Falaq · al-ʿAlaq 1–4
83ص● Sūrat al-ʿAṣr (complete)
88ضaḍ-Ḍuḥā 1–2, 5, 7
94طaṭ-Ṭāriq 1–2 · al-Muṭaffifīn 1 · al-Fajr 27 · ash-Shams 6
104خal-ʿAlaq 1–2 · al-ʿĀdiyāt 11
106غal-Falaq 5 · an-Naṣr 3
111حal-Ikhlāṣ 1 · al-Falaq 5 · al-Kawthar 2 · al-ʿĀdiyāt 1–3
116هـ● Sūrat al-Masad · al-Ikhlāṣ 1–2 · al-Qāriʿah 6–11
122ع● Sūrat al-Kāfirūn · Quraysh 3–4
125ء● Sūrat al-Kawthar · ● Sūrat Quraysh
129وat-Takāthur 5–8
132يal-ʿĀdiyāt 1–2 · az-Zalzalah 6–8
134التشديدal-Māʿūn 1–3
Grammar hiding in these verses. The book never states the future tense as a rule, but it hands it to you three times: كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ (p.73) · وَلَسَوْفَ يُعْطِيكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَرْضَىٰ (p.88) · سَيَصْلَىٰ نَارًا ذَاتَ لَهَبٍ (p.116). Sūrat al-Kāfirūn (p.122) is a whole pronoun drill: أَنَا / أَنْتُمْ · أَعْبُدُ / تَعْبُدُونَ / عَبَدْتُمْ.

All 32 lessons, letter by letter

الحُرُوفُ دَرْسًا دَرْسًاthe book's own order
Each card = one lesson. The purple boxes are the letter's written shapes as the book drills them (isolated · start · middle · end — six non-connectors have only two). The amber box is the boxed الكَلِمَاتُ الجَدِيدَة. Then come the lesson's اسْتَمِعْ وَرَدِّدْ sentences.

Unit 1 — lessons 1–16

الوَحْدَةُ الأُولَىprinted 17–81
ب
Lesson 1 · حرف ب · p.17–19
ببــبــب
New wordحُبُوبٌ — pills, grains
  • اِسْمِي بَكْرٌ.My name is Bakr.
  • مِهْنَتِي طَبِيبٌ.My profession is a doctor.
  • أَنَا طَالِبٌ.I am a student.
  • فِي حَقِيبَتِي قَلَمٌ وَكِتَابٌ.In my bag are a pen and a book.
  • إِبْرَاهِيمُ بَقَّالٌ.Ibrahim is a grocer.
  • هَذِهِ البِنْتُ طَالِبَةٌ.This girl is a student.
  • فِي البَقَالَةِ بُنٌّ وَسُكَّرٌ.In the grocery are coffee and sugar.
  • اِذْهَبْ وَاشْتَرِ مِنْهُ.Go and buy from it.
  • دَخَلَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ مِنْ بَابِ الحُجْرَةِ.Ibrahim came in through the door of the room.
  • قَابَلَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ الطَّبِيبَ.Ibrahim met the doctor.
  • أَعْطَى الطَّبِيبُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بَعْضَ الحُبُوبِ.The doctor gave Ibrahim some pills.
ت
Lesson 2 · حرف ت · p.20–23
تتــتــت
New wordsتِين (figs) · زَيْتُون (olives) · دُرُوس (lessons)
  • تَكْتُبُ زَيْنَبُ الدَّرْسَ.Zaynab writes the lesson. (she, present)
  • هَذِهِ مَكْتَبَةُ المَعْهَدِ.This is the institute library.
  • حَانَ وَقْتُ الغَدَاءِ.Lunchtime has come.
  • عِنْدِي ثَلَاثَةُ رِيَالَاتٍ.I have three riyals.
  • تَفَضَّلْ اجْلِسْ عَلَى الكُرْسِيِّ.Please, sit on the chair.
  • قَرَأْتُ تِسْعَةَ دُرُوسٍ.I read nine lessons.
  • هَلْ أَنْتَ تُرْكِيٌّ؟Are you Turkish?
  • كَتَبَتْ فَاطِمَةُ الرِّسَالَةَ.Fatimah wrote the letter. (she, past ـتْ)
  • قَرَأْتُ كِتَابَ الحَدِيثِ.I read the book of hadith.
  • أَكَلْتُ تِينًا.I ate figs.
  • اِشْتَرَيْتُ زَيْتُونًا.I bought olives.
م
Lesson 3 · حرف م · p.24–27
ممــمــم
New wordمِلْعَقَة — spoon
  • دَخَلْتُ مَكْتَبَةَ المَعْهَدِ.I entered the institute library.
  • أَكَلْتُ السَّمَكَ.I ate the fish.
  • القَلَمُ فِي الحَقِيبَةِ.The pen is in the bag.
  • هَذِهِ صُحُفُ اليَوْمِ.These are today's newspapers.
  • الحَقِيبَةُ عَلَى مَكْتَبِي.The bag is on my desk.
  • هَذِهِ مِلْعَقَةٌ.This is a spoon.
  • أَنَا مُدَرِّسٌ جَدِيدٌ.I am a new teacher.
  • سَلِّمْ عَلَى وَالِدِكَ.Give greetings to your father.
  • مَاذَا تُرِيدُ؟What do you want?
  • هَذِهِ حُجْرَةٌ جَمِيلَةٌ.This is a beautiful room.
  • يَقْرَأُ مَحْمُودٌ الكِتَابَ.Mahmud reads the book. (he, present)
ر
Lesson 4 · حرف ر · p.28–30
رـر
New wordsرَسَمَ (drew) · رُفُوف (shelves)
  • الصُّحُفُ عَلَى رَفِّ المَكْتَبَةِ.The newspapers are on the library shelf.
  • يَشْرَبُ خَالِدٌ العَصِيرَ.Khalid drinks the juice.
  • رَسَمَ يُوسُفُ عَلَى السَّبُّورَةِ.Yusuf drew on the board.
  • كَتَبَتْ فَاطِمَةُ رِسَالَةً.Fatimah wrote a letter.
  • الكُتُبُ عَلَى رُفُوفِ المَكْتَبَةِ.The books are on the library shelves.
  • هَلْ هَذَا دُرْجُكَ؟Is this your drawer?
  • الكُرَّاسَةُ فِي الحَقِيبَةِ.The exercise book is in the bag.
  • فِي الحُجْرَةِ سَرِيرٌ وَمَقْعَدٌ.In the room are a bed and a seat.
  • فِي الكِتَابِ تِسْعَةُ دُرُوسٍ.In the book are nine lessons.
ف
Lesson 5 · حرف ف · p.31–37
ففــفــف
New wordsفَتَحَ (opened) · مُفِيد (useful) · فِرَاش (bedding) · دَفَاتِر (notebooks) · فُصُول (classrooms)
  • فُصُولُ المَعْهَدِ وَاسِعَةٌ.The institute's classrooms are spacious.
  • أُرِيدُ صَحِيفَةَ المَدِينَةِ.I want the city newspaper.
  • بِالحُجْرَةِ هَاتِفٌ وَمُكَيِّفٌ.In the room are a phone and an AC.
  • هَذِهِ رُفُوفٌ لِلْكُتُبِ.These are shelves for the books.
  • فَتَحْتُ البَابَ.I opened the door.
  • الفِرَاشُ نَظِيفٌ.The bedding is clean.
  • أَنَا أَعْرِفُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ.I know Ibrahim.
  • أَيْنَ الدَّفْتَرُ؟Where is the notebook?
  • فِي حَقِيبَتِي ثَلَاثَةُ دَفَاتِرَ.In my bag are three notebooks.
  • هَذَا دَرْسٌ مُفِيدٌ.This is a useful lesson.
  • بِالمَكْتَبَةِ رُفُوفٌ لِلْكُتُبِ.In the library are shelves for the books.
  • ✱ Also carries the ب vs ف sound drill (p.34).
د
Lesson 6 · حرف د · p.38–40
دـد
New wordsالدِّرَاسَة : دَرَسَ : يَدْرُسُ — study : studied : studies
  • دَرَسَ الطَّلَبَةُ دَرْسًا جَدِيدًا.The students studied a new lesson.
  • قَرَأَ المُدَرِّسُ الكِتَابَ.The teacher read the book.
  • فِي الحَقِيبَةِ دَفْتَرٌ.In the bag is a notebook.
  • حَانَ وَقْتُ الدِّرَاسَةِ.Study time has come.
  • أَيْنَ دُرْجُكَ؟Where is your drawer?
  • أَدْرُسُ فِي المَعْهَدِ.I study at the institute.
  • أَيْنَ تَتَنَاوَلُ الغَدَاءَ؟Where do you have lunch?
  • الكِتَابُ جَدِيدٌ.The book is new.
  • كَتَبَتْ بُدُورُ الرِّسَالَةَ.Budūr wrote the letter.
ل
Lesson 7 · حرف ل · p.41–43
للــلــل
New words— none listed
  • الطَّعَامُ لَذِيذٌ.The food is delicious.
  • المَلْعَبُ وَاسِعٌ.The playing field is spacious.
  • هَلْ تُفَضِّلُ القَهْوَةَ؟Do you prefer coffee?
  • أَذْهَبُ إِلَى البَقَّالِ.I go to the grocer.
  • أُرِيدُ لَحْمًا وَرُزًّا.I want meat and rice.
  • لِمَاذَا تَذْهَبُ إِلَى الطَّبِيبِ؟Why do you go to the doctor?
  • يَتَنَاوَلُ عُثْمَانُ الطَّعَامَ.Uthman eats the food.
  • مَلْعَبُنَا وَاسِعٌ.Our playing field is spacious.
  • الحَقِيبَةُ بِعَشْرَةِ رِيَالَاتٍ.The bag is ten riyals.
  • أُرِيدُ حَلِيبًا.I want milk.
  • بِكَمْ كِيلُو السُّكَّرِ؟How much is a kilo of sugar?
ن
Lesson 8 · حرف ن · p.44–47
ننــنــن
New wordsبِنْتٌ (girl) · المَلَابِس (clothes) · نِصْفٌ (half) · يُسَافِرُ (he travels)
  • المَلَابِسُ نَظِيفَةٌ.The clothes are clean.
  • زَيْنَبُ بِنْتٌ صَغِيرَةٌ.Zaynab is a little girl.
  • أَسْكُنُ فِي الطَّابَقِ الثَّامِنِ.I live on the eighth floor.
  • اِشْتَرَيْتُ مَعْجُونَ أَسْنَانٍ.I bought toothpaste.
  • المَطْعَمُ نَظِيفٌ.The restaurant is clean.
  • أَعْطِنِي نِصْفَ رِيَالٍ.Give me half a riyal.
  • نُسَافِرُ اليَوْمَ.We travel today. (we)
  • أَنْتَ مُهَنْدِسٌ.You are an engineer.
  • فَيْصَلٌ طَبِيبُ أَسْنَانٍ.Faysal is a dentist.
  • قَرَأَ مُنِيرٌ الكِتَابَ.Munir read the book.
  • صَبَاحُ النُّورِ يَا مَحْمُودُ.Good morning (reply), Mahmud.
س
Lesson 9 · حرف س · p.48–51
سســســس
New words— none listed
  • الدَّرْسُ سَهْلٌ.The lesson is easy.
  • مَا جِنْسِيَّتُكَ؟What is your nationality?
  • اِشْتَرَيْتُ المَلَابِسَ.I bought the clothes.
  • المُدَرِّسُ فِي الفَصْلِ.The teacher is in the classroom.
  • فِي الحُجْرَةِ سَرِيرٌ.In the room is a bed.
  • سِهَامُ طَبِيبَةٌ.Sihām is a doctor. (f)
  • اِشْتَرَيْتُ سُكَّرًا.I bought sugar.
  • أَسْكُنُ فِي الطَّابَقِ الثَّالِثِ.I live on the third floor.
  • قَرَأْتُ الرِّسَالَةَ.I read the letter.
  • العُلْبَةُ بِخَمْسِينَ رِيَالًا.The box is fifty riyals.
  • مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ.Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.
  • ✱ First lesson with a Qurʾān passage: Sūrat an-Nās (p.50).
ش
Lesson 10 · حرف ش · p.52–57
ششــشــش
New wordsرِيش (feathers) · طَوِيل (long, tall)
  • شَرِبْتُ الشَّايَ.I drank the tea.
  • عِنْدِي عَشْرَةُ صَنَادِيقَ.I have ten boxes.
  • رِيشُ الدَّجَاجِ طَوِيلٌ.The chicken's feathers are long.
  • فِي الحُجْرَةِ فِرَاشٌ.In the room is bedding.
  • ✱ Sūrat al-Falaq (p.53) · س vs ش sound drill (p.55).
ز
Lesson 11 · حرف ز · p.58–59
زـز
New words— none listed
  • أُرِيدُ زَيْتًا.I want oil.
  • أُفَضِّلُ الخُبْزَ مَعَ الخُضَارِ.I prefer bread with vegetables.
  • ✱ Qurʾān: az-Zalzalah 1 · at-Tīn 1–2 (p.58). The shortest lesson in the book.
ج
Lesson 12 · حرف ج · p.60–65
ججــجــج
New wordالحَجّ — the Hajj
  • إِبْرَاهِيمُ طَالِبٌ جَدِيدٌ.Ibrahim is a new student.
  • أَسْكُنُ فِي حُجْرَةٍ وَاسِعَةٍ.I live in a spacious room.
  • سَافَرَ مُحَمَّدٌ لِلْحَجِّ.Muhammad travelled for the Hajj.
  • أُفَضِّلُ الدَّجَاجَ مَعَ الرُّزِّ.I prefer chicken with rice.
  • ✱ Qurʾān (p.61) · ز vs ج sound drill (p.63).
ث
Lesson 13 · حرف ث · p.66–68
ثثــثــث
New wordالإِسْلَامُ — Islam
  • مَعِي ثَمَانِيَةُ رِيَالَاتٍ.I have eight riyals with me.
  • يَثْرِبُ اسْمُ المَدِينَةِ المُنَوَّرَةِ قَبْلَ الإِسْلَامِ.Yathrib was Madinah's name before Islam.
  • هَذَا هُوَ الدَّرْسُ الثَّالِثُ.This is the third lesson. (هُوَ)
  • فِي الدُّرْجِ ثَلَاثَةُ أَقْلَامٍ.In the drawer are three pens.
  • ✱ Sūrat az-Zalzalah in full (p.67).
ذ
Lesson 14 · حرف ذ · p.69–71
ذـذ
New words— none listed
  • ذَهَبَ مَالِكٌ إِلَى المَكْتَبَةِ.Malik went to the library.
  • أَخَذَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ الصَّحِيفَةَ.Abdullah took the newspaper.
  • ✱ Sūrat al-Māʿūn in full (p.69).
ك
Lesson 15 · حرف ك · p.72–74
ككــكــك
New words— none listed
  • كَتَبَ عَلِيٌّ الرِّسَالَةَ.Ali wrote the letter.
  • هَلْ هَذَا مَكْتَبُ الطَّبِيبِ؟Is this the doctor's office?
  • تَنَاوَلْتُ السَّمَكَ.I had the fish.
  • أَيْنَ وَالِدُكَ؟Where is your father?
  • ✱ Qurʾān incl. سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ — the future tense (p.73).
ق
Lesson 16 · حرف ق · p.75–81 · ends Unit 1
ققــقــق
New words1 word (boxed in the index)
  • أَيْنَ قَلَمُكَ؟Where is your pen?
  • المَقْعَدُ مُرِيحٌ.The seat is comfortable.
  • مُحَمَّدٌ صَدِيقٌ قَدِيمٌ.Muhammad is an old friend.
  • هَلْ عِنْدَكَ قَلَمٌ وَوَرَقٌ؟Do you have a pen and paper?
  • ✱ Sūrat al-ʿAlaq 1–4 (p.76) · ك vs ق sound drill (p.78).

Unit 2 — lessons 17–23

الوَحْدَةُ الثَّانِيَةprinted 82–114 · the emphatic & throat letters
ص
Lesson 17 · حرف ص · p.82–86
صصــصــص
New wordsسُورَةُ الإِخْلَاص · مُخْلِص (sincere)
  • صَبَاحُ الخَيْرِ.Good morning.
  • هَلْ قَرَأْتَ الصُّحُفَ؟Have you read the newspapers?
  • خَالِدٌ مُدَرِّسٌ مُخْلِصٌ.Khalid is a sincere teacher.
  • هَلْ قَرَأْتَ سُورَةَ الإِخْلَاصِ؟Have you read Sūrat al-Ikhlāṣ?
  • ✱ Sūrat al-ʿAṣr in full (p.83) · س vs ص sound drill (p.84).
ض
Lesson 18 · حرف ض · p.87–92
ضضــضــض
New wordsضَحِكَ (laughed) · بَيْضٌ (eggs) · مَرِضَ (fell ill)
  • ضَحِكَتِ البِنْتُ.The girl laughed. (she, past ـتْ)
  • تَفَضَّلْ اجْلِسْ عَلَى الكُرْسِيِّ.Please, sit on the chair.
  • بَاعَ البَقَّالُ البَيْضَ.The grocer sold the eggs.
  • مَرِضَ إِسْمَاعِيلُ.Ismāʿīl fell ill. (he, past)
  • ✱ Qurʾān incl. وَلَسَوْفَ يُعْطِيكَ رَبُّكَ — future (p.88) · verb family ضَرَبَ / يَضْرِبُ / ضَارِب / مَضْرُوب (p.89) · د vs ض drill (p.90).
ط
Lesson 19 · حرف ط · p.93–98
ططــطــط
New wordsخَيَّاطٌ (tailor) · الحَائِطُ (the wall)
  • أَنْتَ طَبِيبٌ.You are a doctor.
  • تَنَاوَلْتُ الطَّعَامَ.I ate the food.
  • الحَائِطُ نَظِيفٌ.The wall is clean.
  • أَيْنَ الخَيَّاطُ؟Where is the tailor?
  • ✱ Four Qurʾān lines (p.94) · ت vs ط sound drill (p.96).
ظ
Lesson 20 · حرف ظ · p.99–102
ظظــظــظ
New wordsظَهْرٌ (back) · يَحْفَظُ (memorises) · مَحْفُوظٌ (kept)
  • اكْتُبْ عَلَى ظَهْرِ الدَّفْتَرِ.Write on the back of the notebook.
  • المَطْعَمُ نَظِيفٌ.The restaurant is clean.
  • يَحْفَظُ الطَّالِبُ الدَّرْسَ.The student memorises the lesson.
  • السُّكَّرُ مَحْفُوظٌ فِي العُلْبَةِ.The sugar is kept in the box.
  • ذ vs ظ sound drill (p.101).
خ
Lesson 21 · حرف خ · p.103–104
خخــخــخ
New wordsتَطْبُخُ (she cooks) · طَبَّاخٌ (cook)
  • خُذْ قَلَمًا وَوَرَقَةً.Take a pen and a sheet of paper.
  • تَنَاوَلِ الخُبْزَ وَالخُضَارَ.Have the bread and the vegetables.
  • زَيْنَبُ تَطْبُخُ الطَّعَامَ.Zaynab cooks the food. (she, present)
  • هَلْ أَنْتَ طَبَّاخٌ؟Are you a cook?
  • ✱ al-ʿAlaq 1–2 · al-ʿĀdiyāt 11 (p.104).
غ
Lesson 22 · حرف غ · p.105–109
غغــغــغ
New wordsبَلَغَ (reached) · فَارِغ (empty) · غِذَاء (food)
  • هَذَا غِذَاؤُكَ.This is your food.
  • فَاطِمَةُ بِنْتٌ صَغِيرَةٌ.Fatimah is a little girl.
  • بَلَغَ أَحْمَدُ السَّابِعَةَ.Ahmad turned seven.
  • الصُّنْدُوقُ فَارِغٌ.The box is empty.
  • ✱ al-Falaq 5 · an-Naṣr 3 (p.106) · ق vs غ sound drill (p.107).
ح
Lesson 23 · حرف ح · p.110–114 · ends Unit 2
ححــحــح
New words— none listed
  • حَانَ وَقْتُ الدَّرْسِ.Lesson time has come.
  • هَلْ عِنْدَكَ صَحِيفَةُ المَدِينَةِ؟Do you have the city newspaper?
  • هَذَا مَقْعَدٌ مُرِيحٌ.This is a comfortable seat.
  • صَبَاحُ الخَيْرِ.Good morning.
  • ✱ Four Qurʾān lines (p.111) · ح vs خ sound drill (p.112).

Unit 3 — lessons 24–32

الوَحْدَةُ الثَّالِثَةprinted 115–150 · last letters, then the marks
هـ
Lesson 24 · حرف هـ · p.115–120
هــهــههة
New wordتَاهَ — got lost
  • هَلْ بِالمَكْتَبِ هَاتِفٌ؟Is there a telephone on the desk?
  • مَا مِهْنَتُكَ؟What is your profession?
  • تَنَاوَلْ عَصِيرَ الفَوَاكِهِ.Have the fruit juice.
  • تَاهَ أَحْمَدُ عَنِ السَّكَنِ.Ahmad lost his way to the residence.
  • ✱ Sūrat al-Masad, al-Ikhlāṣ 1–2, al-Qāriʿah 6–11 (p.116) · ح vs هـ sound drill (p.118). Word family: ذَهَبَ → ذَاهِب → ذَهَاب.
ع
Lesson 25 · حرف ع · p.121–123
ععــعــع
New wordبَاعَ — sold
  • مَا عُنْوَانُكَ؟What is your address?
  • المَلْعَبُ كَبِيرٌ.The playing field is big.
  • المَعْهَدُ وَاسِعٌ.The institute is spacious.
  • بَاعَ البَقَّالُ رُزًّا.The grocer sold rice.
  • ✱ Sūrat al-Kāfirūn in full + Quraysh 3–4 (p.122) — a whole pronoun drill.
ء
Lesson 26 · حرف أ / الهمزة · p.124–128
أـأئــئــؤء
New wordsسَأَلَ (asked) · سُؤَالٌ (question) · بِئْرٌ (well)
  • أَنَا أَمِينُ المَكْتَبَةِ.I am the librarian.
  • سَأَلَ الطَّالِبُ المُدَرِّسَ.The student asked the teacher.
  • أَيْنَ البِئْرُ؟Where is the well?
  • شَرِبْتُ مَاءً.I drank water.
  • مَا سُؤَالُكَ؟What is your question?
  • ✱ The hamzah has six written shapes — the most of any letter. Sūrat al-Kawthar & Quraysh (p.125). p.126 holds the أنتَ / أنتِ contrast: أَنْتَ تَبْدَأُ عَمَلَكَ · أَنْتِ تَأْخُذِينَ رِسَالَتَكِ · أَنَا أَقْرَأُ دَرْسِي.
و
Lesson 27 · حرف و · p.129–130
وـو
New words— none listed
  • حَانَ وَقْتُ الغَدَاءِ.Lunchtime has come.
  • أُفَضِّلُ القَهْوَةَ.I prefer coffee.
  • هَلْ عِنْدَكَ طَوَابِعُ بَرِيدٍ؟Do you have postage stamps?
  • فِي حَدِيقَتِنَا مَوْزٌ.In our garden there are bananas.
  • مَلَأَ يُوسُفُ دَلْوَهُ.Yusuf filled his bucket.
  • ✱ at-Takāthur 5–8 (p.129).
ي
Lesson 28 · حرف ي · p.131–133
ييــيـى
New words— none listed
  • يَعْرِفُ إِسْحَاقُ القِرَاءَةَ.Ishāq knows how to read. (he, present)
  • فِي الحُجْرَةِ مُكَيِّفٌ.In the room is an air conditioner.
  • كِيلُو الزَّيْتِ بِثَلَاثَةِ رِيَالَاتٍ.A kilo of oil is three riyals.
  • أُفَضِّلُ الشَّايَ بَعْدَ الغَدَاءِ.I prefer tea after lunch.
  • ✱ al-ʿĀdiyāt 1–2 · az-Zalzalah 6–8 (p.132). Note the final form ى (alif maqṣūrah).
◌ّ
Lesson 29 · التَّشْدِيد · p.134–137
New wordsعَدَّ (counted) · الحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ العَالَمِينَ · الكُتُب
  • عَدَّ البَقَّالُ النُّقُودَ.The grocer counted the money.
  • الحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ العَالَمِينَ.All praise is for Allah, Lord of the worlds.
  • هَذَا رَفُّ الكُتُبِ.This is the bookshelf.
  • ✱ Full detail in the Shadda section — including the past↔present drill and the yes/no pronoun conversation on p.137.
🌙☀️
Lesson 30 · أل القمرية وأل الشمسية · p.138–143
New words— none listed
  • القَمَرُ الْمُنِيرُ.The shining moon. 🌙 you hear the L
  • الشَّمْسُ السَّاطِعَةُ.The blazing sun. ☀️ the L vanishes
  • ✱ The longest grammar lesson in the book — full treatment in the Moon & Sun Letters section, including the caution about ل.
◌ً ◌ٌ ◌ٍ
Lesson 31 · التَّنْوِين · p.144–147
New words— none listed
  • نَامَ طِفْلٌ.A child slept.
  • رَأَيْتُ طِفْلًا.I saw a child.
  • تَكَلَّمْتُ مَعَ طِفْلٍ.I spoke with a child.
  • ✱ Full treatment in the Tanwīn section. This lesson also holds the book's only full dialogue (p.147) — see Conversations.
ة
Lesson 32 · التَّاءُ المَرْبُوطَة · p.148–150 · final lesson
New wordالفَاكِهَة — fruit
  • الحَدِيقَةُ جَمِيلَةٌ.The garden is beautiful.
  • الفَاكِهَةُ لَذِيذَةٌ.The fruit is delicious.
  • شَاهَدْتُ حَدِيقَةَ الحَيَوَانِ.I saw the zoo.
  • ✱ The course ends on gender: the masc./fem. table (p.149) and the feminine past ending ـَتْ (p.150) — both in Pronouns & Gender.