Nadir registers for an Arabic class. Saeed checks his first name and family name, including two letters that differ by a dot.
01Read the Arabic conversation
كَيْفَ تَكْتُبُ اسْمَكَ؟
سَعِيدٌ: صَبَاحُ الْخَيْرِ. مَا اسْمُكَ، مِنْ فَضْلِكَ؟
نَادِرٌ: صَبَاحُ النُّورِ. اِسْمِي نَادِرٌ.
سَعِيدٌ: أَهْلًا يَا نَادِرُ. كَيْفَ تَكْتُبُ اسْمَكَ؟
نَادِرٌ: نُونٌ، أَلِفٌ، دَالٌ، رَاءٌ.
سَعِيدٌ: هَلِ الْحَرْفُ الثَّالِثُ ذَالٌ؟
نَادِرٌ: لَا، الْحَرْفُ الثَّالِثُ دَالٌ، مِنْ دُونِ نُقْطَةٍ.
سَعِيدٌ: شُكْرًا. هَلِ الْحَرْفُ الْأَخِيرُ رَاءٌ؟
نَادِرٌ: نَعَمْ، الْحَرْفُ الْأَخِيرُ رَاءٌ.
سَعِيدٌ: أَكْتُبُ اسْمَكَ هُنَا فِي قَائِمَةِ الصَّفِّ.
نَادِرٌ: هَلْ أَكْتُبُ اسْمَ عَائِلَتِي أَيْضًا؟
سَعِيدٌ: نَعَمْ، مِنْ فَضْلِكَ. مَا اسْمُ عَائِلَتِكَ؟
نَادِرٌ: اِسْمُ عَائِلَتِي سَالِمٌ: سِينٌ، أَلِفٌ، لَامٌ، مِيمٌ.
سَعِيدٌ: أَقْرَأُ الِاسْمَ الْآنَ: نَادِرٌ سَالِمٌ. هَلْ هٰذَا صَحِيحٌ؟
نَادِرٌ: نَعَمْ، هٰذَا صَحِيحٌ. شُكْرًا لَكَ.
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Saeed: Good morning. What is your name, please?
Nadir: Good morning. My name is Nadir.
Saeed: Hello, Nadir. How do you spell your name?
Nadir: Nun, alif, dal, ra.
Saeed: Is the third letter dhal?
Nadir: No, the third letter is dal, without a dot.
Saeed: Thank you. Is the last letter ra?
Nadir: Yes, the last letter is ra.
Saeed: I am writing your name here on the class list.
Nadir: Shall I write my family name too?
Saeed: Yes, please. What is your family name?
Nadir: My family name is Salim: sin, alif, lam, mim.
Saeed: I will read the name now: Nadir Salim. Is that correct?
Nadir: Yes, that is correct. Thank you.
02Useful words and expressions
| Arabic in the conversation | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| كَيْفَ تَكْتُبُ اسْمَكَ؟ | How do you spell your name? (to a man) |
| نُونٌ، أَلِفٌ، دَالٌ، رَاءٌ | nun, alif, dal, ra: the letters in Nadir |
| دَالٌ | dal: the letter د |
| ذَالٌ | dhal: the letter ذ |
| مِنْ دُونِ نُقْطَةٍ | without a dot |
| الْحَرْفُ الْأَخِيرُ | the last letter |
| اِسْمُ عَائِلَتِي | my family name |
| هٰذَا صَحِيحٌ | That is correct. |
03Check your understanding
Choose one answer for each question. Look back at the Arabic conversation for evidence. Open the English question support or a hint when you need help.
What to remember
- Say the letter names in order when spelling a name; دَالٌ and ذَالٌ differ by a dot.
- Use هَلْ هٰذَا صَحِيحٌ؟ to check information and نَعَمْ، هٰذَا صَحِيحٌ to confirm it.
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