Hind and Huda meet before a language lesson. They compare the languages they speak, describe their Arabic learning, and agree to practise one question together.
01Read the Arabic conversation
اللُّغَاتُ الَّتِي نَتَكَلَّمُهَا
هِنْدٌ: مَرْحَبًا يَا هُدَى. هَلْ تَتَكَلَّمِينَ الْإِنْجِلِيزِيَّةَ؟
هُدَى: نَعَمْ، أَتَكَلَّمُ الْإِنْجِلِيزِيَّةَ. وَأَنْتِ؟
هِنْدٌ: أَتَكَلَّمُ الْإِنْجِلِيزِيَّةَ وَالْفَرَنْسِيَّةَ.
هُدَى: أَنَا لَا أَتَكَلَّمُ الْفَرَنْسِيَّةَ. هَلْ تَتَعَلَّمِينَ الْعَرَبِيَّةَ؟
هِنْدٌ: نَعَمْ، أَتَعَلَّمُ الْعَرَبِيَّةَ هُنَا.
هُدَى: أَنَا أَتَعَلَّمُ الْعَرَبِيَّةَ أَيْضًا.
هِنْدٌ: هَلْ تَتَكَلَّمِينَ الْعَرَبِيَّةَ جَيِّدًا؟
هُدَى: أَتَكَلَّمُ قَلِيلًا. أَفْهَمُ كَلِمَاتٍ بَسِيطَةً.
هِنْدٌ: أَنَا أَتَكَلَّمُ قَلِيلًا أَيْضًا. هَلْ نَتَكَلَّمُ بِالْعَرَبِيَّةِ مَعًا؟
هُدَى: نَعَمْ، وَلٰكِنْ بِبُطْءٍ، مِنْ فَضْلِكِ.
هِنْدٌ: حَسَنًا. كَيْفَ حَالُكِ الْيَوْمَ؟
هُدَى: أَنَا بِخَيْرٍ، شُكْرًا. هٰذَا سُؤَالٌ سَهْلٌ!
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Hind: Hello, Huda. Do you speak English?
Huda: Yes, I speak English. And you?
Hind: I speak English and French.
Huda: I do not speak French. Are you learning Arabic?
Hind: Yes, I am learning Arabic here.
Huda: I am learning Arabic too.
Hind: Do you speak Arabic well?
Huda: I speak a little. I understand simple words.
Hind: I speak a little too. Shall we speak Arabic together?
Huda: Yes, but slowly, please.
Hind: All right. How are you today?
Huda: I am well, thank you. That is an easy question!
02Useful words and expressions
| Arabic | Meaning in this conversation |
|---|---|
| أَتَكَلَّمُ | I speak |
| الْإِنْجِلِيزِيَّةُ | English |
| الْفَرَنْسِيَّةُ | French |
| أَتَعَلَّمُ الْعَرَبِيَّةَ | I am learning Arabic |
| قَلِيلًا | a little |
| أَفْهَمُ | I understand |
| كَلِمَاتٌ بَسِيطَةٌ | simple words |
| بِبُطْءٍ | slowly |
03Check your understanding
Answer these seven questions using the conversation. You can reopen the English translation or return to the Arabic dialogue whenever you need help.
What to remember
- Distinguish أَتَكَلَّمُ (I speak), أَفْهَمُ (I understand), and أَتَعَلَّمُ (I am learning) when describing language abilities.
- For one woman, ask هَلْ تَتَكَلَّمِينَ الْعَرَبِيَّةَ؟. You can answer أَتَكَلَّمُ قَلِيلًا and request بِبُطْءٍ، مِنْ فَضْلِكِ.
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أَتَعَلَّمُ الْعَرَبِيَّةَ هُنَا.
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هَلْ تَتَكَلَّمِينَ الْإِنْجِلِيزِيَّةَ؟
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وَأَنْتِ؟
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