UNIT 6 CONVERSATION BETWEEN

TWO FRIENDS
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Structure
6.0 Objectives
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Revision
6.3 New V/ords
6.4 Conversation
.. 6.5 Exercise 1
6.6 Exercise 2
6.7 Exercise 3
6.8 Exercise 4
6.9 Exercise 5

6.0 OBJECTIVES
The objective of this unit is to familiarise you with simple
conversation between two friends and

To make you learn situation based conversation

To familiarize you with common vocabularies and expressions

used in Arabic conversation.

6.1 INTROD.UCTION

In each unit, we have tried to teach you new expressions and

vocabularies used in the common conversation in Arabic. As
mentioned in the earlier units, we have selected certain situations for
the conversation. However, the conversations have touched upon
day to day life and have been conducted in an easy and simple
manner. In this unit, the conversation will take place between two
friends. The new words have been added in order to help you grasp
the text of the conversation.
Let us start with a quick revision of some Arabic words you have
learnt in the previous unit.

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6.2 REVISION
Read the following Arabic words loudly.

English Arabic English Arabic

~ ~
4...b..J I~
Picnic/tour/trip ~ Tomorrow
riHla ghadan
~
~L:u o ~

Shore Sea ~
shaTi'
baHr
0
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, . ~
o ,J
.l.1.9..4
..
~
Refreshing Useful
mun'ish mufid

~21~ Will you come L, , ••••• al JA

You are right along/
'indaka Haqq
accompany hal taSHab

- ~
~I \JI i.S~
..
I am sorry I have
ana asif 'indi

~I~ JjL.a
Some work True/honest
ba'D ash-
Sadiq
shughl
~ ~
~• ~. cOg,....I'La
~ ~

madha taqSid kaslan

What do you (for sing male) (sing male)
Lazy
mean? I
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I
I

madha taqSidln kaslana

I
(for sing.female) (s ing.fem ale) I

~.. L
....
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Come on We will stand
hayya
sanaqif

I I

First/ first of all

~:) Queue
I
JY.:J
awwalan
I Tabur
I
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~~~~Jb...J\
utruk
(for sing. male)
o~ ~ .
//

Leave Help
~y\ musa'ada

utruki
(for sing.Female)

Only
~ Who will ~, .,>. .. LiA
<' ,
accompany?
faqaT man yaSHab?

j~~\
~
, . ~t.§~\ Supervising
Friends
teacher w~\
aSdiqa'
al-ustadh al-
. mushrif
.. .. ..
~'\'" \~
You will enjoy Much! a lot
tastamti' kathiran
..
Comfortable
~.JA Enjoyable ~

murIH mumti'

How far/How l..J.J ••••

much is the
;U~~ Approximately ...jSJ

distance? kam masafa taqriban

~\ o~~.J
I wish Happy journey
atamanna
riHla sa'Ida

pJ:jj
tatadhakkar
(sing. male) ~J
(you) remember Boy
~
.pJ:jj walad

tatadhakkarin
(singfemale)

~yb ~ ·ts
.. U
Tall/long Was living
TawIl kana yaskun
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.J\ -.P.- Doctor Tabib
N eighborhood (sing. male)
(physician)
jiwar
~TabTha
(singfemale)
· :...
Hospital (..$ 9·.".124
I met him
~'
..
mustashfii laqituhu
I'
..
Yesterday ~\
ams
Market '-'~
siiq
, .
~~
Laboriouslhard
..
Intelligent 'g '1' 4
DhakI working
mujtahid

6.3 .NEW WORDS

Listen the following words recorded on your CD.

English Arabic English Arabic

&~.~
.. JA
~.
U;
\
Welcome ~ Where
marHaban bik ayna
~ I'

~\

You
anta (masc.)
These days rY'1\ o~
I'

~\ hadhihi l-ayyam
anti (femi.)

My dear/loved •
~ ~~
~
-
· Preparation
~\:l.J·1,,1
one
HabThI isti'dad
•
.Restaurant F We will drink y~
:..

maT 'am nashrab

., .)~
~J!
Tell me . ---qul Ii You will travel
sa tusafir

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A.:a~t! Two Friends
Vacation Coming
qadima
'uTla
o ~
~ 0 J 0 \

Please do me a ~ '».J
favor You are
~~\
~
A.:a~
welcome ahlan bik
arju minka
khidma
~
o 0 0 J" \ •....

J,\ ~J.a
~ ~ h "
..
' • " ..It\
My pleasure
Will you help J
Ip
, . me? ~
'-rF~.~~ (This will make
me very happy)
hadha sayus'
hal satusa'iduni
idunl kathiran

Your hand ..
~.lJ
New
.l.l~
.. .
yaduka jadld
~

For how much Four thousand

uYl~)
~
bikam arba'a alaf
~ ~
J
~

You will send

~y Other facilities
~

tursil u~
tashilat ukhra
oJ ~~
~yl r.!:..J~
';:, -;;,
Leave Let's talk ~
utruk li nataHaddath
o~

Weather ~ How beautiful!

~lA
Taqs ma ajmal
~
,.'b~ .a.tt. y~
Angry Let's drink
ghaDib li nashrab
J
o
.. ~ J

~
We go out ~~ I am not
nakhruj lastu

C)W .hi!
I am joking Only/just
umazill faqaT 89 -
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Speaking-I U
~y. Tomorrow
~
Program
barnamaj ghad
/ //

;;:i •••••
(5.AJJ
~~'1 You will have ,
Nothing
lunch tataghadda
la shay'
/ , ..
We see/ will see
~L:;w Near ~J9
.nushahid qarib
•....0..... •...

~\'
//

Worry ~ Don't worry

la taqlaq
.. qalaq
~
~ L.cU\~ u\

Sincere
,. ,
(..)to;'
0

4 I am always at
-
4.5''';A~
/

your service
mukhliS ana da' iman fi
khidmatik

6.4 CONVERSATION

English Transliteration Arabic

jawzif marHaban G.. ~ .. ~. JAo ~.J"?' /0 ••

Joseph:Welcome! ~
bika ya Sadiqi •
My friend Abbas ~ 0 •• 0 •....

'abbas L).Il. ~~
~

'abbas: shukran
G.. ~ \~: L).IllJc
•
Abbas: Thank you
my brother laka ya akhi . .\
~
j:

, ~
Joseph: How are
/

jawzif kayfa Haluka .~~b. uJS

.. :UJ..j..?.
you? .

'abbas: ana hi
/
~
Abbas: I am fine,
khayr,
,~ u\ : L).Il4c
God be praised. •.... Of. 0 •••
alHamdulillah, wa
And how are you? ~~\~J'~~\
kayfa anta

Joseph: Fine! God jawzif bi khayr!

~\
,. ...
. 0 ~ : '--AJ .J..?
. .
.. .
'

be praised alHamdulillah ~
~
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o ~.... ~
~ ~
Wj\ ~~
. \: Le-
. Two Friends
. Abbas: Where are 'abbas: ayna anta fi ~.l...:o ~ ~.lb..J\
you these days? hadhihi l-ayyam
~ f' L:U\
.. o~
"
;:. -
Joseph: Sorry, I am
jawzif asif ana \J\ ~\ :~j..?
mashghiil fi °
busy these days ;:. J.

hadhihi l-ayyam f'Y'i\ o~ ~ J~

w:
, 0 ~

Abbas: What makes 'abbas: fima anta Wj\ ..~ ~.Le-

you busy my dear mashghiil ya
friend? HabIbI ~o
.~ 0 ~ L J . :.
.. ~
~~

Joseph: Busy
j awzif fi 1-isti 'dad ~ J~ :~j..?
preparing for
examination li l-imtillan '~J\~)1\
U ~ ~~ ~

.~.Le-
~/

Abbas: Will you 'abbas: hal ta'ti

° ~ 0 "\:j~.
~~
come with me to ~
ma'I ila l-maT'am ° 0

the restaurant? ~~\~~

Joseph: Why? jawzif: limadha ~\~W :~j..?
;;; o~
Abbas: Will drink
'abbas: nashrab
ash-shay aw al-
ls~\
.. y~ :~4c ~
tea or juice together ~ ° j,oi
'aSIr ma'an JJ},o. .J

Joseph: Fine jawzif Tayyib !~. .. :UJj..?

...

Abbas: Tell me 'abbas: qul li ya

y J J3 :~4c
Joseph when will jawzif mata .~ J. ~
••.... ..
you travel to your satusafir ila ~ ~ ~.J"?'
~
home? baytika
~;-")j) ~j
~o °
Joseph: In the jawzif fi 1-'uTla ~\ ° •
~ ·UJ·
•.. .J~
coming vacation al- qadima ~o~
insha'allah insha' allah ~\ ~~ .
LJI ~Jlil\'
~
;:.

~
Abbas: Please do ~oJ.o
° \ :~4c
~ ..?.J
me a favor Joseph 'abbas: arju minka
(Literal: I request a khidma ya jawzif
~.J"?'
.. w.. ~~
...... o•

service from you)

Joseph: You are I * ~ I
most welcome
jawzif ahlan bik ~)\.AI :~j..?1
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Abbas: Will you
'abbas: hal o .~
~,
J ~~ ~ .
o~.
Wc
help me in the satusa'iduni fi 1- 0

~\~U\ ~
.
preparation for the isti'dad li 1- ' ,

examination 0

imtillan ~·~W
U " ,
,
Joseph: My
pleasure (Literal: jawzif hadha sa \~ :~j..?
,
This will make me yus 'iduni kathiran \~3\=;< ~..l..
J 'u'."
J, 0 0

happy a lot) ,,~

~,

o ~ o~

G.. ~ '-.il\: ~. Wc
Abbas: Thanks a lot 'abbas: alf shukr
my friend ya Sadiqi •• 0 ,...

, . ~~
0 0,
Joseph: Mention
not
jawzif al- 'afw .foJ\ :~j..?
•.•......0 ~ ~

.:\..Q~ (5\ J : ~j..?

Joseph: Any other jawzif wa ayyu ..
service? khidma ukhra oI
~(5~\
oJ ,

Abbas: No, thanks 'abbas: la, shukran \~ ,'1 :~4c

0
Joseph: Mention
jawzif 'afwan \Ji-..C : ~j..?
not
,

Abbas: What's this

'abbas: ma hadha
:) \~ t, :~4c
in your hand
fi yadika ya j awzif
Joseph? ~~j..? y ~~
Joseph: This is a jawzif hadha J\:? \~ :~j..?
new mobile jawwal jadid o'
.. .
.l.l~
'
0

Abbas: This is a 'abbas: hadha

J\:? \~ :~4c
beautiful mobile jawwal jamil
~ ,

Abbas: And for , ,

f.S.i.J
,0
'abbas: wa bikam Wc
how much (money) ~ ••0' •• :.\ 0

ishtaraytahu o~~, o~.

did you buy it?

J ,0

jawzif KJ; .. :.\ °UJ'.J..?

•• ~, 0 ••
Joseph: Ibought it ishtaraytuhu bi
for 4000 rupees
arba'a alafIiibbiya ..~oJ
~J.J I....JI
'~l,,"oL~.J .
, ,

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Abbas: Can you

'abbas: hal J ;~1;5°~~ :~4c Two Friends
U:1-!~.)b...l\
yumkinuka an o J.
~.l....o:o

send e-mail by this? tursil al-Imll bihi ~ r.o.u\ to ..

.~~" ~y

Joseph: Yes, and it jawzif: na'am, wa

has other facilities fihi tashilat ukhra
also ayDan

Abbas: What are 'abbas: wa ma

these other hadhihi t-tashilat
facilities? al-ukhra
oJ.

·. Joseph: Leave this jawzif utruk hadha

y \~ ~J.
-F
u\ :UJ..., ~
JJT

Abbas ya 'abbas

/ //

Joseph: Let's talk

jawzif li 0C ~~ :~jy:..
nataHaddath 'an
about the weather,
how beautiful is the
aT-Taqas, ma ~i~,~
ajmal aT-Taqas al- 0..... 0 ~ .....
weather today!
yawm !r~\ ~\

Abbas: Iam angry 'abbas: ana ghafrib

with you minka

1 /.. •• ,t ..
Joseph: Don't be jawzif la taghDab y '.)' to'lJ J :~Jy:..
angry my brother, ya akhi, qad ja'
tea has come, let's ash-shay.Ii
drink tea and go nashrab ash-shay
out wa nakhruj
/ J.

Abbas: Iam not 'abbas: lastu ~ti:.

.,...
u.uJ: ~.Le.
angry with you, I ghaDiban minka, // J. / 0

am just joking ana umazill faqaT ~C)~\ ui,~

o iJJ ••••. ~

Abbas: Really the 'abbas: Haqqan, ~\ ,\h :~4c

weather is beautiful aT-Taqas jamll al-
today yawm

Joseph: What's jawzif ma

your program for barnamajuka li 1-
tomorrow? ghad
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Joseph: Then you jawzif idhan

will have lunch tataghadda ma'I
with me tomorrow ghadan

'abbas: hal
Abbas: will we see
nushahid al-film
film tomorrow?
ghadan

Joseph: How can jawzif kayfa o

, . we see film while nushahid al-film U. b:l:aUI~

~ ~ .J ,-~ La II
exam is near? wa l-imtilfan qarib ~
~ 0 ••
• '--1.l
....f,q
~ "., .....
t

Abbas: Iam very 'abbas: ana qaliq

I~ &-Ji ul :v'4c
o
worried for exam jiddan li l-imtillan
u. b:l:aW
~~
jawzif la taqlaq,
Joseph.Don't ana sawfa
J
worry, I shall help usa'iduka fi 1-
you in preparing for ~d1~~1 w~
the examination isti'dad li 1-
imtilIan

'abbas: Haqqan
Abbas: Truly you
innaka Sadiq
are a sincere friend,
mukhliS, wa ana
and Ithank you a
ashkurukashukran
lot
jazilan
o J

jawzif la shukr fl "i :~j~

Joseph: Mention 'ala wajib, wa ana
not, Iam always at
your service.
da'iman fi ~\J u\.J '~\J Jc
khidmatika

6.5 EXERCISE 1

Make sentences with ~ ~) (arju minka: please! I request you) and

speak them loudly e.g.

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~.l...::I~~~h.J\
arjii minka an tusa'idani: Please help me/ I request you to help me

arju minka an ta'ti ma'I: Please come with me/ I request you to
come with me

( ~ ~- u-1)

(~~}~\.~ J)

6.6 EXERCISE 2

Make questions and answers with ~~~ ~ (hal sa tusa'iduni:

Will you help me). The reply may be positive or negative e.g.: ,~
~~L......'\""'"(na 'am, sa'usa'iduka: Yes, I shall help you), or negative

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Speaking-I
them loudly. Here are few examples.
).

Y~lj~1 ~ ~~~ ~ :JlyJl

hal satusa'iduni fi d-dirasa: Will you help me in study?

na'am, sa'usa'iduka fi d-dirasa: Yes, I shall help you in study

J ~ ~

~I.J~I ~ ~~W '} ,,} :ylr.J1

..
(~bSJI~) :JlyJl

.................................................... :'---l\
· ~--- '\
· : '---l\
· ~.-- '\
o

(J y.JI ~I)I
..-
J~l ~ )
,.,.. ...-
:JIyJI

· : '--.3\
· ~--- '\
· : '--J\
· ~-- '\
(~yJI ~ ) :JIyJI

· : '--.3\
· ~--- '\
.................................................... : '--J\
· ~-- '\
.•0).0(\1 _,:.~ .)
( YJJ.'.•.. A .. ····
r-- ~
....
······· · :JIyJI

• ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• : <.....3\ -- '\

·~

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(LJ~ J\:l(iO\\l)l\ ~) ••••••••••••••••••••• ~•• : J\ y.J\ Two Friends
~.lwo U:H :G..lW\

.................................................... :'--J\ ~- '\

• J7W

.................................................... :'---l\ ~- '\

• J7W

° ~
(w~w\ y \~ ~ ) •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• : J\ y.J\

.................................................... :'---'\ ~-'\

• J7W

.................................................... :'---3,
· ~-- '\
6.7 EXERCISE 3

Make sentences with w;~\ ~ (bikam ishtarayta: For how much

did you buy) and speak them loudly.

bikam ishtarayta l-kitab: For how much did you buy the book?

( ishtaraytuhu bi mi' a rubbiyya: I bought it for hundred rupees)

(~lb .ftl\) ·.. · ··.. ······.. ···: J\ y.J\

~

(w~J.J fo)·······························:y\~\
J

(~\:fil\ ) ··.. ····.·:J\ y.J\

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J

(~~\)

(~ J~I ) ·.· ··· :J\ y.J\

~
'--.ill) :yl ~\

(;U)Lb.l\) · • • • . • ......•.•......•••.••.••.... : J\ y.J\

..

(0 .Jy.JI) · ······:JI y.J\

0 .•....•... ..-

(4J.J Uli ol-a ) :yl~\

(~~\)
(YJJ:~Sl\ ) :J\y.JI

w'il ofo) :yl~1

(u j,dl\ ) ···· · ····. ·: J\ y.J\

.. ..f. :,,,\,:.) • \ __'\

( ~J.J 0\.4 ~ •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• y ~

) ··. · ·· ··.. ···· ···:J\ y.J\

(4J.J 0)' \l~) ·· · · ·.. · :y\ ~\

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6.8 EXERCISE 4 Two Friends
, ~~~~..l6...J\
Make sentences with ~ ( lastu: I am not) e.g.: ~lc. ~ (lastu
ghalfiban: I am not angry). You can make any number of sentences
with the word ~ ( laysa: He is not). Following is the table of all
forms of ~

~ (laysa: He is not)

~ ( laysa: They [dual male] are not)

,~( laysoo: They [plural male] are not

, . o

(..,'.Ill' ( laysat: She [singular female] is not

,

~ ( laysata: They [dual female] are not

~ ( lasna: They [plural female] are not

,

~ (lasta: You [singular male] are not

}

L..u:.J ( lastuma: You [dual male] are not

}

~ (lastum: You [plural male] are not

~ (lasti: You [singular female] are not

,
~ ( lastuma: You [dual female] are not
,
~ ( lastunna: You [plural female] are not
}

u:..J ( lastu: I am not [singular male and female]

,

u:J ( lasna: We are not [plural male and female]

6.9 EXERCISE 5

Translate the following into English

!~JG.:J'~ ~~~ J,\ 99

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IIJ... 0'/ .•..

° ~
?peaking-I !41<.:;,'JI
~I~I J"..~ tOe

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~J~~~ ~

f'~I ~ '-5~:;,:i Ui dl.l.a ~)

.••• 0 0 .....

.. ° ~ }
!I~ ~I
~ ."
'I
~~~
.~ .t ••
~

!~ \r 1J6. :. OJ<

, ~ 0..... ,

~. L
e J~UI ~ ~..J i tJi
!Wj :.~.b:l.aUI~.\
... ..J9u ~ ~ U
wo: ° r•.
.YW~
~ ~
~ . o~ ~} ~ J.

I~ _,°'';'1 .~t..:;w
~ ~
1 ~..
U ..Y~
0. t ••

~I~' JS1 J ~)J 'Ub:? G\

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