Arabic/Book/PhraseStorage

Sentence Fragments: A noun and an adjective

 * الولد الكبير
 * el waladu el kabiiru
 * Syllable breakdown: al-wa-la-dul-ka-biir
 * The big boy


 * الكتاب الكبير
 * el kitaabu el kabiiru
 * Syllable breakdown: al-ki-taa-bul-ka-biir
 * The big book


 * البنت الكبيرة
 * el bint el kabiirätu
 * Syllable breakdown: al-bin-tul-ka-bii-rah
 * The big girl


 * الكرسي الكبير
 * el kursiyyu el kabiiru
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * The big chair


 * ولد كبير
 * waladuń kabiiruń
 * Syllable breakdown: wa-la-dun-ka-biir
 * A big boy


 * بنت كبيرة
 * bintuń kabiirätuń
 * Syllable breakdown: bin-tun-ka-bii-rah
 * A big girl

Idžaafä

 * كتاب الولد
 * kitaabu el waladi
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * The boy's book / The book of the boy


 * كتاب البنت
 * kitaabu el binti
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * The girl's book / The book of the girl


 * كرسي الولد
 * kursiyyu el waladi
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * The boy's chair / The chair of the boy 


 * كرسي البنت
 * kursiyyu el binti
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * The girl's chair / The chair of the girl.


 * مدرسة الولد
 * madrasätu el waladi
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * The boy's school / The school of the boy 


 * مدرسة البنت
 * madrasätu el binti
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * The girl's school / The school of the girl

Equational Sentences

 * .مدرسة البنت كبيرة
 * Madrasätu el binti kabiirätuń.
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * The girl's school is big. 


 * .مدرسة الولد كبيرة
 * Madrasätu el waladi kabiirätuń.
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * The boy's school is big. 


 * .كرسي الولد كبير
 * Kursiyyu el waladi kabiiruń.
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * The boy's chair is big. 


 * . كرسي البنت كبير
 * Kursiyyu el binti kabiiruń.
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * The girl's chair is big. 


 * <font size="+3">.كتاب الولد كبير جدًا
 * Kitaabu el waladi kabiiruń jiddân.
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * The boy's book is very big.


 * <font size="+3">.كتاب البنت كبير جدًا
 * Kitaabu el binti kabiiruń jiddân.
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * The girl's book is very big.


 * <font size="+3">.كتاب نوار صغير
 * Kitaabu Nawwaar sžagħiiruń.
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * Nawwar's book is small.


 * <font size="+3">كرسي لين كبير جدًا
 * Kursiyyu Liin kabiiruń jiddân.
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * Leen's chair is very big. 

Negative Equational Sentences

 * <font size="+3">.ليست مدرسة البنت كبيرة
 * Laisat madrasätu el binti kabiirätań.
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * The girl's school is not big. 


 * <font size="+3">. ليست مدرسة الولد كبيرة
 * Laisat madrasätu el waladi kabiirätań.
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * The boy's school is not big. 


 * <font size="+3">. ليس كرسي الولد كبيرًا
 * Laisa kursiyyu el waladi kabiirân.
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * The boy's chair is not big. 


 * <font size="+3">. ليس كرسي البنت كبيرًا
 * Laisa kursiyyu el binti kabiirân.
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * The girl's chair is not big. 


 * <font size="+3">. ليس كتاب الولد كبيرًا جدًا
 * Laisa kitaabu el waladi kabiirân jiddân.
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * The boy's book is not very big.


 * <font size="+3">.ليس كتاب البنت كبيرًا جدًا
 * Laisa kitaabu el binti kabiirân jiddân.
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * The girl's book is not very big.


 * <font size="+3">.ليس كتاب نوار صغيرًا
 * Laisa kitaabu Nawwaar sžagħiirân.
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * Nawwar's book is not small.


 * <font size="+3"> ليس كرسي لين كبيرًا جدًا
 * Laisa kursiyyu Liin kabiirân jiddân.
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * Leen's chair is not very big. 

Sentence fragments: Idžaafä + Adjectives

 * <font size="+3">مدرسة البنت الكبيرة
 * madrasätu el binti el kabiiräti
 * Syllable breakdown: mad-ra-sa-tul-bin-til-ka-bii-rah
 * The big girl's school 


 * <font size="+3">مدرسة البنت ,الكبيرة
 * madrasätu el binti el kabiirätu
 * Syllable breakdown: mad-ra-sa-tul-bin-til-ka-bii-rah
 * The girl's big school 


 * <font size="+3">مدرسة الولد الكبيرة
 * madrasätu el waladi el kabiirätu
 * Syllable breakdown: mad-ra-sa-tul-wa-la-dil-ka-bii-rah
 * The boy's big school. 


 * <font size="+3">مدرسة الولد الكبير
 * madrasätu el waladi el kabiiri
 * Syllable breakdown: mad-ra-sa-tul-wa-la-dil-ka-biir
 * The big boy's school.


 * <font size="+3">كتاب الولد الكبير
 * kitaabu el waladi el kabiiri
 * Syllable breakdown:ki-taa-bul-wa-la-dil-ka-biir
 * The big boy's book


 * <font size="+3">كتاب الولد,الكبير
 * kitaabu el waladi el kabiiru
 * Syllable breakdown: ki-taa-bul-wa-la-dil-ka-biir
 * The boy's big book


 * <font size="+3">كتاب البنت الكبير
 * kitaabu el binti el kabiiru
 * Syllable breakdown: ki-taa-bul-bin-til-ka-biir
 * The girl's big book


 * <font size="+3">كتاب البنت الكبيرة
 * kitaabu el binti el kabiiräti
 * Syllable breakdown: ki-taa-bul-bin-til-ka-bii-rah
 * The big girl's book

Possessive adjectives

 * <font size="+3">مدرستها
 * madrasatu-haa
 * Syllable breakdown:mad-ra-sa-tu-haa
 * Her school 


 * <font size="+3">مدرستها الكبيرة
 * madrasatu-haa el kabiirätu
 * Syllable breakdown: mad-ra-sa-tu-hal-ka-bii-rah
 * Her big school 


 * <font size="+3">مدرسته الكبيرة
 * madrasatu-huú el kabiirätu
 * Syllable breakdown: mad-ra-sa-tu-hul-ka-bii-rah
 * His big school 


 * <font size="+3">مدرسته
 * madrasatu-huú
 * Syllable breakdown: mad-ra-sa-tuh
 * His school.


 * <font size="+3">كتابه
 * kitaabu-huú
 * Syllable breakdown:ki-taa-buh
 * His book


 * <font size="+3">كتابه الكبير
 * kitaabu-huú el kabiiru
 * Syllable breakdown: ki-taa-bu-hul-ka-biir
 * His big book


 * <font size="+3">كتابها الكبير
 * kitaabu-haa el kabiiru
 * Syllable breakdown:ki-taa-bu-hal-ka-biir
 * Her big book


 * <font size="+3">كتابها
 * kitaabu el binti el kabiiräti
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * Her book

Sentence fragments: This

 * <font size="+3">هذا الولد الكبير
 * haádħaa el waladu el kabiiru
 * Syllable breakdown: haa-dħal-wa-la-dul-ka-biir
 * This big boy


 * <font size="+3">هذا الولد
 * haádħaa el waladu
 * Syllable breakdown:haa-dħal-wa-lad
 * This boy


 * <font size="+3">هذا الكتاب الكبير
 * haádħaa el kitaabu el kabiiru
 * Syllable breakdown: haa-dħal-ki-taa-bul-ka-biir
 * This big book


 * <font size="+3">هذا الكتاب
 * haádħaa el kitaabu el kabiiru
 * Syllable breakdown: haa-dħal-ki-taab
 * This book


 * <font size="+3">هذه البنت الكبيرة
 * haádħihií el bint el kabiirätu
 * Syllable breakdown: haa-dħi-hil-bin-tul-ka-bii-rah
 * This big girl


 * <font size="+3">هذه البنت
 * haádħihií el bint el kabiirätu
 * Syllable breakdown: haa-dħi-hil-bin-tul-ka-bii-rah
 * This girl


 * <font size="+3">هذا الكرسي الكبير
 * haádħaa el kursiyyu el kabiiru
 * Syllable breakdown:haa-dħal-kur-siy-yul-ka-biir
 * This big chair


 * <font size="+3">هذا الكرسي
 * haádħaa el kursiyyu
 * Syllable breakdown: haa-dħal-kur-siyy
 * This chair

Statements: This + Definite

 * <font size="+3">.هذا هو الولد الكبير
 * haádħaa huwa el waladu el kabiiru
 * Syllable breakdown: haa-dħaa-hu-wal-wa-la-dul-ka-biir
 * This is the big boy.


 * <font size="+3">.هذا هو الولد
 * haádħaa huwa el waladu
 * Syllable breakdown:haa-dħaa-hu-wal-wa-lad
 * This is the boy.


 * <font size="+3">.هذا هو الكتاب الكبير
 * haádħaa huwa el kitaabu el kabiiru
 * Syllable breakdown: haa-dħaa-hu-wal-ki-taa-bul-ka-biir
 * This is the big book.


 * <font size="+3">.هذا هو الكتاب
 * haádħaa huwa el kitaabu el kabiiru
 * Syllable breakdown: haa-dħaa-hu-wal-ki-taab
 * This is the book.


 * <font size="+3">.هذه هي البنت الكبيرة
 * haádħihii hiya el bint el kabiirätu
 * Syllable breakdown: haa-dħi-hii-hi-yal-bin-tul-ka-bii-rah
 * This is the big girl.


 * <font size="+3">.هذه هي البنت
 * haádħihii hiya el bint el kabiirätu
 * Syllable breakdown: haa-dħi-hii-hi-yal-bin-tul-ka-bii-rah
 * This is the girl.


 * <font size="+3">.هذا هو الكرسي الكبير
 * haádħaa huwa el kursiyyu el kabiiru
 * Syllable breakdown:haa-dħaa-hu-wal-kur-siy-yul-ka-biir
 * This is the big chair.


 * <font size="+3">.هذا هو الكرسي
 * haádħaa huwa el kursiyyu
 * Syllable breakdown: haa-dħaa-hu-wal-kur-siyy
 * This is the chair.

Sentence fragments: This

 * <font size="+3">.هذا ولد كبير
 * haádħaa waladuń kabiiruń
 * Syllable breakdown: haa-dħaa-wa-la-dun-ka-biir
 * This is a big boy.


 * <font size="+3">.هذا ولد
 * haádħaa waladuń
 * Syllable breakdown:haa-dħaa-wa-lad
 * This is a boy.


 * <font size="+3">.هذا كتاب كبير
 * haádħaa kitaabuń kabiiruń
 * Syllable breakdown: haa-dħaa-ki-taa-bun-ka-biir
 * This is a big book.


 * <font size="+3">.هذا كتاب
 * haádħaa kitaabuń
 * Syllable breakdown: haa-dħaa-ki-taab
 * This is a book.


 * <font size="+3">.هذه بنت كبيرة
 * haádħihii bintuń kabiirätuń
 * Syllable breakdown: haa-dħi-hii-bin-tun-ka-bii-rah
 * This is a big girl.


 * <font size="+3">.هذه بنت
 * haádħihii bintuń
 * Syllable breakdown: haa-dħi-hii-bin-tun
 * This girl


 * <font size="+3">.هذا كرسي كبير
 * haádħaa kursiyyuń kabiiruń
 * Syllable breakdown:haa-dħaa-kur-siy-yun-ka-biir
 * This is a big chair.


 * <font size="+3">.هذا كرسي
 * haádħaa kursiyyuń
 * Syllable breakdown: haa-dħaa-kur-siyy
 * This is a chair.

To make one of these a questions add أ "a" to the beginning of the sentence.


 * <font size="+3">أهذا كتاب؟
 * A haádħaa kitaabuń?
 * Syllable breakdown: a-haa-dħaa-ki-taab
 * Is this a book?

Equational sentences
>Questions==

Past Equational Statements and Questions

 * <font size="+3">.كانت مدرسة البنت كبيرة
 * Kaanat madrasätu el binti kabiirätań.
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * The girl's school was big. 


 * <font size="+3">.كانت مدرسة الولد كبيرة
 * Kaanat madrasätu el waladi kabiirätań.
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * The boy's school was big. 


 * <font size="+3">.كان كرسي الولد كبيرًا
 * Kaana kursiyyu el waladi kabiirân.
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * The boy's chair was big. 


 * <font size="+3">. كان كرسي البنت كبيرًا
 * Kaana kursiyyu el binti kabiirân.
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * The girl's chair was big. 


 * <font size="+3">.كان كتاب الولد كبيرًا جدًا
 * Kaana kitaabu el waladi kabiirân jiddân.
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * The boy's book was very big.


 * <font size="+3">.كان كتاب البنت كبيرًا جدًا
 * Kaana kitaabu el binti kabiirân jiddân.
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * The girl's book was very big.


 * <font size="+3">.كان كتاب نوار صغيرًا
 * Kaana kitaabu Nawwaar sžagħiirân.
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * Nawwar's book was small.


 * <font size="+3"> كان كرسي لين كبيرًا جدًا
 * Kaana kursiyyu Liin kabiirân jiddân.
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * Leen's chair was very big. 

To turn one of these into a question add the word هل "hal" to the beginning.


 * <font size="+3">هل كان كتاب البنت كبيرًا جدًا؟
 * Hal kaana kitaabu el binti kabiirân jiddân?
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * Was the girl's book very big?

THE FOLLOWING NEEDS CONFIRMATION(SPECIFICALLY FOR THE CASE ENDINGS). To turn one of these into a really strong statement add كم "kam" to the beginning.
 * <font size="+3">.كم كان كتاب البنت كبيرًا
 * Kam kaana kitaabu el binti kabiirân.
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * Was the girl's book very big.

To turn one of these into a negative statement add ما "máa" to the beginning (it must go directly before the verb كان "kaana"):
 * <font size="+3">.ما كانت مدرسة الولد كبيرة
 * Máa kaanat madrasätu el waladi kabiirätań.
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * The boy's school was not big. 

To turn one of these into a negative statement that covers all time at أبدًا "abadân" to the end of the sentence.
 * <font size="+3">.ما كانت مدرسة الولد كبيرة أبدًا
 * Máa kaanat madrasätu el waladi kabiirätań abadân.
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * The boy's school was never big. 

Oftentimes you will find: Instead of: ما كان máa kaana ;    You will find:لم يكن lam yakun Instead of: ما كانت máa kaanat ;    You will find: لم تكن lam takun


 * <font size="+3">.لم تكن مدرسة الولد كبيرة
 * Lam takun madrasätu el waladi kabiirätań.
 * Syllable breakdown:lam-ta-kum-mad-ra-sa-tul-wa-la-di-ka-bii-rah
 * The boy's school was not big. 

Future Equational Statements and Questions

 * <font size="+3">.ستكون مدرسة البنت كبيرة
 * Sa takuunu madrasätu el binti kabiirätań.
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * The girl's school will be big. 


 * <font size="+3">.ستكون مدرسة الولد كبيرة
 * Sa takuunu madrasätu el waladi kabiirätań.
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * The boy's school will be big. 


 * <font size="+3">.ستكون كبيرة
 * Sa takuunu kabiirätań.
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * It will be big.  (not stressing "it")

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 * <font size="+3">.سيكون كتاب الولد مفيدًا
 * Sa yakuunu kitaabu el waladi mufiidân.
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * The boy's book will be useful. 


 * <font size="+3">.سيكون مفيدًا
 * Sa yakuunu kitaabu el waladi mufiidân.
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * It will be useful.  (not stressing "it")


 * <font size="+3">. سيكون كرسي البنت جديدًا
 * Sa yakuunu kursiyyu el binti jadiidân.
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * The girl's chair will be new. 


 * <font size="+3">. سيكون جديدًا
 * Sa yakuunu jadiidân.
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * It will be new. 

The word سـ "sa" is the short form of سوف"saufa". "sa" is more common than سوف "saufa". سوف "saufa" is for things in a farther future than "sa" indicates(In English we use the word "eventually" to put things in the far future.).

Past (-) Equational Statements and Questions

 * <font size="+3">.لم تكن البنت كبيرة
 * Lam takun el bintu kabiirätań.
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * The girl was not big. 


 * <font size="+3">ألم يكن الولد كبيرًا؟
 * A lam yakun el waladu kabiirân?
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * Wasn't the boy big? 

Future (-) Equational Statements and Questions

 * <font size="+3">.لن تكون مدرسة البنت كبيرة
 * Lan takuuna madrasätu el binti kabiirätań.
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * The girl's school won't be big. 


 * <font size="+3">.لن تكون مدرسة الولد كبيرة
 * Lan takuuna madrasätu el waladi kabiirätań.
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * The boy's school won't be big. 


 * <font size="+3">.لن تكون كبيرة
 * Lan takuuna kabiirätań.
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * It won't be big.  (not stressing "it")


 * <font size="+3">.لن يكون كتاب الولد مفيدًا
 * Lan yakuuna kitaabu el waladi mufiidân.
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * The boy's book won't be useful. 


 * <font size="+3">.لن يكون مفيدًا
 * Lan yakuuna kitaabu el waladi mufiidân.
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * It won't be useful.  (not stressing "it")


 * <font size="+3">. لن يكون كرسي البنت جديدًا
 * Lan yakuuna kursiyyu el binti jadiidân.
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * The girl's chair won't be new. 


 * <font size="+3">. لن يكون جديدًا
 * Lan yakuuna jadiidân.
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * It won't be new. 

To make it a question add أ"a" to the beginning of the sentence. مثلا(matħalân) = For example:


 * <font size="+3"> ألن يكون جديدًا؟
 * A lan yakuuna jadiidân?
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * Won't it be new? 

Basic Verbs in the past tense

 * <font size="+3">.ذهب الولد إلى مدرسته
 * Dħahaba el waladu ilaa madrasati-hií.
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * The boy went to his school.


 * <font size="+3">.هو)ذهب إلى مدرسته
 * (Huwa) Dħahaba ilaà madrasäti-hií.
 * Syllable breakdown: hu-wa-dħa-ha-ba-i-laa-mad-ra-sa-tih
 * (He) went to his school.


 * <font size="+3">.ذهب الأولاد إلى بيوتهم
 * Dħahaba el aulaadu ilaà ħbuyuuti-him.
 * Syllable breakdown: dħa-ha-bal-au-laa-du-i-laa-bu-yuu-ti-him
 * The boys went to their houses.


 * <font size="+3">.هم) ذهبوا إلى بيوتهم
 * (Hum) Dħahabuù ilaà buyuuti-him.
 * Syllable breakdown: hum-dħa-ha-buu-i-laa-bu-yuu-ti-him
 * (They) went to their houses.


 * <font size="+3">.ذهبت بنت إلى المدرسة
 * Dħahabat bintuń ilaà el madrasäti.
 * Syllable breakdown: dħa-ha-bat-biñ-tun-i-lal-mad-ra-sah
 * A girl went to school.


 * <font size="+3">.هي)ذهبت إلى المدرسة
 * (Hiya) Dħahabat ilaà el madrasäti.
 * Syllable breakdown: hi-ya-dħa-ha-bat-i-lal-mad-ra-sah
 * (She) went to school.

Sentence fragment with...

 * <font size="+3">الولد الذي ذهب إلى مدرسته
 * El waladu elladħii Dħahaba ilaa madrasati-hií
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * The boy who went to his school


 * <font size="+3">الأولاد) الذين ذهبوا
 * (El aulaadu) elladħiina dħahabuù
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * The boys who went Without Bracketed words: the ones who went


 * <font size="+3">.البنت ) التي ذهبت إلى المدرسة
 * (el bintu) ellatii Dħahabat ilaà el madrasäti
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * The girl that went to school. Without Bracketed words: the one who went to school

Comparative

 * <font size="+3">.هذا الكتاب أكبر من ذلك القلم
 * haádħaa el kitaabu akbaru min dħaalika el qalami.
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * This book is bigger than that pen.


 * <font size="+3">.هذا الكتاب أكبر من قلمي
 * haádħaa el kitaabu akbaru min qalamiî.
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * This book is bigger than my pen.


 * <font size="+3">.كتابي أكبر من كتابك
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * My pen is bigger than your pen. (talking to a male)
 * My pen is bigger than your pen. (talking to a male)


 * <font size="+3">.كتابي أكبر من كتابكم
 * Syllable breakdown:
 * My pen is bigger than your pen. (talking to a group not all females, and not to groups)
 * My pen is bigger than your pen. (talking to a group not all females, and not to groups)