Arabic (Egyptian)

The Basics

Click a topic below to see the grammar goals and conversational goals for each chapter.

• Greetings, Gratitude, and Goodbyes
  

  The Basics

  Greetings, Gratitude, and Goodbyes

  Conversational Goals Grammar Goals

  • Express Gratitude
  • Greet People
  • Make Small Talk With Strangers
  • Say Goodbye

  • Be Introduced to Verbless Sentences
  • Learn the Second Person Singular Subject Pronoun
  • Use the Masculine ـَك and Feminine ـِك Possessive Endings
  • Use the Vocative Particle يا
• Do You Speak English?
  

  The Basics

  Do You Speak English?

  Conversational Goals Grammar Goals

  • Ask and Tell If Someone Speaks a Language
  • Ask and Tell Where Someone Is From
  • Get Someone's Attention

  • Be Introduced to Verbal Negation Using مش
  • Form Yes/No Questions
  • Learn 1st and 2nd Person Singular Present Tense Verbs
  • Use the Preposition مِن
  • Use the Special Request Verb مُمكِـن
• What Is Your Name?
  

  The Basics

  What Is Your Name?

  Conversational Goals Grammar Goals

  • Ask Someone's Name
  • Become Familiar With Arabic Names
  • Introduce Yourself and Another Person
  • Respond to Introductions
  • Say That You Are Not Someone or Something

  • Be Introduced to the Idafa (Possessive) Structure
  • Form Feminine Nouns and Adjectives
  • Learn Singular Demonstrative Pronouns
  • Learn the First & Second Person Singular Possessive Suffixes
  • Negate Verbless Sentences
• Excuse Me, Where Is the Egyptian Museum?
  

  The Basics

  Excuse Me, Where Is the Egyptian Museum?

  Conversational Goals Grammar Goals

  • Ask for Directions
  • Get Help Finding Places
  • Identify Important Places and Facilities Around Town
  • Understand Directions As They Are Given to You

  • Apply the Adjective - Noun Word Order and Agreement
  • Be Introduced to the Definite Article
  • Be Introduced to the Imperative
  • Learn and Use Locative Prepositions
  • Use the Idafa (Possessive) Construction
• How Much Is This?
  

  The Basics

  How Much Is This?

  Conversational Goals Grammar Goals

  • Comfortably Talk About Numbers and Currency
  • Count up to 99
  • Negotiate Basic Transactions at Stores

  • Apply Number - Noun and Noun - Adjective Agreement
  • Form Demonstrative Phrases
  • Form the Future Tense and Use هَا , ـه to Express "It"
  • Learn Regular and Irregular Plurals
  • Use عَند to Express "to Have"
• Your Order, Sir?
  

  The Basics

  Your Order, Sir?

  Conversational Goals Grammar Goals

  • Gain Insight into the Food Culture
  • Order Drinks and Meals
  • Understand Common Phrases Used at Restaurants

  • Be Introduced to the Subjunctive
  • Practice 2nd Person Singular Present Tense Verbs
  • Review the Special Request Verb مُمكِـن
  • Use تحبّ to Request
• Numbers and Currencies
  

  The Basics

  Numbers and Currencies

  Conversational Goals Grammar Goals

  • Ask or Tell Whether You Can Do Something
  • Handle Currency With Ease
  • Ride a Taxi and Pay the Fare
  • Understand How to Use Numbers

  • Be Introduced to the Dual Number
  • Learn about the Active Participle
  • Learn the 1st Person Plural of Present Tense
  • Review the Subjunctive
  • Use the Object Pronoun ني
• An Emergency
  

  The Basics

  An Emergency

  Conversational Goals Grammar Goals

  • Accept / Decline Help
  • Ask / Tell What Trouble You Are In
  • Ask for / Offer Help
  • Gain Knowledge of Emergency Services in Egypt

  • Be Introduced to the Past Tense
  • Gain a Better Understanding of the Active Participle
  • Learn the 3rd Person Singular Present Tense
  • Practice the Subjunctive
  • Use the Object Pronouns ـِك , ـَك and ني
• Sorry, I Don't Understand!
  

  The Basics

  Sorry, I Don't Understand!

  Conversational Goals Grammar Goals

  • Ask Someone How Something Is Pronounced or Spelled
  • Ask Someone to Read a Word or Phrase
  • Communicate Your Ability to Understand Something
  • Request to Repeat, Slow Down, or Speak Up
  • Talk About Learning a Language

  • Form More Imperative Structures
  • Learn Another Way to Form the Present Tense Negation
  • Learn the Imperative Negation
  • Practice the Present Tense
  • Use the Object Pronouns ـِك , ـَك and ني
• What Does This Word Mean?
  

  The Basics

  What Does This Word Mean?

  Conversational Goals Grammar Goals

  • Ask / Answer What a Word or Phrase Means
  • Ask / Answer What a Written Word or Phrase Says
  • Ask / Tell How One's Performance Is
  • Give / Respond to a Compliment
  • Request / Agree to Speak in a Particular Language

  • Be Introduced to the Passive Participle
  • Be Presented to the Relative Form الـلـّي
  • Practice the Negation Form
  • Practice the Subjunctive and the Present Tense
  • Use the Object Pronouns ـِك , ـَك and يا