[08]  sun letters followed by the definite article

          Review the below Arabic grammar [page 2/3]: 

challenge level for grammar module

       Sections: Sun versus moon explained, Be careful, Listen and repeat, drill, Picture drill
 



   
Drill with answers: Make nouns definite

  Transform these nouns into definite form

   Answers below for drill 1

Indefinite nouns

Definite nouns

دَرْسٌ
دَرْسْ

dars
 - lesson


حِذاءٌ
جَزْمَة ْ
gazma  - shoe


ظَرْفٌ
ظَرْف

zarf  
- envelope*


سَنَةٌ
سَنَة ْ

sana
 - year


كُرْسيٌ

كُرْسي
korsi
 - chair      


Note: Remember to slide your tongue slightly out for:       ذ ، ظ

If you're tongue does not slide out from beneath your teeth you will not capture the
true sound of these letters.

* MSA/Classical uses  ذ ، ظ
* Colloquial/spoken Arabic replaces them for د ، ز respectively



   Answers for drill 1

Questions                                                  Answers



دَرْسٌ
دَرْسْ

29
 
dars  - lesson


الدَّرْسُ
الدَّرْسْ
30  id dars

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Stop for words: know names of objects in a room

 

  Stop for words! You’ll need them for below exercise...



حائِط
حيطَـَةْ

39  ḥiita

wall

 



كُرْسِيٌّ
كُرْسي
44  korsi

chair



شِبّاكٌ
شِبّاكْ
40  ŝibaak

window

 



كِتابٌ
كِتابْ

45
 
kitaab

book

 * The letter ڤ can be used to denote the “v” sound which does not occur in Arabic.

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