Bite-Size Arabic
Learn to Read and Write Arabic Using the Tiniest Bit of Vocabulary and Grammar

Unit 2

On this page you will find audio materials corresponding to Unit 2 of Bite-Size Arabic, divided into new letters and symbols, vocabulary, and exercises.

New Letters and Symbols

In this unit the following letters are introduced. You can click on the name of the letter to hear it pronounced.

nuun
FinalMedial InitialIndependent
ـن ـنـ نـ ن
taa’
FinalMedial InitialIndependent
ـت ـتـ تـ ت

You also learned the sukuun, which is used to expressly indicate that no vowel follows the letter it is written on:

sukuun
ـــْــ
 

Vocabulary

The following are the new words introduced in this unit. You will need to know them to complete the exercises in the following units. Click on the word to listen.

أَنا ’anaa ‘I’
أَنْتَ ’anta ‘you (fem. masc.)’
أَنْتِ ’anti ‘you (fem. sing.)’
أَوْ ’aw ‘or (in statements)’
أَيْنَ ’ayna ‘where’
هُنا hunaa ‘here’

Exercises

The following is a selection of the exercises from this unit. Click on a word to hear it.

Exercise 2-B. Sound out the following words. Then click to listen.

1.
يات
2.
تاه
3.
تِهتِ

Exercise 2-D. Sound out the following words. Then click to listen.

1.
هان
2.
نِت
3.
يَنَه

Exercise 2-E. Sound out the following words. Click on the word to listen.

1.
اِهُت
2.
أُنات
3.
أَيات
4.
أَتِن
5.
إِوات
6.
اُهَن

Exercise 2-F. Sound out the following words. Click on the word to listen.

1.
هُنْتُ
2.
نُتْه
3.
أُتْن
4.
هاي
5.
أَيْتُ
6.
تِهان
7.
أُهْنَ
8.
تَهْت
9.
يُتا

Exercise 2-H. Translate the following phrases into English. The answers can be found in the answer key or your book.

1.
أَيْنَ هُوَ؟
2.
هِيَ هُنا.
3.
ياه! أَنْتَ هُنا!
4.
هُوَ أَو هِيَ
5.
أَنا وَهُوَ هُنا.