Unit 6
On this page you will find audio materials corresponding to Unit 6 of Bite-Size Arabic, divided into new letters and symbols, vocabulary, and select 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.
| jiim | |||
| Final | Medial | Initial | Independent |
| ـج | ـجـ | جـ | ج |
| ḥaa’ | |||
| Final | Medial | Initial | Independent |
| ـح | ـجـ | حـ | ح |
| khaa’ | |||
| Final | Medial | Initial | Independent |
| ـخ | ـخـ | خـ | خ |
Vocabulary
The following are the new words introduced in this unit. You will need to know them to complete some of the exercises in this unit and those in the following units. Click on the word to listen.
| حَمَّام | ḥammaam bathroom |
| يُحِبّ | yuḥibb ‘to like, love’ |
| واحِد | waaḥid ‘one’ |
| جَمِيل | jamiil ‘beautiful’ |
| جَدِيد | jadiid ‘new’ |
| جُبْن | jubn ‘cheese’ |
| أَخ | ’akh ‘brother’ |
| أُخْت | ’ukht ‘sister’ |
| حَلِيب | ḥaliib ‘milk’ |
In addition to these single words, you have learned the following common expression:
| الحَمْدُ لله | ’al-ḥamdu li l-laah ‘praise be to God’ |
You also learned the following men's names:
| مُحَمَّد | muḥammad ‘Muhammad’ |
| مَحْمُود | maḥmuud ‘Mahmoud’ |
| أَحْمَد | ’aḥmad ‘Ahmed’ |
| جَمال | jamaal ‘Jamal’ |
| خالِد | khaalid ‘Khaled’ |
Exercises
The following is a selection of the exercises from this unit: 6-A, 6-B, 6-C, 6-J, and 6-K.
Exercise 6-A. Pronounce or transcribe the following words containing a jiim:
‘mountain’
‘chicken’
‘side’
Exercise 6-B. Pronounce or transcribe the following words containing a ḥaa’:
‘my sweetheart’
‘borders’
‘rope’
Exercise 6-C. Pronounce or transcribe the following words containing a khaa’:
‘he betrayed me’
‘cheek’
‘luck’
Exercise 6-J. Can you pronounce all of the following personal names correctly when they are written without any diacritics?
Exercise 6-K. Read and translate the following sentences.
