A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single word… and with Arabyati, we place in your hands 9 stories designed according to international ACTFL standards, accompanying you from your first step as a beginner until you reach fluency.
Do not look back. Open the first story, read it out loud, and discover the hero inside you speaking Arabic confidently.
At the Café
Arabic
Pronunciation
English
اسمي علي
Ismi Ali
My name is Ali
أنا في المقهى
Ana fi al-maqha
I am at the café
أجلس على الطاولة
Ajlis ala al-tawila
I sit at the table
أطلب قهوة
Atlub qahwa
I order coffee
البائع يقول: أهلاً
Al-bai’ yaqool: Ahlan
The seller says: Hello
أقول: شكرًا
Aqool: Shukran
I say: Thank you
أشرب القهوة وأقرأ رسالة
Ashrab al-qahwa wa aqra risala
I drink coffee and read a message
At the University
Arabic
Pronunciation
English
هذه ليلى
Hadhihi Layla
This is Layla
ليلى في الجامعة
Layla fi al-jami’a
Layla is at the university
هي في الصف
Hiya fi al-saff
She is in the classroom
المعلم يقول: صباح الخير
Al-mu’allim yaqool: Sabah al-khair
The teacher says: Good morning
الطلاب يقولون: صباح الخير
Al-tullab yaqooloon: Sabah al-khair
The students say: Good morning
ليلى تكتب في الدفتر
Layla taktub fi al-daftar
Layla writes in the notebook
The House
Arabic
Pronunciation
English
هذا خالد
Hatha Khaled
This is Khaled
خالد في البيت
Khaled fi al-bayt
Khaled is at home
يجلس في المطبخ
Yajlis fi al-matbakh
He sits in the kitchen
يشرب الشاي
Yashrab al-shay
He drinks tea
أخته مريم تدخل المطبخ
Ukhtuhu Maryam tadkhul al-matbakh
His sister Maryam enters the kitchen
وتجلس معه
Wa tajlis ma’ahu
And sits with him
The First Day at Work
Arabic
Pronunciation
English
بدأ أحمد عملًا جديدًا في شركة صغيرة
Bada Ahmad amalan jadeedan fi sharika saghira
Ahmad started a new job at a small company
دخل المكتب في الصباح وقال مرحبًا
Dakhala al-maktab fi al-sabah wa qal marhaban
He entered the office in the morning and said hello
ابتسم المدير وقال أهلاً وسهلاً
Ibtasama al-mudeer wa qal ahlan wa sahlan
The manager smiled and said welcome
جلس أحمد على مكتبه وبدأ العمل
Jalasa Ahmad ala maktabihi wa bada al-amal
Ahmad sat at his desk and started working
في نهاية اليوم قال اليوم كان يومًا جيدًا
Fi nihayat al-yawm qal al-yawm kana yawman jayyidan
At the end of the day he said today was a good day
Visiting a Friend
Arabic
Pronunciation
English
ذهب سامي لزيارة صديقه عمر
Dhahaba Sami li ziyarat sadiqihi Omar
Sami went to visit his friend Omar
وصل إلى البيت في المساء
Wasala ila al-bayt fi al-masa
He arrived at the house in the evening
فتح عمر الباب وقال أهلاً يا سامي تفضل
Fataha Omar al-bab wa qal ahlan ya Sami tafaddal
Omar opened the door and said welcome Sami come in
دخل سامي وقال شكرًا
Dakhala Sami wa qal shukran
Sami entered and said thank you
جلس سامي وعمر وشاهدا التلفاز
Jalasa Sami wa Omar wa shahada al-tilfaz
Sami and Omar sat together and watched television
At the Market
Arabic
Pronunciation
English
ذهبت نور إلى السوق بعد الجامعة
Dhahabat Nour ila al-souq ba’d al-jami’a
Nour went to the market after university
هي تريد شراء فاكهة
Hiya tureed shira faakiha
She wants to buy fruit
سألت البائع بكم التفاح
Sa’alat al-bai’ bikam al-tuffah
She asked the seller how much are the apples
قال البائع دينار للكيلو
Qal al-bai’ dinar lil kilo
The seller said one dinar per kilo
اشترت نور التفاح
Ishtarat Nour al-tuffah
Nour bought the apples
قالت التفاح لذيذ جدًا
Qalat al-tuffah ladheed jiddan
She said the apples are very delicious
The Lost Phone
Arabic
Pronunciation
English
كان ياسر في المقهى مع صديقه حسن
Kana Yasser fi al-maqha ma sadiqihi Hasan
Yasser was in the café with his friend Hasan
تحدثا وضحكا معًا
Tahaddatha wa dahika ma’an
They talked and laughed together
بعد أن خرج ياسر من المقهى
Ba’d an kharaja Yasser min al-maqha
After Yasser left the café
وضع يده في جيبه ولم يجد هاتفه
Wada yadahu fi jaybihi wa lam yajid hatifahu
He put his hand in his pocket and could not find his phone
قال ربما نسيته هناك
Qal rubbama nasituhu hunak
He said maybe I forgot it there
عاد إلى المقهى بسرعة
Aada ila al-maqha bisur’a
He returned to the café quickly
وجد الهاتف على الطاولة
Wajada al-hatif ala al-tawila
He found the phone on the table
ابتسم وقال لحسن الحظ
Ibtasama wa qal li husn al-haz
He smiled and said luckily
A New Idea
Arabic
Pronunciation
English
كانت سارة تجلس في المقهى وتفكر
Kanat Sara tajlis fi al-maqha wa tufakkir
Sarah was sitting in a café thinking
هي تحب تعلم اللغات
Hiya tuhib ta’allum al-lughat
She loves learning languages
فجأة خطرت على بالها فكرة
Faj’atan khatarat ala baliha fikra
Suddenly an idea came to her mind
قالت لماذا لا أتعلم العربية
Qalat limadha la ata’allam al-arabiyya
She said why don’t I learn Arabic
فتحت هاتفها وبدأت تبحث عن دروس
Fatahat hatifaha wa badaat tabhath an durus
She opened her phone and started searching for lessons
ابتسمت وقالت هذه بداية جديدة
Ibtasamat wa qalat hadhihi bidaya jadida
She smiled and said this is a new beginning
A Long Day
Arabic
Pronunciation
English
استيقظ رامي مبكرًا وذهب إلى الجامعة
Istayqatha Rami mubakkiran wa dhahaba ila al-jami’a
Rami woke up early and went to the university
حضر محاضرتين في الصباح
Hadara muhadratayn fi al-sabah
He attended two lectures in the morning
بعد الظهر التقى صديقه مازن في المقهى
Ba’d al-zuhr iltaqa sadiqahu Mazen fi al-maqha
In the afternoon he met his friend Mazen in the café
تحدثا عن الدراسة والخطط المستقبلية
Tahaddatha an al-dirasa wal khutat al-mustaqbaliya
They talked about studying and future plans
في المساء عاد رامي إلى البيت
Fi al-masa aada Rami ila al-bayt
In the evening Rami returned home
كان متعبًا لكنه سعيد
Kana muta’aban lakinahu sa’eed
He was tired but happy
Do not forget to thank yourself instead of thanking us. After reading, write down the words you learned and feel you need to use.
And remember…
In Arabyati, we already introduced you to 100 common Arabic words to help you start speaking Arabic.
