The Arabic pausal form: why case endings are dropped at the end of a sentence and how taa marbuuta is pronounced in pause. Free grammar lesson.
Category Archives: Part 1 – Chapter 1
Gender in Arabic: Masculine and Feminine Nouns
Gender in Arabic: how to spot feminine nouns with taa marbuuta, how to pronounce it, and the common exceptions. Free grammar lesson with examples.
Arabic Demonstratives: Haadhaa, Haadhihi, Dhaalika, Tilka
How to say this and that in Arabic: haadhaa, haadhihi, dhaalika and tilka, and why ‘haadhaa al-kitaab’ means ‘this book’. Free lesson with examples.
Helping Vowels and Hamzat al-Wasl in Arabic
Helping vowels and the elidable hamza (hamzat al-wasl) in Arabic: why al- loses its hamza after another word and which vowel to add. Free lesson.
Arabic Question Words: Hal, Maa, Man, Ayna
How to ask questions in Arabic with hal, maa, man and ayna, and how to tell man (who) from min (from), with example sentences. Free lesson.
The Nominative Case in Arabic (Dhamma and Nunation)
The Arabic nominative case explained: dhamma endings, nunation (tanwiin), definite vs. indefinite nouns, and when to use it, with examples and drills.
Case Endings in Arabic: An Introduction
What case is in Arabic and why it matters: the nominative, genitive and accusative endings explained simply, with examples. A free grammar lesson.
The Arabic Definite Article (al-): Sun and Moon Letters
How the Arabic definite article al- works: sun and moon letters, when the l is silent, and how to pronounce it, with a practice drill. Free lesson.
The Equational Sentence in Arabic (No Verb ‘To Be’)
How Arabic says ‘I am a student’ with no verb: the equational sentence, subject and predicate, and their case endings, with clear examples. Free lesson.
