Arabic A1 — Starter: greetings, gender, first verbs

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The whole Arabic A1 level as one readable page: 3 units, 9 lessons, 63 words, 289 questions with every answer shown, a worksheet and a 10-item level test. Nothing here is behind JavaScript, and nothing needs an account.

What you can do when A1 is finished

• Greet people and introduce yourself
• Know gender, plurals and numbers
• Use present verbs and say 'I have'

A1, unit by unit

First words

Greetings: السلام عليكم

The famous greeting! السلام عليكم (peace upon you) → answer وعليكم السلام (and upon you peace). Morning: صباح الخير → answer صباح النور! Greetings always come in PAIRS.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Arabic practice tests. multiple choice, fill in the blank, translation, reverse translation, matching, reorder, sentence building, word selection, error correction, dialogue completion, reading comprehension, paragraph comprehension. Every exercise works on Arabic script direction, consonant/vowel reading support, gender/number, root-pattern awareness, and formal versus spoken register.

1. multiple choicePractice 1 [multiple choice] — Greetings: السلام عليكم: Choose the contextual meaning of السلام عليكم (as-salāmu ʿalaykum).

   1. peace upon you (hello)
   2. and upon you peace (reply)
   3. hello
   Show the answer

   peace upon you (hello)

2. fill the gapPractice 2 [fill in the blank] — Greetings: السلام عليكم: Type the complete Arabic script expression meaning “and upon you peace (reply)”.

   Show the answer

   وعليكم السلام

3. translatePractice 3 [translation] — Greetings: السلام عليكم: Read مرحبا (marḥaban) and give its lesson meaning.

   Show the answer

   hello

4. translate into the languagePractice 4 [reverse translation] — Greetings: السلام عليكم: Produce “good morning” in Arabic script, not romanisation alone.

   Show the answer

   صباح الخير

5. matchingPractice 5 [matching] — Greetings: السلام عليكم: Match مساء الخير to its contextual meaning.

   1. thanks
   2. good evening
   3. you're welcome / excuse me
   Show the answer

   good evening

6. put it in orderPractice 6 [reorder] — Greetings: السلام عليكم: Rebuild this model with correct Arabic script direction, consonant/vowel reading support, gender/number, root-pattern awareness, and formal versus spoken register: Good morning! — Morning of light!

   Show the answer

   صباح الخير! — صباح النور!

7. build the sentencePractice 7 [sentence building] — Greetings: السلام عليكم: Rebuild this model with correct Arabic script direction, consonant/vowel reading support, gender/number, root-pattern awareness, and formal versus spoken register: Peace upon you!

   Show the answer

   السلام عليكم!

8. choose the wordPractice 8 [word selection] — Greetings: السلام عليكم: Select the correct target form for “goodbye”.

   1. السلام عليكم
   2. وعليكم السلام
   3. مع السلامة
   Show the answer

   مع السلامة

9. find the mistakePractice 9 [error correction] — Greetings: السلام عليكم: Replace a script, morphology, particle, or register error with the lesson model for “Good morning! — Morning of light!”.

   Show the answer

   صباح الخير! — صباح النور!

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10 [dialogue completion] — Greetings: السلام عليكم: Complete عمر’s turn in the taught register: And upon you peace! Good morning!

    Show the answer

    وعليكم السلام! صباح الخير!

11. readingPractice 11 [reading comprehension] — Greetings: السلام عليكم: Read صباح النور! شكرا! (ṣabāḥ an-nūr! shukran!). What exact detail is communicated?

    Show the answer

    Morning of light! Thanks!

12. paragraphPractice 12 [paragraph comprehension] — Greetings: السلام عليكم: Read the complete dialogue and explain this turn’s function: عفوا! مع السلامة!

    Show the answer

    You're welcome! Goodbye!

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkReply to السلام عليكم is…

   1. same greeting
   2. وعليكم السلام
   3. شكرا
   4. مرحبا
   Show the answer

   وعليكم السلام

   Greetings come in pairs!

2. quick checkصباح النور is…

   1. good evening
   2. morning reply
   3. goodbye
   4. thanks
   Show the answer

   morning reply

   Pairs with صباح الخير.

3. quick checkشكرا means…

   1. please
   2. thanks
   3. hello
   4. goodbye
   Show the answer

   thanks

   شكرا = thanks.

4. quick checkعفوا means…

   1. sorry only
   2. you're welcome / excuse me
   3. yes
   4. hello
   Show the answer

   you're welcome / excuse me

   عفوا does double duty.

5. quick checkمع السلامة is…

   1. hello
   2. goodbye
   3. thanks
   4. please
   Show the answer

   goodbye

   مع السلامة = go with safety.

Worksheet: Greetings worksheet

Review list. السلام عليكم · وعليكم السلام · مرحبا · صباح الخير

Names and how are you

اسمي ليلى = My name is Layla. Ask: ما اسمك؟ (m) / ما اسمكِ؟ (f) — -KA for men, -KI for women! How are you: كيف حالك؟ → بخير، الحمد لله (fine, praise God)!

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Arabic practice tests. main idea, detail identification, inference, listening comprehension, dictation, listen and choose, listen and reorder, listen and fill, repeat after audio, multiple choice, fill in the blank, translation. Every exercise works on Arabic script direction, consonant/vowel reading support, gender/number, root-pattern awareness, and formal versus spoken register.

1. the main ideaPractice 2 [main idea] — Names and how are you: What is the central communicative purpose of “Names and how are you”?

   Show the answer

   اسمي ليلى = My name is Layla.

2. spot the detailPractice 3 [detail identification] — Names and how are you: Read اسمي عمر. كيف حالكِ؟ (ismī ʿumar. kayfa ḥāluki?). What exact detail is communicated?

   Show the answer

   My name is Omar. How are you? (to f)

3. what is meantPractice 4 [inference] — Names and how are you: Infer the intended meaning or social force of ما اسمك؟ (to Omar) without overclaiming.

   Show the answer

   What is your name? (m)

4. listeningPractice 5 [listening comprehension] — Names and how are you: Play the synthetic audio and give its precise contextual meaning.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   What is your name? (to f)

5. dictationPractice 6 [dictation] — Names and how are you: Play the labeled synthetic Arabic audio and type the complete line in Arabic script.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   اسمي ليلى. ما اسمك؟

6. listen and choosePractice 7 [listen and choose] — Names and how are you: Play the synthetic audio and select its contextual meaning.

   1. My name is Omar. How are you? (to f)
   2. Fine, praise God!
   3. please

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   My name is Omar. How are you? (to f)

7. listen, then orderPractice 8 [listen and reorder] — Names and how are you: Rebuild this model with correct Arabic script direction, consonant/vowel reading support, gender/number, root-pattern awareness, and formal versus spoken register: What is your name? (f)

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   ما اسمكِ؟ (to Layla)

8. listen and fillPractice 9 [listen and fill] — Names and how are you: Play the synthetic audio and complete the line beginning “ما…”.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   ما اسمكِ؟

9. repeat itPractice 10 [repeat after audio] — Names and how are you: Repeat the synthetic model with accurate phrase grouping; no microphone score is claimed.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   اسمي ليلى. ما اسمك؟

10. multiple choicePractice 11 [multiple choice] — Names and how are you: Choose the contextual meaning of كيف حالك (kayfa ḥāluk / ḥāluki).

    1. how are you
    2. fine / well
    3. praise God
    Show the answer

    how are you

11. fill the gapPractice 12 [fill in the blank] — Names and how are you: Type the complete Arabic script expression meaning “fine / well”.

    Show the answer

    بخير

12. translatePractice 13 [translation] — Names and how are you: Read الحمد لله (al-ḥamdu lillāh) and give its lesson meaning.

    Show the answer

    praise God

Quick check (5).

1. quick check-KI ending is for…

   1. men
   2. women
   3. plural
   4. formal
   Show the answer

   women

   اسمكِ = your (f) name.

2. quick checkاسمي works for…

   1. men only
   2. women only
   3. everyone
   4. plural
   Show the answer

   everyone

   اسمي = my name, all speakers.

3. quick checkالحمد لله means…

   1. thank you
   2. praise God
   3. good luck
   4. welcome
   Show the answer

   praise God

   Always follows بخير.

4. quick checkكيف حالك؟ means…

   1. what is this
   2. how are you
   3. where are you
   4. who are you
   Show the answer

   how are you

   كيف حالك = how are you.

5. quick checkمن فضلك means…

   1. thanks
   2. please
   3. sorry
   4. hello
   Show the answer

   please

   من فضلك = please.

Worksheet: Names worksheet

Review list. ما اسمك · اسمي · كيف حالك · بخير

Thank you, please, sorry: the polite three

Three words carry almost every small exchange: شكراً (thank you), عفواً (you're welcome — and also 'excuse me'), and من فضلك (please). They change with the person you speak to: من فضلكِ and تفضّلي to a woman, آسفة if you are the woman apologising.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Arabic practice tests. Arabic. Every exercise works on right-to-left script, root-and-pattern reading, case and agreement, formal fuṣḥā versus the spoken register learners actually hear.

1. multiple choicePractice 1: [multiple choice] Thank you, please, sorry: the polite three — Choose the meaning of شكراً (shukran) in this lesson.

   1. thank you
   2. you're welcome; excuse me
   3. please (to a man)
   4. sorry (said by a man)
   Show the answer

   thank you

2. fill the gapPractice 2: [fill in the blank] Thank you, please, sorry: the polite three — Type the Arabic expression meaning “you're welcome; excuse me”.

   Show the answer

   عفواً

3. translatePractice 3: [translation] Thank you, please, sorry: the polite three — Interpret the Arabic script in context: شكراً جزيلاً! (shukran jazīlan!).

   Show the answer

   Thank you very much!

4. translate into the languagePractice 4: [reverse translation] Thank you, please, sorry: the polite three — Write in Arabic script: Please, where is the station?.

   Show the answer

   من فضلكِ، أين المحطة؟

5. matchingPractice 5: [matching] Thank you, please, sorry: the polite three — Match من فضلك to its lesson meaning.

   1. please (to a man)
   2. thank you
   3. you're welcome; excuse me
   Show the answer

   please (to a man)

6. put it in orderPractice 6: [reorder] Thank you, please, sorry: the polite three — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent Arabic: Sorry, I am late. (woman speaking).

   Show the answer

   آسفة، أنا متأخرة.

7. build the sentencePractice 7: [sentence building] Thank you, please, sorry: the polite three — Build the sentence with the lesson pattern (min faḍlik → min faḍlik(i) · āsif → āsifa · tafaḍḍal → tafaḍḍalī): Thank you very much!.

   Show the answer

   شكراً جزيلاً!

8. choose the wordPractice 8: [word selection] Thank you, please, sorry: the polite three — Select the Arabic form for “sorry (said by a man)”.

   1. آسف
   2. تفضّل
   Show the answer

   آسف

9. find the mistakePractice 9: [error correction] Thank you, please, sorry: the polite three — Correct the model the lesson warns about: شكراً يا سيدتي!

   Show the answer

   شكراً يا سيّدتي!

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10: [dialogue completion] Thank you, please, sorry: the polite three — Complete the exchange with the studied response to: Here you are, this is your book.

    Show the answer

    شكراً جزيلاً!

11. readingPractice 11: [reading comprehension] Thank you, please, sorry: the polite three — Read “عفواً، هذا واجبي.” (ʿafwan, hādhā wājibī.). What does it mean?

    Show the answer

    You're welcome, it's my duty.

12. paragraphPractice 12: [paragraph comprehension] Thank you, please, sorry: the polite three — Read the lesson dialogue as a whole and give its key move: Sorry, I am late today.

    Show the answer

    آسفة، أنا متأخرة اليوم.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhich meaning best fits شكراً?

   1. thank you
   2. you're welcome; excuse me
   3. please (to a man)
   4. sorry (said by a man)
   Show the answer

   thank you

   شكراً (shukran) means thank you in this lesson.

2. quick checkWhich meaning best fits عفواً?

   1. you're welcome; excuse me
   2. thank you
   3. please (to a man)
   4. sorry (said by a man)
   Show the answer

   you're welcome; excuse me

   عفواً (ʿafwan) means you're welcome; excuse me in this lesson.

3. quick checkWhich meaning best fits من فضلك?

   1. please (to a man)
   2. thank you
   3. you're welcome; excuse me
   4. sorry (said by a man)
   Show the answer

   please (to a man)

   من فضلك (min faḍlik) means please (to a man) in this lesson.

4. quick checkWhich meaning best fits آسف?

   1. sorry (said by a man)
   2. thank you
   3. you're welcome; excuse me
   4. please (to a man)
   Show the answer

   sorry (said by a man)

   آسف (āsif) means sorry (said by a man) in this lesson.

5. quick checkWhich meaning best fits تفضّل?

   1. go ahead; here you are
   2. thank you
   3. you're welcome; excuse me
   4. please (to a man)
   Show the answer

   go ahead; here you are

   تفضّل (tafaḍḍal) means go ahead; here you are in this lesson.

Worksheet: Polite three worksheet

Review list. شكراً · عفواً · من فضلك · آسف

Gender and plurals

Gender: هذا / هذه

Two genders! هذا = this (m), هذه = this (f). Feminine usually ends in ة (ta marbuta): مدرسة (school-f), سيارة (car-f). No ة? Usually masculine: كتاب (book-m), بيت (house-m)!

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Arabic practice tests. reverse translation, matching, reorder, sentence building, word selection, error correction, dialogue completion, reading comprehension, paragraph comprehension, main idea, detail identification, inference. Every exercise works on Arabic script direction, consonant/vowel reading support, gender/number, root-pattern awareness, and formal versus spoken register.

1. translate into the languagePractice 3 [reverse translation] — Gender: هذا / هذه: Produce “man” in Arabic script, not romanisation alone.

   Show the answer

   رجل

2. matchingPractice 4 [matching] — Gender: هذا / هذه: Match امرأة to its contextual meaning.

   1. boy
   2. woman
   3. girl
   Show the answer

   woman

3. put it in orderPractice 5 [reorder] — Gender: هذا / هذه: Rebuild this model with correct Arabic script direction, consonant/vowel reading support, gender/number, root-pattern awareness, and formal versus spoken register: This is a school.

   Show the answer

   هذه مدرسة.

4. build the sentencePractice 6 [sentence building] — Gender: هذا / هذه: Rebuild this model with correct Arabic script direction, consonant/vowel reading support, gender/number, root-pattern awareness, and formal versus spoken register: A big woman.

   Show the answer

   امرأة كبيرة.

5. choose the wordPractice 7 [word selection] — Gender: هذا / هذه: Select the correct target form for “big (m)”.

   1. صغير
   2. هذا
   3. كبير
   Show the answer

   كبير

6. find the mistakePractice 8 [error correction] — Gender: هذا / هذه: Replace a script, morphology, particle, or register error with the lesson model for “This is a school.”.

   Show the answer

   هذه مدرسة.

7. finish the dialoguePractice 9 [dialogue completion] — Gender: هذا / هذه: Complete ليلى’s turn in the taught register: Is this a book?

   Show the answer

   هل هذا كتاب؟

8. readingPractice 10 [reading comprehension] — Gender: هذا / هذه: Read نعم، هذا كتاب كبير. (naʿam, hādhā kitāb kabīr.). What exact detail is communicated?

   Show the answer

   Yes, this is a big book.

9. paragraphPractice 11 [paragraph comprehension] — Gender: هذا / هذه: Read the complete dialogue and explain this turn’s function: وهذه مدرسة؟

   Show the answer

   And is this a school?

10. the main ideaPractice 12 [main idea] — Gender: هذا / هذه: What is the central communicative purpose of “Gender: هذا / هذه”?

    Show the answer

    Two genders! هذا = this (m), هذه = this (f).

11. spot the detailPractice 13 [detail identification] — Gender: هذا / هذه: Read هل هذا كتاب؟ (hal hādhā kitāb?). What exact detail is communicated?

    Show the answer

    Is this a book?

12. what is meantPractice 14 [inference] — Gender: هذا / هذه: Infer the intended meaning or social force of هذه مدرسة. without overclaiming.

    Show the answer

    This is a school.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkة (ta marbuta) marks…

   1. masculine
   2. feminine
   3. plural
   4. past
   Show the answer

   feminine

   مدرسة، سيارة — feminine!.

2. quick checkهذا is for…

   1. feminine
   2. masculine
   3. plural
   4. all
   Show the answer

   masculine

   هذا كتاب — masculine this.

3. quick checkامرأة كبيرة matches because…

   1. both plural
   2. both feminine
   3. both big
   4. both new
   Show the answer

   both feminine

   Adjectives match gender.

4. quick checkبنت means…

   1. boy
   2. girl
   3. man
   4. woman
   Show the answer

   girl

   بنت = girl.

5. quick checkكبير means…

   1. small
   2. big
   3. new
   4. old
   Show the answer

   big

   كبير = big (m).

Worksheet: Gender worksheet

Review list. هذا · هذه · رجل · امرأة

Plurals: كتاب → كتب

Plurals transform! Sound feminine: سيارة → سيارات (add -ات). People masculine: مدرس → مدرسون (-ون). And BROKEN plurals reshape the word: كتاب → كتب, قلم → أقلام. Learn each word WITH its plural!

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Arabic practice tests. listening comprehension, dictation, listen and choose, listen and reorder, listen and fill, repeat after audio, multiple choice, fill in the blank, translation, reverse translation, matching, reorder. Every exercise works on Arabic script direction, consonant/vowel reading support, gender/number, root-pattern awareness, and formal versus spoken register.

1. listeningPractice 4 [listening comprehension] — Plurals: كتاب → كتب: Play the synthetic audio and give its precise contextual meaning.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Few pens.

2. dictationPractice 5 [dictation] — Plurals: كتاب → كتب: Play the labeled synthetic Arabic audio and type the complete line in Arabic script.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   كم كتابا عندك؟

3. listen and choosePractice 6 [listen and choose] — Plurals: كتاب → كتب: Play the synthetic audio and select its contextual meaning.

   1. I have many books!
   2. And pens?
   3. school

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   I have many books!

4. listen, then orderPractice 7 [listen and reorder] — Plurals: كتاب → كتب: Rebuild this model with correct Arabic script direction, consonant/vowel reading support, gender/number, root-pattern awareness, and formal versus spoken register: Many cars.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   سيارات كثيرة.

5. listen and fillPractice 8 [listen and fill] — Plurals: كتاب → كتب: Play the synthetic audio and complete the line beginning “أقلام…”.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   أقلام قليلة.

6. repeat itPractice 9 [repeat after audio] — Plurals: كتاب → كتب: Repeat the synthetic model with accurate phrase grouping; no microphone score is claimed.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   كم كتابا عندك؟

7. multiple choicePractice 10 [multiple choice] — Plurals: كتاب → كتب: Choose the contextual meaning of كتب (kutub).

   1. books
   2. pen
   3. car
   Show the answer

   books

8. fill the gapPractice 11 [fill in the blank] — Plurals: كتاب → كتب: Type the complete Arabic script expression meaning “pen”.

   Show the answer

   قلم

9. translatePractice 12 [translation] — Plurals: كتاب → كتب: Read سيارة (sayyāra) and give its lesson meaning.

   Show the answer

   car

10. translate into the languagePractice 13 [reverse translation] — Plurals: كتاب → كتب: Produce “house” in Arabic script, not romanisation alone.

    Show the answer

    بيت

11. matchingPractice 14 [matching] — Plurals: كتاب → كتب: Match مدرسة to its contextual meaning.

    1. many / a lot
    2. school
    3. few / little
    Show the answer

    school

12. put it in orderPractice 15 [reorder] — Plurals: كتاب → كتب: Rebuild this model with correct Arabic script direction, consonant/vowel reading support, gender/number, root-pattern awareness, and formal versus spoken register: Few pens.

    Show the answer

    أقلام قليلة.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkكتاب → plural is…

   1. كتابات
   2. كتب
   3. كتابون
   4. كتابين
   Show the answer

   كتب

   Broken plural: كتب.

2. quick checkسيارة → plural is…

   1. سيارات
   2. سيارون
   3. سير
   4. سيارةون
   Show the answer

   سيارات

   Feminine sound plural -ات.

3. quick checkBroken plurals…

   1. add -ون
   2. reshape the word
   3. add -ات
   4. double letters
   Show the answer

   reshape the word

   كتاب→كتب — reshaped!

4. quick checkكثير means…

   1. few
   2. many
   3. all
   4. some
   Show the answer

   many

   كثير = many/a lot.

5. quick checkقليل means…

   1. many
   2. few
   3. none
   4. more
   Show the answer

   few

   قليل = few/little.

Worksheet: Plurals worksheet

Review list. كتاب · كتب · قلم · سيارة

Counting to five: one, two, three, كم؟

كم (how many) turns numbers into questions: كم كتاباً عندك؟ A number from three to ten takes a plural noun — ثلاثة كتب — but one and two sit directly on the noun, and two even changes its shape.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Arabic practice tests. Arabic. Every exercise works on right-to-left script, root-and-pattern reading, case and agreement, formal fuṣḥā versus the spoken register learners actually hear.

1. multiple choicePractice 1: [multiple choice] Counting to five: one, two, three, كم؟ — Choose the meaning of واحد (wāḥid) in this lesson.

   1. one
   2. two
   3. three
   4. five
   Show the answer

   one

2. fill the gapPractice 2: [fill in the blank] Counting to five: one, two, three, كم؟ — Type the Arabic expression meaning “two”.

   Show the answer

   اثنان

3. translatePractice 3: [translation] Counting to five: one, two, three, كم؟ — Interpret the Arabic script in context: عندي كتابان. (ʿindī kitābān.).

   Show the answer

   I have two books.

4. translate into the languagePractice 4: [reverse translation] Counting to five: one, two, three, كم؟ — Write in Arabic script: How many students are in the class?.

   Show the answer

   كم طالباً في الصفّ؟

5. matchingPractice 5: [matching] Counting to five: one, two, three, كم؟ — Match ثلاثة to its lesson meaning.

   1. three
   2. one
   3. two
   Show the answer

   three

6. put it in orderPractice 6: [reorder] Counting to five: one, two, three, كم؟ — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent Arabic: In the bag there are five books..

   Show the answer

   في الحقيبة خمسة كتب.

7. build the sentencePractice 7: [sentence building] Counting to five: one, two, three, كم؟ — Build the sentence with the lesson pattern (three to ten + plural · one/two + singular (two uses the dual)): I have two books..

   Show the answer

   عندي كتابان.

8. choose the wordPractice 8: [word selection] Counting to five: one, two, three, كم؟ — Select the Arabic form for “five”.

   1. خمسة
   2. كم
   Show the answer

   خمسة

9. find the mistakePractice 9: [error correction] Counting to five: one, two, three, كم؟ — Correct the model the lesson warns about: عندي اثنان كتب.

   Show the answer

   عندي كتابان.

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10: [dialogue completion] Counting to five: one, two, three, كم؟ — Complete the exchange with the studied response to: How many books do you have?

    Show the answer

    عندي ثلاثة كتب، وهذا رابع.

11. readingPractice 11: [reading comprehension] Counting to five: one, two, three, كم؟ — Read “وكم أخاً عندك؟” (wa-kam akhan ʿindak?). What does it mean?

    Show the answer

    And how many brothers do you have?

12. paragraphPractice 12: [paragraph comprehension] Counting to five: one, two, three, كم؟ — Read the lesson dialogue as a whole and give its key move: I have one brother and two sisters.

    Show the answer

    عندي أخ واحد وأختان.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhich meaning best fits واحد?

   1. one
   2. two
   3. three
   4. five
   Show the answer

   one

   واحد (wāḥid) means one in this lesson.

2. quick checkWhich meaning best fits اثنان?

   1. two
   2. one
   3. three
   4. five
   Show the answer

   two

   اثنان (ithnān) means two in this lesson.

3. quick checkWhich meaning best fits ثلاثة?

   1. three
   2. one
   3. two
   4. five
   Show the answer

   three

   ثلاثة (thalātha) means three in this lesson.

4. quick checkWhich meaning best fits خمسة?

   1. five
   2. one
   3. two
   4. three
   Show the answer

   five

   خمسة (khamsa) means five in this lesson.

5. quick checkWhich meaning best fits كم?

   1. how many
   2. one
   3. two
   4. three
   Show the answer

   how many

   كم (kam) means how many in this lesson.

Worksheet: Counting worksheet

Review list. واحد · اثنان · ثلاثة · خمسة

First verbs

Present tense: أنا أدرس

Verbs wear PREFIXES! أدرس (I study), تدرس (you-m study), يدرس (he studies), تدرس (she studies), ندرس (we study). One verb, five prefixes: أ/ت/ي/ن. Learn the prefix song!

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Arabic practice tests. sentence building, word selection, error correction, dialogue completion, reading comprehension, paragraph comprehension, main idea, detail identification, inference, listening comprehension, dictation, listen and choose. Every exercise works on Arabic script direction, consonant/vowel reading support, gender/number, root-pattern awareness, and formal versus spoken register.

1. build the sentencePractice 5 [sentence building] — Present tense: أنا أدرس: Rebuild this model with correct Arabic script direction, consonant/vowel reading support, gender/number, root-pattern awareness, and formal versus spoken register: He speaks English.

   Show the answer

   هو يتكلم الإنجليزية.

2. choose the wordPractice 6 [word selection] — Present tense: أنا أدرس: Select the correct target form for “he speaks”.

   1. يقرأ
   2. يكتب
   3. يتكلم
   Show the answer

   يتكلم

3. find the mistakePractice 7 [error correction] — Present tense: أنا أدرس: Replace a script, morphology, particle, or register error with the lesson model for “I study Arabic.”.

   Show the answer

   أنا أدرس العربية.

4. finish the dialoguePractice 8 [dialogue completion] — Present tense: أنا أدرس: Complete عمر’s turn in the taught register: Excellent!

   Show the answer

   ممتاز!

5. readingPractice 9 [reading comprehension] — Present tense: أنا أدرس: Read هل تتكلم الإنجليزية؟ (hal tatakallam al-inglīziyya?). What exact detail is communicated?

   Show the answer

   Do you speak English? (to m)

6. paragraphPractice 10 [paragraph comprehension] — Present tense: أنا أدرس: Read the complete dialogue and explain this turn’s function: نعم، أتكلم الإنجليزية. وأنتِ؟

   Show the answer

   Yes, I speak English. And you? (to f)

7. the main ideaPractice 11 [main idea] — Present tense: أنا أدرس: What is the central communicative purpose of “Present tense: أنا أدرس”?

   Show the answer

   Verbs wear PREFIXES! أدرس (I study), تدرس (you-m study), يدرس (he studies), تدرس (she studies), ندرس (we study).

8. spot the detailPractice 12 [detail identification] — Present tense: أنا أدرس: Read ممتاز! (mumtāz!). What exact detail is communicated?

   Show the answer

   Excellent!

9. what is meantPractice 13 [inference] — Present tense: أنا أدرس: Infer the intended meaning or social force of أنا أدرس العربية. without overclaiming.

   Show the answer

   I study Arabic.

10. listeningPractice 14 [listening comprehension] — Present tense: أنا أدرس: Play the synthetic audio and give its precise contextual meaning.

    audio drill — play it in the course player

    Show the answer

    Yes, I speak English. And you? (to f)

11. dictationPractice 15 [dictation] — Present tense: أنا أدرس: Play the labeled synthetic Arabic audio and type the complete line in Arabic script.

    audio drill — play it in the course player

    Show the answer

    أنا أدرس العربية!

12. listen and choosePractice 16 [listen and choose] — Present tense: أنا أدرس: Play the synthetic audio and select its contextual meaning.

    1. Excellent!
    2. Do you speak English? (to m)
    3. he writes

    audio drill — play it in the course player

    Show the answer

    Excellent!

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkأدرس means…

   1. you study
   2. I study
   3. he studies
   4. we study
   Show the answer

   I study

   أ- = I.

2. quick checkيدرس means…

   1. I study
   2. you study
   3. he studies
   4. we study
   Show the answer

   he studies

   يـ- = he.

3. quick checkندرس means…

   1. I study
   2. you study
   3. he studies
   4. we study
   Show the answer

   we study

   نـ- = we.

4. quick checkShe-studies prefix is…

   1. أ-
   2. يـ-
   3. تـ-
   4. نـ-
   Show the answer

   تـ-

   She shares تـ- with you-m.

5. quick checkPronouns like أنا are…

   1. required
   2. optional
   3. forbidden
   4. plural-only
   Show the answer

   optional

   أدرس alone = I study.

Worksheet: Present tense worksheet

Review list. يدرس · يعمل · يعيش · يحب

I have: عندي

عندي = I have (at-me)! عندك (you-m have), عندها (she has). فِي = there is: في البيت (in the house). عندي كتاب = I have a book. Swap endings, own everything!

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Arabic practice tests. listen and reorder, listen and fill, repeat after audio, multiple choice, fill in the blank, translation, reverse translation, matching, reorder, sentence building, word selection, error correction. Every exercise works on Arabic script direction, consonant/vowel reading support, gender/number, root-pattern awareness, and formal versus spoken register.

1. listen, then orderPractice 6 [listen and reorder] — I have: عندي: Rebuild this model with correct Arabic script direction, consonant/vowel reading support, gender/number, root-pattern awareness, and formal versus spoken register: I have no time.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   ما عندي وقت.

2. listen and fillPractice 7 [listen and fill] — I have: عندي: Play the synthetic audio and complete the line beginning “شكرا!…”.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   شكرا! ما عندي مال.

3. repeat itPractice 8 [repeat after audio] — I have: عندي: Repeat the synthetic model with accurate phrase grouping; no microphone score is claimed.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   عفوا!

4. multiple choicePractice 9 [multiple choice] — I have: عندي: Choose the contextual meaning of عندي (ʿindī).

   1. I have
   2. in / there is
   3. bread
   Show the answer

   I have

5. fill the gapPractice 10 [fill in the blank] — I have: عندي: Type the complete Arabic script expression meaning “in / there is”.

   Show the answer

   في

6. translatePractice 11 [translation] — I have: عندي: Read خبز (khubz) and give its lesson meaning.

   Show the answer

   bread

7. translate into the languagePractice 12 [reverse translation] — I have: عندي: Produce “water” in Arabic script, not romanisation alone.

   Show the answer

   ماء

8. matchingPractice 13 [matching] — I have: عندي: Match بيت to its contextual meaning.

   1. money
   2. house
   3. friend
   Show the answer

   house

9. put it in orderPractice 14 [reorder] — I have: عندي: Rebuild this model with correct Arabic script direction, consonant/vowel reading support, gender/number, root-pattern awareness, and formal versus spoken register: Do you have water? (m)

   Show the answer

   عندك ماء؟

10. build the sentencePractice 15 [sentence building] — I have: عندي: Rebuild this model with correct Arabic script direction, consonant/vowel reading support, gender/number, root-pattern awareness, and formal versus spoken register: I have no time.

    Show the answer

    ما عندي وقت.

11. choose the wordPractice 16 [word selection] — I have: عندي: Select the correct target form for “time”.

    1. عندي
    2. في
    3. وقت
    Show the answer

    وقت

12. find the mistakePractice 17 [error correction] — I have: عندي: Replace a script, morphology, particle, or register error with the lesson model for “Do you have water? (m)”.

    Show the answer

    عندك ماء؟

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkعندي كتاب means…

   1. I want a book
   2. I have a book
   3. I read a book
   4. I see a book
   Show the answer

   I have a book

   عندي = I have.

2. quick checkNegate with…

   1. لا
   2. ما
   3. لم
   4. لن
   Show the answer

   ما

   ما عندي = I don't have.

3. quick checkمال means…

   1. books
   2. money
   3. bread
   4. water
   Show the answer

   money

   مال = money.

4. quick checkعندك ماء؟ means…

   1. Are you here?
   2. Do you have water?
   3. Do you want?
   4. Where is water?
   Show the answer

   Do you have water?

   عندك = you have (m).

5. quick checkخبز means…

   1. water
   2. bread
   3. house
   4. friend
   Show the answer

   bread

   خبز = bread.

Worksheet: I have worksheet

Review list. عندي · في · خبز · ماء

Asking: ما، من، أين، هل

Four question makers cover most of A1: ما (what), من (who), أين (where) and هل for any yes/no question. They stand at the front, and the rest of the sentence does not move.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Arabic practice tests. Arabic. Every exercise works on right-to-left script, root-and-pattern reading, case and agreement, formal fuṣḥā versus the spoken register learners actually hear.

1. multiple choicePractice 1: [multiple choice] Asking: ما، من، أين، هل — Choose the meaning of ما (mā) in this lesson.

   1. what
   2. who
   3. where
   4. question particle (yes/no)
   Show the answer

   what

2. fill the gapPractice 2: [fill in the blank] Asking: ما، من، أين، هل — Type the Arabic expression meaning “who”.

   Show the answer

   من

3. translatePractice 3: [translation] Asking: ما، من، أين، هل — Interpret the Arabic script in context: ما اسمك؟ (mā ismuka?).

   Show the answer

   What is your name?

4. translate into the languagePractice 4: [reverse translation] Asking: ما، من، أين، هل — Write in Arabic script: Who is this man?.

   Show the answer

   من هذا الرجل؟

5. matchingPractice 5: [matching] Asking: ما، من، أين، هل — Match أين to its lesson meaning.

   1. where
   2. what
   3. who
   Show the answer

   where

6. put it in orderPractice 6: [reorder] Asking: ما، من، أين، هل — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent Arabic: Do you live in Cairo?.

   Show the answer

   هل تسكن في القاهرة؟

7. build the sentencePractice 7: [sentence building] Asking: ما، من، أين، هل — Build the sentence with the lesson pattern (question word + subject + verb · hal + statement): What is your name?.

   Show the answer

   ما اسمك؟

8. choose the wordPractice 8: [word selection] Asking: ما، من، أين، هل — Select the Arabic form for “question particle (yes/no)”.

   1. هل
   2. لماذا
   Show the answer

   هل

9. find the mistakePractice 9: [error correction] Asking: ما، من، أين، هل — Correct the model the lesson warns about: هل ما اسمك؟

   Show the answer

   ما اسمك؟

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10: [dialogue completion] Asking: ما، من، أين، هل — Complete the exchange with the studied response to: What is your name?

    Show the answer

    اسمي زياد. وأنتِ؟

11. readingPractice 11: [reading comprehension] Asking: ما، من، أين، هل — Read “أنا نور. من أين أنت؟” (anā Nūr. min ayna anta?). What does it mean?

    Show the answer

    I am Nur. Where are you from?

12. paragraphPractice 12: [paragraph comprehension] Asking: ما، من، أين، هل — Read the lesson dialogue as a whole and give its key move: I am from Tunis — and do you live here?

    Show the answer

    أنا من تونس، وهل تسكنين هنا؟

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhich meaning best fits ما?

   1. what
   2. who
   3. where
   4. question particle (yes/no)
   Show the answer

   what

   ما (mā) means what in this lesson.

2. quick checkWhich meaning best fits من?

   1. who
   2. what
   3. where
   4. question particle (yes/no)
   Show the answer

   who

   من (man) means who in this lesson.

3. quick checkWhich meaning best fits أين?

   1. where
   2. what
   3. who
   4. question particle (yes/no)
   Show the answer

   where

   أين (ayna) means where in this lesson.

4. quick checkWhich meaning best fits هل?

   1. question particle (yes/no)
   2. what
   3. who
   4. where
   Show the answer

   question particle (yes/no)

   هل (hal) means question particle (yes/no) in this lesson.

5. quick checkWhich meaning best fits لماذا?

   1. why
   2. what
   3. who
   4. where
   Show the answer

   why

   لماذا (limādhā) means why in this lesson.

Worksheet: Question worksheet

Review list. ما · من · أين · هل

Recall drills — 126 more questions from the A1 words

These 126 drills are generated from the Arabic A1 vocabulary list — the words of “First words” through “First verbs”, in both directions: recognition (word → meaning) and production (meaning → word). They re-ask what the course data already contains; no answer here was written by a machine, and a generated drill is practice, never a lesson.

The A1 test — 10 items

The 10-item test closes Arabic A1. Answers are shown; in the course player the same test decides whether Arabic A2 unlocks.

1. translate into the languageSay: Peace upon you!

   Show the answer

   السلام عليكم!

2. fill the gapصباح ___! (morning reply)

   Show the answer

   النور

3. chooseReply to السلام عليكم

   1. السلام عليكم
   2. وعليكم السلام
   3. صباح الخير
   4. مع السلامة
   Show the answer

   وعليكم السلام

4. translate into the languageSay: I study Arabic

   Show the answer

   أنا أدرس العربية

5. translate into Englishعندي ماء.

   Show the answer

   I have water.

6. fill the gap___ مدرسة. (This, f)

   Show the answer

   هذه

7. put it in orderOrder: ليلى / اسمي

   Show the answer

   اسمي ليلى

8. say it out loudSay aloud: أنا أدرس العربية.

   Show the answer

   أنا أدرس العربية.

9. fill the gapما عندي ___. (time)

   Show the answer

   وقت

10. chooseهو يتكلم الإنجليزية.

    1. I speak English
    2. He speaks English
    3. We speak English
    4. You speak English
    Show the answer

    He speaks English

Arabic A1 beyond the drills — culture, reading, listening, idioms

These sections are written for Arabic A1 specifically. The reading text is EkGuru's own; the culture note cites where its facts come from; the idioms and the mistakes list are the ones this level actually trips over.

Culture note

Greetings in the Arab world come in pairs and carry religion, warmth and time: السلام عليكم is answered وعليكم السلام, and a visitor is offered coffee or tea before business. Refusing the cup is read as refusing the welcome, so a small sip is the polite minimum. The same page teaches fuṣḥā, the shared written Arabic; on the street you will also hear a local dialect — both are Arabic, not one right and one wrong.

Source (named, not linked): en.wikipedia.org, the article “Arabic”.

Reading — read this aloud, slowly

What it says: My name is Mona. I am from Amman and I live in Cairo. Good morning! How are you? I am fine, praise God. This is my friend, his name is Karim. He is a student at the university. I have a class now — goodbye!

Listening — one voice, one text

Use the speaker button to hear this text with a browser voice tagged ar-SA; playback starts only after a click. If no matching voice is installed, read it aloud yourself — the rhythm is the point.

What it says: A: Good morning! How are you? B: Fine, thanks. And you? A: Fine, praise God. B: Is this a new book? A: Yes, this is an Arabic book.

10 idioms and fixed phrases

The 3 mistakes this level makes

• أنا اسمي منى أنا. → اسمي منى. Arabic marks the subject in the verb or pronoun; doubling أنا sounds like a stutter.
• مرحبا عليكم! → السلام عليكم! مرحبا is fine alone, but the paired greeting uses السلام عليكم.
• هذا طالبة. → هذه طالبة. طالبة is feminine, so the demonstrative must be هذه.

Your task

Your first meeting, out loud Record a 30-second self-introduction in Arabic script first, then read it aloud: greeting, name, city, one thing you have (عندي), and a goodbye. Reread the culture note and use its pair-answer for the greeting rather than echoing it.

After A1: the A1+ checkpoint

A1+ is not a certificate — it is the half-step between Arabic A1 and the next level, and it is on this site’s ladder because language schools use it. You are at A1+ when you can ask for things, give a phone number, name the days. Get there by working the recall drills above and the review deck until nothing on this page surprises you, then open the A2 pages.

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