الكَسْرَةُ al kassratu short i
Bill بِلْ
Tim تِمْ
Note the 'dash' symbol is under the letters ت and ب
For short a , the symbol is on the letter; for short i, it is under the letter.
dakhala tim ilaa (a)lhgurfati
دَخَلَ تِمْ إِلى الغُرْفَةِ
(Items between (... ) are optional.)
Tim entered the room.
عِنْدي تِبْنٌ 'indee tibnun I have (some) straw.
هَذا سِجْنٌ haathaa sijnun th as in then
This is a prison. (jail)
sujina bil fee kanadaa سُجِنَ بِلْ في كَنَدا
Bill was imprisoned in
Canada.
هَذِهِ بِنْتٌ جَميلةٌ haathihi bintun jameelatun
th as in then
This is a beautiful girl.
haathaa masc. sing. haathihi fem. sing.
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short u aDDammatu الضََّمََّةُ
كُتُبُ kutubu ( books of )
كُتُبُ أَحْمَدَ kutubu ahmad(a) Ahmad's books
ku كُ
تُ tu Note the symbol ُ on the three letters
bu بُ
compare with
ka كَ
ta تَ
ba بَ
compare with
tinirifee تِنِرِفي Tenerife (a Spanish city)
ti تِ
نِ ni (Kassra is under the letters)
ri رِ
fee في
تِنِرِفي
tinirifee تِنِرِفي Tenerife (a Spanish city)
ti تِ
نِ ni (Kassra is under the letters)
ri رِ
fee في
تِنِرِفي
Now back to Damma:
كُتُبُ kutubu books of
ku كُ
تُ tu Note the symbol ُ on the three letters
bu بُ
يَقْرَأُ طُمْ
جَريدَةً
yaqra-u tom jareedatan
Tom is reading a newspaper.
كُتُبُ أَحْمَدَ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ كُتُبي kutubu ahmad(a) afDalu min kutubee Ahmad's books are better than mine.
يَلْعَبُ سَميرُ مَعَ طُمْ
yal'abu sameer(u) ma'a tom
Sameer is playing with Tom.
ra-aytu rajulan hunaaka رَأَيْتُ رَجُلاً هُناكَ
I saw a man there.
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