ARABIC

BASIC ENGLISH

Thanks to all of refugees

Piraeus Port, Athens

TRANSLATORS
Ismael Al-Iraqi
Mina Mohit
Ahmad Matar
Ali Hassan
PROJECT COORDINATOR
Alba Mesa
albmesa02@gmail.co

All contributions and spelling corrections are appreciated.

This book is available in Farsi / Dari (for further information contact

with albmesa02@gmail)

Printed by the No Border School

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READINGANDWRITING

EnglishArabic

ENGLISH

Hello!

Hi!

Goodmorning!

Goodevening!

Welcome!(togreetsomeone)

Howareyou?

I'mfine,thanks!

Andyou?

Good/soso

(
)

Thankyou(verymuch)!

You'rewelcome!(for"thankyou")

/
!

!
!

Hey!Friend!

Imissedyousomuch!

What'snew?

Nothingmuch

Goodnight!

Seeyoulater!

Goodbye!

Please

I dont understand

!Greatjob

Slowly

Comehere

Youaresafe

(
)

AskingforHelpandDirections

!
!

I'mlost

CanIhelpyou?

Canyouhelpme?

(
/
)

(
/
)

Whereisthe(bathroom/

/
!

pharmacy)?
Gostraight!thenturnleft/right!

/
!

I'mlookingforJohn.

Onemoment,please!

Holdon,please!

Howmuchisthis?

Excuseme...

(
)!

Excuseme(topassby)

Comewithme!

(
/
)

Doyouspeak(English/Arabic)?

Justalittle.

What'syourname?

....

Mynameis...

/
...
...

/
/

Mr./Mrs./Miss

Nicetomeetyou!

!
!

You'reverykind!

Whereareyoufrom?

/
)
)

(
)/

I'mfrom(Syria/Morocco)

I'm(Syrian)

Wheredoyoulive?

(
/
)

Ilivein(Iraq/Syria)

HowtoIntroduceYourself

Didyoulikeithere?

Moroccoisawonderfulcountry

Whatdoyoudoforaliving?

(
/
)

Iworkasa(translator/

IlikeArabic

I'vebeenlearningArabicforone

!
!

Oh!That'sgood!

Howoldareyou?

(
/
)

(
,
)

I'm(twenty,thirty...)yearsold.

Ihavetogo

Iwillberightback!

(
)!

)!

I'msorry!(ifyoudon'thear

something)

businessman)

month

SolvingaMisunderstanding

)
)

(
)

Sorry(foramistake)

Noproblem!

Canyousayitagain?

Canyouspeakslowly?

Writeitdownplease!

/!
!

Idon'tunderstand!

Idon'tknow!

Ihavenoidea.

What'sthatcalledinArabic?

"
"

"
"

Whatdoes"gato"meanin
English?
Howdoyousay"please"in
Arabic?

Whatisthis?

MyArabicisbad.

IneedtopracticemyArabic

!
/

Don'tworry!

/
/

/
/

Good/Bad/SoSo.

Big/Small

Today/Now

Tomorrow/Yesterday

Yes/No

(
)!

Hereyougo!(whengiving

ExpressionsandWords

something)

Doyoulikeit?

Ireallylikeit!

I'mhungry/thirsty.

/
/

/
/

Inthemorning/evening/atnight.

This/That

Here/There

Me/You

Him/Her

Really!

!
!

Look!

!
!

Hurryup!

What?Where?

Whattimeisit?

It's10o'clock.

7:30pm

Canyoupassthattome?

Iloveyou!

Ifeelsick.

Ineedadoctor.

IjustspeakalittlebitofEnglish.

Ilostmyfamily.

CanIhaveapieceofpaper?

CanIhaveacup?

CanIhaveablanket?

CanItakeone?

Iwillbebackinamoment

Thereis/Thereare

father/mother

grandfather/grandmother

sister/brother

uncle/aunt

son/daugther

cousin

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ENGLISHARABIC
Pronouns

ENGLISH

he

she

it

we

they

you(singular)

you(plural)

POSSESSIVEADJECTIVEANDPRONOUNS

.
:

Thisis
mybook
(.
.)

Thisbookis
mine
(.
.)

Thisis
her

purse
.(.
)

Thisis
hers
(.
.)

Arethoseyourpens?No,theseare
his
(.
)

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THEBODYPARTS

12

ENGLISH

Hair

eye

nose

shoulder

ear

tooth

elbow

arm

finger

leg

foot

forehead

chest

stomach

hand

knee

ankle

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THENUMBERS

ENGLISH

one

two

three

four

five

six

seven

eight

nine

ten

10

eleven

11

twelve

12

thirteen

13

fourteen

14

fiveteen

15

sixteen

16

seventeen

17

eighteen

18

nineteen

19

14

twenty

20

twentyone

21

twentytwo

22

thirty

30

forty

40

fifty

50

sixty

60

seventy

70

eighty

80

ninety

90

onehundred

100

twohundred

200

onethounsand

1000

WHATTIMEISIT?
/

Whentheminutehandfallson5,10,15,20wesaythetimeinthefollowing
way:
,,,,

15

1.

2:15
aquarterpasttwo

2:30
halfpasttwo

2:05
fivepasttwo

2:40
twentytothree

16

2:55
fivetothree

2:45
aquartertothree

Whentheminutehandfallsonanumberthatisnotamultipleof5,wesaythetime
inthefollowingway:

3:04
fourminutespastthree

17

12:54

sixminutestoone

2.Use
o'clock
Whentheminutehandisplacedexactlyon12,theformof
o'clock
isused:

(
)
(
)

2:00
It'stwoo'clock

3.Use
am
and
pm
Whentellingtime,wedistinguishbetweenmorningandeveningbyadding
am
beforenoonand
pm
afternoon.

(am)

(pm)

It'stwo

pm

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It'stwo

am

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HEALTHPROBLEMS

Hehasa
cough.

Shehasa
backache.

Hehasa
headache.

She
hurt
hertoe.

20

He
hurt
hisfinger.

Hehasabad
cold.

He
hasastomachache.

21

Hehasa
fever.

Hehasabad
cut.
Hisarmis
cut.

* * * * * * * * AT THE DOCTORS OFFICE

I'dliketoseeadoctor

?doyouhaveanappointment

?isiturgent

)
.(

I'dliketomakeanappointment
toseeDr.(nameofadoctor)

..

doyouhaveanydoctorswho
?speak

doyouhaveprivatemedical
?insurance

haveyougotaEuropeanHealth
?Insurancecard

Discussingsymptoms

?howcanIhelpyou

?what'stheproblem

?whatareyoursymptoms

/
/

/
/

I'vegotatemperature/
headache/diarrhea

..

Ineed

Atthereception

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anotherinhaler

somemoreinsulin

I'mhavingdifficultybreathing

I'vebeenfeelingdepressed

I'vebeenhavingdifficulty
sleeping

I'masthmatic/diabetic

Treatmentsandadvice

take two of these pills three

times a day

I'm going to give you an

injection

/
/
!

we need to take a urine sample

/ blood sample
I'm going to prescribe you some
antibiotics

COLOURS

ENGLISH

Red

Pink

Orange

Yellow

Green

Blue

Magenta

Purple

Brown

White

Black

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FOOD

ENGLISH

Sandwich

Pizza

Spaghetti

Cake

Cheese

Butter

Milk

Coffee

Bread

(
)

Toast

Eggs

Fish

Ice-cream

Soup

Sausage

Cookies

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FRUITS

ENGLISH

Plums

Pineapple

Pomegranate

Orange

Stawberry

Melon

Apricot

Apple

Cantaloupe

Pear

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Lemon

Banana

Tangerine

Coconut

Peach

Watermelon

Grapes

Cherries

VEGETABLES

ENGLISH

Celery

Pumpkin

Lettuce

Mushrooms

Tomato

Cauliflower

Peas

Cucumber

Potatoes

Carrots

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* * * * * * * * AT THE SUPERMARKET

......

Couldyoutellmewherethe
?is

howmuchwouldyoulike?

Iwouldlike

300grams/halfakilo

couldIhaveabag,
please?

WHATISTHEDATETODAY?
!
DAYOFTHEWEEK

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

NUMBEROFTHEDAY:

ThenumberofthedayisORDINAL
Inthedate,inEnglish,weuseordinalnumberstosaytheday
),,(.

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MONTH

.
January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

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SEASON

)
)

Spring

Summer

autumn

winter

thedaybefore
yesterday

yesterday

thedayafter
tomorrow

yesterday
morning

thisweek

yesterdayat
noon

nextweek

yesterday
afternoon

lastweek

yesterday
evening

onMonday/
Tuesday...

lastnight

inJanuary/
February...

today

/
/

/
/

everyday/
month/year

thismorning

alldaylong

(
)

atnoon

now

(
)

this
afternoon

early

thisevening

late

tonight

later/
afterwards

tomorrow

recently

tomorrow
afternoon

soon

intwoweeks'
time

suddenly

tomorrow
night

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VERBTENSESINENGLISH

ThePresentSimple

:
I
go
to school everyday.

.
The sun
rise
s
in the East.

.
My father always
get
s
up early

play
)

Iplay
YouPlay
HePlays
Sheplays
Itplays
Weplay
Youplay
Theyplay

hesheit

(
play
)

don't/doesn't

Idontplay
youdontplay
He/she/itdoesntplay
Wedontplay
Youdontplay
Theydontplay

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(
play
)

.
does

do

DoIplay?
Doyouplay?
Doeshe/she/itplay?
Doweplay?
Doyouplay?
Dotheyplay?

ThePastSimple

:
.

Lastweek,Iplayedvolleyball.
Threeyearsago,IvisitedDubai.
Yesterday,AliwatchedafilmonT.V.

:
yesterday:
...agolast

(
play
)
2.

ed

(
irregularverbs)

(
play
)
3.
.
didn't

Ididntplay
Wedidntplay
Youdidntplay
Youdidntplay
Hedidntplay
Theydidntplay
Shedidntplay
Itdidntplay

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(
play
)
?
4.
.

did

DidIplay?
Didyouplay?
Didhe/she/itplay)
DIdweplay?
Didyouplay?
Didtheyplay?

ThePresentContinuous

Iamwritinganexercisenow.

Aliisplayingfootballnow.

Thechildrenarewritingatthemoment.

(
play
)
.2
am/are/is)+verb+ing)

now/atthemoment:

(
play
)
3.
(am/are/is)

not

Iamnotplaying
Youarenotplaying
He/she/Itisnotplaying
Wearenotplaying
Youarenotplaying
Theyarenotplaying

(
play
)
.4
(am/are/is)
(am/is/are)

Iamplaying?

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Areyouplaying?
Isshe/he/itplaying?
areweplaying?
areyouplaying?
aretheyplaying?

ThePastContinuous

.1

Yesterdayfrom7.00to8.00,IwaswatchingT.V
Yesterdayat5Oclock,Aliwasreading.
Aishaandhersisterwereplaying

.
(
play
)
.2
.
ing

were
was

Iwasplaying
Hewasplaying
Theywereplaying
Shewasplaying
Itwasplaying
Wewereplaying
Youwereplaying
Youwereplaying

(
play
)
.3
.
werent
wasnt

Iwasntplaying
Hewasntplaying
Theywerentplaying
Shewasntplaying
Itwasntplaying
Wewerentplaying
Youwerentplaying
Youwerentplaying

(
play
)
.4

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.
were
was

WasIplaying?
Wereweplaying?
Wereyouplaying?
Wereyouplaying?
washeplaying?
Weretheyplaying?
Wassheplaying?
Wasitplaying?

(A)
Zayd
is
ateacher(
)

Zayd
is
sitting(
)

Zayd
is
thirsty(
)

(B)

Zayd

was

ateacher(

Zayd
was
sitting(

Zayd
was
thirsty(

(C)

Zayd

willbe
ateacher(

Zayd
willbe
sitting(

Zayd
willbe
thirsty(

(D)

WhenZaid
is
thirstyhedrinkswater(



)

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