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Sunday 8 April 2012

Introduction -

In Part 1 of Lesson 2 we learn the noun ذَلِكَ which means 'That' (called a demonstrative pronoun in grammar). /dhālika/ is used to refer to objects that are further away whereas /hādhā/ is used to refer to objects that are closer.

Please click on the words to hear speech, i.e. how the words should be pronounced.

Picture	Answer	Question
	ذَلِكَ نَجْمٌ. That is a star.	مَا ذَلِكَ؟ What is That?
	هَـٰذَا مَسْجِدٌ وَذلِكَ بَيْتٌ. This is a mosque and that is a house.	مَا هَـٰذَا وَمَا ذَلِكَ؟ What is this and what is that?
	هَـٰذَا حِصَانٌ وَذلِكَ حِمارٌ. This is a horse and that is a donkey.	مَا هَـٰذَا وَمَا ذَلِكَ؟ What is this and what is that?
	لا، ذَلِكَ قِطٌٌ. No, that is a cat.	أَذَلِكَ كَلْبٌ؟ Is that a dog?
	ذَلِكَ سَرِيرٌ. That is a bed.	مَا ذَلِكَ؟ What is That?
	هَـٰذَا مُدَرَّسٌ وَذَلِكَ إِِمَامٌ. This is a teacher and that is an imam.	مَنْ هَـٰذَا وَمَنْ ذَلِكَ؟ Who is this and who is that?

In-Shā'-Allâh (God willing), we will continue practising the demonstrative pronoun /dhālika/ which refers to objects that are further away.

Please click on the words to hear speech, i.e. how the words should be pronounced.

Picture	Answer	Question
	ذَلِكَ حَجَرٌ. That is a rock.	مَا ذَلِكَ؟ What is That?
	هَـٰذَا سُكَّرٌ وَذَلِكَ لَبَنٌ. This is sugar and that is milk.	مَا هَـٰذَا وَمَا ذَلِكَ؟ What is this and what is that?

Please read the words below and then write them down on a piece of paper. Once again, this will enable you to practice writing Arabic which is a very important part of learning the language.

Read and Write اِقْرَأْ وَاكْتُبْ:
مَنْ ذَلِكَ؟ ذَلِكَ إِمَامٌ.	هَـٰذَا سُكَّرٌ وَذَلِكَ لَبَنٌ.
مَا هَـٰذَا؟ هَـٰذَا حَجَرٌ.	أَذَلِكَ قِطٌّ؟ لا،ذَلِكَ كَلْبٌ.

Vocabulary Revision – مُرَاجَعَةُ الْمُفْرَدَاتِ
English Translation	Arabic
Milk	لَبَنٌ
Sugar	سُكَّرٌ
Rock	حَجَرٌ
Imam (Muslim Prayer Leader)	إِمَامٌ

Please move onto the next lesson where we cover the use of the definite article (i.e. 'the').

We will be updating the features above to help you throughout the course In-Shā’-Allâh (God willing).

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