Beginner - Headache

Excellent! Congrats! that's so useful.

مالك = مابالك = مابك = ماذا بك؟
أشعر بألم الرأس
هل قابلت الطبيب؟
هل ذهبت إلى الطبيب؟
لا، سأقابله غدا بإذن الله

ممتاز عبد الحميد

Your sentences are all correct. You have used classical Arabic whereas colloquial Arabic is used in the lesson.

Keep it up!

Hilarious...the first thing anyone should learn in a foreign language is how to moan...I sure would do that!!! Seriously it is very good though. Well done!

Can anyone do a transliteration of what HamidKhan has written in classical Arabic above? Thank you.

Sharkawi: 3= ayn, 2= hamza

Matha bika/i? = What's with you/the matter?
Ash3uru bi'2alami l-ra2asi = I feel pain in the head (i have a headache)
hal qaabilta a6-6abeeba? = (literally) Did you meet the doctor?
hal thahabta ila a6-6abeeba? = Did you go to the doctor?
laa, sa2uqaabilhu ghadan(fi l-ghadi) bi'idhni allah. = No, I meet him tomorrow, with God's permission (as he intends).


*Note that that بألم الرأس can be used in a broader sense ie. it can include a bump on the head, a blow to the head,etc., than 3andii Sudaa3 which will only mean "i have a headache". Hope this helps.

Hi,i am new here.I always wanted to learn this beautiful language,only it seems too hard.This website is great.Everything is explained clearly.THe podcasts are useful,the best way to learn.

In my opinion,the hardest part in learning arabic is the alphabet and pronunciation.For now i try to learn how to speak and understand,later i move on to reading and writing.
I think,using romanized letters can be a good way to start.

A7santi (excellent) Afreeqiya;
I would advice you to use sokoon in the end of the sentence (i.e. using 6abeeb instead of 6abeeba) because 6abeeba sounds like female doctor if the fat7a is used.
Nice note about ألم الرأس ,, shokran for adding that Afreeqiya.

Ahlan (welcome) Megumi in Arabicpod.net
Arabic letters are completely different from European letters, therefore they are harder. But, here in Arabicpod, we have made special software that makes the pronunciation as well as the illustration easier for all, see APG in share point or Click here.

Shukran laka ya Ehab.

Yeah, I was in "manSub mode" when I added the fatha...thanks for the heads up.

As salamualaikum, brilliant site you have here. Well done! I have found nothing like it anywhere else on the web. As a sister who mainly speaks with other sisters, I wondered if you could do 2 for each of beginners lessons - one with male and one with female? It is far easier to follow if it is in a smooth dialogue rather than instructions to change things here and there. Jazakallah.

Hello, everyone! I'm just doing my first steps in learning Arabic, really hope this site will help a lot. But I'm wondering what dialect do they mostly use in Podcsts? I've downloaded a lot of books and there are so many differences in them! i need to learn Lebanese Arabic, will ArabicPod work for me?

Welcome to the site surayal and Masha_bizz ;-)

Surayal we'll definitely try to use more dialogues intended towards females in our future lessons. We try to distinguish between the male and female way for saying words in our lessons. Thanks for your suggestion.

Masha_bizz, we tend to use universal Arabic in our podcasts. By universal I mean Arabic that is understood throughout the Arab world. Sometimes, we do use dialects, but we always specify which dialect we are using. We also use classical Arabic. If you listen to our podcasts you will definitely be understood in Lebanon and throughout the Arab world.

السلم عليكم. شكراجزيرا يا اهاب و ممشي في التصحيحكم. أرجو انشاء الله انكم سوف تستمرون ان تساعدون الناس.بارك الله في كم.الكبرت العربي يسهل امورنا في التعليم الكتاب.Assalam alaikum!thank you for your correction.I hope that you will continue to help peaple.May Allah bless you.The arabic keyboard help us to practice our writing.In the video lesson(greeting)you say"she ahbaruk?"when we use this expression?Thank you

Afreeqiya, thanks for the transliteration albeit belated. I've been away so did not get get to check the site.

Ahlan Jamil, (Sho a7'baarak) literally means What are your news, therefore, it is like saying 'how are you' .. By the way, it is colloquial, (keef 7aalak) can be used and I would say it is wider used.
Salaam

Assalum alaikum. I've just joined your site and I'm glad that I've found you. This winter I've been taking evening classes and although our teacher is really nice and tries very hard I feel that after 4 months I'm still struggling. But my desire (and need) to learn arabic is pushing me on and I won't give up. Now that I've joined your site I will see how it goes. Right now it looks positive and hopefully it'll work for me and take me through to next winter and and a new set of courses....but maybe I won't need them if things go well here. Have a great day. Nice to meet you. Mazas-salama.Andy.

Wa alaikum salam Andy and welcome to the site :-) The community here and us teachers will be glad to support you if you have any questions. Keep it up!

that was very useful for everyone!i love that lesson keep up the great work

that was great .....


keep it up

Great lesson as always. Her voice is really nice, as a woman it is also nice to hear woman speak Arabic on the pod sometimes. Again - great lesson as always!