هَـٰذَا
This is…
Your first Arabic sentence — no 'is' needed. Ask 'what is this?' and 'who is this?'
14 steps · 5 words · 8 kinds of practice
Learn
The lesson opens with 3 short steps before any questions.
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بَيْتٌ
bayt
MEANS
a house
Grammar
Arabic has no 'is'
Just put two words next to each other — 'this' + 'house' = 'this is a house'. The -n ending (tanwīn) means 'a/an'.
English
Arabic
this is a book
3 words
هَـٰذَا كِتَابٌ
2 words
this is a house
3 words
هَـٰذَا بَيْتٌ
2 words
this is a door
3 words
هَـٰذَا بَابٌ
2 words
Sentence
See it in context
هَـٰذَاقَلَمٌ
This is a pen.
قَلَمٌa pen
The -n sound at the end (tanwīn) is Arabic's way of saying 'a' or 'an'.
Practice
Then 11 questions, mixing listening, speaking, matching and building sentences. Try one:
- Picture quiz×2
- Find the picture
- Multiple choice×2
- Fill the gap×2
- Match pairs
- Listening
- Speaking
- Word order
Choose the answer
Which means "What is this?"
Words in this lesson
Shown without short-vowel marks, the way word lists show them in the app.
بيت
a house
ولد
a boy
رجل
a man
طبيب
a doctor
طالب
a student