Arabic - Green, Blue, Purple, Pink

We just learned that in Arabic, red, orange and yellow are أحمر ('ahmar), नالبرتقالي (alburtuqaliu), पأصفر ('asfar).

Let's learn more colors!

green - أخضر ('akhdar) - 文A


blue - أزرق ('azraq) - 文A


purple - أرجواني ('arjuani) - 文A


pink - لون القرنفل (lawn alqaranful) - 文A



(from: wikipedia - lebanese academy of sciences)

Hindi: हरा (hara), नीला (neela), बैंगनी (bainganee), गुलाबी (gulaabee)

Swahili: kijani, bluu, zambarau, nyekundu

Russian: зеленый (zelenyy), синий (siniy), фиолетовый (fioletovyy), розовый (rozovyy)

Norwegian: grønn, blå, lilla, rosa

Greek: πράσινο, μπλε, μοβ, ροζ

ASL: green, blue, purple, pink

Italian: verde, blu, viola, rosa

German: grün, blau, lila, rosa

Spanish: verde, azul, morado, rosa

French: vert, bleu, violet, rose

Arabic - Red, Orange, Yellow

We just learned about the alphabet in Arabic.

Now let's learn some colors!

red - أحمر ('ahmar) - 文A


orange - नالبرتقالي (alburtuqaliu) - 文A


yellow - पأصفر ('asfar) - 文A



(from: wikipedia - lebanese academy of sciences)

Hindi: लाल (laal), नारंगी (naarangee), पीला (peela)

Swahili: nyekundu, machungwa, manjano

Russian: красный (krasnyy), оранжевый (oranzhevyy), желтый (zheltyy)

Norwegian: rød, oransje, gul

Greek: κόκκινο, πορτοκαλί, κίτρινο

ASL: red, orange, yellow

Italian: rosso, arancione, giallo

German: rot, orange, gelb

Spanish: rojo, naranja, amarillo

French: rouge, orange, jaune

Arabic Alphabet

We just learned how to Count to ten in Arabic.

The Arabic alphabet looks very different from the English one.
There are a few different ones, but one of the common ones is called abjadī.
ا ب ج د ه و ز ح ط ي ك ل م ن س ع ف ص ق ر ش ت ث خ ذ ض ظ غ
There aren't different letters for vowels, they just use dots over some of the letters called diacritics.



(from: wikipedia - lebanese academy of sciences)

The Hindi alphabet: अ, अं1, ॲ / ऍ, इ, उ, ऋ, ऌ4, ए, ओ, प, पं, पि, पु, पृ, पॢ, पॅ, पे, पो, क, ख, ग, घ, ङ, च, छ, ज, झ, ञ, ट, ठ, ड, ढ, ण, त, थ, द, ध, न, प, फ, ब, भ, म, य, र, ल, व, श, ष, स, ह
The Swahili alphabet: a, b, ch, d, dh, e, f, g, gh, i, j, k, kh, l, m, n, ng', ny, o, p, r, s, sh, t, th, ts, u, v, w, y, z

The Russian alphabet: Аа, Бб, Вв, Гг, Дд, Ее, Ёё, Жж, Зз, Ии, Йй, Кк, Лл, Мм, Нн, Оо, Пп, Рр, Сс, Тт, Уу, Фф, Хх, Цц, Чч, Шш, Щщ, Ыы, Ээ, Юю, Яя

The Norwegian alphabet: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, Æ, Ø, Å The Greek alphabet: Α, Β, Γ, Δ, Ε, Ζ, Η, Θ, Ι, Κ, Λ, Μ, Ν, Ξ, Ο, Π, Ρ, Σ, Τ, Υ, Φ, Χ, Ψ, Ω

ASL alphabet: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

The Italian alphabet looks the same as the English alphabet.

The German alphabet has the letters ä, ö, ü, ß

The Spanish alphabet:
A, B, C, D, E, F, G H, I, J, K, L, LL, M, N, Ñ O, P, Q, R, RR, S, T, U V, W, X, Y, Z

The French alphabet:
A, B, C, D, E, F, G H, I, J, K, L, M, N O, P, Q, R, S, T, U V, W, X, Y, Z

Arabic - Six, seven, eight, nine, ten

We learned in Arabic that 1-5 is واحد (wahid), اثنين (aithnayn), ثلاثة (thalatha), أربعة ('arbaea), خمسة (khamsa), .

Now let's count up to ten!

6 ستة (sita) - 文A

7 سبعة (sabea) - 文A

8 ثمانية (thamania) - 文A

9 تسع (tise) - 文A

10 عشرة (eashra) - 文A



(from: wikipedia - lebanese academy of sciences)

Do you remember how to say it in other languages?

Hindi: छह (chhah), सात (saat), आठ (aath), नौ (nau), दस (das)

Swahili: sita, saba, nane, tisa, kumi

Russian: шесть (shest'), семь (sem'), восемь (vosem'), девять (devyat'), десять (desyat')

Norwegian: seks, syv, åtte, ni, ti

Greek: έξι, εφτά, οχτώ, εννέα, δέκα

ASL: Six, seven, eight, nine, ten

Italian: sei, setto, otto, nove, dieci

German: seis, sieben, acht, neun, zehn

Spanish: seis, siete, ocho, nueve, diez

French: six, sept, huit, neuf, dix

Arabic - One, two, three, four, five

We just learned that dog and cat in Arabic is كلب (kalb) and قطة (qita)

Let's count to five in Arabic!

1 واحد (wahid) 文A

2 اثنين (aithnayn) 文A

3 ثلاثة (thalatha) 文A

4 أربعة ('arbaea) 文A

5 خمسة (khamsa) 文A




(from: wikipedia - lebanese academy of sciences)

Hindi: एक (ek), दो (do), तीन (teen), चार (chaar), पांच (paanch)

Swahili: moja, mbili, tatu, nne, tano

Russian: раз (raz), два (dva), три (tri), четыре (chetyre), пять (pyat')

Norwegian: en, to, tre, fire, fem

Greek: ένα (éna), δύο (dýo), τρία (tría), τέσσερα (téssera), πέντε (pénte)

ASL: One, two, three, four, five

Italian: uno, due, tre, quattro, cinque

German: Ein, zwei, drei, veir, fünf

Spanish: Uno, dos, tres, quatro, cinco

French: Un, deaux, trois, quatre, cinq

Arabic - Dog, Cat

We just learned that to ask if someone speaks Arabic you say هل تتحدث العربية؟ (hal tatahadath alearabiatu) or (hal tatahadathina alearabiatu).

To say dog in Arabic, you say كلب (kalb) 文A


To say cat in Hindi, you say قطة (qita) 文A



(from: wikipedia - lebanese academy of sciences)

Hindi: कुत्ता (kutta), बिल्ली (billee)

Swahili: mbwa, paka

Russian: собака (sobaka), кошка (koshka)

Norwegian: hund, katt

Greek: σκύλος (skýlos), γάτα (gáta)

ASL: dog, cat

Italian: cane, gatto

German: Hunt, Katze

Spanish: perro, gato

French: chien, chat

Arabic - Do you speak Arabic

Ok how do you say "Do you speak arabic?"

Remember that to say please, you're welcome in Arabic, you say هل تتحدث العربية؟ (hal tatahadath alearabiatu) or (hal tatahadathina alearabiatu) for girls.

To ask if someone speaks Arabic, you say:

هل تتحدث العربية؟ (hal tatahadath alearabiatu) or (hal tatahadathina alearabiatu) 文A


To say yes you would say हنعم (naeam) 文A


or to say no you would say لا (la) 文A




(from: wikipedia - lebanese academy of sciences)

Hindi: क्या आप हिंदी बोलते हैं?

Swahili: Unazungumza kiswahili?

Russian: Ты говоришь по-русски? (Ty govorish' po russki), Вы говорите по русски (Vy govorishtay po russki)

Norwegian: Kan du norsk?

Greek: Μιλατε ελληνικα? (Milate ellinika?)

ASL: Do you speak ASL?

Italian: Parli italiano?

German: Sprechen Sie Deutsch?

Spanish: ¿Hablas español?

French: parlez-vous français?

Arabic - Please, You're Welcome

Remember that to say thank you in Arabic, you say شكرًا (shukran).

To say please in Araboc is لو سمحت (law samaht). 文A

To say you're welcome, you say على الرحب والسعة (ealaa alrahb walsaea). 文A




(from: wikipedia - lebanese academy of sciences)

Hindi: कृपया (krpaya), आपका स्वागत है (aapaka svaagat hai)

Swahili: tafadhali, karibu

Russian: пожалуйста (pozhaluysta)

Norwegian: Vær så snill, Værsågod

Greek: Παρακαλώ (Parakaló)

ASL: Please, You're Welcome

German: bitte, bitte schön

Spanish: Por favor, de nada

French: s'il vous plait, de rien

Arabic - Very good thanks, and you?

We just learned to say How are you? in Arabic, كيف حالك؟ (kayf halika?)

and Very good thanks is جيد جدا، شكرا. (jayidan jidan, shukran.)

To be polite you should also ask how the other person is doing.

And you? - وأنت؟ (wa'antu?) - sounds wah-ant-ah 文A




(from: wikipedia - lebanese academy of sciences)

Hindi: आप कैसे हैं (aap kaise hain?) / बहुत अच्छा धन्यवाद। (bahut achchha dhanyavaad) / और आप? (aur aap)

Swahili: Sijambo asante / Safi asante. Hujambo / unakuwaje / Na wewe

Russian: Спасибо Хорошо (Spasibo khorosho). А вы? (A vy?) / А ты? (A ty?)

Norwegian: Veldig bra takk. Og du?

Greek: Πολύ καλά, ευχαριστώ. εσύ? (Polý kalá, efcharistó)

ASL: Very Good Thanks, and You?

Italian: Molto bene, grazie.

German: Sehr gut, danke. Und Sie?

Spanish: Muy bien gracias. ¿Y tú?

French: Très bien, merci. Et vous?

Arabic - How are you?

We just learned some greetings in Arabic, like مرحبًا (mrhaban) and مع السلامة! (alsalamati) and صباح الخير (sabah alkhayr), يوم جيد (yawm jahid), مساء الخير (masa' alkhayr), and طاب مساؤك (taba masawuk).

To say How are you? in Arabic you say:

كيف حالك؟ (kayf halika?) - sounds like kay-f hah-lee-kah 文A


To respond and say Very good thanks, you would say:

جيد جدا، شكرا. (jayidan jidan, shukran.) - sounds like jay-id-doon jih-dan shoo-krah-n 文A




(from: wikipedia - lebanese academy of sciences)

Hindi: आप कैसे हैं? (aap kaise hain?), बहुत अच्छा धन्यवाद। (bahut achchha dhanyavaad)

Swahili: Hujambo, Unakuwaje, Sijambo asante, Safi asante

Russian: Как дела? (kak dela), Спасибо Хорошо (Spasibo khorosho)

Norwegian: Hvordan har du det? Veldig bra takk.

Greek: Γειά σου (Geiá sou), Χαίρετε (Chairete), Αντίο (Antío), Καλημέρα (Kaliméra), Καλησπέρα (Kalispéra), Καληνυχτα - (Kalinychta)

ASL: How are you?

Italian: Come va? Molto bene, grazie.

German: Wie geht es Ihnen? Sehr gut, danke.

Spanish: ¿Cómo estás? Muy bien, gracias.

French: Comment allez-vous? Très bien, merci.

Arabic - Good Morning

We just learned a few ways to say hello and goodbye in Arabic, like مرحبًا (mrhaban) and مع السلامة! mae alsalamati.
Sometimes you might want to say good morning, good afternoon, or good night.

Good Morning - صباح الخير (sabah alkhayr) - sounds like sah-bah hoo-l-hay-ree 文A

Good Day - يوم جيد (yawm jahid) - sounds like yaw-m jay-ee-d 文A

Good Evening - مساء الخير (masa' alkhayr) - sounds like mah-sah al-hay-ree 文A

Good Night - طاب مساؤك (taba masawuk) - sounds like tah-bah mah-sah-oo-kah 文A


(from: wikipedia - lebanese academy of sciences)

Hindi: शुभ प्रभात (shubh prabhaat), नमस्कार (namaskaar), सुसंध्या (susandhya), शुभ रात्रि (shubh raatri)

Swahili: Habari za asubuhi, Habari za mchana, Habari za jioni, Habari za usiku

Russian: Доброе утро (Dobroye utro), Добрый день (Dobryy den), Добрый вечер (Dobryy vecher), Доброй ночи (Dobroy nochi)

Norwegian: God morgen, God dag, God ettermiddag, God kveld, God natt

Greek: Καλημέρα (Kaliméra), Καλησπέρα (Kalispéra), Καληνυχτα (Kalinychta)

ASL: Good Morning, Good Day, Good Evening, Good Night

Italian: buongiorno, buon pomeriggio, buonasera, buona notte

German: Guten Morgen, Guten Tag, Guten Abend, Gute Nacht

Spanish: Buenos días, buenos tardes, buenas noches

French: bonjour, bonsoir, bonne nuit

Arabic - Hello and Goodbye

We've now learned a whole year of Hindi!
Wow!

Let's try another language now, how about Arabic?

This is the language spoken by hundreds of millions of people acros the world, mostly in Africa and Asia.

Arabic uses a different alphabet than English, called abjad.
It has 28 letters, and the vowels are just the consonants with small marks called diacritics above them.
Probably the biggest difference between Arabic and English is that it is written from right to left instead of left to right!

Let's learn how to say hello and goodbye in Arabic!

To say hello in Arabic you would say mrhaban, sounds like mah-dr-hah-ben 文A

In the Arabic letters it looks like this: مرحبًا

To say goodbye you say mae alsalamati, sounds like mah-ah-l-sah-lah-mah-ti 文A

In the Arabic letters it looks like this: مع السلامة!



(from: wikipedia - lebanese academy of sciences)

Hindi: नमस्ते (Namaste), अलविदा (Alavida)

Swahili: Jambo, Hujambo, Habari, Mambo, Shikamoo

Russian: Привет (privet), Здравствуй (Zdravstvuy), Пока (poka), до свидания (do svidaniya)

Norwegian: Hei, Hallo, Ha det, Ha det brah

Greek: Γειά σου (Geiá sou), Χαίρετε (Chairete), Αντίο (Antío)

ASL: Hello and Goodbye

Italian: Ciao, arrivederci

German: Hallo, Auf Wiedersehen

Spanish: Hola! Adiós!

French: Bonjour! Au Revoir!