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Lesson 4: Part 1 Part 2 ▶ Dialogue: Dialogue Exercises Vocabulary

المحادثة: فِي الْبَيْتِ

Dialogue: At the House

مُعَلِّمٌ
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ. هَلْ هَذَا طَالِبٌ؟
Peace be upon you. Is this a student?
طَالِبٌ
وَعَلَيْكُمُ السَّلَامُ. نَعَمْ، هَذَا طَالِبٌ.
And upon you be peace. Yes, this is a student.
مُعَلِّمٌ
هَلِ الطَّالِبُ جَدِيدٌ؟
Is the student new?
طَالِبٌ
نَعَمْ، اَلطَّالِبُ جَدِيدٌ.
Yes, the student is new.
مُعَلِّمٌ
مَا هَذَا؟ هَلْ هَذَا دَفْتَرٌ؟
What is this? Is this a notebook?
طَالِبٌ
لَا، هَذَا كِتَابٌ. اَلْكِتَابُ كَبِيرٌ.
No, this is a book. The book is big.
مُعَلِّمٌ
هَلِ الْكِتَابُ قَدِيمٌ؟
Is the book old?
طَالِبٌ
لَا، اَلْكِتَابُ جَدِيدٌ.
No, the book is new.
مُعَلِّمٌ
وَمَا هَذِهِ؟ سَاعَةٌ؟
And what is this (f)? A watch?
طَالِبٌ
نَعَمْ، هَذِهِ سَاعَةٌ. اَلسَّاعَةُ جَمِيلَةٌ.
Yes, this is a watch. The watch is beautiful.
مُعَلِّمٌ
أَهَذَا قَلَمٌ؟ هَلِ الْقَلَمُ مَكْسُورٌ؟
Is this a pen? Is the pen broken?
طَالِبٌ
لَا، اَلْقَلَمُ سَلِيمٌ.
No, the pen is intact.
مُعَلِّمٌ
اَلْبَابُ مُغْلَقٌ. هَلِ النَّافِذَةُ مُغْلَقَةٌ؟
The door is closed. Is the window closed?
طَالِبٌ
لَا، اَلنَّافِذَةُ مَفْتُوحَةٌ.
No, the window is open.
مُعَلِّمٌ
اَلْمَاءُ بَارِدٌ. هَلِ الْمَاءُ نَظِيفٌ؟
The water is cold. Is the water clean?
طَالِبٌ
نَعَمْ، اَلْمَاءُ نَظِيفٌ.
Yes, the water is clean.
مُعَلِّمٌ
مَنْ هَذَا؟ هَلْ هَذَا مُهَنْدِسٌ؟
Who is this? Is this an engineer?
طَالِبٌ
لَا، هَذَا طَبِيبٌ.
No, this is a doctor.
مُعَلِّمٌ
مَنْ هَذِهِ؟ هَلْ هَذِهِ طَبِيبَةٌ؟
Who is this(f)? Is this a doctor?
طَالِبٌ
لَا، هَذِهِ مُعَلِّمَةٌ.
No, this is a teacher.
Grammar Note

This dialogue uses the **Nominal Sentence** (Mubtada and Khabar) structure extensively. Notice how phrases like "The book is on the desk" and "The pen is broken" follow the rules taught in Part 1.

Nominal Sentence!

Mubtada' and Khabar — you are building real Arabic sentences!