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Lesson 5: Part 1 ▶ Dialogue: Dialogue: Cases in Conversation Exercises Vocabulary

المحادثة: حَالَةُ الرَّفْعِ

Dialogue: The State of Raf' (Marfoo')

مُعَلِّمٌ
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ. كَيْفَ الْحَالُ يَا طَالِبُ؟
Peace be upon you. How are you doing, student?
طَالِبٌ
وَعَلَيْكُمُ السَّلَامُ، اَلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ.
And upon you be peace, praise be to God.
مُعَلِّمٌ
مَا هَذَا يَا طَالِبُ؟
What is this, student?
طَالِبٌ
هَذَا كِتَابٌ.
This is a book (un).
مُعَلِّمٌ
نَعَمْ. وَكَيْفَ اَلْكِتَابُ؟
Yes. And how is the book?
طَالِبٌ
اَلْكِتَابُ جَدِيدٌ.
The book is new (un).
مُعَلِّمٌ
هَلْ كَلِمَةُ "جَدِيدٌ" مَرْفُوعَةٌ؟
Is the word "Jadeed-un" Marfoo'?
طَالِبٌ
نَعَمْ، كَلِمَةُ "جَدِيدٌ" مَرْفُوعَةٌ بِالضَّمَّةِ.
Yes, the word "Jadeed-un" is Marfoo' with a Dammah.
مُعَلِّمٌ
وَمَنْ هَذَا؟ هَلْ هَذَا طَالِبٌ؟
And who is this? Is this a student(un)?
طَالِبٌ
لَا، هَذَا مُعَلِّمٌ. اَلْمُعَلِّمُ وَاقِفٌ.
No, this is a teacher(un). The teacher is standing(un).
مُعَلِّمٌ
أَحْسَنْتَ. اَلْمُبْتَدَأُ (اَلْمُعَلِّمُ) دَائِمًا مَرْفُوعٌ!
Well done. The subject (The teacher) is always Marfoo'!
طَالِبٌ
وَالْخَبَرُ (وَاقِفٌ) دَائِمًا مَرْفُوعٌ.
And the predicate (standing) is always Marfoo'.
مُعَلِّمٌ
مُمْتَازٌ. اِقْرَأْ هَذَا الِاسْمَ: طَالِب.
Excellent. Read this noun: Taalib.
طَالِبٌ
طَالِبٌ.
Taalib-un.
مُعَلِّمٌ
وَاقْرَأْ هَذَا الِاسْمَ مَعَ "أَلْ": اَلْبَاب.
And read this noun with "AL": Al-Baab.
طَالِبٌ
اَلْبَابُ.
Al-Baab-u.
مُعَلِّمٌ
صَحِيحٌ يَا طَالِبُ. اَلدَّرْسُ سَهْلٌ.
Correct student. The lesson is easy(un).
طَالِبٌ
اَلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ. شُكْرًا.
Praise be to God. Thank you.

I'rab — The Magic of Endings!

Marfoo', Mansoob, Majroor: you know how the last vowel tells the story.