Arabic Adjectives

Welcome to the second Arabic lesson about adjectives. This time we will first learn about colors, followed by grammar rules, then weather expressions, finally a conversation in Arabic to help you practice your daily phrases. To hear the pronunciation, just click on the sound icon.

black أسود [aswad]

grey رمادي [ramadi]

white أبيض [abyad]

blue أزرق [azrak]

green أخضر [akhdar]

yellow أصفر [asfar]

red أحمر [ahmar]

brown بني [bunni]

Adjectives Grammar Rules

In general adjectives are words which describe or modify another person or object in a given sentence. For example: a beautiful flower the adjective is [beautiful] because it describes the noun [flower]. The following examples use adjectives in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar Rules - Arabic + Pronunciation
my house is white [noun + adjective] بيتي أبيض [bayti saghir]
your country is big [noun + adjective] بلدك كبير [baladuka kabir]
new books are expensive [plural + adjective] الكتب الجديدة غالية [alkutub aljadida ghalia]
we are happy here [pronoun + verb + adjective] نحن سعداء هنا [nahnu suadaa' huna]
she has three small dogs [adjective + plural] لديها ثلاثة كلاب صغيرة [ladaiha thalathatu kelaab]
this language is very easy [adverb + adjective] هذه اللغة سهلة جدا [hadehe allughah sahlatun jidan]
I have a small green house [adjective + adjective] لدي منزل أخضر صغير [ladai manzel akhdar saghir]

We're not done yet! The following is a list of more adjectives for you, often used when referring to weather conditions. I think it would be wise to memorize them.

cold بارد [bared]

hot حار [har]

cloudy غائم [ghaem]

rainy ممطر [mumter]

snowy مثلج [muthlej]

sunny مشمس [mushmes]

windy عاصف [asef]

warm دافئ [dafee]

Conversation in Arabic

Now we finally reach the most exciting part, the practice of the daily expressions used in almost every conversation. I recommend memorizing these phrases, because you will need them for sure.

English - Arabic - Pronunciation
hi سلام [salam]
how are you? كيف حالك؟ [kaif haluk?]
I'm good, thank you أنا بخير، شكرا [ana bekheir, shukran]
and you? و أنت؟ [wa ant?]
what is your name? ما إسمك؟ [ma ismuk?]
my name is Maya إسمي مايا [ismi Maya]
nice to meet you متشرف بمعرفتك [mutasharef bemarefatek]

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