Arabic · Unit 2 · Dialogue Reader

Unit 2 Dialogues

Three dialogues, line by line: the family photo, the Prophet's ﷺ family tree, and the household at fajr. Read each line aloud before 🔊, reveal the meaning only when you need it.

Reproduced from the class textbook, Unit 2 pp.1–4 (photos in your library) · translations match Lesson 2

1. عَلِيّ وعَمّار — the family photo

• عليالسَّلامُ عَلَيْكُم.🔊
  meaning

  Peace be upon you.

• عماروَعَلَيْكُمُ السَّلام.🔊
  meaning

  And upon you be peace.

• عليهَذِهِ صورَةُ أُسْرَتي.🔊
  meaning

  This is a picture of my family.

• عمارما شاءَ الله! مَنْ هَذا؟🔊
  meaning

  Mā shāʾ Allāh! Who is this?

• عليهَذا والِدي عَدْنان وَهُوَ مُهَنْدِسٌ.🔊
  meaning

  This is my father ʿAdnān, and he is an engineer.

• عماروَمَنْ هَذِهِ؟🔊
  meaning

  And who is this (f.)?

• عليهَذِهِ والِدَتي سَعيدَة وَهِيَ طَبِيبَةٌ.🔊
  meaning

  This is my mother Saʿīda, and she is a doctor.

• عماروَمَنْ هَذا؟🔊
  meaning

  And who is this (m.)?

• عليهَذا أَخي عِيسَى وَهُوَ طالِبٌ.🔊
  meaning

  This is my brother ʿĪsā, and he is a student.

• عماروَمَنْ هَذِهِ؟🔊
  meaning

  And who is this (f.)?

• عليهَذِهِ أُخْتي عَبْلَة وَهِيَ مُعَلِّمَةٌ. وَهَذا جَدِّي. وَهَذِهِ جَدَّتي.🔊
  meaning

  This is my sister ʿAbla, and she is a teacher. And this is my grandfather. And this is my grandmother. مُعَلِّمَة — a synonym of Lesson 1's مُدَرِّسَة; the book uses both.

• عمارما شاءَ الله!🔊
  meaning

  Mā shāʾ Allāh!

2. عُمَر وعُثْمان — the Prophet's ﷺ family tree

Sixteen lines of pure هَذا/هَذِهِ + ـهُ practice — the whole grammar of the unit, recited over the noblest family. Names are real people; say them with care.

• عمرهَلْ هَذِهِ شَجَرَةٌ؟🔊
  meaning

  Is this a tree?

• عثماننَعَمْ، هَذِهِ أُسْرَةُ الرَّسُولِ.🔊
  meaning

  Yes — this is the family of the Messenger.

• عمرصَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ.🔊
  meaning

  Peace and blessings be upon him.

• عثمانهَذا والِدُهُ عَبْدُ الله.🔊
  meaning

  This is his father, ʿAbdullāh.

• عمروَهَذِهِ والِدَتُهُ آمِنَة.🔊
  meaning

  And this is his mother, Āmina.

• عثمانوَهَذا جَدُّهُ عَبْدُ المُطَّلِب.🔊
  meaning

  And this is his grandfather, ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib.

• عمروَهَذا عَمُّهُ العَبّاس.🔊
  meaning

  And this is his paternal uncle, al-ʿAbbās.

• عثمانوَهَذا عَمُّهُ حَمْزَة.🔊
  meaning

  And this is his paternal uncle, Ḥamza.

• عمروَهَذا عَمُّهُ أَبو طالِب.🔊
  meaning

  And this is his paternal uncle, Abū Ṭālib.

• عثمانوَهَذِهِ عَمَّتُهُ صَفِيَّة.🔊
  meaning

  And this is his paternal aunt, Ṣafiyya.

• عمروَهَذا ابْنُهُ القاسِم.🔊
  meaning

  And this is his son, al-Qāsim.

• عثمانوَهَذا ابْنُهُ عَبْدُ الله.🔊
  meaning

  And this is his son, ʿAbdullāh.

• عمروَهَذا ابْنُهُ إِبْراهِيم.🔊
  meaning

  And this is his son, Ibrāhīm.

• عثمانوَهَذِهِ ابْنَتُهُ فاطِمَة.🔊
  meaning

  And this is his daughter, Fāṭima.

• عمروَهَذِهِ ابْنَتُهُ رُقَيَّة.🔊
  meaning

  And this is his daughter, Ruqayya.

• عثمانوَهَذِهِ ابْنَتُهُ زَيْنَب.🔊
  meaning

  And this is his daughter, Zaynab.

• عمروَهَذِهِ ابْنَتُهُ أُمّ كُلْثوم.🔊
  meaning

  And this is his daughter, Umm Kulthūm.

3. The household at fajr

• الأمهَذا أَذانُ الفَجْرِ.🔊
  meaning

  That is the dawn call to prayer.

• الأباللهُ أَكْبَرُ. اللهُ أَكْبَرُ. أَيْنَ الأَوْلادُ؟🔊
  meaning

  God is greatest, God is greatest. Where are the children? He is echoing the adhan's opening words.

• الأمسَعْدٌ في الحَمّامِ يَتَوَضَّأُ.🔊
  meaning

  Saʿd is in the bathroom performing wudu.

• الأبوَأَيْنَ سَعِيدٌ؟🔊
  meaning

  And where is Saʿīd? Not Saʿd — the near-twin name.

• الأمسَعِيدٌ في الغُرْفَةِ يَقْرَأُ القُرْآنَ.🔊
  meaning

  Saʿīd is in the room reading the Qur'an.

• الأبوَأَيْنَ سَعِيدَةُ؟🔊
  meaning

  And where is Saʿīda?

• الأمسَعِيدَةُ في المُصَلَّى تُصَلِّي.🔊
  meaning

  Saʿīda is in the prayer room, praying. تُصَلِّي — she prays; the تـ marks “she”.

• الأبأَيْنَ المِعْطَفُ؟🔊
  meaning

  Where is the coat?

• سعدهَذا هُوَ المِعْطَفُ، يا والِدي.🔊
  meaning

  Here it is — the coat, O my father. هَذا هُوَ… = “this is THE one” (pointing it out), stronger than plain هَذا.

• الأبوَأَيْنَ النَّظّارَةُ؟🔊
  meaning

  And where are the glasses?

• سعيدهَذِهِ هِيَ النَّظّارَةُ، يا والِدي.🔊
  meaning

  Here they are — the glasses, O my father. نَظّارَة is grammatically singular (one pair), hence هَذِهِ هِيَ.

• الأبهَيّا بِنا إِلى المَسْجِدِ.🔊
  meaning

  Let's go to the mosque.

• سعد وسعيدهَيّا بِنا.🔊
  meaning

  Let's go.

4. Numbers ٦–١٠

🔊 سِتَّة ٦ · 🔊 سَبْعَة ٧ · 🔊 ثَمانِيَة ٨ · 🔊 تِسْعَة ٩ · 🔊 عَشَرَة ١٠

Done speaking? Test yourself in Lesson 2 or drill the Unit 2 flashcards. Anything unclear? Bring it to your teacher — in class.