Arabic · Unit 3 · Dialogue Reader

Unit 3 Dialogues

Three dialogues, line by line: where do you live, renting a flat, and buying furniture — then the days of the week. Read each line aloud before 🔊, reveal the meaning only when you need it.

Reproduced from the class textbook, Unit 3 pp.1–4 (photos in your library) · translations match Lesson 3

1. أَحْمَد وحَسّان — where do you live?

• أحمدالسَّلامُ عَلَيْكُم.🔊
  meaning

  Peace be upon you.

• حسانوَعَلَيْكُمُ السَّلام.🔊
  meaning

  And upon you be peace.

• أحمدأَيْنَ تَسْكُنُ؟🔊
  meaning

  Where do you live? تَسْكُنُ — you (m.) live; the same word was “she lives” in Unit 2.

• حسانأَسْكُنُ في حَيِّ المَطارِ. وَأَيْنَ تَسْكُنُ أَنْتَ؟🔊
  meaning

  I live in the Airport district. And where do you live? حَيّ — neighbourhood, quarter; حَيُّ المَطارِ “the district of the airport”.

• أحمدأَسْكُنُ في حَيِّ الجامِعَةِ.🔊
  meaning

  I live in the University district.

• حسانهَلْ تَسْكُنُ في بَيْتٍ؟🔊
  meaning

  Do you live in a house?

• أحمدنَعَمْ، أَسْكُنُ في بَيْتٍ. وهَلْ تَسْكُنُ في بَيْتٍ؟🔊
  meaning

  Yes, I live in a house. And do you live in a house?

• حسانلا، أَسْكُنُ في شَقَّةٍ.🔊
  meaning

  No, I live in a flat.

• أحمدما رَقْمُ شَقَّتِكَ؟🔊
  meaning

  What's your flat number? شَقَّتِكَ — your flat: ة opens to ت before the ـكَ ending.

• حسان٥. وما رَقْمُ بَيتِكَ؟🔊
  meaning

  Five. And what's your house number? Printed as the digit ٥; spoken خَمْسَة. The audio says the word.

• أحمد٩.🔊
  meaning

  Nine. Printed ٩; spoken تِسْعَة.

2. المُسْتَأْجِر والمُؤَجِّر — renting a flat

The speakers are roles, not names: المُسْتَأْجِر the tenant, المُؤَجِّر the landlord.

• المستأجرالسَّلامُ عَلَيْكُم.🔊
  meaning

  Peace be upon you.

• المؤجروَعَلَيْكُمُ السَّلام.🔊
  meaning

  And upon you be peace.

• المستأجرأُريدُ شَقَّةً مِن فَضْلِكَ.🔊
  meaning

  I'd like a flat, please. شَقَّةً — the ـةً ending after أُريدُ; say the -an.

• المؤجرلَدَينا شَقَّةٌ جَميلَة.🔊
  meaning

  We have a nice flat. جَميلَة follows its noun and takes its ة.

• المستأجركَمْ غُرْفَةً في الشَّقَّةِ؟🔊
  meaning

  How many rooms are in the flat? كَمْ + singular noun with ـةً.

• المؤجرفي الشَّقَّةِ خَمْسُ غُرَفٍ.🔊
  meaning

  In the flat there are five rooms. خَمْسُ, not خَمْسَة, before the feminine plural غُرَف — see the numbers chapter.

• المستأجرفي أَيِّ دَوْرٍ الشَّقَّةُ؟🔊
  meaning

  On which floor is the flat? أَيّ which · دَوْر floor, storey.

• المؤجرالشَّقَّةُ في الدَّوْرِ الخامِسِ.🔊
  meaning

  The flat is on the fifth floor.

• المستأجرأُريدُ مُشاهَدَةَ الشَّقَّةِ؟🔊
  meaning

  I'd like to see the flat. Printed with a question mark, but it is a statement — read it as one (the audio does).

• المؤجرتفضل، اُدْخُلْ، هذا بابُ الشَّقَّةِ.🔊
  meaning

  Please, come in — this is the door of the flat. تفضل is printed unvowelled here (تَفَضَّلْ on the next page); the photo clips the last word, completed as الشَّقَّةِ.

• المستأجرهَذِه شَقَّةٌ جَميلَة.🔊
  meaning

  This is a nice flat.

3. المُشْتَري والبائِع — buying furniture

Roles again: المُشْتَري the buyer, البائِع the seller.

• المشتريالسَّلامُ عَلَيْكُم.🔊
  meaning

  Peace be upon you.

• البائعوَعَلَيْكُمُ السَّلامُ. أَيَّ خِدْمَةٍ.🔊
  meaning

  And upon you be peace. How can I help? Lit. “which service?” — printed with a full stop, but it is a question; the audio asks it.

• المشتريأُريدُ بَعْضَ الأَثاثِ.🔊
  meaning

  I want some furniture.

• البائعماذا تُريدُ لِغُرْفَةِ النَّوْمِ؟🔊
  meaning

  What do you want for the bedroom? ماذا before a verb; لِـ “for” + غُرْفَةُ النَّوْم “room of sleep”.

• المشتريأُريدُ سَريرًا وسِتارَةً.🔊
  meaning

  I want a bed and a curtain.

• البائعوماذا تُريدُ لِغُرْفَةِ الجُلوسِ؟🔊
  meaning

  And what do you want for the living room? غُرْفَةُ الجُلوس — “room of sitting”.

• المشتريأُريدُ أَريكَةً وسَجّادَة.🔊
  meaning

  I want a sofa and a rug. سَجّادَة printed in pausal form (no tanwin) at the end of the line; the drills write سَجّادَةً.

• البائعوماذا تُريدُ للمَطْبَخِ؟🔊
  meaning

  And what do you want for the kitchen? لِـ + الـ fuses into لِلـ.

• المشتريأُريدُ فُرْناً وثَلاجَةً.🔊
  meaning

  I want an oven and a fridge.

• البائعوماذا تُريدُ للحَمّامِ؟🔊
  meaning

  And what do you want for the bathroom?

• المشتريأُريدُ سَخّاناً ومِرْآةً.🔊
  meaning

  I want a water heater and a mirror.

• البائعهَلْ تُريدُ شَيْئاً آخَرَ؟🔊
  meaning

  Do you want anything else?

• المشتريشُكْراً، أُريدُ مُشاهَدَةَ الأَثاثِ.🔊
  meaning

  Thank you — I'd like to see the furniture. شُكْراً here works as “no, thanks (nothing else)”.

• البائعتَفَضَّلْ.🔊
  meaning

  Please — go ahead.

4. The days of the week

Printed as a strip, right to left, starting from Saturday.

• 1السَّبْت🔊
  meaning

  Saturday

• 2الأَحَد🔊
  meaning

  Sunday

• 3الإِثْنَين🔊
  meaning

  Monday Book spelling; dictionaries also write الاِثْنَيْن.

• 4الثُّلاثاء🔊
  meaning

  Tuesday

• 5الأَرْبِعاء🔊
  meaning

  Wednesday

• 6الخَميس🔊
  meaning

  Thursday

• 7الجُمْعَة🔊
  meaning

  Friday

Done speaking? Test yourself in Lesson 3, drill the Unit 3 flashcards, or see what the numbers in these lines are doing in the numbers chapter. Anything unclear? Bring it to your teacher — in class.