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The 15 Frames
عايِز + [X]
ʿaayiz
I want [X]
مِش عايِز + [X]
mish ʿaayiz
I don't want [X]
عَنْدَك + [X]؟
ʿandak…?
Do you have [X]?
عَنْدي + [X]
ʿandi
I have [X]
فيه / مَفيش + [X]
fih / mafeesh
There is / isn't [X]
فين + [X]؟
fein…?
Where is [X]?
مُمْكِن + [X]؟
mumkin…?
Can I…? / Could you…?
بَحِبّ + [X]
baḥibb
I like / love [X]
بِكام + [X]؟
bikam…?
How much is [X]?
لازِم + [verb]
laazim
I have to / must
أنا + [adj]
ana…
I am [state]
إزّاي + [verb]؟
ezzaay…?
How…?
بـ + [verb]
bi‑
present: I do / I'm …‑ing
هـ + [verb]
ha‑
future: I will…
Golden Sentences
عايِز قَهْوة
I want a coffee
مِش عايِز شاي
I don't want tea
عَنْدَك مَيّة؟
Do you have water?
عَنْدي عَرَبية
I have a car
فيه زَحْمة النَّهارده
There's traffic today
مَفيش مُشْكِلة
No problem
فين الحَمّام؟
Where's the bathroom?
مُمْكِن المِنْيو؟
Could I have the menu?
بَحِبّ القَهْوة
I love coffee
البيض بِكام؟
How much are the eggs?
لازِم أَروح
I have to go
أنا تَعْبان
I'm tired
إزّاي أَروح المَطار؟
How do I get to the airport?
إنت ليه زَعْلان؟
Why are you upset?
هَشْتَري عيش
I'll buy bread
One Verb, Three Tenses 🔑
bare أَ after عايز / لازم / ممكن · بـ = present · هـ = future
Core Words
🍽️ Food & drink
مَيّةwater
عيشbread
قَهْوةcoffee
شايtea
لَبَنmilk
فِطارbreakfast
سَمَكfish
بيضeggs
📍 Places
مَسْجِدmosque
سوقmarket
حَمّامbathroom
بيتhome
مَطارairport
🚕 Out & about
عَرَبيةcar
زَحْمةtraffic
فَكّةchange
وَقْتtime
كورةfootball
جَزْمةshoes
نومsleep
دِلْوَقتيnow
😊 Adjectives
تَعْبانtired
جَعانhungry
مَبْسوطhappy
زَعْلانupset
غَضْبانangry
🏃 Verbs (bare أ‑form)
أَروحgo
أَنامsleep
أَسوقdrive
أَتْعَلِّمlearn
أَذاكِرstudy
أَشْتَريbuy
أَقْعُدsit
Greetings & Politeness
أهلاًhi
صَباح الخيرgood morning
إزَّيَّك؟how are you?
لو سَمَحْتplease
مِن فَضْلَكplease
شُكْراًthanks
العَفْوwelcome
آسِفsorry
مَعْلِشnever mind
تَمامokay
💡 Polite combo — add لو سَمَحْت to any request:
مُمْكِن قَهْوة لو سَمَحْت؟
Could I have a coffee, please?
Ordering Food ☕
المِنْيو لو سَمَحْتthe menu, please
الحِساب لو سَمَحْتthe bill, please
عايِز آكُلI want to eat
مِن غير سُكَّرno sugar
بِاللَّبَنwith milk
شاورماshawarma
عَطْشانthirsty
كِفاية كِدهthat's enough
تاني واحِدanother one
أنا شِبْعِتI'm full
💡 Word order: modifier after the noun, لو سَمَحْت last:
عايِز قَهْوة مِن غير سُكَّر، لو سَمَحْت
A coffee without sugar, please · specific dish → just عايِز شاورما (drop آكُل)
Traps to burn in ⚠️
🍞 عيش = bread · 🧍 أَعيش = I live
✅ BEATEN 7 Jul — café = عيش. Keep an eye, but you've got it!
فين where · فيه there is · في in
عَرَبية car · عَرَبي Arabic | بيض eggs · البيضاء the white one
جَزْمة shoes (not أحذية) · بقعد I sit (not بجالس) · دِلْوَقتي = one word
مَفيش = one word · مِش = no ي · use أ‑form after عايز/لازم/ممكن
"I don't like" → native مَبحِبّش (ma‑…‑sh) — Phase 3 · use Arabic ك/ي not Persian ک/ی
Daily 2-min Drill
- Hide English → read each Arabic, say the meaning.
- Hide Arabic → read each English, produce the Arabic (the hard, important way).
- Tap any card to check yourself.
- Run the 15 golden sentences out loud.
- Say روح in all 3 tenses: أَروح · بَروح · هَروح.