LESSONS 30 & 31
INTRODUCTION TO VERBS
Adrus = I study.
Askun = I live.
Adrus al-lughah al-cArabiyya. = I study the Arabic language.
Adrus fii Madrasat Shaw. = I study at the Shaw School.
Askun fii madiinat Philadelphia. = I live in the city of Philadelphia.
Askun fii wilaayat Pennsylvania. = I live in the state of Pennsylvania.
Ayna tadrus? = Where do you (m.) study?
Ayna tadrusii? = Where do you (f.) study?
Ayna taskun? = Where do you (m.) live?
Ayna taskunii? = Where do you (f.) live?
Here is how we conjugate several verbs: study, live, work, and write. Practice repeating them out loud.
Adrus - I study
Tadrus - You (m.) study
Tadrusii - You (f.) study
Tadrus - She studies
Yadrus - He studies
Nadrus - We study
Askun - I live
Taskun - You (m.) live
Taskunii - You (f.) live
Taskun - She lives
Yaskun - He lives
Naskun - We live
Acmal - I work
Tacmal - You (m.) work
Tacmalii - You (f.) work
Tacmal - She works
Yacmal - He works
Nacmal - We work
Aktub - I write
Taktub - You (m.) write
Taktubii - You (f.) write
Taktub - She writes
Yaktub - He writes
Naktub - We write
Ayna yaskun cOmar? = Where does Omar live?
Ayna taskun Fa
ima?
= Where does Fatima live?
Ayna yacmal A
mad?
= Where does Ahmad work?
Ayna tacmal cA'isha? = Where does Aisha work?
Nacmal fii Philadelphia wa naskun fii New Jersey.
We work in Philadelphia and live in New Jersey.
Ayna Yaskun Ustaath Arnab ? Huwa yaskun fii wilaayat Jersey
al-Jadiid.
Where does Mr. Rabbit live? He lives in the state of New Jersey.