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Things around me: review
Egyptian Arabic A1 · Unit 7
GoalDescribe things around you with this, the, adjectives and colours.
New words
دَه كِتَاب أَحْمَر (da kitāb aḥmar) · this is a red bookدِي شَنْطَة جَدِيدَة (di shanṭa gadīda) · this is a new bagالشَّنْطَة مِش كِبِيرَة (ish-shanṭa mish kibīra) · the bag is not big
Explanation
This lesson uses everything from unit 7. Build a sentence in three steps: first دَه or دِي, then the noun, then the adjective or colour. Check the gender of the noun and match the adjective. Colours change shape in the feminine. Use مِش for «not» and أَوِي for «very». With «the» you can also say الكِتَاب الأَحْمَر (the red book): both words get اَل.
| Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| دَه | كِتَاب | أَزْرَق |
| دِي | شَنْطَة | زَرْقَا |
| دِي | مَدْرَسَة | كِبِيرَة |
Worked examples
Hana
دَه كِتَاب جَدِيد؟
Yusuf
جَدِيد! وِدِي شَنْطَة حَمْرَا.
Hana
حِلْوَة أَوِي!
Three new sentences. Press each card.
Four colours. Say the name of each one aloud.
Class activity
Go through your home and describe ten things with three steps each: دَه / دِي, the noun, the adjective. Write the sentences, then read them again and check every ending: is it masculine or feminine? Say each one with «the» as well.
Practice
1
Press Listen. What colour is the pen?
Yellow: أَصْفَر.
2
Say «this is a new door».
دَه بَاب جَدِيد.
3
Say «the car is not old» (the car is feminine).
العَرَبِيَّة مِش قَدِيمَة.
4
Say «this is a red bag».
دِي شَنْطَة حَمْرَا.
5
Say «the book is very good».
الكِتَاب كُوَيِّس أَوِي.