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This content violates our Community Guidelines.September 6, 2009

Do you know what proverbs are? They are traditional sayings, which take the form of concise sentences and they are usually expressed in clever, witty or memorable language. In content, they tend to offer advice or make some kind of moral comment on how we should lead our lives.

Surprisingly there are proverbs in Urdu too and in all other languages as well. In Urdu they are called “Zarb-ul-imsaal”.

So what we will do is give you an equivalent in Urdu so that you may learn them quickly and you know what? We will publish the sentences and names of the readers who send us the best entries. So here are the first three proverbs:

A burnt child dreads the fire. It simply means that a person who has a bad experience concerning something will avoid it in future.

We can use it in a sentence like this: A burnt child dreads the fire and Ahmad has already had a bad experience from buying a second-hand car. This time he says he’s buying a brand new one.

Now what about Urdu? Oh yes! We have: Doodh ka jala chaach bhi phoonk phoonk ker peeta hai. I hope you got that!

A similar proverb is: Once bitten, twice shy.

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush: It is better to hold on to something that you already have, than to try to get something less attainable. You might not succeed in getting it and you might even risk losing what you have.

Sentence: We’ve decided to rent this flat, even though it’s not exactly what we’re looking for and we still have some more to go and look at. Flats to rent are scarce in this area and we’ve decided that a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

In Urdu we have: Nau naqad na tairah udhaar.

And a similar proverb in English is: It is best to be on the safe side.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw: In a desperate situation a person will grab at the slightest possibility of assistance, even though this attempt is likely to be futile.

Sentence: Junaid has been told by two cancer specialists that his father’s condition is terminal, but he refuses to accept this and has made an appointment for him to see another doctor; a drowning man will clutch at a straw.

The phrase clutch at straws is commonly used to mean to take desperate, probably futile action.

I think you’re clutching at straws by phoning the restaurant to find out if you left your purse there; I’m sure you had it in the taxi on the way home.

In Urdu we say: Doobtay ko tinkay ka sahara.

Similar: Hope springs eternal. And, while there’s life there’s hope.

Come on now. Make sentences of these proverbs and send them to us. We will publish the best ones.

August 16, 2009

Jashan e Aazadi Mubarak

Blessed be the sacred land,
Happy be the bounteous realm,
Symbol of high resolve, Land of Pakistan.
Blessed be thou citadel of faith.
The Order of this Sacred Land
Is the might of the brotherhood of the people.
May the nation, the country, and the State
Shine in glory everlasting.
Blessed be the goal of our ambition.
This flag of the Crescent and the Star
Leads the way to progress and perfection,
Interpreter of our past, glory of our present,
Inspiration of our future,
Symbol of Almighty's protection.

Love Pakistan

Aazadi Mubarak

August 13, 2009

LESSON 1- الدَّرْسُ الأوَّلُ) - Exercise 1 = (١) تمـرين )
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In this part of lesson 4, we will test the knowledge that we have learnt in this lesson so far.

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Please click on the correct option for each question below and click on the Mark button upon completion. In this lesson you will not be given the meaning of sentences, please visit the earlier parts of lesson 4 to learn the meanings if necessary.

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</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <hr color="#362787" width="92%" /> <table id="AutoNumber1" border="1" cellspacing="0" bordercolor="#111111" cellpadding="0" width="816" align="center" height="1" style="border-collapse: collapse"> <tbody> <tr> <td height="1" width="627" colspan="3">

Question 8: 

</td> <td bgcolor="#c0c0c0" height="1" rowspan="5" width="5"> </td> <td height="1" width="654" colspan="3">

 Question 9:

</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="1" width="22"><input type="radio" name="radio1" value="tag1" /> </td> <td dir="ltr" height="1" width="101" align="center">

هـٰذا قَلَمٌ

</td> <td dir="rtl" height="1" rowspan="4" width="342">

ما هـٰذا ؟

</td> <td height="1" width="19"><input type="radio" name="radio2" value="tag5" /> </td> <td dir="ltr" height="1" width="157" align="center">

هذا كِتَابٌ

</td> <td dir="rtl" height="1" rowspan="4" width="168">

ما هـٰذا ؟

</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="25" width="22"><input type="radio" name="radio1" value="tag2" /> </td> <td dir="ltr" height="25" width="101" align="center">

هـٰذا نَجْمٌ ِ

</td> <td height="1" width="19"><input type="radio" name="radio2" value="tag6" /> </td> <td dir="ltr" height="1" width="157" align="center">

هـٰذا قَلَمٌ

</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="1" width="22"><input type="radio" name="radio1" value="tag3" /> </td> <td height="1" width="101" align="center">

هذا مِفْتَاحٌ

</td> <td height="1" width="19"><input type="radio" name="radio2" value="tag7" /> </td> <td height="1" width="157" align="center">

هـٰذا كُرْسِيٌ 

</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="1" width="22"><input type="radio" name="radio1" value="tag4" /> </td> <td height="1" width="101" align="center">

هـٰذا كُرْسِيٌ 

</td> <td height="1" width="19"><input type="radio" name="radio2" value="tag8" /> </td> <td height="1" width="157" align="center">

هـٰذا بَيْتٌ 

</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

<table id="AutoNumber1" border="1" cellspacing="0" bordercolor="#111111" cellpadding="0" width="815" align="center" height="1" style="border-collapse: collapse"> <tbody> <tr> <td height="1" width="624" colspan="3" align="center">Question 10: </td> <td bgcolor="#c0c0c0" height="4" width="10" align="center"> </td> <td height="1" width="680" colspan="3" align="center"> Question 11:</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="1" width="33" align="center"><input type="radio" name="radio3" value="tag9" /> </td> <td dir="ltr" height="1" width="181" align="center">

هَذا نَجْمٌ

</td> <td dir="rtl" height="1" rowspan="4" width="410" align="right">

ما هـٰذا ؟

</td> <td bgcolor="#c0c0c0" height="1" rowspan="4" width="10" align="center"> </td> <td height="1" width="41" align="center"><input type="radio" name="radio4" value="tag13" /> </td> <td dir="ltr" height="1" width="287" align="center">

هـٰذا قَلَمٌ

</td> <td dir="rtl" height="1" rowspan="4" width="359" align="right">

ما هـٰذا ؟

</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="25" width="33" align="center"><input type="radio" name="radio3" value="tag10" /> </td> <td dir="ltr" height="25" width="181" align="center">

هـٰذا قَلَمٌ

</td> <td height="1" width="41" align="center"><input type="radio" name="radio4" value="tag14" /> </td> <td dir="ltr" height="1" width="287" align="center">

هـٰذا نَجْمٌ

</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="1" width="33" align="center"><input type="radio" name="radio3" value="tag11" /> </td> <td height="1" width="181" align="center">

هَذا بَابٌ

</td> <td height="1" width="41" align="center"><input type="radio" name="radio4" value="tag15" /> </td> <td height="1" width="287" align="center">

هـٰذا بَابٌ

</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="1" width="33" align="center"><input type="radio" name="radio3" value="tag12" /> </td> <td height="1" width="181" align="center">

هَذا كُرسِيٌ

</td> <td height="1" width="41" align="center"><input type="radio" name="radio4" value="tag16" /> </td> <td height="1" width="287" align="center">

هـٰذا كُرْسِيٌ 

</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

<table id="AutoNumber1" border="1" cellspacing="0" bordercolor="#111111" cellpadding="0" width="813" align="center" height="1" style="border-collapse: collapse"> <tbody> <tr> <td height="1" width="606" colspan="3" align="center">Question 12 : </td> <td bgcolor="#c0c0c0" height="4" width="12" align="center"> </td> <td height="1" width="694" colspan="3" align="center"> Question 13:</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="1" width="33" align="center"><input type="radio" name="radio5" value="tag17" /> </td> <td dir="rtl" height="1" width="136" align="center">

هذا سَرِيْرٌ 

</td> <td dir="rtl" height="1" rowspan="4" width="437" align="right">

ما هـٰذا ؟

</td> <td bgcolor="#c0c0c0" height="1" rowspan="4" width="12" align="center"> </td> <td height="1" width="20" align="center"><input checked="checked" type="radio" name="radio6" value="tag21" /> </td> <td dir="ltr" height="1" width="179" align="center">

هَذا قَلَمٌ

</td> <td dir="rtl" height="1" rowspan="4" width="502" align="right">

ما هـٰذا ؟

</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="25" width="33" align="center"><input type="radio" name="radio5" value="tag18" /> </td> <td dir="rtl" height="25" width="136" align="center">

هـٰذا نَجْمٌ

</td> <td height="1" width="20" align="center"><input type="radio" name="radio6" value="tag22" /> </td> <td dir="ltr" height="1" width="179" align="center">

هَذا سَرِيْرٌ

</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="1" width="33" align="center"><input type="radio" name="radio5" value="tag19" /> </td> <td dir="rtl" height="1" width="136" align="center">

هـٰذا كُرْسِيٌ

</td> <td height="1" width="20" align="center"><input type="radio" name="radio6" value="tag23" /> </td> <td height="1" width="179" align="center">

هَذا بَابٌ

</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="1" width="33" align="center"><input type="radio" name="radio5" value="tag20" /> </td> <td dir="rtl" height="1" width="136" align="center">

هـٰذا بَيْتٌ 

</td> <td height="1" width="20" align="center"><input type="radio" name="radio6" value="tag24" /> </td> <td height="1" width="179" align="center">

هـٰذا كُرْسِيٌ 

</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <hr color="#362787" width="92%" /> <table align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="172" align="center"><input onclick="check()" type="button" style="background-color: #66cc00; color: #003300; font-weight: bold" name="Mark" value="Mark" /> <input onclick="resetChoices()" type="button" style="background-color: #66cc00; font-family: Verdana; color: #003300; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold" name="Reset" value="Reset" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td>

Total Correct Answers = 0
Your Mark is 0%

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August 5, 2009

LESSON 4 - SHORT VOWEL MARKS- KASRA <ul> <li>

The Kasra is the short diagonal stroke below the letters. Please click on the letters to hear how they will sound with the Kasra.

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Click on Letters to hear pronunciation

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August 5, 2009

ما هـٰذا / أهـٰذا - '....What is this'/'Is this a' <ul> <li>

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In addition, we will learn the words for Yes and No in Arabic to answer these questions. The word for Yes in Arabic is <a style="text-decoration: none" href="http://www.madinaharabic.com/Arabic_Language_Course/Lessons_Audios/Yes.mp3">نَعَمْ and the word for No in Arabic is <a style="text-decoration: none" href="http://www.madinaharabic.com/Arabic_Language_Course/Lessons_Audios/No.mp3">لاَ</a> </a>

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As we have already learnt, the Arabic script is read from right to left, please read the sentences below from right to left.

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Please click on the words or pictures to hear speech, i.e. how the words

should be pronounced. 

Picture

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Answer

</td> <td bgcolor="#e2e2bc" height="92" width="30%">

Question

</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="150" align="center"><a href="http://www.madinaharabic.com/Arabic_Language_Course/Lessons_Audios/Hadha%20Baitun.mp3"><img border="0" width="130" height="130" alt="" src="http://www.madinaharabic.com/Arabic_Language_Course/Lessons_Pictures/House.jpg" /></a></td> <td height="150">

<a style="text-decoration: none" href="http://www.madinaharabic.com/Arabic_Language_Course/Lessons_Audios/Hadha%20Baitun.mp3">هـٰذا بَيْتٌ</a> .
This is a house.

</td> <td height="150">

<a style="text-decoration: none" href="http://www.madinaharabic.com/Arabic_Language_Course/Lessons_Audios/What%20is%20this.mp3">ماهـٰذا؟</a>
What is this?

</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="150" align="center"><a href="http://www.madinaharabic.com/Arabic_Language_Course/Lessons_Audios/this%20is%20shirt.mp3"><img border="0" width="130" height="130" alt="" src="http://www.madinaharabic.com/Arabic_Language_Course/Lessons_Pictures/Shirt.jpg" /></a></td> <td height="145">

<a style="text-decoration: none" href="http://www.madinaharabic.com/Arabic_Language_Course/Lessons/MB1_Lesson_001/Audio/AL27.mp3"></a><a style="text-decoration: none" href="http://www.madinaharabic.com/Arabic_Language_Course/Lessons_Audios/this%20is%20shirt.mp3">هـٰذا قَمِيْصٌ</a><a style="text-decoration: none" href="http://www.madinaharabic.com/Arabic_Language_Course/Lessons_Audios/this%20is%20shirt.mp3"> .</a>

This is a shirt.

</td> <td height="145">

<a style="text-decoration: none" href="http://www.madinaharabic.com/Arabic_Language_Course/Lessons_Audios/What%20is%20this.mp3"><a style="text-decoration: none" href="http://www.madinaharabic.com/Arabic_Language_Course/Lessons_Audios/What%20is%20this.mp3">هـٰذا؟</a>
What is this?</a><a style="text-decoration: none" href="http://www.madinaharabic.com/Arabic_Language_Course/Lessons_Audios/What%20is%20this.mp3">ما</a>

</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="150" align="center"><a href="http://www.madinaharabic.com/Arabic_Language_Course/Lessons_Audios/no%20this%20is%20pen.mp3"><img border="0" width="130" height="130" alt="" src="http://www.madinaharabic.com/Arabic_Language_Course/Lessons_Pictures/Pen.jpg" /></a></td> <td height="130">

<a style="text-decoration: none" href="http://www.madinaharabic.com/Arabic_Language_Course/Lessons/MB1_Lesson_001/Audio/AL31.mp3"><a style="text-decoration: none" href="http://www.madinaharabic.com/Arabic_Language_Course/Lessons_Audios/no%20this%20is%20pen.mp3">.</a></a><a style="text-decoration: none" href="http://www.madinaharabic.com/Arabic_Language_Course/Lessons_Audios/no%20this%20is%20pen.mp3">لاَ، هـٰذا قَلَمٌ</a>

No, this is a pen.

</td> <td height="130">

<a style="text-decoration: none" href="http://www.madinaharabic.com/Arabic_Language_Course/Lessons/MB1_Lesson_001/Audio/AL30.mp3"></a><a style="text-decoration: none" href="http://www.madinaharabic.com/Arabic_Language_Course/Lessons_Audios/is%20this%20key.mp3">أهـٰذا مِفْتَاحٌ؟</a>

Is this a key?

</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="150" align="center"><a href="http://www.madinaharabic.com/Arabic_Language_Course/Lessons_Audios/yes%20this%20is%20house.mp3"><img border="0" width="130" height="130" alt="" src="http://www.madinaharabic.com/Arabic_Language_Course/Lessons_Pictures/House.jpg" /></a></td> <td height="130">

<a style="text-decoration: none" href="http://www.madinaharabic.com/Arabic%20Language%20Course/Lesson_Audio/L1_03/AL25.mp3"></a><a style="text-decoration: none" href="http://www.madinaharabic.com/Arabic_Language_Course/Lessons_Audios/yes%20this%20is%20house.mp3">نَعَمْ،</a><a style="text-decoration: none" href="http://www.madinaharabic.com/Arabic_Language_Course/Lessons_Audios/yes%20this%20is%20house.mp3">هـٰذا بَيْتٌ</a><a style="text-decoration: none" href="http://www.madinaharabic.com/Arabic_Language_Course/Lessons_Audios/yes%20this%20is%20house.mp3">.</a>

Yes, this is a house.

</td> <td height="130">

<a href="http://www.madinaharabic.com/Arabic_Language_Course/Lessons/MB1_Lesson_001/Audio/AL24.mp3"></a><a href="http://www.madinaharabic.com/Arabic_Language_Course/Lessons_Audios/Is%20this%20house.mp3">أهـٰذا بَيْتٌ</a><a href="http://www.madinaharabic.com/Arabic_Language_Course/Lessons_Audios/Is%20this%20house.mp3">؟</a>

Is this a house?

</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="150" align="center"><a href="http://www.madinaharabic.com/Arabic_Language_Course/Lessons_Audios/no%20this%20is%20chair.mp3"><img border="0" width="130" height="130" alt="" src="http://www.madinaharabic.com/Arabic_Language_Course/Lessons_Pictures/Chair.jpg" /></a></td> <td height="130">

<a href="http://www.madinaharabic.com/Arabic_Language_Course/Lessons_Audios/no%20this%20is%20chair.mp3">لاَ،هـٰذا كُرْسِيٌ .</a>

No, this is a chair.

</td> <td height="130">

<a style="text-decoration: none" href="http://www.madinaharabic.com/Arabic_Language_Course/Lessons_Audios/is%20this%20bed.mp3">أهـٰذا سَرِيْرٌ؟ </a>

Is this a bed?

</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="150" align="center"><a href="http://www.madinaharabic.com/Arabic_Language_Course/Lessons_Audios/this%20is%20star.mp3"><img border="0" width="130" height="130" alt="" src="http://www.madinaharabic.com/Arabic_Language_Course/Lessons_Pictures/Star.jpg" /></a></td> <td height="130">

<a style="text-decoration: none" href="http://www.madinaharabic.com/Arabic%20Language%20Course/Lesson_Audio/L1_03/AL33.mp3"></a><a style="text-decoration: none" href="http://www.madinaharabic.com/Arabic_Language_Course/Lessons_Audios/this%20is%20star.mp3">هـٰذا نَجْمٌ.</a>

This is a star.

</td> <td height="130">

<a style="text-decoration: none" href="http://www.madinaharabic.com/Arabic_Language_Course/Lessons_Audios/What%20is%20this.mp3">ماهـٰذا؟</a>
What is this?

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In the next lesson we will learn the word <a style="text-decoration: none" href="http://www.madinaharabic.com/Arabic_Language_Course/Lessons_Audios/who%20is%20this.mp3">مَنْ هـٰذا؟</a>which means "Who is this?" followed by some more sentences to revise what we have learnt in this lesson, Insha'Allah.

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July 31, 2009

LESSON 3 - SHORT VOWEL MARKS- FATHA

In the following 3 lessons, we will learn the Short vowel-marks pronunciation Insha'Allah. This lesson will also help us to revise the letters we have already learnt in the previous lessons.

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The Fatha is the short diagonal stroke above the letter. Please click on the letters to hear how they will sound with the Fatha.

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Click on Letters to hear pronunciation

July 30, 2009

What is Islam

The word Islam means both 'peace' and 'submission'. It is the second largest religion in the world with over 1bn followers, and over 1.6m in the UK.

There are several different groups of Muslims, but all of them, in every country and community, regard their faith as a bond between them, and as a major part of their identity.

Islam was revealed over 1400 years ago in Mecca, Arabia.
Followers of Islam are called Muslims.
Muslims believe that there is only One God.
The Arabic word for God is Allah.
According to Muslims, God sent a number of prophets to mankind to teach them how to live according to His law.
Jesus, Moses and Abraham are respected as prophets of God.
They believe that the final Prophet was Muhammad (peace be upon him).
Muslims believe that Islam has always existed, but for practical purposes, date their religion from the time of the migration of Muhammad.
Muslims base their laws on their holy book the Qur'an, and the Sunnah.
The Sunnah is the practical example of Prophet Muhammad.
There are five basic Pillars of Islam.
These pillars are the declaration of faith, praying five times a day, giving money to charity, fasting and a once in a lifetime pilgrimage to Mecca.

July 29, 2009

هـٰذا - 'This is..' continued

Insha'Allah (God-Willing), we will continue practicing with some more examples of using the phrase haadhaa (<a title="Transliteration: Hadhaa Baytun" href="http://www.madinaharabic.com/Arabic_Language_Course/Lessons_Audios/Hadha.mp3" style="font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none">هـٰذا</a>) which means 'This is'.

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Please click on the words or pictures to hear speech, i.e. how the words

should be pronounced. 

<a href="http://www.madinaharabic.com/Arabic_Language_Course/Lessons_Audios/Hadha%20Qalamun.mp3">هـٰذا قَلَمٌ </a>

</td> <td height="73">

<a title="Transliteration: Hadhaa Kitaabun" href="http://www.madinaharabic.com/Arabic_Language_Course/Lessons_Audios/Hadha%20Kursiyun.mp3" style="font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none">هـٰذا</a><a title="Transliteration: Hadhaa Kitaabun" href="http://www.madinaharabic.com/Arabic_Language_Course/Lessons_Audios/Hadha%20Kursiyun.mp3" style="font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none"> كُرْسِىٌ</a>

</td> <td height="73">

<a title="Transliteration: Hadhaa Masjidun" href="http://www.madinaharabic.com/Arabic_Language_Course/Lessons_Audios/Hadha%20Miftahun.mp3" style="font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none">هـٰذا</a><a title="Transliteration: Hadhaa Masjidun" href="http://www.madinaharabic.com/Arabic_Language_Course/Lessons_Audios/Hadha%20Miftahun.mp3" style="font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none"> مِفْتَاحٌ</a>

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This is a pen.

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This is a chair.

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This is a key.

</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="19" colspan="3"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="157" align="center"><a href="http://www.madinaharabic.com/Arabic_Language_Course/Lessons_Audios/Hadhaa%20Sareerun.mp3"><img border="0" src="http://www.madinaharabic.com/Arabic_Language_Course/Lessons_Pictures/Bed.jpg" width="130" height="130" alt="" /></a></td> <td height="157" align="center"><a href="http://www.madinaharabic.com/Arabic_Language_Course/Lessons_Audios/Hadha%20Maktabun.mp3"><img border="0" src="http://www.madinaharabic.com/Arabic_Language_Course/Lessons_Pictures/Desk.jpg" width="130" height="130" alt="" /></a></td> <td height="157"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="71">

<a title="Transliteration: Hadhaa Baabun" href="http://www.madinaharabic.com/Arabic_Language_Course/Lessons_Audios/Hadhaa%20Sareerun.mp3" style="font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none">هـٰذا سَرِيْرٌ </a>

</td> <td height="71">

<a href="http://www.madinaharabic.com/Arabic_Language_Course/Lessons_Audios/Hadha%20Maktabun.mp3">هـٰذا مكْتَبٌ </a>

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This is a bed.

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This is a desk.

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We have learnt how to say 'This is' using the phrase hadha. Now, we will learn how to say 'What is this' to ask a question followed by the answers to the questions Insha Allah. Please click on next part below to proceed.

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July 29, 2009

The Double Vowel-Marks:  The Double Vowel-Marks: <ul> <li>

The double vowel-marks signs are an extension of the single vowel-marks. The double vowel signs add the '-n' sound to the single vowel. Please see the letters below. The Daal has been used to enable us to see the position of the double vowel sign which is called tanween. Tanween refers to the double form of any vowel, the specific name of the double vowel sign e.g. double Fatha is also given below as this is unique for each vowel. Click on the letters with the vowel-marks to hear the pronunciation.

Click on Letters to hear pronunciation

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The 'an' in ran.

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In the next lesson we are going to practice each letter we have covered with each short vowel and long vowel, Insha'Allah.

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July 29, 2009