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‫5 [خمسة]

5 [khmast]

‫البلدان واللغات‬

ad-duwal wa al-lughāt

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John is from London. ج-- م-----ن. ج__ م_ ل____ ج-ن م- ل-د-. ------------ جون من لندن. 0
jūn m----a-d-n. j__ m__ l______ j-n m-n l-n-a-. --------------- jūn min landan.
London is in Great Britain. ت-ع ل--- -- -ري--ني--الع--ى. ت__ ل___ ف_ ب_______ ا______ ت-ع ل-د- ف- ب-ي-ا-ي- ا-ع-م-. ---------------------------- تقع لندن في بريطانيا العظمى. 0
taqa- la---n--- b---ān--- -l-ʿu-m-. t____ l_____ f_ b________ a________ t-q-ʿ l-n-a- f- b-i-ā-i-ā a---u-m-. ----------------------------------- taqaʿ landan fī britāniyā al-ʿuẓmā.
He speaks English. ‫-و --كل- ---نجل-زي-. ‫__ ي____ ا__________ ‫-و ي-ك-م ا-إ-ج-ي-ي-. --------------------- ‫هو يتكلم الإنجليزية. 0
hu-a y--aka-l-m ---i-g--ziy--. h___ y_________ a_____________ h-w- y-t-k-l-a- a---n-l-z-y-a- ------------------------------ huwa yatakallam al-inglīziyya.
Maria is from Madrid. ‫-ا--- -ن -دريد. ‫_____ م_ م_____ ‫-ا-ي- م- م-ر-د- ---------------- ‫ماريا من مدريد. 0
m-ri-- mi----d-īd. m_____ m__ m______ m-r-y- m-n m-d-ī-. ------------------ māriyā min madrīd.
Madrid is in Spain. م--ي- -ي----ان--. م____ ف_ ا_______ م-ر-د ف- ا-ب-ن-ا- ----------------- مدريد في اسبانيا. 0
m---ī--f- isbā--y-. m_____ f_ i________ m-d-ī- f- i-b-n-y-. ------------------- madrīd fī isbāniyā.
She speaks Spanish. إ--ا-تت-دث ال-س-انية. إ___ ت____ ا_________ إ-ه- ت-ح-ث ا-إ-ب-ن-ة- --------------------- إنها تتحدث الإسبانية. 0
in-a-- ta-aḥ---a-h a--i-b--i---. i_____ t__________ a____________ i-n-h- t-t-ḥ-d-a-h a---s-ā-i-y-. -------------------------------- innahā tataḥaddath al-isbāniyya.
Peter and Martha are from Berlin. ‫بيتر و----ا ------ين. ‫____ و_____ م_ ب_____ ‫-ي-ر و-ا-ث- م- ب-ل-ن- ---------------------- ‫بيتر ومارثا من برلين. 0
bī--r wa -ārt-----n --r-īn. b____ w_ m_____ m__ b______ b-t-r w- m-r-h- m-n b-r-ī-. --------------------------- bītar wa mārthā min barlīn.
Berlin is in Germany. ب---ن---- ------ا--ا. ب____ ت__ ف_ أ_______ ب-ل-ن ت-ع ف- أ-م-ن-ا- --------------------- برلين تقع في ألمانيا. 0
b------t-qaʿ-fī a----iy-. b_____ t____ f_ a________ b-r-ī- t-q-ʿ f- a-m-n-y-. ------------------------- barlīn taqaʿ fī almāniyā.
Do both of you speak German? ه- تتح-ث-ن -ل-ل-اني-؟ ه_ ت______ ا_________ ه- ت-ح-ث-ن ا-أ-م-ن-ة- --------------------- هل تتحدثان الألمانية؟ 0
hal t-taḥaddathān-a--alm-n-y--? h__ t____________ a____________ h-l t-t-ḥ-d-a-h-n a---l-ā-i-y-? ------------------------------- hal tataḥaddathān al-almāniyya?
London is a capital city. ل--ن--ي-عا-مة. ل___ ه_ ع_____ ل-د- ه- ع-ص-ة- -------------- لندن هي عاصمة. 0
l-ndan hiya---ṣi-a. l_____ h___ ʿ______ l-n-a- h-y- ʿ-ṣ-m-. ------------------- landan hiya ʿāṣima.
Madrid and Berlin are also capital cities. ‫مدري--وب-ل------------ي-اً. ‫_____ و_____ ع______ أ____ ‫-د-ي- و-ر-ي- ع-ص-ت-ن أ-ض-ً- ---------------------------- ‫مدريد وبرلين عاصمتان أيضاً. 0
mad----wa b-r-īn -ā-i----n--yḍ-n. m_____ w_ b_____ ʿ________ a_____ m-d-ī- w- b-r-ī- ʿ-ṣ-m-t-n a-ḍ-n- --------------------------------- madrīd wa barlīn ʿāṣimatān ayḍan.
Capital cities are big and noisy. ا-------ك---ة-------. ا______ ك____ و______ ا-ع-ا-م ك-ي-ة و-ا-ب-. --------------------- العواصم كبيرة وصاخبة. 0
a--ʿ--ā----k-b-ra w----k---a. a_________ k_____ w_ ṣ_______ a---a-ā-i- k-b-r- w- ṣ-k-i-a- ----------------------------- al-ʿawāṣim kabīra wa ṣākhiba.
France is in Europe. ف-ن---تق- في-----با. ف____ ت__ ف_ أ______ ف-ن-ا ت-ع ف- أ-ر-ب-. -------------------- فرنسا تقع في أوروبا. 0
fa--n-ā-t--a---- urūb-ā. f______ t____ f_ u______ f-r-n-ā t-q-ʿ f- u-ū-b-. ------------------------ faransā taqaʿ fī urūbbā.
Egypt is in Africa. م-ر--قع-ف--أف--قيا. م__ ت__ ف_ أ_______ م-ر ت-ع ف- أ-ر-ق-ا- ------------------- مصر تقع في أفريقيا. 0
m--r--aq-ʿ fī-a----i-ā. m___ t____ f_ a________ m-ṣ- t-q-ʿ f- a-r-q-y-. ----------------------- miṣr taqaʿ fī afrīqiyā.
Japan is in Asia. ال--بان--ق--ف- --يا. ا______ ت__ ف_ أ____ ا-ي-ب-ن ت-ع ف- أ-ي-. -------------------- اليابان تقع في أسيا. 0
a--ā--n--a--ʿ -ī -si--. a______ t____ f_ ā_____ a-y-b-n t-q-ʿ f- ā-i-ā- ----------------------- alyābān taqaʿ fī āsiyā.
Canada is in North America. ‫كن-- تقع ف----ي-ك- الشم----. ‫____ ت__ ف_ أ_____ ا________ ‫-ن-ا ت-ع ف- أ-ي-ك- ا-ش-ا-ي-. ----------------------------- ‫كندا تقع في أميركا الشمالية. 0
k--------a-----am--kā--sh-s-amāliy--. k____ t____ f_ a_____ a______________ k-n-ā t-q-ʿ f- a-r-k- a-h-s-a-ā-i-y-. ------------------------------------- kandā taqaʿ fī amrīkā ash-shamāliyya.
Panama is in Central America. بنم--تق- ---أ-ي-ك--الو--ى. ب___ ت__ ف_ أ_____ ا______ ب-م- ت-ع ف- أ-ي-ك- ا-و-ط-. -------------------------- بنما تقع في أميركا الوسطى. 0
b--a-ā -aq-ʿ-f--amr--- -l-w-sṭ-. b_____ t____ f_ a_____ a________ b-n-m- t-q-ʿ f- a-r-k- a---u-ṭ-. -------------------------------- banamā taqaʿ fī amrīkā al-wusṭā.
Brazil is in South America. ‫الب------ت-- ---أمير---ا-جن----. ‫________ ت__ ف_ أ_____ ا________ ‫-ل-ر-ز-ل ت-ع ف- أ-ي-ك- ا-ج-و-ي-. --------------------------------- ‫البرازيل تقع في أميركا الجنوبية. 0
a--b--āzī--t-q-ʿ -ī am--k- al-j-n---yy-. a_________ t____ f_ a_____ a____________ a---a-ā-ī- t-q-ʿ f- a-r-k- a---a-ū-i-y-. ---------------------------------------- al-barāzīl taqaʿ fī amrīkā al-janūbiyya.

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