LESSON 2 – الدَّرْسُ الثَّانِي
That is…. – ذَلِكَ…
Introduction – مُقَدِّمَةٌ
- In Part 1 of Lesson 2 we learn the noun ذَلِكَ which means ‘That’ (called a demonstrative pronoun in grammar). /dhālika/ is used to refer to objects that are further away whereas /hādhā/ is used to refer to objects that are closer.
Please click on the words to hear speech, i.e. how the words should be pronounced.
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| ذَلِكَ نَجْمٌ. That is a star. | مَا ذَلِكَ؟ What is That? |
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| هَـٰذَا مَسْجِدٌ وَذلِكَ بَيْتٌ. This is a mosque and that is a house. | مَا هَـٰذَا وَمَا ذَلِكَ؟ What is this and what is that? |
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| هَـٰذَا حِصَانٌ وَذلِكَ حِمارٌ. This is a horse and that is a donkey. | مَا هَـٰذَا وَمَا ذَلِكَ؟ What is this and what is that? |
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| لا، ذَلِكَ قِطٌٌ. No, that is a cat. | أَذَلِكَ كَلْبٌ؟ Is that a dog? |
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| ذَلِكَ سَرِيرٌ. That is a bed. | مَا ذَلِكَ؟ What is That? |
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| هَـٰذَا مُدَرَّسٌ وَذَلِكَ إِِمَامٌ. This is a teacher and that is an imam. | مَنْ هَـٰذَا وَمَنْ ذَلِكَ؟ Who is this and who is that? |
