In this episode of Ahlan Arabic, we learn one of the most important building blocks in Arabic grammar: ḥurūf al-jarr (حروف الجر) and the concept of ism majrūr (الاسم المجرور).
We also introduce a full set of new vocabulary related to places, including:
School, hospital, airport, restaurant, and more
Common environments you see every day in Arabic
What ḥurūf al-jarr are and how they work
The most common prepositions in Arabic:
فِي (in)
عَلَى (on)
مِن (from)
إِلَى (to)
عَنْ (about)
بِـ (with)
لِـ (for)
How ism majrūr works after prepositions
Real-life sentence building using new vocabulary
How to describe your surroundings in Arabic
“Where is…?” questions (أين؟)
Describing location using prepositions
Building natural Arabic sentences
Try describing everything around you in Arabic — even simple sentences like:“The book is on the table” or “The pen is in the bag”