LESSON 2 – الدَّرْسُ الثَّانِي
That is.... - ذَلِكَ...
Introduction - مُقَدِّمَةٌ
- In Part 1 of Lesson 2 we learn the noun ذَلِكَ which means 'That'. This is also called a demonstrative pronoun, but according to the traditional Arabic grammar terminology, it is called Arabic demonstrative noun or Arabic demonstrative article for far object. /dhālika/ is used to refer to objects that are further away whereas /hādhā/ is used to refer to objects that are closer.
Episode 4 - Lesson 2
In this Lesson we learn the noun ذَلِكَ which means 'That' (called a demonstrative pronoun in grammar)
Please click on the words to hear speech, i.e. how the words should be pronounced.
| Picture | Answer | Question |
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| That is a star. | What is That? |
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| هَـٰذَا مَسْجِدٌ وَذلِكَ بَيْتٌ. This is a mosque and that is a house. | What is this and what is that? |
| هَـٰذَا حِصَانٌ وَذلِكَ حِمارٌ. This is a horse and that is a donkey. | What is this and what is that? | |
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| No, that is a cat. | Is that a dog? |
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| That is a bed. | What is That? |
| هَـٰذَا مُدَرِّسٌ وَذَلِكَ إِمَامٌ. This is a teacher and that is an imam. | Who is this and who is that? |
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