Vocabulary: Demonstratives and nouns used with them in Lesson 9
| Arabic (العربية) | Transliteration | Meaning | Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| هَذَا | hadhā | this (masc. singular, near) | Demonstrative — Near |
| هَذِهِ | hadhihi | this (fem. singular, near) | Demonstrative — Near |
| ذَلِكَ | dhālika | that (masc. singular, far) | Demonstrative — Far |
| تِلْكَ | tilka | that (fem. singular, far) | Demonstrative — Far |
| هَؤُلَاءِ | ha'ulā'i | these (human plural, near) | Demonstrative — Near plural |
| أُولَئِكَ | ulā'ika | those (human plural, far) | Demonstrative — Far plural |
| هَذَانِ | hadhāni | these two (masc. dual, near) | Demonstrative — Dual |
| هَاتَانِ | hātāni | these two (fem. dual, near) | Demonstrative — Dual |
| ذَانِكَ | dhānika | those two (masc. dual, far) | Demonstrative — Dual |
| تَانِكَ | tānika | those two (fem. dual, far) | Demonstrative — Dual |
| بَيْتٌ | baytun | a house | Noun (m.) |
| مَسْجِدٌ | masjidun | a mosque | Noun (m.) |
| كِتَابٌ | kitābun | a book | Noun (m.) |
| قَلَمٌ | qalamun | a pen | Noun (m.) |
| مَكْتَبٌ | maktabun | a desk | Noun (m.) |
| بَابٌ | bābun | a door | Noun (m.) |
| مِفْتَاحٌ | miftāḥun | a key | Noun (m.) |
| سَيَّارَةٌ | sayyāratun | a car | Noun (f.) |
| سَاعَةٌ | sāʿatun | a clock / watch | Noun (f.) |
| مَدْرَسَةٌ | madrasatun | a school | Noun (f.) |
| غُرْفَةٌ | ghurfatun | a room | Noun (f.) |
| حَقِيبَةٌ | ḥaqībatun | a bag | Noun (f.) |
| طُلَّابٌ | ṭullābun | students | Noun (pl.) |
| مُعَلِّمُونَ | muʿallimūna | teachers (m. pl.) | Noun (pl.) |
| أَصْدِقَاءُ | aṣdiqā'u | friends | Noun (pl.) |
| اِسْمُ الإِشَارَةِ | ismu al-ishārati | demonstrative (pointer word) | Grammar term |
| وَ | wa | and | Particle |
Master these demonstratives so that هَذَا بَيْتٌ, ذَلِكَ مَسْجِدٌ, هَؤُلَاءِ طُلَّابٌ, and أُولَئِكَ مُعَلِّمُونَ become automatic when you point and describe.