1. Welcome to Arabic 101 by Kurzban

2. Lesson 1: الدرس الاول Objectives:  Two common greetings  Introducing oneself  Leave-taking  Arabic alphabet: One way connectors  Practice

3. Arabic Alphabet: One way Connectors Name: Letter:Example: Waw ____________________Wet, boot Alif ____________________ dad, far Ra ____________________ trilled r, rolled Thal ____________________ then Zay _____________________ busy Dal ______________________ dim, donkey The Arabic alphabets contains 28 letters in addition to the hamza and two other variants of existing letters.

4. Let’s practice 1} Copy the six letters on a ruled sheet of paper and practice writing them several times. Remember: Your strokes should go from top to bottom and from right to left.

5. Lesson 1: Common greetings اهلا ً

6. Common greetings continue Peace be upon you= Hello السلام عليكم Reverse response السلام عليكم

7. Introducing oneself I am انا

8. Introducing oneself You can also use: my name is: اسمي

9. Introducing oneself Nice to meet you: تشرَّفنا

10. Leave-Taking I’ll see you later: الى اللقاء Or you can use: go with safety مع السلامة

11. Homework:  Read an article about a famous Arab musician or politician or an artist on Wikipedia.

12. Arabic Alphabet: One way Connectors http://www.flashcard exchange.com/cards/a rabic-one-way- connectors-878667

13. Summary Examine these sentences and identify the letters that we have discussed by circling them يَقْرَأُ الْوَلَدُ كِتَاْبَه

14. Summary Examine these sentences and identify the letters that we have discussed by circling them كَاْنَ هَذَاْ يَوْمًا عَصِيْبًا