# Your first Arabic lesson

**Language:** Arabic  
**CEFR Level:** A1  

> Start your Arabic journey with simple greetings and essential phrases. Practice listening and speaking on the go as you take your very first steps.

**Setting:** Sarah meets Omar at a bustling café in downtown Cairo for her first Arabic exchange. Surrounded by the lively sounds of the city, they begin with the absolute basics of the language.

## Lessons

### 1. Welcome and basic greetings

Sarah learns how to say hello and thank you in Egyptian Arabic on her first day.

**Vocabulary:**
- أهلاً (Welcome)
- صباح الخير (Good morning)
- شكراً (Thank you)
- الاسم (The name)
- الكتاب (The book)

**Objectives:**
- Say hello and good morning
- Express basic gratitude

### 2. Introducing yourself simply

Omar teaches Sarah how to talk about herself and recognize pronouns.

**Vocabulary:**
- أنا (I)
- إنتَ (You, masculine)
- إنتِ (You, feminine)
- من (From)
- المدينة (The city)

**Objectives:**
- Say who you are
- Ask someone where they are from

### 3. Basic questions and answers

Sarah learns how to give simple answers and ask how someone is doing.

**Vocabulary:**
- أيوه (Yes)
- لأ (No)
- إزاي (How)
- الحال (The condition)
- تمام (Great/Fine)

**Objectives:**
- Answer yes or no
- Ask how someone is doing

### 4. Classroom and language words

Omar introduces basic vocabulary related to learning and studying languages.

**Vocabulary:**
- المدرس (The teacher)
- الطالب (The student)
- المدرسة (The school)
- اللغة (The language)
- العربي (The Arabic language)

**Objectives:**
- Identify classroom roles
- Talk about the Arabic language

### 5. Being polite in Arabic

Sarah practices phrases that show respect and cultural politeness during a conversation.

**Vocabulary:**
- لو سمحت (Please)
- العفو (You're welcome)
- مع السلامة (Goodbye)
- فرصة سعيدة (Nice to meet you)
- جداً (Very)

**Objectives:**
- Use polite expressions
- Say goodbye respectfully

### 6. Counting your first numbers

Omar shows Sarah how to count to three and identify basic writing objects.

**Vocabulary:**
- واحد (One)
- اتنين (Two)
- تلاتة (Three)
- الرقم (The number)
- القلم (The pen)

**Objectives:**
- Count to three
- Identify basic writing tools

### 7. Describing your first lesson

Sarah reflects on her first day of learning and uses simple describing words.

**Vocabulary:**
- النهاردة (Today)
- الدرس (The lesson)
- سهل (Easy)
- صعب (Difficult)
- يلا (Let's go)

**Objectives:**
- Describe your first lesson
- Encourage a learning partner