Workbook — Session 33: At My Friend's House
Name: _________________________________
Date: _________________________________
Print this page. Use it during the session. Keep it in your folder.
🟢 1. Today's letter — review day!
No new letter today. Let's practice three you already know. Trace each one slowly:
Now write your favorite one of the three, three times:
🟡 2. Find the letter ض (daad)
Circle every word that has the letter ض in it. This is the special "fat" Arabic letter — Arabic is even called "the language of daad"!
تفَضَّل اِجلِس ضَيف هَلا بِجيب
Hint: two of them have it.
🟠 3. I can read these words
Read these three words out loud. Point to each one as you say it:
| Picture | Arabic | Say it |
|---|---|---|
| 🚪 | هَلا |
ha-la (welcome!) |
| 🪑 | اِجلِس |
ij-lis (sit down) |
| 🧍 | ضَيف |
dayf (guest) |
After you read them, ask: "Who in our family is the best at saying hala when someone comes over?"
🟣 4. Match the host to what they say
When you visit a friend, the host (the person whose house it is) says nice things to make you feel at home. Draw a line from each Arabic phrase to what it means.
| Host says | It means | |
|---|---|---|
تفَضَّل |
─ → | Sit down |
اِجلِس |
─ → | Please / go ahead |
بِتحِبّ شاي؟ |
─ → | I'll bring it! |
بِجيب |
─ → | Would you like tea? |
🔵 5. Draw your friend's house
Draw the inside of a friend's house — maybe the living room, the balcony, or the kitchen. Show yourself as the ضَيف (guest). Where are you sitting? Is someone bringing you something?
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One thing the host said to me: ________________
🌟 6. Mini-challenge (optional stretch)
Some words change a little when you say them to a boy or a girl. Fill in the missing one:
| To a boy (m) | To a girl (f) | What it means |
|---|---|---|
تفَضَّل |
تفَضَّلي |
please |
اِجلِس |
_____________ |
sit |
بِتحِبّ؟ |
بِتحِبِّي؟ |
would you like? |
Tip: usually you just add a little "ee" sound at the end for a girl.
📝 Tonight's home practice (1 minute)
Pretend someone is visiting your home tonight — a cousin, a neighbor, a stuffed animal, anyone! Be the host. Say two of today's words out loud:
| I said this... | ...to this person (or toy!) | Did they "come in"? |
|---|---|---|
_____________ |
_________________ | yes / no |
_____________ |
_________________ | yes / no |
Bring this workbook back next session.
✨ I finished Session 33!
🏆 Color in this star when you finish today's session!
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I can say: هَلا · تفَضَّل · اِجلِس · بِتحِبّ؟ · بِجيب · ضَيف I can be a polite ضَيف (guest) — and a warm host too.
Yalla Arabic · Workbook · Session 33 of 48