LinguaPointing at things near you
هٰذَا (hādhā, this) points at a masculine noun, هٰذِهِ (hādhihi) at a feminine one. With an indefinite noun after it you have a sentence: هٰذَا كِتَابٌ – “this is a book”, هٰذِهِ سَاعَةٌ – “this is a watch”. To ask: مَا هٰذَا؟ or مَا هٰذِهِ؟ – “what is this?”.
| Masculine: هٰذَا | Feminine: هٰذِهِ |
|---|---|
| هٰذَا كِتَابٌ. | هٰذِهِ سَاعَةٌ. |
| هٰذَا دَفْتَرٌ. | هٰذِهِ طَاوِلَةٌ. |
| هٰذَا قَلَمٌ. | هٰذِهِ حَقِيبَةٌ. |
| هٰذَا كُرْسِيٌّ. | هٰذِهِ صُورَةٌ. |
| هٰذَا بَابٌ. | هٰذِهِ نَافِذَةٌ. |
The small upright stroke in هٰذَا is a long ā written small (alif khanjariyya). Without vowel signs the word is written هذا, and that is what you type.
مَا هٰذِهِ؟ هٰذِهِ حَقِيبَةٌ.What is this? – This is a bag.
هٰذَا مُدَرِّسٌ، وَهٰذِهِ طَالِبَةٌ.This is a teacher, and this is a student.
Words in this lesson
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| هٰذَا | this (masculine) | هٰذَا قَلَمٌ. This is a pen. |
| هٰذِهِ | this (feminine) | هٰذِهِ غُرْفَةٌ. This is a room. |
| كِتَاب | book | كِتَاب جَدِيد a new book |
| دَفْتَر | notebook | الدَّفْتَرُ جَدِيدٌ. The notebook is new. |
| قَلَم | pen | قَلَم وَحِبْر a pen and ink |
| سَاعَة | watch, clock; hour | السَّاعَةُ جَمِيلَةٌ. The watch is beautiful. |
| طَاوِلَة | table | الْكِتَابُ عَلَى الطَّاوِلَةِ. The book is on the table. |
| كُرْسِيّ | chair | الْكُرْسِيُّ صَغِيرٌ. The chair is small. |
| بَاب | door | بَاب بَيْت the door of a house |
| نَافِذَة | window | النَّافِذَةُ كَبِيرَةٌ. The window is big. |
| حَقِيبَة | bag | الْحَقِيبَةُ هُنَا. The bag is here. |
| صُورَة | picture, photo | الصُّورَةُ هُنَاكَ. The picture is there. |
Exercises
This lesson has 11 exercises in the app:
- multiple choice: 4
- fill the gap: 2
- match the pairs: 1
- build the sentence: 1
- translate the sentence: 2
- listen and type: 1
Try the first one
Which word means “chair”?
The answer, the other exercises, the audio and your progress are in the app – free at A0 and A1.