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🎥 Speaking Arabic: Bronze 1
🧾 Intro / Reflection
I finally passed Bronze 1 this week! It mostly came down to memorizing a few things since Bronze 1 is just simple sentences and basic requirements. I had a bit of trouble remembering some of the longer words, like certain days of the week or numbers from 1 to 10 that had more letters than the rest. I ended up creating some mnemonics and doing active recall every few minutes, which helped me memorize everything pretty quickly.
The test itself went pretty smoothly. I’m still trying to wrap my head around the formality side of things. Sometimes there’s an extra syllable at the start or end (or both) of words, and I don’t fully understand why yet. It makes studying and taking the tests a little messy, but I’ll figure it out eventually, probably once I stop being lazy about it.
I’m still stacking my beermoney apps while studying too. I don’t earn a lot, but since memorization doesn’t take much attention, I can squeeze in a bit of passive earning while learning. 👇
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📚 What I Learned This Rank
✅ Bronze 1 Complete
| Category | Covered |
|---|---|
| Greetings + Introduction | ✅ |
| Personal pronouns (I, you, he/she) | ✅ |
| “To be” verb | ✅ |
| Days of the Week | ✅ |
| Numbers 1–10 | ✅ |
| Please / Thank you / Yes / No | ✅ |
| Basic sentence structure (S–V–O) | ✅ |
🧠 Examples of What I Can Say Now
- Marḥaba, Ismī Andy
Hello, my name is Andy - Ana ṣīnī wa amrīkī
I’m Chinese and American - Naʿam / Lā / Shukran / Min faḍlak | Min faḍlik / ʿAfwan
(Yes, No, Thank you, Please (m/f), Your Welcome) - Al-ithnayn, Ath-thulāthā, Al-arbiʿā …
(Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday …) - Wāḥid, Ithnayn, Thalātha, Arbaʿa, Khamsa …
(1, 2, 3, 4, 5…)
📝My Arabic notes
✏️ Sentence structure
Most commonly Verb-Subject-Object | can be Subject-Verb-Object (S-V-O)
🙋 Greetings & Identity
- Marḥaba (mar-ha-ba) – Hello
- As-salāmu ʿalaykum (as-sa-laa-moo a-lay-koom) – Peace be upon you
- Wa ʿalaykum as-salām (wa a-lay-koom as-sa-laam) – And upon you be peace
- Ismī Andy (is-mee Andy) – My name is Andy
- Ana ṣīnī wa amrīkī (a-na see-nee wa am-ree-kee) – I’m Chinese and American
👍 Yes / No / Politeness
- Naʿam (na-am) – Yes
- Lā (laa) – No
- Min faḍlak (min fad-lak) – Please (to a male)
- Min faḍlik (min fad-lik) – Please (to a female)
- Shukran (shoo-kran) – Thank you
- ʿAfwan (af-wan) – You’re welcome
- Ana min aṣ-Ṣīn wa Amrīkā (a-na min as-seen wa am-ree-ka) – I’m from China and America
🔢 Numbers 1–10
- Wāḥid (waa-ḥid) – One
- Ithnayn (ith-nayn) – Two
- Thalātha (tha-laa-tha) – Three
(has three syllabus for three) - Arbaʿa (ar-ba-a) – Four
- Khamsa (kham-sa) – Five
(khamsa 5 mi da) - Sitta (sit-ta) – Six
(sit a six) - Sabʿa (sab-a) – Seven
(Sabo tage seven) - Thamāniya (tha-maa-ni-ya) – Eight
(Tha ma ni ya eight) - Tisʿa (tis-a) – Nine
(tis a nine for me) - ʿAshara (a-sha-ra) – Ten
(ashara’s a 10/10)
📅 Days of the Week
- Al-aḥad (al-a-ḥad) – Sunday
- Al-ithnayn (al-ith-nayn) – Monday
- Ath-thulāthā’ (ath-thoo-la-thaa) – Tuesday
- Al-arbiʿā’ (al-ar-bee-aa) – Wednesday
(Al ar bee aa wednesdays) - Al-khamīs (al-kha-mees) – Thursday
(Al kha me’s thrusday) - Al-jumʿa (al-jum-a) – Friday
- As-sabt (as-sabt) – Saturday
👤 Personal Pronouns
- Ana (a-na) – I
- Inta (in-ta) – You (male)
- Inti (in-tee) – You (female)
- Huwwa (hoo-wa) – He
- Hiyya (hee-ya) – She
- Iḥna (iḥ-na) – We
- Intu (in-too) – You (plural)
- Humma (hum-ma) – They
🧠 “To Be” (Present Tense – Implied)
Ana Andy – I am Andy
Huwwa mudarris (hoo-wa moo-dar-ris) – He is a teacher
Humma aṣḥāb (hum-ma as-haab) – They are friends
Hiyya amrīkiyya (hee-ya am-ree-kee-ya) – She is American
In spoken Arabic, the verb “to be” (am/is/are) is usually dropped in the present tense — it’s understood from the structure.
✅ Bronze 1 Arabic Test Results
✅ Part 1: Greetings & Introductions
- “Marhaba” and “Salam” — both are correct for “hello.”
- “Ana Andy” — you’re trying to say “My name is Andy.” The intent is clear! The standard way is:
👉 “Ana ismi Andy” (literally: “I, my name is Andy”). - “Ma asmuk?” — 💯 Perfect. That’s formal/classical for “What’s your name?”
✅ Passed this section
✅ Part 2: Yes/No, Please/Thanks
- Naam / Laa — correct.
- Law samahti / Law samaht — Yes! This means “excuse me” or “please” (feminine/masculine).
- Shokran laka — Correct (to a male); “Shukran” alone also works casually.
✅ Passed this section
✅ Part 3: Numbers & Days
- 1–5: Wahid, Ithnayn, Thalatha, Arba‘a, Khamsa — all correct (your spelling’s close enough).
- Days: Ithnayn (Monday), Thulatha (Tuesday) — great job!
✅ Passed this section
✅ Part 4: Basic Grammar
- “Inta misriyun” — nice attempt! You said “You are Egyptian.”
- The more casual way would be: Enta Masri (male), Enti Masriyya (female).
- You used formal/MSA — totally acceptable.
- “Huwa, Hiya” — ✅ right on for “he” and “she.”
✅ Passed this section
🏅 You passed Bronze 1!
🎯 Next Steps / Goals
Next rank: Bronze 2 – Talking about your likes, hobbies, and your daily activities. Excited to build on these basics and get conversational.
📚 Resources I Used
- ChatGPT (for sentence practice + explanations + tests)
- YouTube (for pronunciation + listening)
- Google Translate (for fast checks)
- My language language learning structure (coming soon)
🌍 Bonus Resources You Might Like
- 🧠 Duolingo – decent for language base, I personally don’t like it.
- 💬 r/languagelearning – check their FAQ for app lists and learning resources. I rarely browse, but it’s a popular hub.
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