Frequently asked questions
Can I learn Palestinian Arabic for free with these worksheets?
Yes. The five sheets are a complete A1 starter course: greetings, numbers, pronouns and questions, verbs and core vocabulary, each with exercises, a speaking task and an answer key. They are free PDFs with no sign-up. What they cannot do is answer back; for speaking practice, pair them with a partner or the Yallah Speak app.
Is Palestinian Arabic the same as Levantine Arabic?
Palestinian is one of the Levantine dialects, together with Lebanese, Syrian and Jordanian. Speakers understand each other without effort. Palestinian sits closest to Jordanian, and the differences to Lebanese and Syrian are mostly sounds and a few small words, such as the English j for ج and ma fish for "there isn't".
Which Palestinian Arabic do the sheets teach?
The urban Arabic of Jerusalem and Ramallah, which is what you hear on Palestinian TV and is understood everywhere. Notes on each sheet point out the village forms (k for ق, ch for ك) and the Hebron g, so you recognise them when you hear them.
How is the pronunciation written?
In Latin letters next to the Arabic script: ʾ for the glottal stop (ق in the cities), ʿ for ع, kh as in Scottish "loch", gh for a French-style r, j for ج as in "jam". The Arabic is written the way Palestinians spell their dialect in messages, so you can use the sheets before and after you learn to read.
Are the worksheets suitable for teachers?
They are designed for class use: name and date line, points fields on every exercise, at least one pair activity per sheet, and a separate answer-key page with teacher notes and a time estimate (45 to 60 minutes per sheet). Print the key separately or remove the last page before copying.