Arabic · Level 3 of 4
Tenses, questions & connected speech
Speak with more clarity and grammatical control.
This level focuses on full dialogues using time expressions, numbers, plural forms and verb conjugations. You’ll learn to describe events in the right tense and link ideas with conjunctions, while mastering every personal pronoun and a broader vocabulary.
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الْمُسْتَوَى الثَّالِثُ
مَاذَا فَعَلْتَ أَمْسِ؟
mādhā faʿalta amsi?
What did you do yesterday?
Included with this level
- Accredited certificate
- Progress and achievement tracked throughout the course
- Answers to all your questions from student supervisors
- Achievement badges for advanced students
- Reminders and motivational notifications to help you finish
What you'll learn
By the end of level 3, you can
- 1
Ask when and how many, tell the time and talk about days and parts of the day
- 2
Describe what happened, what is happening and what to do, with the past, present and imperative
- 3
Use every pronoun, independent and attached, as well as relative pronouns and plurals
- 4
Link your ideas with wa and thumma and follow complete dialogues
Read it in Arabic
A taste of level 3
Written with full vowel marks, the way you'll meet it in the lessons.
ذَهَبْتُ إِلَى السُّوقِ، ثُمَّ رَجَعْتُ إِلَى الْبَيْتِ.
I went to the market, then I came back home.
dhahabtu ilā s-sūqi, thumma rajaʿtu ilā l-bayti.
مَتَى تَذْهَبُ إِلَى الْمَدْرَسَةِ؟
When do you go to school?
matā tadhhabu ilā l-madrasati?
كَمِ السَّاعَةُ؟ السَّاعَةُ الثَّالِثَةُ.
What time is it? It’s three o’clock.
kami s-sāʿatu? as-sāʿatu th-thālithatu.
كَمْ كِتَابًا قَرَأْتَ؟
How many books did you read?
kam kitāban qaraʾta?
يَا أَحْمَدُ، اُكْتُبِ الدَّرْسَ.
Ahmad, write the lesson.
yā Aḥmadu, uktubi d-darsa.
Topics
What level 3 covers
- New question words (matā – when, kam – how many)أدوات الاستفهام الجديدة (متى، كم…)
- Time, days and parts of the dayالساعة وأسماء الأيام والأوقات
- Adverbs of time and placeظرف الزمان والمكان
- Plural demonstrativesأسماء الإشارة للجمع
- Plural forms of nouns and adjectivesجموع الأسماء والصفات
- Relative pronouns, singular and pluralالأسماء الموصولة للمفرد والجمع
- Non-human pluralsجمع غير العاقل
- Verb tenses: past, present, imperativeأنواع الأفعال: الماضي، المضارع، الأمر
- Conjugation of the verbs you’ve learnedتصريفات الأفعال المدروسة
- Conjunctions: wa (and), thumma (then)أدوات العطف: الواو، ثم
- The vocative: calling someoneالنداء المفرد والمضاف
- Complete dialogue-based textsنصوص حوارية متكاملة
- Pronouns in every form, independent and attachedالضمائر: المنفصلة، المتصلة بالأسماء/الحروف/الماضي/المضارع
- Similar sounds: d/ḍ, dh/ẓ, dh/z, s/thأصوات متشابهة: د/ض، ذ/ظ، ذ/ز، س/ث
- More useful vocabularyمفردات جديدة متنوعة
- 01Plural demonstrativesاسم الإشارة للجمع
- 02Asking when: matā…?أسماء الاستفهام [متى…؟]
- 03Telling the timeقراءة الساعة
- 04Adverbs of time and placeالظرف
- 05Matā…? in practice[متى…؟]
- 06Linking with wa (and)العطف بالواو
- 07Types of verbsأنواع الأفعال
- 08Pronouns 1: independentالضمائر 1 [المنفصل]
- 09Relative pronouns 1: singularالاسم الموصول 1 [للمفرد]
- 10Pronouns 2: attached to nounsالضمائر 2 [المتصل بالاسم]
- 11Pronouns 3: attached to particlesالضمائر 3 [المتصل بالحرف]
- 12Relative pronouns 2: pluralالاسم الموصول 2 [للجمع]
- 13Verbs with the masculine pluralالأفعال مع الجمع المذكر (1)
- 14Pronouns 4: attached to past verbsالضمائر 4 [المتصل بالماضي]
- 15Asking how many: kam…?أسماء الاستفهام 2 [كم…؟]
- 16Pronouns 5: attached to present verbsالضمائر 5 [المتصل بالمضارع]
Final examالاختبار النهائي
Who it's for
- Students who finished level 2 and build simple sentences
- Learners who know plenty of words but get stuck on verbs and pronouns
- Anyone who wants to tell the story of their day in Arabic
Before you start
You should be comfortable with nominal and verbal sentences, demonstratives, prepositions and the idafa, as taught in level 2.
Your teacher
Abdullah Yousri
Lead instructor at Lsaan · Arabic language expert for non-native speakers
Abdullah Yousri has spent more than 12 years teaching Arabic to non-native speakers, with over 800 students from the UK, France, Germany, Russia, Kazakhstan and beyond.
He graduated from Dar Al-Uloom, Cairo University, in 2010 with a degree in Arabic Language and Islamic Studies, and since 2012 has focused on clear, accessible methods for non-Arabic speakers. In 2018 he founded the AlKesaie Center for Arabic and the Qur'an, whose lessons on YouTube and Telegram have reached thousands of students.
He combines deep classical knowledge with modern teaching, so every level stays clear and practical.
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Questions about level 3
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Which tenses does level 3 cover?
The past (al-māḍī), the present (al-muḍāriʿ) and the imperative (al-amr), with the conjugations of every verb you have studied.
Why do some units have two videos?
Longer topics, such as verb types and pronouns attached to verbs, are split into two explanation videos so each lesson stays short and focused.
I learned Arabic years ago and forgot the verbs. Where do I start?
Start the free trial and try the first units of level 3. If the quizzes feel hard, go back to level 2: your subscription includes all four levels.
How long does a level take?
The four levels are designed for about a year at a steady pace, so plan on roughly three months per level. You can go faster or slower.
What do I get with the 3-day free trial?
Full access to every lesson, summary and quiz in all four levels, not just this one. Cancel from your account page during the trial and you pay nothing.
Do I get a certificate?
Yes. Pass the final exam and you receive a certificate for level 3.