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Level A1
Connecting Words - Prepositions & Conjunctions
11 words · ~13 min
Grammar focus
Prepositions and conjunctions are the glue of Arabic sentences. Prepositions like 'fi' (in), 'min' (from), and 'ila' (to) are followed by nouns in the genitive case. 'Wa' (and) is the most common conjunction in Arabic.
Words in this lesson
وَ
wa
and
أَوْ
aw
or
فِي
fī
in / at
مِنْ
min
from
إِلَى
ilā
to / towards
مَعَ
maʿa
with
عَلَى
ʿalā
on / upon
عِنْدَ
ʿinda
at / with (possession)
لَكِنْ
lākin
but / however
لِ
li
for / to (purpose)
بِ
bi
in / with / by