Future plans
المُسْتَقْبَل
Talk about tomorrow and simple future plans.
You will learn
- Use سَـ with present verbs
- Talk about tomorrow
- Ask about plans
A simple future
In careful Modern Standard Arabic, سَـ before a present verb marks a near future: سَأَذْهَبُ = I will go, سَنَدْرُسُ = we will study.
Make a plan
Combine a time word and a future verb: غَدًا سَأَقْرَأُ = Tomorrow I will read. Add a place or purpose when ready.
Vocabulary
| Arabic | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
| غَدًا | ghadan | tomorrow |
| سَأَذْهَبُ | sa-adhhabu | I will go |
| سَأَقْرَأُ | sa-aqraʾu | I will read |
| سَأَدْرُسُ | sa-adrusu | I will study |
| سَنَكْتُبُ | sa-naktubu | we will write |
| خُطَّة | khuṭṭa | plan |
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