Arabic vocabulary
هكذا is how you say “this is how” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.
هكذا تصيرُ العاداتُ عبادات لقمةٌ تبدأُ بـبِسمِ الله فتُرزَق بركتها،
This is how habits become acts of worship: a morsel begins with 'In the name of Allah' and is blessed with its barakah,
هَكَذَا — like this. 'thus, like this' — 'ka' (like) plus 'dha' (this), summing up the manner about to be illustrated. It points forward to the example.
From: Turning Daily Words into Worship →هكذا يتحوّل الذِّكرُ إلى مدرسةٍ يومية يعلّمك النظرَ الصحيح، يطهّر لسانك من اللغو، ويَشدُّ قلبَك إلى ربّه،
This is how remembrance becomes a daily school: it teaches you correct perception, purifies your tongue from idle talk, and binds your heart to its Lord,
هَكَذَا — like this. 'in this way, thus' — 'ka' (like) plus 'dha' (this). It sums up the manner just laid out and points into the example.
From: Turning Daily Words into Worship →فَهَكَذَا مَا أَخْبَرْتُكُمْ بِهِ مِنَ التَّوْحِيدِ وَالْمَعَادِ وَالنُّبُوَّةِ حَقٌّ
Thus, what I have told you about monotheism, resurrection, and prophethood is true.
فَهَكَذَا — and thus. A demonstrative 'and thus/so like this' fused with a leading particle, summing up the prior argument. It links what was shown to the conclusion now drawn.
From: Proofs of Scripture →OpenArabic teaches words like هكذا through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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