Introduce Yourself

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اِسِم

 

/isim/

 

Means

 

Name

     
 
   

.. اِسْمي

 

/ismee/

 

Means

 

My name is …

     
 

   

.. اِسْمَك

 

/ismak/

 

Means

 

Your name is…

 

As in

 

اِسْمَك توم

   
 

   

شو اِسْمَك؟

 

/shoo ismak/

 

Means

 

What is your name? (To a male)

     
 

 

شو اِسْمِك؟

 

/shoo ismik/

 

Means

 

What is your name? (To a female)

       
 
   

عِمِر

 

/ʻimir/

 

Means

 

Age

     
   

   

عِمْري

 

/ʻimree/

 

Means

 

I am ... (In terms of telling age)

 

As in

 

عِمْري ٢٥ سِنِة

   
   

   

قَدِّيش عِمْرَك؟

 

/ʼaddaish ʻimrak/

 

Means

 

How old are you? (To a male)

         
 

قَدِّيش عِمْرِك؟

 

/ʼaddaish ʻimrik/

 

Means

 

How old are you? (To a female)

 
   
   
     

 .. اِنْوَلَدِتْ بـِ

 

/inwaladit bi/

 

Means

 

I was born in ..

   
   

 

.. اِنْوَلَدْ بـِ

 

/inwalad bi/

 

Means

 

He was born in ..

 
   

 

و

 

/u/

 

Means

 

And

     
   
   

مِتْزَوِّج

 

/mitzawwij/

 

Means

 

Married

 

The feminine form is

 

مِتْزَوْجِة

 

/mitzawjih/

   
 
   

عَزَّابي

 

/ʻazzaabee/

 

Means

 

Single (Masculine)

     
 
   

مو مِتْزَوْجِة

 

/moo mitzawjih/

 

Means

 

Single (Feminine)

     
   
   

هُوِّ عايِش بـِ

 

/huwwih ʻaayish bi/

 

Means

 

He lives in…

   
   
     

أَنا إِسْتاز

 

/ʼanaa ʼistaaz/

 

Means

 

I am a teacher (Masculine)

     
   
   

أَنا بِشْتِغِلْ دِبْلوماسِيِّة

 

/ʼanaa bishtighil diblumaasiyyih/

 

Means

 

I work as a diplomat

     
   
     

عَنْدي كَلْب

 

/ʻandee kalb/

 

Means

 

I have a dog

     
   
   

ما عَنْدي أَخّ

 

/maa ʻandee ʼakh/

 

Means

 

I do not have a brother

     
 
   

"Yes or No" questions do not have a question word in dialectal Arabic.

 

Intonation will indicate if it is an inquiry

 

As in

 

عَنْدَك بِسِّة؟

 

/ʻandak bissih/

 

Do you have a cat?

     
   
     

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