Introduce Yourself

 

اِسْم

 

/ism/

 

Means

 

Name

 

 

 

 

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.. اِسْمي

 

/ismee/

 

Means

 

My name is …

 

 

 

 

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.. اِسْمُكَ

 

/ismuka/

 

Means

 

Your name is…

 

As in

 

اِسْمُكَ توم

 

 

 

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ما اِسْمُكَ؟

 

/maa ismuka/

 

Means

 

What is your name? (To a male)

 

 

 

 

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ما اِسْمُكِ؟

 

/maa ismuki/

 

Means

 

What is your name? (To a female)

 

 

 

 

 

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عُمْر

 

/ʻumr/

 

Means

 

Age

 

 

 

 

 

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عُمْري

 

/ʻumree/

 

Means

 

I am … (In terms of telling age)

 

As in

عُمْري ٢٥ سَنَة

 

 

 

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كَمْ عُمْرُكَ؟

 

/kam ʻumruka/

 

Means

 

How old are you? (To a male)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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كَمْ عُمْرُكِ؟

 

/kam ʻumruki/

 

Means

 

How old are you? (To a female)

 

 

 

 

 

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 .. وُلِدْتُ في

 

/wulidtu fee/

 

Means

 

I was born in ..

 

As in

 

وُلِدْتُ في لَنْدَن

 

 

 

 

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.. وُلِدَ في

 

/wulida fee/

 

Means

 

He was born in ..

 

As in

 

وُلِدَ توم في لَنْدَن

 

 

 

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وَ

 

/wa/

 

Means

 

And

 

 

 

 

 

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مُتَزَوِّج

 

/mutazawwij/

 

Means

 

Married

 

 

The feminine form is

 

مُتَزَوِّجَة

 

/mutazawwijah/

 

 

 

 

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أَعْزَب

 

/ʼaʻzab/

 

Means

 

Single (Masculine)

 

 

 

 

 

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عَزْباء

 

/ʻazbaaʼ/

 

Means

 

Single (Feminine)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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أَنا أَعيشُ في عَمَّان

 

/ʼanaa ʼaʻeeshu fee ʻammaan/

 

Means

 

I live in Amman

 

 

 

 

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هُوَ يَعيشُ في أَمْريكا

 

/huwa yaʻeeshu fee ʼamreekaa/

 

Means

 

He lives in America

 

 

 

 

 

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أَنا مُعَلِّم

 

/ʼanaa muʻallim/

 

Means

 

I am a teacher (Masculine)

 

 

 

 

 

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أَنا أَعْمَلُ دِبْلوماسِيَّة

 

/ʼanaa ʼaʻmalu diblumaasiyyah/

 

Means

 

I work as a diplomat

 

 

 

 

 

 

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عِنْدي كَلْب

 

/ʻindee kalb/

 

Means

 

I have a dog

 

 

 

 

 

 

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لَيْسَ عِنْدي أَخّ

 

/laysa ʻindee ʼakh/

 

Means

 

I do not have a brother

 

 

 

 

 

 

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هَلْ

 

/hal/

 

Is used as a question word for “Yes or No” questions

 

As in (هَلْ عِنْدَكَ قِطَّة؟)

 

Do you have a cat?

 

 

 

 

 

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