Introducing yourself
التَّعارُف
Say your name and where you're from, and ask others.
You will learn
- Say 'my name is…'
- Ask someone's name (to a man or a woman)
- Say where you're from
My name is…
اِسْمي + your name: اِسْمي سارة (my name is Sara). أَنا means I: أَنا مِنْ لَنْدَن (I'm from London).
Asking — to a man or a woman
Arabic changes 'you' by gender. To a man: ما اسْمُكَ؟ (mā smuka?). To a woman: ما اسْمُكِ؟ (mā smuki?). Where are you from? مِنْ أَيْنَ أَنْتَ؟ (man) / أَنْتِ؟ (woman).
Vocabulary
| Arabic | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
| اِسْمي | ismī | my name (is) |
| أَنا | anā | I |
| مِنْ | min | from |
| ما اسْمُكَ؟ | mā smuka? | what's your name? (to a man) |
| ما اسْمُكِ؟ | mā smuki? | what's your name? (to a woman) |
| مِنْ أَيْنَ أَنْتَ؟ | min ayna anta? | where are you from? (to a man) |
| تَشَرَّفْنا | tasharrafnā | nice to meet you |
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