مَا اسْمُكَ الأَوَّلُ؟What is your first name?
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المَعْلُومَاتُ الشَّخْصِيَّةُ وَالحَالَةُ الاجْتِمَاعِيَّةُ 11لَقَبِي مِنْ عَائِلَةٍ قَدِيمَةٍ.My surname is from an old family.
هَلْ يُمْكِنُ أَنْ تَتَهَجَّأَ اسْمَكَ؟Could you spell your name?
أَقُومُ بِذَلِكَ بِنَفْسِي.I do it myself.
خَالِي مَا زَالَ أَعْزَبَ.My uncle is still single.
سَيَتَزَوَّجُ أَخِي فِي الصَّيْفِ.My brother will marry in the summer.
أُخْتِي مُتَزَوِّجَةٌ وَلَهَا طِفْلٌ.My sister is married and has a child.
أُخْتِي مَخْطُوبَةٌ الآنَ.My sister is engaged now.
Immediate family
العَائِلَةُ القَرِيبَةُ 13أَبِي يَعْمَلُ مُهَنْدِسًا.My father works as an engineer.
أُمِّي تُحِبُّ القِرَاءَةَ.My mother loves reading.
أَعِيشُ مَعَ وَالِدَيَّ.I live with my parents.
يَلْعَبُ الأَطْفَالُ فِي الحَدِيقَةِ.The children play in the garden.
لِي أَخٌ أَكْبَرُ وَأُخْتٌ صُغْرَى.I have an older brother and a younger sister.
أَخِي تَوْأَمِي.My brother is my twin.
Extended family
العَائِلَةُ المُمْتَدَّةُ 8أَزُورُ جَدَّتِي كُلَّ أُسْبُوعٍ.I visit my grandmother every week.
لَنَا أَقَارِبُ فِي مِصْرَ.We have relatives in Egypt.
عَائِلَتِي كَبِيرَةٌ وَمُتَعَاوِنَةٌ.My family is large and cooperative.
People & social relationships
النَّاسُ وَالعَلَاقَاتُ الاجْتِمَاعِيَّةُ 12صَدِيقِي يُسَاعِدُنِي دَائِمًا.My friend always helps me.
جَارُنَا رَجُلٌ لَطِيفٌ.Our neighbour is a kind man.
النَّاسُ هُنَا وُدُودُونَ.The people here are friendly.
قَضَيْتُ طُفُولَةً سَعِيدَةً.I had a happy childhood.
يَجِبُ أَنْ نَحْتَرِمَ كِبَارَ السِّنِّ.We must respect the elderly.
Greetings & everyday conversation
التَّحِيَّةُ وَالمُحَادَثَةُ 17Invitations
الدَّعَوَاتُ 5شُكْرًا عَلَى الدَّعْوَةِ.Thank you for the invitation.
Life & family verbs
أَفْعَالُ العَائِلَةِ وَالحَيَاةِ 10أَعِيشُ مَعَ وَالِدَيَّ وَأُخْتِي.I live with my parents and my sister.
تُرَبِّي أُمِّي أَطْفَالَهَا بِحُبٍّ.My mother brings up her children with love.
يَكْبُرُ الأَطْفَالُ بِسُرْعَةٍ.Children grow up quickly.
وُلِدْتُ فِي مَدِينَةٍ صَغِيرَةٍ.I was born in a small town.
أَتَّصِلُ بِجَدِّي كُلَّ مَسَاءٍ.I phone my grandfather every evening.
Useful relationship verbs (support)
أَفْعَالُ العَلَاقَاتِ (دَعْمٌ) 12أَثِقُ بِصَدِيقَتِي لِأَنَّهَا صَادِقَةٌ.I trust my friend because she is honest.
نَحْتَرِمُ كِبَارَ السِّنِّ.We respect the elderly.
يُسَاعِدُ الأَخُ أُخْتَهُ فِي الوَاجِبِ.The brother helps his sister with homework.
أَزُورُ جَدَّتِي فِي نِهَايَةِ الأُسْبُوعِ.I visit my grandmother at the weekend.
أَتَفَاهَمُ مَعَ أَخِي مُعْظَمَ الوَقْتِ.I get on with my brother most of the time.
نَخْتَلِفُ أَحْيَانًا وَلَكِنَّنَا نَتَصَالَحُ.We disagree sometimes but we make up.
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| Arabic | English | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| الاِسْمُ الأَوَّلُ | first name | |
| اللَّقَبُ | surname, family name | اسْمُ العَائِلَةِ |
| سَيِّدٌ / سَيِّدَةٌ / آنِسَةٌ | Mr / Mrs / Miss | |
| تَهَجَّأِ اسْمَكَ | spell your name | |
| بِنَفْسِي | myself / yourself | بِنَفْسِكَ |
| أَعْزَبُ | single (unmarried) | f. عَزْبَاءُ |
| يَتَزَوَّجُ | to marry, get married | تَزَوَّجَ |
| مُتَزَوِّجٌ | married | f. مُتَزَوِّجَةٌ |
| مُطَلَّقٌ | divorced | f. مُطَلَّقَةٌ |
| خَطِيبٌ / خَطِيبَةٌ | fiancé / fiancée | |
| مَخْطُوبَةٌ | engaged (betrothed) |
| Arabic | English | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| أَبٌ | father | pl. آبَاءٌ · وَالِدٌ |
| أُمٌّ | mother | pl. أُمَّهَاتٌ · وَالِدَةٌ |
| وَالِدَانِ | parents | |
| ابْنٌ / ابْنَةٌ | son / daughter | pl. أَبْنَاءٌ / بَنَاتٌ |
| أَطْفَالٌ | children | |
| طِفْلٌ | child | pl. أَطْفَالٌ |
| الأَخُ / الأُخْتُ | brother / sister | |
| زَوْجٌ | husband | pl. أَزْوَاجٌ |
| زَوْجَةٌ | wife | pl. زَوْجَاتٌ |
| تَوْأَمٌ | twin | |
| رَضِيعٌ | baby, infant | pl. رُضَّعٌ |
| وَلَدٌ | boy | pl. أَوْلَادٌ |
| بِنْتٌ | girl | pl. بَنَاتٌ · فَتَاةٌ |
| Arabic | English | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| جَدٌّ / جَدَّةٌ | grandfather / grandmother | |
| عَمٌّ / عَمَّةٌ / خَالٌ / خَالَةٌ | uncle / aunt (paternal & maternal) | |
| ابْنُ العَمِّ / ابْنُ الخَالِ | cousin | |
| أَبْنَاءُ العَمِّ / أَبْنَاءُ الخَالِ | cousins | |
| ابْنُ الأَخِ / ابْنُ الأُخْتِ | nephew / niece | |
| زَوْجَةُ الأَبِ / زَوْجُ الأُمِّ | stepmother / stepfather | |
| قَرِيبٌ | relative | pl. أَقَارِبُ |
| عَائِلَةٌ | family | pl. عَائِلَاتٌ · أُسْرَةٌ |
| Arabic | English | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| صَدِيقٌ | friend (male) | pl. أَصْدِقَاءُ |
| صَدِيقَةٌ | friend (female) | pl. صَدِيقَاتٌ |
| جَارٌ | neighbour | f. جَارَةٌ · pl. جِيرَانٌ |
| شَخْصٌ | person | pl. أَشْخَاصٌ |
| نَاسٌ | people | أَشْخَاصٌ |
| رَجُلٌ / امْرَأَةٌ | man / woman | pl. رِجَالٌ / نِسَاءٌ |
| شَابٌّ | young man | pl. شَبَابٌ |
| شَبَابٌ | young people, youth | |
| مُرَاهِقٌ | teenager | f. مُرَاهِقَةٌ |
| طُفُولَةٌ | childhood | |
| مُسِنٌّ | elderly person | f. مُسِنَّةٌ · عَجُوزٌ |
| كِبَارُ السِّنِّ | the elderly |
| Arabic | English | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| أَهْلًا / مَرْحَبًا | hello | السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ |
| صَبَاحُ الخَيْرِ | good morning / evening | مَسَاءُ الخَيْرِ |
| كَيْفَ حَالُكَ؟ | how are you? | |
| كَيْفَ الحَالُ؟ | how are things? — I'm fine / not fine | |
| بِخَيْرٍ | fine, well | |
| تَشَرَّفْتُ بِلِقَائِكَ | pleased to meet you | |
| شُكْرًا | thank you | |
| مِنْ فَضْلِكَ | please | |
| عَفْوًا | excuse me / you're welcome | |
| مَعَ السَّلَامَةِ | goodbye | |
| إِلَى اللِّقَاءِ | goodbye / see you tomorrow | أَرَاكَ غَدًا |
| أَنَا فِي عَجَلَةٍ مِنْ أَمْرِي | I'm in a hurry | |
| أَهْلًا بِكَ! | welcome! | |
| هَذَا لَطِيفٌ! | how nice! | |
| هَذَا مُثِيرٌ لِلِاهْتِمَامِ! | how interesting! | |
| هَذَا مُزْعِجٌ! | how annoying! | |
| يَا لَلسَّخَافَةِ! | how silly! |
| Arabic | English | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| دَعْوَةٌ | invitation | |
| هَلْ تُرِيدُ أَنْ تَذْهَبَ إِلَى السِّينَمَا؟ | do you want to go to the cinema? | |
| لِمَ لَا؟ | why not? / shall we…? | هَلَّا فَعَلْنَا |
| شُكْرًا، لَكِنْ لَا أَسْتَطِيعُ | thanks, but I can't — let's postpone it | |
| يَقْبَلُ / يَرْفُضُ الدَّعْوَةَ | accepts / declines the invitation |
| Arabic | English | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| يَعِيشُ | to live | |
| يُرَبِّي | to raise, bring up | |
| يَكْبُرُ | to grow up, grow | يَنْمُو |
| يَمْلِكُ | to own, to have | |
| يُولَدُ | to be born | |
| يَمُوتُ | to die | |
| يَتَّصِلُ هَاتِفِيًّا | to phone, contact by phone | + بِـ |
| حَامِلٌ | pregnant | |
| فِي صِحَّةٍ جَيِّدَةٍ | in good health | |
| مِزَاجُهُ مُعَكَّرٌ | in a bad mood |
| Arabic | English | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| يَثِقُ بِـ | to trust | + بِـ |
| يَحْتَرِمُ | to respect | |
| يَدْعَمُ | to support | |
| يُسَاعِدُ | to help | |
| يَعْتَنِي بِـ | to care for | + بِـ |
| يَزُورُ | to visit | |
| يَقْضِي الوَقْتَ مَعَ | to spend time with | + مَعَ |
| يَتَفَاهَمُ مَعَ | to get on with | + مَعَ |
| يَخْتَلِفُ مَعَ | to disagree with | + مَعَ |
| يَتَشَاجَرُ مَعَ | to argue with | + مَعَ |
| يَعْتَذِرُ لِـ | to apologise | + لِـ |
| يَتَصَالَحُ | to make up, reconcile |