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Me, Family & Relationshipsأَنَا وَالعَائِلَةُ وَالعَلَاقَاتُ

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أَنَا وَالعَائِلَةُ وَالعَلَاقَاتُ

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Personal information & marital status

المَعْلُومَاتُ الشَّخْصِيَّةُ وَالحَالَةُ الاجْتِمَاعِيَّةُ 11
الاِسْمُ الأَوَّلُ
first name
noun masculine

مَا اسْمُكَ الأَوَّلُ؟What is your first name?

اللَّقَبُ
surname, family name
noun masculine
also: اسْمُ العَائِلَةِ

لَقَبِي مِنْ عَائِلَةٍ قَدِيمَةٍ.My surname is from an old family.

سَيِّدٌ / سَيِّدَةٌ / آنِسَةٌ
Mr / Mrs / Miss
noun
تَهَجَّأِ اسْمَكَ
spell your name
phrase

هَلْ يُمْكِنُ أَنْ تَتَهَجَّأَ اسْمَكَ؟Could you spell your name?

بِنَفْسِي
myself / yourself
phrase
also: بِنَفْسِكَ

أَقُومُ بِذَلِكَ بِنَفْسِي.I do it myself.

أَعْزَبُ
single (unmarried)
adjective
f. عَزْبَاءُ

خَالِي مَا زَالَ أَعْزَبَ.My uncle is still single.

يَتَزَوَّجُ
to marry, get married
verb
also: تَزَوَّجَ
زَوَاجٌ = marriage · حَفْلُ زَوَاجٍ = wedding

سَيَتَزَوَّجُ أَخِي فِي الصَّيْفِ.My brother will marry in the summer.

مُتَزَوِّجٌ
married
adjective
f. مُتَزَوِّجَةٌ
Same official entry as يَتَزَوَّجُ.

أُخْتِي مُتَزَوِّجَةٌ وَلَهَا طِفْلٌ.My sister is married and has a child.

مُطَلَّقٌ
divorced
adjective
f. مُطَلَّقَةٌ
خَطِيبٌ / خَطِيبَةٌ
fiancé / fiancée
noun
مَخْطُوبَةٌ
engaged (betrothed)
adjective
خَاطِبٌ = suitor

أُخْتِي مَخْطُوبَةٌ الآنَ.My sister is engaged now.

Immediate family

العَائِلَةُ القَرِيبَةُ 13
أَبٌ
father
noun masculine
pl. آبَاءٌ
also: وَالِدٌ

أَبِي يَعْمَلُ مُهَنْدِسًا.My father works as an engineer.

أُمٌّ
mother
noun feminine
pl. أُمَّهَاتٌ
also: وَالِدَةٌ

أُمِّي تُحِبُّ القِرَاءَةَ.My mother loves reading.

وَالِدَانِ
parents
noun masculine

أَعِيشُ مَعَ وَالِدَيَّ.I live with my parents.

ابْنٌ / ابْنَةٌ
son / daughter
noun
pl. أَبْنَاءٌ / بَنَاتٌ
أَطْفَالٌ
children
noun masculine
sing. طِفْلٌ

يَلْعَبُ الأَطْفَالُ فِي الحَدِيقَةِ.The children play in the garden.

طِفْلٌ
child
noun masculine
pl. أَطْفَالٌ
الأَخُ / الأُخْتُ
brother / sister
noun
الأَكْبَر/الأَصْغَر = elder/younger · الإِخْوَةُ/الأَخَوَاتُ = siblings

لِي أَخٌ أَكْبَرُ وَأُخْتٌ صُغْرَى.I have an older brother and a younger sister.

زَوْجٌ
husband
noun masculine
pl. أَزْوَاجٌ
زَوْجَةٌ
wife
noun feminine
pl. زَوْجَاتٌ
تَوْأَمٌ
twin
noun masculine

أَخِي تَوْأَمِي.My brother is my twin.

رَضِيعٌ
baby, infant
noun masculine
pl. رُضَّعٌ
وَلَدٌ
boy
noun masculine
pl. أَوْلَادٌ
بِنْتٌ
girl
noun feminine
pl. بَنَاتٌ
also: فَتَاةٌ

Extended family

العَائِلَةُ المُمْتَدَّةُ 8
جَدٌّ / جَدَّةٌ
grandfather / grandmother
noun
أَجْدَادٌ = grandparents

أَزُورُ جَدَّتِي كُلَّ أُسْبُوعٍ.I visit my grandmother every week.

عَمٌّ / عَمَّةٌ / خَالٌ / خَالَةٌ
uncle / aunt (paternal & maternal)
noun
عَمّ/عَمّة = father's side · خال/خالة = mother's side
ابْنُ العَمِّ / ابْنُ الخَالِ
cousin
noun
ابْنَةُ العَمِّ / ابْنَةُ الخَالِ = female cousin
أَبْنَاءُ العَمِّ / أَبْنَاءُ الخَالِ
cousins
noun
ابْنُ الأَخِ / ابْنُ الأُخْتِ
nephew / niece
noun
ابْنَةُ الأَخِ / ابْنَةُ الأُخْتِ = niece
زَوْجَةُ الأَبِ / زَوْجُ الأُمِّ
stepmother / stepfather
noun
قَرِيبٌ
relative
noun masculine
pl. أَقَارِبُ

لَنَا أَقَارِبُ فِي مِصْرَ.We have relatives in Egypt.

عَائِلَةٌ
family
noun feminine
pl. عَائِلَاتٌ
also: أُسْرَةٌ

عَائِلَتِي كَبِيرَةٌ وَمُتَعَاوِنَةٌ.My family is large and cooperative.

People & social relationships

النَّاسُ وَالعَلَاقَاتُ الاجْتِمَاعِيَّةُ 12
صَدِيقٌ
friend (male)
noun masculine
pl. أَصْدِقَاءُ

صَدِيقِي يُسَاعِدُنِي دَائِمًا.My friend always helps me.

صَدِيقَةٌ
friend (female)
noun feminine
pl. صَدِيقَاتٌ
جَارٌ
neighbour
noun masculine
f. جَارَةٌ
pl. جِيرَانٌ

جَارُنَا رَجُلٌ لَطِيفٌ.Our neighbour is a kind man.

شَخْصٌ
person
noun masculine
pl. أَشْخَاصٌ
نَاسٌ
people
noun
also: أَشْخَاصٌ

النَّاسُ هُنَا وُدُودُونَ.The people here are friendly.

رَجُلٌ / امْرَأَةٌ
man / woman
noun
pl. رِجَالٌ / نِسَاءٌ
شَابٌّ
young man
noun masculine
pl. شَبَابٌ
شَبَابٌ
young people, youth
noun
مُرَاهِقٌ
teenager
noun masculine
f. مُرَاهِقَةٌ
طُفُولَةٌ
childhood
noun feminine

قَضَيْتُ طُفُولَةً سَعِيدَةً.I had a happy childhood.

مُسِنٌّ
elderly person
noun masculine
f. مُسِنَّةٌ
also: عَجُوزٌ
كِبَارُ السِّنِّ
the elderly
noun

يَجِبُ أَنْ نَحْتَرِمَ كِبَارَ السِّنِّ.We must respect the elderly.

Greetings & everyday conversation

التَّحِيَّةُ وَالمُحَادَثَةُ 17
أَهْلًا / مَرْحَبًا
hello
phrase
also: السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ
صَبَاحُ الخَيْرِ
good morning / evening
phrase
also: مَسَاءُ الخَيْرِ
كَيْفَ حَالُكَ؟
how are you?
phrase
كَيْفَ الحَالُ؟
how are things? — I'm fine / not fine
phrase
أَنَا بِخَيْرٍ / لَسْتُ بِخَيْرٍ
بِخَيْرٍ
fine, well
phrase
تَشَرَّفْتُ بِلِقَائِكَ
pleased to meet you
phrase
شُكْرًا
thank you
phrase
مِنْ فَضْلِكَ
please
phrase
عَفْوًا
excuse me / you're welcome
phrase
مَعَ السَّلَامَةِ
goodbye
phrase
إِلَى اللِّقَاءِ
goodbye / see you tomorrow
phrase
also: أَرَاكَ غَدًا
أَنَا فِي عَجَلَةٍ مِنْ أَمْرِي
I'm in a hurry
phrase
أَهْلًا بِكَ!
welcome!
phrase
هَذَا لَطِيفٌ!
how nice!
phrase
هَذَا مُثِيرٌ لِلِاهْتِمَامِ!
how interesting!
phrase
هَذَا مُزْعِجٌ!
how annoying!
phrase
يَا لَلسَّخَافَةِ!
how silly!
phrase

Invitations

الدَّعَوَاتُ 5
دَعْوَةٌ
invitation
noun feminine

شُكْرًا عَلَى الدَّعْوَةِ.Thank you for the invitation.

هَلْ تُرِيدُ أَنْ تَذْهَبَ إِلَى السِّينَمَا؟
do you want to go to the cinema?
phrase
لِمَ لَا؟
why not? / shall we…?
phrase
also: هَلَّا فَعَلْنَا
شُكْرًا، لَكِنْ لَا أَسْتَطِيعُ
thanks, but I can't — let's postpone it
phrase
لِنُؤَجِّلْ هَذَا لِيَوْمٍ آخَرَ
يَقْبَلُ / يَرْفُضُ الدَّعْوَةَ
accepts / declines the invitation
verb

Life & family verbs

أَفْعَالُ العَائِلَةِ وَالحَيَاةِ 10
يَعِيشُ
to live
verb

أَعِيشُ مَعَ وَالِدَيَّ وَأُخْتِي.I live with my parents and my sister.

يُرَبِّي
to raise, bring up
verb

تُرَبِّي أُمِّي أَطْفَالَهَا بِحُبٍّ.My mother brings up her children with love.

يَكْبُرُ
to grow up, grow
verb
also: يَنْمُو

يَكْبُرُ الأَطْفَالُ بِسُرْعَةٍ.Children grow up quickly.

يَمْلِكُ
to own, to have
verb
يُولَدُ
to be born
verb

وُلِدْتُ فِي مَدِينَةٍ صَغِيرَةٍ.I was born in a small town.

يَمُوتُ
to die
verb
يَتَّصِلُ هَاتِفِيًّا
to phone, contact by phone
verb
+ prep. بِـ

أَتَّصِلُ بِجَدِّي كُلَّ مَسَاءٍ.I phone my grandfather every evening.

حَامِلٌ
pregnant
adjective
تَحْمِلُ = she is expecting
فِي صِحَّةٍ جَيِّدَةٍ
in good health
phrase
غَيْرُ صِحِّيٍّ = unhealthy · مِزَاجٌ جَيِّدٌ = good mood
مِزَاجُهُ مُعَكَّرٌ
in a bad mood
phrase

Useful relationship verbs (support)

أَفْعَالُ العَلَاقَاتِ (دَعْمٌ) 12
يَثِقُ بِـ
to trust
verb
+ prep. بِـ

أَثِقُ بِصَدِيقَتِي لِأَنَّهَا صَادِقَةٌ.I trust my friend because she is honest.

يَحْتَرِمُ
to respect
verb

نَحْتَرِمُ كِبَارَ السِّنِّ.We respect the elderly.

يَدْعَمُ
to support
verb
يُسَاعِدُ
to help
verb

يُسَاعِدُ الأَخُ أُخْتَهُ فِي الوَاجِبِ.The brother helps his sister with homework.

يَعْتَنِي بِـ
to care for
verb
+ prep. بِـ
يَزُورُ
to visit
verb

أَزُورُ جَدَّتِي فِي نِهَايَةِ الأُسْبُوعِ.I visit my grandmother at the weekend.

يَقْضِي الوَقْتَ مَعَ
to spend time with
verb
+ prep. مَعَ
يَتَفَاهَمُ مَعَ
to get on with
verb
+ prep. مَعَ

أَتَفَاهَمُ مَعَ أَخِي مُعْظَمَ الوَقْتِ.I get on with my brother most of the time.

يَخْتَلِفُ مَعَ
to disagree with
verb
+ prep. مَعَ

نَخْتَلِفُ أَحْيَانًا وَلَكِنَّنَا نَتَصَالَحُ.We disagree sometimes but we make up.

يَتَشَاجَرُ مَعَ
to argue with
verb
+ prep. مَعَ
يَعْتَذِرُ لِـ
to apologise
verb
+ prep. لِـ
يَتَصَالَحُ
to make up, reconcile
verb