Personal Pronouns
In the Arabic language, there are 10 personal pronouns. Except for I and we, it has to be differentiated between male (m) and female (f), depending on the gender of the replaced noun.
| English | Arabic | English | Arabic |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | أنا 'anaa | we | نحن naHnu |
| you (m) | أنتَ 'anta | you (m) | أنتم 'antum |
| you (f) | أنتِ anti | you (f) | أنتُنّ 'antunna |
| he | هو huwa | they (m) | هُم hum |
| she | هي hiYa | they (f) | هُنّ hunna |
Here are some examples, including these personal pronouns:
| English | Arabic |
|---|---|
| I am a teacher | أنا مُعَللِم anaa mu3allim |
| You (m) are a student | أنتَ طالِب anaa TAlib |
| You (f) are a student | أنتِ طالِبة *anti TAlib-ah |
Exercises
Read and understand the following sentences:
- أنا و انتَ
- أنا و انتِ
- هو وهي
- أنا معلم وأنت طالب
- هي طالبة وأنا معلم
- I and you (m).
- I and you (f).
- He and she.
- I am a teacher and you are a student.
- She is a student and I am a teacher.
Translate into Arabic:
a) I am a male engineer
b) You are a female teacher
c) We are brother and sister.
d) Who are you (m)?
a) أنا مُهًادِس
b) أنتِ مُعَللِمة
c) نَحنُ أخ وَ أخت
d) مًا أنتَ
Vocabularies
| Arabic | English |
|---|---|
| أخ | brother |
| أخت | sister |
| جامعة | university |
| تلفزيون | television |