Lingua“My” is an ending
Arabic has no separate word for “my, your, his”: a short ending is added to the noun. You already know اِسْمِي and اسْمُكَ. Here is the whole set on كِتَاب:
| Whose | Word |
|---|---|
| my | كِتَابِي |
| your (a man) | كِتَابُكَ |
| your (a woman) | كِتَابُكِ |
| his | كِتَابُهُ |
| her | كِتَابُهَا |
| our | كِتَابُنَا |
| your (several) | كِتَابُكُمْ |
| their | كِتَابُهُمْ |
Before a suffix ة turns into ت: سَيَّارَة → سَيَّارَتِي (my car), غُرْفَة → غُرْفَتُهَا (her room). A noun with a suffix is definite, so its adjective takes الـ: بَيْتِي الْجَدِيدُ – “my new house”.
هٰذَا هَاتِفِي الْجَدِيدُ.This is my new phone.
مَا عُنْوَانُكَ؟What is your address? (to a man)
Words in this lesson
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| كِتَابِي | my book | كِتَابِي جَدِيدٌ. My book is new. |
| بَيْتُكَ | your house (to a man) | بَيْتُكَ جَمِيلٌ. Your house is beautiful. |
| سَيَّارَتِي | my car | سَيَّارَتِي قَدِيمَةٌ. My car is old. |
| غُرْفَتُهَا | her room | غُرْفَتُهَا كَبِيرَةٌ. Her room is big. |
| اِسْمُهُ | his name | اِسْمُهُ سَمِيرٌ. His name is Samir. |
| هَاتِفِي | my phone | أَيْنَ هَاتِفِي؟ Where is my phone? |
| مِفْتَاح | key | الْمِفْتَاحُ عَلَى الطَّاوِلَةِ. The key is on the table. |
| حَقِيبَتُكِ | your bag (to a woman) | حَقِيبَتُكِ جَمِيلَةٌ. Your bag is beautiful. |
| عُنْوَان | address; title (of a book) | الْعُنْوَانُ صَعْبٌ. The address is difficult. |
| بَلَدُنَا | our country | بَلَدُنَا جَمِيلٌ. Our country is beautiful. |
| صَدِيقُهُمْ | their friend | صَدِيقُهُمْ مِنْ مِصْرَ. Their friend is from Egypt. |
Exercises
This lesson has 11 exercises in the app:
- multiple choice: 3
- fill the gap: 3
- match the pairs: 1
- build the sentence: 1
- translate the sentence: 2
- listen and type: 1
Try the first one
Which word means “key”?
The answer, the other exercises, the audio and your progress are in the app – free at A0 and A1.