LinguaThree questions, two genders
Name, origin and how someone is: each question ends in -a for a man and -i for a woman. The vowel sits on the last letter, so look at the end of the word.
| Question | To a man | To a woman |
|---|---|---|
| name | مَا اسْمُكَ؟ | مَا اسْمُكِ؟ |
| how | كَيْفَ حَالُكَ؟ | كَيْفَ حَالُكِ؟ |
| and you? | وَأَنْتَ؟ | وَأَنْتِ؟ |
The speaker’s own words follow the speaker: a man is مِصْرِيٌّ, آسِفٌ, مُتْعَبٌ; a woman adds ـَة: مِصْرِيَّةٌ, آسِفَةٌ, مُتْعَبَةٌ. Greetings themselves never change: السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ, مَرْحَبًا, صَبَاحُ الْخَيْرِ are the same for everyone.
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ، أَنَا مُوسَى مِنْ مِصْرَ.Peace be upon you, I am Musa from Egypt.
وَعَلَيْكُمُ السَّلَامُ! أَنَا هُدَى، تَشَرَّفْنَا.And peace be upon you! I am Huda, pleased to meet you.
Words in this lesson
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ | peace be upon you (greeting) | السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ، أَنَا مُوسَى. Peace be upon you, I am Musa. |
| مَرْحَبًا | hello | مَرْحَبًا، اِسْمِي هُدَى. Hello, my name is Huda. |
| اِسْم | name | اِسْمٌ جَدِيدٌ a new name |
| تَشَرَّفْنَا | pleased to meet you | تَشَرَّفْنَا، أَنَا مُوسَى. Pleased to meet you, I am Musa. |
| مِنْ | from | أَنَا مِنْ مِصْرَ. I am from Egypt. |
| أَيْنَ | where | أَيْنَ مُوسَى؟ Where is Musa? |
| مِصْرِيّ | Egyptian (a man) | مُوسَى مِصْرِيٌّ. Musa is Egyptian. |
| مِصْرِيَّة | Egyptian (a woman) | هُدَى مِصْرِيَّةٌ. Huda is Egyptian. |
| كَيْفَ | how | كَيْفَ حَالُكِ؟ How are you? (to a woman) |
| بِخَيْر | fine, well | أَنَا بِخَيْرٍ. I am fine. |
| عَفْوًا | you’re welcome; excuse me | شُكْرًا! – عَفْوًا. Thank you! – You’re welcome. |
| مَعَ السَّلَامَةِ | goodbye | مَعَ السَّلَامَةِ وَشُكْرًا! Goodbye and thank you! |
| آسِف | sorry (said by a man) | آسِفٌ، أَنَا مُتْعَبٌ. Sorry, I am tired. |
Exercises
This lesson has 11 exercises in the app:
- multiple choice: 4
- fill the gap: 2
- match the pairs: 1
- build the sentence: 1
- translate the sentence: 2
- listen and type: 1
Try the first one
Which is the reply to **مَسَاءُ الْخَيْرِ**?
The answer, the other exercises, the audio and your progress are in the app – free at A0 and A1.