LinguaThe whole family in one table
| Who | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| parents | أَبِي | أُمِّي |
| brothers and sisters | أَخِي | أُخْتِي |
| the father’s side | عَمِّي | عَمَّتِي |
| the mother’s side | خَالِي | خَالَتِي |
| grandparents | جَدِّي | جَدَّتِي |
| grandchildren | حَفِيدِي | حَفِيدَتِي |
Three things to keep in mind. ة turns into ت before a suffix: عَمَّتِي, زَوْجَتُهُ. أَب and أَخ stretch before suffixes other than “my”: أَبُوكَ, أَخُوهُ. And “uncle” always says the side: عَمّ for the father’s, خَال for the mother’s.
بِنْتُ عَمِّي طَوِيلَةٌ، وَعُيُونُهَا زَرْقَاءُ.My cousin (my father’s brother’s daughter) is tall, and her eyes are blue.
Describing someone: the adjective agrees with the person (هُوَ مَرِحٌ – هِيَ مَرِحَةٌ); hair and eyes go with a suffix (شَعْرُهُ, عُيُونُهَا); age is asked with كَمْ and answered with digits and سَنَةً.
كَمْ عُمْرُ جَدَّتِكَ؟ – عُمْرُهَا ٧٥ سَنَةً، وَشَعْرُهَا أَبْيَضُ.How old is your grandmother? – She is 75, and her hair is white.
Words in this lesson
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| أَبُوكَ | your father (to a man) | أَيْنَ أَبُوكَ؟ Where is your father? |
| أَخُوهُ | his brother | أَخُوهُ فِي فَرَنْسَا. His brother is in France. |
| زَوْجَة | wife | زَوْجَتُهُ مُدَرِّسَةٌ. His wife is a teacher. |
| عَائِلَة | family (the wider family) | الْعَائِلَةُ كَبِيرَةٌ. The family is big. |
| عَمّ | uncle (father’s brother) | عَمِّي مُهَنْدِسٌ. My uncle is an engineer. |
| خَالَة | aunt (mother’s sister) | خَالَتِي مُدَرِّسَةٌ. My aunt is a teacher. |
| اِبْنُ عَمِّي | my cousin (son of my father’s brother) | اِبْنُ عَمِّي صَدِيقِي. My cousin is my friend. |
| جَدَّة | grandmother | جَدَّتُكِ هُنَا. Your grandmother is here. (to a woman) |
| حَفِيد | grandson | هٰذَا حَفِيدِي سَمِيرٌ. This is my grandson Samir. |
| لَطِيف | kind, nice | الْمُدِيرُ لَطِيفٌ. The manager is nice. |
| شَعْر | hair | شَعْرُ أُمِّي قَصِيرٌ. My mother’s hair is short. |
| عُمْر | age | عُمْرُ جَدِّي ٨٠ سَنَةً. My grandfather is 80 years old. |
| كَمْ | how much, how many | كَمْ عُمْرُ أُخْتِكَ؟ How old is your sister? |
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 “aunt (mother’s sister)”?
The answer, the other exercises, the audio and your progress are in the app – free at A0 and A1.