العيلة
Lesson 12
Family
Ask after the family, share news, and talk about work, Vietnam, and the next visit.
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The material
Words from this lesson
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How it works
See what changes
Amber marks the small part that carries the change.
Learn the close-family forms as whole words
The everyday my forms are ʾimme, bayye, khayye, and ikhte. Learn each as one spoken family word rather than forcing the base form to sound unchanged.
family word → my family word
mother
my mother
The written -ي is pronounced -e in this Beirut form.
Match your to the person you are speaking to
Use -ak when speaking to one man and -ik when speaking to one woman: khayyak versus khayyik, and ʿayltak versus ʿayltik.
to a man → to a woman
your brother (to a man)
your brother (to a woman)
Arabic spelling is the same here, but the spoken ending changes.
In context
Sentences you can use
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Rania, how are your mother and father? How is everyone? What is the news?
I missed you all. Send my regards to everyone.
My mother, father, brother, and sister are all well.
Vietnam is good, but I miss the family.
I will visit you all next time.
Hear it in use
A short conversation
A family call about home, work, Vietnam, and the next visit
Rania
ألو ريحان، كيف الكل؟. allo Ryhan, kiif il-kill?Ryhan
إمّي وبيّي وخيّي وأختي كلّن منيح. شو الأخبار؟. ʾimme w bayye w khayye w ikhte killon mniiḥ. shuu l-akhbaar?Baba
اشتقتلكن. كيف الشغل وفيتنام؟. ishtʾetilkon. kiif ish-shighel w Vietnaam?Ryhan
الشغل منيح وفيتنام منيحة. رح زوركن المرّة الجاية.. ish-shighel mniiḥ w Vietnaam mniiḥa. raḥ zuurkon il-marra l-jeeye.Rania
سلّملي عالكل.. sallimli ʿal-kill.Put it into memory
Practice sets
35 questions from this lesson, cut into 6 short sets. Do one at a time and come back for the next.
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