Hi everyone, my name is Peryhan and this is Arabic top words. Today’s lesson is going to be about Top 10 Questions You Should Know. |
1. |
اسمك إيه؟ |
(esmak ʾeīh?) “What's your name?” |
اسمك إيه؟ |
Can you guess it? It’s “What’s your name?” |
If you meet someone and you say, |
اسمك إيه؟ |
(esmak ʾeīh?) |
And the guy or the girl will respond with their name and they will say for example, |
اسمي بريهان. |
(esmī perīhān.) “My name is Peryhan.” |
2. |
إزيك؟ |
(ʾezzayak?) “How are you?” |
After this person will say, |
اسمك إيه؟ |
They will probably say, |
إزيك؟ |
Which means, “How are you?” |
And you would answer, |
أنا كويسة. |
(ʾanā kwayyesah.) is for female and |
أنا كويس. |
(ʾanā kwayyes.) is for male. |
And you can also say, |
أنا كويسة, الحمد لله. |
(ʾanā kwayyesah, el-ḥamdu lellah.) |
Which means, “Thank God.” |
So you can say, |
أنا كويس. |
(ʾanā kwayyes.) |
When someone asks you, |
إزيك؟ |
(ʾezzayak?) |
3. |
انت منين؟ |
(enta meneīn?) “Where are you from?” |
The third question someone might ask you is, |
انت منين؟ |
Which means, “Where are you from?” |
And here you can say where are you from, your country or your city. |
So for example, someone will ask him, |
انت منين؟ |
(enta meneīn?) |
And they will answer, |
أنا من مصر. |
(ʾanā men maṣr.) “I am from Egypt.” |
Or |
أنا من القاهرة. |
(ʾanā men el-qāherah.) “I am from Cairo.” |
4. |
عيد ميلادك إمتى؟ |
(ʿīd mīlādak ʾemtā?) “When is your birthday?” |
The fourth question someone might ask you is, |
عيد ميلادك إمتى؟ |
“When is your birthday?” |
For example, someone will ask me. I am a female. |
So they will ask me, |
عيد ميلادك إمتى؟ |
And I will answer, |
عيد ميلادي في يونيو. |
(ʿīd mīlādī fī yūnyū.) |
“My birthday is in June.” |
5. |
ساكن فين؟ |
(sāken feīn?) “Where do you live?” |
Another question someone might ask you is, |
عيد ميلادك إمتى؟ |
“Where do you live?” |
And you might answer specifically your street name or the city where you live. |
So for example, you can say, |
أنا ساكن في المهندسين. |
(ʾanā sāken fī el-muhandesīn.) |
“I live in Mohandeseen” which is a district in Egypt, in Cairo. |
6. |
بتشتغل فين؟ |
(beteštaġal feīn?) “Where do you work?” |
Another question someone will ask you is, |
بتشتغل فين؟ |
“Where do you work?” |
And here, you can say your workplace, your company’s name and so on. |
So for example, I will say, |
بشتغل في شركة أدوية. |
(baštaġal fī šerket ʾadweyah.) |
“I work for a drug company.” |
7. |
تليفونك كام؟ |
(telīfūnak kām?) “What's your phone number?” |
Another question is, |
تليفونك كام؟ |
(telīfūnak kām?) |
Which means, “What’s your phone number?” |
And here you can just say your phone number |
نمرتي.... |
(nemretī....) is 123456… |
8. |
اتعلمت عربي فين؟ |
(etʿallemt ʿarabī feīn?) “Where did you learn Arabic?” |
People might be amazed or probably will be amazed at how good you speak Arabic. |
So probably they will ask you, |
اتعلمت عربي فين؟ |
“Where did you learn Arabic?” |
And here you should say, |
اتعلمت عربي مع أرابيك بود 101 دوت كوم. |
( etʿallemt ʿarabī maʿ ArabicPod101.com.) |
“I learned Arabic with arabicpod101.com” |
Don’t forget it! |
9. |
بتحب الأكل المصري؟ |
(betḥebb el-ʾakl el-maṣrī?) “Do you like Egyptian food?” |
Probably people will be curious if you like Egyptian food and they will ask you, |
بتحب الأكل المصري؟ |
“Do you like Egyptian food?” |
And be honest, Egyptian food is quite delicious. |
So you will say, |
أيوة, بحب الأكل المصري. |
(ʾaywah, baḥeb el-ʾakl el-maṣrī.) |
“Yes, I like Egyptian food” |
Or maybe you would say, |
مش أوي. |
(meš ʾawī.) “Not really.” |
10. |
رحت مصر قبل كدة؟ |
(roḥt maṣr ʾabl kedah?) “Have you been to Egypt?” |
The next question is, |
رحت مصر قبل كدة؟ |
“Have you ever been to Egypt?” |
And here you can say, |
أيوة |
(aywa) “Yes” |
or |
لأ |
(laʾa) “No” |
So that’s it for today. Tell us in the comments below which question do you get asked the most and which question would you like to know or learn and bye-bye. |
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