Learn how to introduce yourself
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| INTRODUCTION |
| ArabicPod101.com presents Arabic Survival Phrases. This course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to Arabic speaking countries, with particular focus on Morocco. So join us for Arabic Survival phrases. You will be surprised at how far a little Arabic will go. |
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Lesson focus |
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| There is no impression like the first. In today's lesson, we'll work on leaving a first impression that will last. |
| First, we’re going to learn to introduce our names. For this phrase, we’d need a name, so I will use mine. |
| In Arabic, “I’m Mounia” is ʾanā munyah (أنا منية). |
| ʾanā munyah |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: ʾanā munyah |
| Let's hear it once again: ʾanā munyah |
| The first word, ʾanā, menas “I.” |
| Let's break it down and hear it one more time: ʾanā |
| ʾanā |
| And this is followed by, well, munyah, my name. |
| So altogether, we have: ʾanā munyah, and literally, it means “I Mounia” |
| It’s pretty simple, isn't it? |
| There is another way of introducing yourself. You can say: "My name is...." and your name. |
| So let's try to say, "My name is Mounia." In Arabic, this is: ʾismī munyah (إسمي منية). |
| Again, slowly: ʾismī munyah |
| ʾismī |
| ʾismī means “my name” |
| So both together, it means “My name Mounia.” No verb in this sentence again. |
| “My name is Mounia.” |
| Now, what if you meet someone and you'd like to ask them, "what's your name?" |
| In Arabic, "what's your name?" is: šunū ʾismak? (شنو إسمك؟) |
| šunū ʾismak? |
| The first word, šunū, means "what" |
| šunū |
| šunū |
| The second word, ʾismak, means "your name." |
| ʾismak |
| ʾismak |
| šunū ʾismak means “what your name?” Or "what's your name?" |
| Now, here’s another great phrase to learn, "and you?" as in "my name is Mounia, and you?" |
| "And you?" in Arabic is u nta? (و انت؟) when addressing a man and u nti? (و انتي؟) when addressing a woman. |
| u nta? |
| u nta? |
| As for women, it’s:u nti? |
| u nti? |
| u nti? |
| u means “and” |
| nta is “you” for a man |
| And nti is “you” for a woman |
| "And you?" u nta? / u nti? |
| Now after you've introduced yourself, you'd like to say "nice to meet you." |
| In Arabic, "nice to meet you" is: mutašarrifīn (متشرفين). |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: mutašarrifīn |
| mutašarrifīn |
| This word means something like "I'm honored to meet you." It’s one word, men and women can use it to address a single person or a group of people. The word stays the same, it does not change according to the noun. |
| mutašarrifīn |
| Cultural Insights |
| Usually, a handshake follows after introduce your name. For women, it's very popular to kiss twice on the cheeks when you meet for the first time. |
| Avoid asking about the salary and, sometimes, the age of people. And man should not inquire about the wives or other female relations of someone; this could be seen as expressing an appropriate interest. |
Outro |
| Okay, to close out today's lesson, we'd like for you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for saying it aloud. You'll have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so حظ سعيد. |
| Ok, here we go! |
| "I’m Mounia." - ʾanā munyah |
| ʾanā munyah |
| ʾanā munyah |
| "My name is Mounia." - ʾismī munyah |
| ʾismī munyah |
| ʾismī munyah |
| "What’s your name?" - šunū ʾismak? |
| šunū ʾismak? |
| šunū ʾismak? |
| "And you? (feminine/masculine)" - u nta? / u nti? |
| u nta? / u nti? |
| u nta? / u nti? |
| "Nice to meet you." - mutašarrifīn |
| mutašarrifīn |
| mutašarrifīn |
| All right. This is going to do it for this lesson of Arabic Survival Phrases. Remember to stop by ArabicPod101.com. There you’ll find an accompanying PDF, additional learning tools in the premium learning center, and other great Arabic language learning materials. See you soon, which in Arabic is - ilā al-liqāʾ. |
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