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Brothers, sisters, parents
Egyptian Arabic A1 · Unit 6
GoalUse the plural words for children and siblings, and the words for grandparents.
New words
إِخْوَات (ikhwāt) · brothers and sistersاِبْن (ibn) · sonبِنْت (bint) · daughter, girlوِلَاد (wilād) · boys, childrenبَنَات (banāt) · girls, daughtersجِدّو (giddo) · grandadتِيتَا (tēta) · grandmaأَهْل (ahl) · parents, family
Explanation
A son is اِبْن (ibn) and a daughter is بِنْت (bint). Their plurals are whole words: وِلَاد (boys, children) and بَنَات (girls). Brothers and sisters together are إِخْوَات (ikhwāt). Grandad is جِدّو (giddo) and grandma is تِيتَا (tēta). أَهْل (ahl) means your parents and close family. ج is a hard g in Cairo speech: giddo.
| One | Many | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| اِبْن | وِلَاد | son · boys, children |
| بِنْت | بَنَات | daughter, girl · girls |
| brother or sister | إِخْوَات | brothers and sisters |
Worked examples
Son, daughter and grandparents. Press each card.
Children and girls: the plural words.
Mina
أَهْلِي مِن مِصْر.
Karim
أَهْلِي مِن أُوزْبَكِسْتَان.
Class activity
Write the pairs on paper: اِبْن → وِلَاد and بِنْت → بَنَات. Then write who is in your family using these words, for example «my grandma» and «my parents». Say each Arabic word aloud twice.
Practice
1
Press Listen. Is it a brother or a sister?
A sister: أُخْت (ukht).
2
What is the plural of بِنْت?
بَنَات (banāt).
3
The picture shows three children. Which plural word fits: بِنْت or وِلَاد?
وِلَاد (wilād).
4
Which word do you use for «grandma»?
تِيتَا (tēta).
5
You say أَهْلِي. Who do you mean?
Your parents and close family.