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My, your, his, her
Egyptian Arabic A1 · Unit 6
GoalAdd «my», «your», «his» and «her» to a noun with a short ending.
New words
أُمِّي (ummi) · my motherأُمَّك (ummak) · your mother (to a man)أُمِّك (ummik) · your mother (to a woman)أُمُّه (ummu) · his motherأُمَّهَا (ummaha) · her motherأَخُويَا (akhūya) · my brotherأَخُوهَا (akhūha) · her brother
Explanation
In Egyptian, «my, your, his, her» are short endings added to the noun. My: ـِي (-i). Your: ـَك (-ak) to a man and ـِك (-ik) to a woman. His: ـُه (-u). Her: ـهَا (-ha). Two words are a little special: أَخ (brother) and أَب (father) add an extra ū: أَخُويَا (my brother), أَخُوك (your brother, to a man), أَخُوكِي (your brother, to a woman), أَخُوهَا (her brother). Learn them as whole words.
| Whose | Ending | أُمّ (mother) | أَخ (brother) |
|---|---|---|---|
| my | ـِي | أُمِّي | أَخُويَا |
| your (man) | ـَك | أُمَّك | أَخُوك |
| your (woman) | ـِك | أُمِّك | أَخُوكِي |
| his | ـُه | أُمُّه | أَخُوه |
| her | ـهَا | أُمَّهَا | أَخُوهَا |
Worked examples
The word اِسْم (name) with all the endings. Press each card.
أُخْتsister+ـِيmy
The ending joins the noun: sister + my = my sister.Karim
اِسْمِك إِيه؟
Hana
اِسْمِي هَنَا.
Karim
وِأُمِّك اِسْمَهَا إِيه؟
Hana
أُمِّي اِسْمَهَا مَرْيَم.
Class activity
Practice the endings with one noun. Take the word أُخْت and say: أُخْتِي، أُخْتَك، أُخْتِك، أُخْتُه، أُخْتَهَا. Then do the same with اِسْم. Write the five forms on paper next to the English meanings.
Practice
1
Press Listen. Is it «my father», «your father» or «her father»?
Your father, said to a man: أَبُوك (abūk).
2
Say «your mother» to a woman.
أُمِّك (ummik).
3
This is Omar's mother. Say «his mother».
أُمُّه (ummu).
4
Write «my brother» in Arabic.
أَخُويَا
5
Which ending means «her»?
ـهَا (-ha), as in أُمَّهَا.