Language/Gulf-arabic/Grammar/Personal-Pronouns
Hi Gulf Arabic Learners! 😃
In today's lesson we will learn how to use the Personal Pronouns in Gulf Arabic.
Happy learning!
Don't hesitate to look into these other pages after completing this lesson: How to Use "Have", Plurals & How to Use Be.
أنا[edit | edit source]
ana – I
Example: أنا بردان ana bardaan – I am cold.
إنت[edit | edit source]
inta – you (masculine)
Example: إنت بخير؟ inta bi-xayr? - Are you fine?
إنت[edit | edit source]
inti – you (feminine, that is when addressing a woman)
Example: إنت السيكرتيرة، مو كذي؟ inti s-sikirtiira, muu chidhii? - You (fem.) are the secretary, right?
(Note that in most situations in the Gulf, a man is NOT supposed to initiate conversation with a woman.)
هو[edit | edit source]
huwa – he (in fast speech cut to 'hu' , sometimes you can hear 'uhu' or 'huwwa')
هو الرئيس huwa r-ra’is. – He is the director/president.
هي[edit | edit source]
hiya – she (in fast speech 'hiy')
هي الرئيسة hiya r-ra’isa. - She is the director/president.
As you see the verb ‘to be’ is not used in the present tense in Arabic. You say, literally, “He the president”, “She the secretary” meaning “He is the president”, “She is the secretary.”
احنا[edit | edit source]
iHna – we (variants: نحن niHin , نحن niHna )
احنا عمال iHna ^ummaal. – We are workers.
انتو[edit | edit source]
intu – you (plural) (variant: intaw , notably in Bahrain)
انتو من الهند؟ intu min il-hind? – Are you from India?
هم[edit | edit source]
humma – they
هم من أمريكا humma min Amriika. – They are from America.
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