Dialogue 1 (Introducing Yourself)

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اسمك ايه؟
(ismak eih?)

A: حوار بين سامي و حسن و مها و سميا
7iwaar bein saamy, wi 7assan, wi maha, wi samya

سامي: انا اسمي سامي. و انت, اسمك ايه؟
saamy: Ana ismy saamy, w enta, ismak eih?

حسن: انا اسمي حسن, و انتي اسمك ايه؟
7assan: Ana ismy 7assan, w enty ismik eih?

مها: انا اسمي مها
maha: Ana ismy maha

سامي: و انتي كمان اسمك مها؟
samy: w enty kamaan ismik maha?

سمية: لا, انا اسمي سمية
samya: Laa, ana ismy samya

B: حوار بين سامي و مها
7iwaar bein saamy wi maha

سامي: ده مين يا مها؟
samy: da meen ya maha?

مها: ده طالب
maha: da Taalib

سامي: اسمه ايه؟
samy: ismo eih?

مها: اسمه حسن
maha: ismo 7assan

سامي: و دي مين يا مها؟
samy: wi di meen ya maha?

مها: دي طالبة
maha: di Taaliba

سامي: اسمها ايه؟
samy: ismaha eih?

مها: اسمها سمية
maha: ismaha samya

انت ايه؟
(enta eih?)

C: حوار بين مها و سمية
7iwaar bein maha wi samya

مها: هو سامي ده طالب يا سمية؟
maha: huwa saamy da Talib ya samya?

سمية: لا, ده مدرس
samya: laa, da mudarris

مها: و دي, هي دي طالبة؟
maha: wi di, hiya di Taaliba?

سمية: ايوه, دي طالبة
samya: aywa, di Taaliba

مها: هو حسن كمان مدرس؟
maha: huwa 7assan kamaan mudarris?

سمية: لا, ده مش مدرس, ده طالب
samya: la, da mish mudarris, da Taalib

هو موجود؟
(huwa mawgood?)


D: حوار بين سامي و سمية
7iwaar bein saamy wi samya

سامي: ده مين يا سمية؟
samy: da meen ya samya?

سمية: ده ابني سمير

samya: da ibny Sameer

سامي: و دي مين؟
samy: wi di meen?

سمية: دي بنتي ميرفت
samya: da benty mirvat

سامي: احمد جوزك موجود
saamy: a7mad goozak mawgood?

سمية: لا, ده مش موجود. ده مسافر اسكندرية
samya: laa, da mish mawgood. da msaafir iskandriyya

Vocabulary from this Lesson

ايه	eih	what
انا	ana	I
ايوه	aywa	yes
بنت	bent	daughter; girl
بين	bein	between
ده	da	this; that (masc.)
دي	di	this; that (fem.)
فين	fein	where?
في	fi	in
جد	gidd	grandfather
جوز	gooz	husband
هي	hiyya	she
هو	huwwa	he
حوار	7iwaar	dialogue
ابن	ibn	son
ابني	ibny	my son
انت	enta	you (masc.)
انتي	enty	you (fem.)
اسكندرية	iskandriyya	Alexandria
اسم - اسمه - اسمها - اسمك - اسمك - اسمي	ism - ismo - ismaha - ismak - ismik - ismy	name - his name - her name - your name (masc.) - your name (fem.) -my name
كمان	kamaan	also
لا	laa, la2, la22a	no!
لاكن	laakin	but
موجود	mawgood	present; here
مسافر	msaafir	travelled; (gone) on a journey
مش	mish	not
مدرس	mudarris	teacher
مهندس	muhandis	engineer
مين	meen	who?
ست	sitt	lady; grandmother
صغير	sughayyar	small
طيعن	Tab3an	of course
طالب	Taalib	student (masc.)
طالبة	Taaliba	student (fem.)
ام	umm	mother
اخت	ukht	sister
و	wi	and
يا	ya	(used before someone's name when calling them)
عم	3amm	uncle

Can you translate the conversation? Answers below.

What's your name?

A: Dialogue between Samy, Hassan, Maha and Samya

Samy: My name is Samy, and what's your name?
Hassan: My name is Hassan, and what's your name?
Maha: My name is Maha
Samy: And your name is also Maha?
Samya: No, my name is Samya

B: Dialogue between Samy and Maha

Samy: Who's is that, Maha?
Maha: It's a student
Samy: What's his name?
Maha: His name is Hassan
Samy: And who is that, Maha?
Maha: It's a student
Samy: And what's her name?
Maha: Her name is Samya

What are you?

C: Dialogue between Maha and Samya

Maha: Is Samy a student, Samya?
Samya: No, he's a teacher
Maha: And her, is she a student?
Samya: Yes, she's a student
Maha: Is Hassan also a teacher?
Samya: No, he's not a teacher, he's a student

Is He Here?

D: Dialogue between Samy and Samya

Samy: Who's that, Samya?
Samya: It's my son, Samir.
Samy: And who's that?
Samya: It's my daughter, Mirvat.
Samy: Is your husband Ahmed here?
Samya: No, he's not here, he's travelled to Alexandria





Lesson Adapted from Kullu Tamaam textbook. You can buy it here.