Pronouns

الضمائر

I

أنا

you (singular m.)

أنتَ

you (singular f.)

أنتِ

he

هو

she

هي

There is an Arabic 'to be' verb however it is rarely used. If you wanted to say "He is a teacher" for example, you simply would state the subject pronoun and the noun- literally "He teacher".

He a teacher.

هو أستاذ.

I a Muslim (feminine).

أنا مسلمة.

هذا is the masculine form of 'this/that' and هذه is the feminine form.

This (masculine) is a friend.

هذا صَديق.

This (feminine) is a (female) colleague.

هذه زميلة.

This (feminine) is a table.

هذه طاولة.

practice

Questions

أسئلة

Yes/no questions are formed by placing هل at the beginning of a statement.

Are you a student?

هل أنتَ طالب؟

Yes

 

نعم

 

No

لا

 

Is he a teacher?

هل هو أستاذ؟

Are you (feminine) a writer/author(feminine)?

هل أنتِ مؤلفة؟