🪪 Introduce yourself

Unit 1 · Letters, greetings, numbers & getting around (MSA) · 9 min

Pattern: اسمي + name; أنا من الصين; أنا صيني. Ask: ما اسمك؟ Then say تشرفنا.

Words in this lesson

• أَنَا (anā) — I
• اسْمِي (ismī) — my name is
• مَا اسْمُكَ؟ (mā ismuka?) — what's your name?
• أَنَا مِنَ الصِّينِ (anā mina ṣ-ṣīn) — I'm from China
• صِينِيّ (ṣīnī) — Chinese (person)
• مِصْرِيّ (miṣrī) — Egyptian
• تَشَرَّفْنَا (tasharrafnā) — pleased to meet you

Project: Write 3 Arabic sentences about yourself and read them to an Egyptian friend.