LESSON 10
The Family
al-Usrah--The Family
Fii usratii...--In my family...
Umm or Waalidah--Mom, Mother
Ummii, Waalidatii--My Mother
Ab or Waalid--Dad, Father
Abii/Abuya, Waalidii--My Father
Ibn--son
Bint--daughter, girl
Akh--Brother
Ukht--Sister
Lii ukht wa akh--I have a sister and a brother
Akhii (or Akhuya)--My Brother
Ism Akhii A
mad--My
Brother's name is A
mad
Ukhtii--My Sister
Ism Ukhtii Maryam--My Sister's name is Maryam
Fii usratii anaa wa waalidii wa waalidatii wa akhii wa ukhtii.
In my family, there's me, my father, my mother, my brother and my sister.
Jadd--Grandfather
Jaddii--My Grandfather
Jaddah--Grandmother
Jaddatii--My Grandmother