This is an introductory conversation with two people in Arabic

1. Scenario 1- Introduction

3. ٌ‫ر‬ِ‫س‬‫ا‬َ‫ي‬:ٌْ‫م‬ُ‫ك‬ْ‫ي‬َ‫ل‬َ‫ع‬ٌُ‫م‬‫ال‬َّ‫س‬‫ال‬.
Yasir: assalamu alaykum
Yasir: Hello.
ٌ‫ْد‬‫ي‬َ‫ز‬:‫الم‬َّ‫س‬‫ٌال‬ُ‫م‬ُ‫ك‬ْ‫ي‬َ‫ل‬َ‫ع‬ٌ َ‫و‬.
Zaid: wa alaykum assalam
Zaid: Hello.
ٌ‫ر‬ِ‫س‬‫ا‬َ‫ي‬:‫؟‬َ‫ك‬ُ‫م‬ْ‫س‬ِ‫ا‬ٌ‫ر،ٌما‬ِ‫س‬‫ا‬َ‫ي‬ٌ‫ي‬ِ‫م‬ْ‫س‬ِ‫ا‬
Yasir: ismi Yasir, maa ismuka?
Yasir: My name is
Yasir, what is your
name?

4. ٌ‫ْد‬‫ي‬َ‫ز‬:‫ْد‬‫ي‬َ‫يٌز‬ِ‫م‬ْ‫س‬ِ‫ا‬.
Zaid: ismi Zaid.
Zaid: My name is Zaid.
ٌ‫ر‬ِ‫س‬‫ا‬َ‫ي‬:‫؟‬َ‫ك‬ُ‫ل‬‫ا‬َ‫ح‬ٌ َ‫ْف‬‫ي‬َ‫ك‬
Yasir: kayfa haluka?
Yasir: How are you?
ٌ‫ْد‬‫ي‬َ‫ز‬:ٌَ‫،ٌو‬ ٍ‫ْر‬‫ي‬َ‫خ‬ِ‫ب‬‫ٌُهل‬‫د‬ْ‫م‬َ‫ح‬‫ال‬.
ٌُ‫ل‬‫ا‬َ‫ح‬ٌ َ‫ْف‬‫ي‬َ‫ك‬ٌ َ‫و‬ٌَ‫ت‬ْ‫ن‬َ‫ٌأ‬َ‫ك‬‫؟‬
Zaid: bikhayrin, walhamdu
lillah.
Wa kayfa haluka anta?
Zaid: Fine by gods
grace, and how are
you?
ٌ‫ر‬ِ‫س‬‫ا‬َ‫ي‬:‫ٌُهل‬‫د‬ْ‫م‬َ‫ح‬‫ال‬ َ‫،ٌو‬ ٍ‫ْر‬‫ي‬َ‫خ‬ِ‫ب‬.
Yasir: bikhayrin, walhamdu lillah.
Yasir: Fine by god’s grace.

6. Above is the male version. In Arabic, words
change when females are having a conversation.
Below is the same conversation between two
females. Can you spot the difference?

7. ٌُ‫َب‬‫ن‬ْ‫ي‬َ‫ز‬:ٌْ‫م‬ُ‫ك‬ْ‫ي‬َ‫ل‬َ‫ع‬ٌُ‫م‬‫ال‬َّ‫س‬‫ال‬.
Zainab: assalamu alaykum
Zainab: Hello
ٌُ‫ة‬َ‫م‬ِ‫اط‬َ‫ف‬:‫الم‬َّ‫س‬‫ٌال‬ُ‫م‬ُ‫ك‬ْ‫ي‬َ‫ل‬َ‫ع‬ٌ َ‫و‬.
Fatima: wa alaykum assalam
Fatima: Hello
ٌُ‫َب‬‫ن‬ْ‫ي‬َ‫ز‬:‫؟‬َ‫ك‬ُ‫م‬ْ‫س‬ِ‫ا‬ٌ‫َب،ٌما‬‫ن‬ْ‫ي‬َ‫يٌز‬ِ‫م‬ْ‫س‬ِ‫ا‬
Zainab: ismi Zainab, maa ismuka?
Zainab: My name is
Zainab, what is your
name?
ٌُ‫ة‬َ‫م‬ِ‫اط‬َ‫ف‬:ٌُ‫ة‬َ‫م‬ِ‫اط‬َ‫ف‬ٌ‫ي‬ِ‫م‬ْ‫س‬ِ‫ا‬.
Fatima: ismi Fatima.
Fatima: My name is Fatima

8. ٌُ‫َب‬‫ن‬ْ‫ي‬َ‫ز‬:‫؟‬ِ‫ك‬ُ‫ل‬‫ا‬َ‫ح‬ٌ َ‫ْف‬‫ي‬َ‫ك‬
Zainab: kayfa haluki?
Zainab: How are you?
ٌُ‫ة‬َ‫م‬ِ‫اط‬َ‫ف‬:‫ٌُهل‬‫د‬ْ‫م‬َ‫ح‬‫ال‬ َ‫،ٌو‬ ٍ‫ْر‬‫ي‬َ‫خ‬ِ‫ب‬.
‫؟‬ِ‫ت‬ْ‫ن‬َ‫ٌأ‬ِ‫ك‬ُ‫ل‬‫ا‬َ‫ح‬ٌ َ‫ْف‬‫ي‬َ‫ك‬ٌ َ‫و‬
Fatima: Bikhayrin, walhamdu
lillah. Wa kayfa haluki anti?
Fatima: Fine by god’s
grace, and how are you?
ٌُ‫َب‬‫ن‬ْ‫ي‬َ‫ز‬:‫ٌُهل‬‫د‬ْ‫م‬َ‫ح‬‫ال‬ َ‫،ٌو‬ ٍ‫ْر‬‫ي‬َ‫خ‬ِ‫ب‬.
Zainab: bikhayrin, walhamdu lillah
Zainab: Fine, by god’s grace.

9. As you can see the vowel of the word in Arabic changes to give the sentence a female
context. The translation however is the same for males as it is for females.