ARABIC LANGUAGE 
TASTER 
Family Members 
Objectives: 
Students will be able to: 
Learn the vocabulary of close family members. 
Speak about their professions. 
Construct simple sentences using the verb “like/love”.
Family Members 
The family al-‘aa’ila العائِلَة
Family Members 
أَ بّْ 
‘abb 
أَ خّْ 
‘akh 
أ مّْ 
‘umm 
أ خ تّْ 
‘ukht 
جَدّْ 
jadd 
جَدّْ ة 
jadda
Professions 1 
جَد ي مُّْتقاعِّْ دّْ 
jaddi mutaaqaa’id/a 
أَبي مُّْهَ نّْدِس 
‘abii muhandis 
أ مي مُّْمَ رّْضَة 
‘ummi mumarriDa
Professions 2 
أَخي طَي ا رّْ 
‘akhii Tayyaar 
أ ختي طالِّْبَة 
‘khtii Taaliba 
Lawyer muHaa 
mii مُحامي 
Medical doctor Tabiib طَبيب 
Teacher ‘ustaaδ أُسْتاذْْ 
Lecturer muHaa 
Dir مُحاضِرْْ
I Love my Family 
أحُِبُّ عّْائِلَتي 
I love my 
Dad 
‘uHibbu 
‘abii أُحِ بْ أَبي 
I love my 
Mum 
‘uHibbu 
‘ummi أُحِ بْ أُ مْي 
I love my 
brother 
‘uHibbu 
‘akhii أُحِ بْ أَخي 
I love my 
sister 
‘uHibbu 
‘ukhtii أُحِ بْ أُخْْتي 
I love my 
grandad 
‘uHibbu 
jaddii أُحِ بْ جَْد ي
Quiz 1: Who is this? 
هَذا 
Haatha … 
هَذهِّْ 
Haathihi …
Quiz 2: Who is this? 
Say “huwa” for a man & “hiya” 
for a woman followed by 
profession: 
هُ وَ هُ وَ 
هِ يَ 
هُ وَ هِ يَ
Q & A 
شكراَ 
SHUKRAN 
Thank you

Learning about family members in Arabic

  • 2.
    ARABIC LANGUAGE TASTER Family Members Objectives: Students will be able to: Learn the vocabulary of close family members. Speak about their professions. Construct simple sentences using the verb “like/love”.
  • 3.
    Family Members Thefamily al-‘aa’ila العائِلَة
  • 4.
    Family Members أَبّْ ‘abb أَ خّْ ‘akh أ مّْ ‘umm أ خ تّْ ‘ukht جَدّْ jadd جَدّْ ة jadda
  • 5.
    Professions 1 جَدي مُّْتقاعِّْ دّْ jaddi mutaaqaa’id/a أَبي مُّْهَ نّْدِس ‘abii muhandis أ مي مُّْمَ رّْضَة ‘ummi mumarriDa
  • 6.
    Professions 2 أَخيطَي ا رّْ ‘akhii Tayyaar أ ختي طالِّْبَة ‘khtii Taaliba Lawyer muHaa mii مُحامي Medical doctor Tabiib طَبيب Teacher ‘ustaaδ أُسْتاذْْ Lecturer muHaa Dir مُحاضِرْْ
  • 7.
    I Love myFamily أحُِبُّ عّْائِلَتي I love my Dad ‘uHibbu ‘abii أُحِ بْ أَبي I love my Mum ‘uHibbu ‘ummi أُحِ بْ أُ مْي I love my brother ‘uHibbu ‘akhii أُحِ بْ أَخي I love my sister ‘uHibbu ‘ukhtii أُحِ بْ أُخْْتي I love my grandad ‘uHibbu jaddii أُحِ بْ جَْد ي
  • 8.
    Quiz 1: Whois this? هَذا Haatha … هَذهِّْ Haathihi …
  • 9.
    Quiz 2: Whois this? Say “huwa” for a man & “hiya” for a woman followed by profession: هُ وَ هُ وَ هِ يَ هُ وَ هِ يَ
  • 10.
    Q & A شكراَ SHUKRAN Thank you