Lina looks at a family photograph with Huda. Follow their questions to identify parents, siblings and a grandmother, then share a few simple details.
01Read the Arabic conversation
مَنْ فِي الصُّورَةِ؟
لِينَا: مَنْ هٰذَا فِي الصُّورَةِ؟
هُدَى: هٰذَا أَبِي. هُوَ مُعَلِّمٌ.
لِينَا: وَمَنْ هٰذِهِ بِجَانِبِهِ؟
هُدَى: هٰذِهِ أُمِّي. هِيَ طَبِيبَةٌ.
لِينَا: هَلْ هٰذَا أَخُوكِ؟
هُدَى: نَعَمْ، هٰذَا أَخِي سَلِيمٌ.
لِينَا: كَمْ عُمْرُهُ؟
هُدَى: عُمْرُهُ عَشْرُ سَنَوَاتٍ.
لِينَا: وَمَنْ هٰذِهِ الْبِنْتُ؟
هُدَى: هٰذِهِ أُخْتِي الصَّغِيرَةُ. اِسْمُهَا مَرْيَمُ.
لِينَا: وَهٰذِهِ جَدَّتُكِ؟
هُدَى: نَعَمْ، هِيَ أُمُّ أُمِّي.
لِينَا: أُسْرَتُكِ جَمِيلَةٌ! هَلْ تَسْكُنُ جَدَّتُكِ مَعَكُمْ؟
هُدَى: نَعَمْ، تَسْكُنُ مَعَنَا فِي الْبَيْتِ.
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Lina: Who is this in the photograph?
Huda: This is my father. He is a teacher.
Lina: And who is this beside him?
Huda: This is my mother. She is a doctor.
Lina: Is this your brother?
Huda: Yes, this is my brother Salim.
Lina: How old is he?
Huda: He is ten years old.
Lina: And who is this girl?
Huda: This is my little sister. Her name is Maryam.
Lina: And is this your grandmother?
Huda: Yes, she is my mother’s mother.
Lina: You have a lovely family! Does your grandmother live with you?
Huda: Yes, she lives with us at home.
02Useful words and expressions
| Arabic in the conversation | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| الصُّورَةِ | the photograph |
| أَبِي | my father |
| أُمِّي | my mother |
| أَخِي | my brother |
| أُخْتِي الصَّغِيرَةُ | my little sister |
| جَدَّتُكِ | your grandmother — speaking to one woman |
| كَمْ عُمْرُهُ؟ | How old is he? |
| بِجَانِبِهِ | beside him |
03Check your understanding
Choose one answer for each question. Look back at the Arabic conversation for evidence. Open the English question support or a hint when you need help.
What to remember
- Use هٰذَا أَبِي and هٰذِهِ أُمِّي to introduce relatives in a photograph.
- Use هُوَ for a male relative and هِيَ for a female relative when adding a simple detail.
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هٰذِهِ أُخْتِي الصَّغِيرَةُ.
Build a small set of family words for introducing relatives.
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هٰذَا أَبِي. هٰذِهِ أُمِّي.
Choose the right form of “this” when identifying someone.
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هُوَ مُعَلِّمٌ. هِيَ طَبِيبَةٌ.
Follow he and she when Huda describes her parents.
