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← CurriculumStage 1 · Lesson 1

Who Is Who? — I, You, He, She, We, They

🎯 Lesson objective: Say who you are, and name anyone around you with the right word — all eight in one lesson.

Step 1 of 4

There is no "am / is / are" in Arabic.

أَنا سارَةهُوَّ طالِب

You simply put the person next to the description. أَنا سارَة (ana Sāra) = I (am) Sara. هُوَّ طالِب (huwwa ṭālib) = He (is) a student.

Key phrases

ArabicTransliterationEnglish
أَناanaI
إِنْتَintayou (one man)
إِنْتِيintiyou (one woman)
هُوَّhuwwahe
هِيَّhiyyashe
إِحْناiḥnawe
إِنْتوintuyou (group)
هُمَّاhummathey

✍️ Now you try

Write each sentence in Arabic or in transliteration (English letters) — both are accepted.

1. I am Hasna

2. Are you Ahmad?

3. She is a teacher

4. We are students