Grammar Notes:

Detailed grammar notes

أَهْلاً وَسَهْلاً.

Hello

هَذِهِ بِطاقَةُ هُوِيَّتِي.

This is my ID card.

Notes:

Verb to be is not explicitly mentioned in the sentence but it’s implied in such form (subject هَذِهِ + predicate/information)
The predicate/information here is the noun phrase بِطاقَةُ هُوِيَّتِي.
The whole sentence consists of two parts: the subject هَذِهِ (this) or what we are talking about, and the predicate بِطاقَةُ هُوِيَّتِي. or the information that we are giving about that subject. Verb to be is not explicitly mentioned in the sentence
The word بطاقة (card) is a feminine noun. It has this ending ـة which is a marker for feminine nouns
The word هويتي (my identity) consists of the noun بطاقة and the attached pronoun ي which means “my”.
Note that the ـة ending changed to ت when it’s attached to the pronoun ي . This is a general rule for all feminine nouns when attached to pronouns.

اِسْمِي أحْمَد مُحَمَّد عَبْدُ الله،

My name is Ahmad Mohammad Abdullah

Notes:

Verb to be is not explicitly mentioned in the sentence but it’s implied in such form (subject + predicate/information)
The whole sentence consists of two parts: the subject اِسْمِي (My name) or what we are talking about , and the predicate أحْمَد مُحَمَّد عَبْدُ الله، or the information that we are giving about that subject.
The predicate/information here is the noun phrase أحْمَد مُحَمَّد عَبْدُ الله،
The word اسم (name) is a masculine noun. It doesn’t have this ending ـة which is a marker for feminine nouns
The word اِسْمِي (my name) consists of the noun اسم and the attached pronoun ي which means “my”.

أنا مِنَ الإمارات.

I’m from Emirates

Notes:

Verb to be is not explicitly mentioned in the sentence but it’s implied in such form (subject + predicate/information)
The whole sentence consists of two parts: the subject أنا (I) or what we are talking about , and the predicate من الإمارات or the information that we are giving about that subject.
The predicate/information here is the noun phrase من الإمارات

وَأَنْتَ؟

And you?

Notes:

This is written as one word although it consists of two words: و + أنت

ما اسْمُكَ؟

What’s your name?

Notes:

Verb to be is not explicitly mentioned in the sentence but it’s implied in such form (subject + predicate/information)
This is a simple question. It consists of two words: ما (what) and اسمك (your name)
This is a simple question. It consists of two words: ما (what) and اسمك (your name)
The word اسمك consists of the word اسم (name) and the attached personal pronoun ك (your)
Addressing a male person is marked by the final short (a) vowel after the ك in the word اسمك
Addressing a female person is marked by the final short (i) vowel after the كِ in the word اسمكِ. Please see notes on short vowels later in this lesson.

مِنْ أيْنَ أنْتَ؟

Where do you come from?

Notes:

Verb to be is not explicitly mentioned in the sentence but it’s implied in such form (subject + predicate/information)
This is a simple question. It consists of three words: مِنْ (from), أيْنَ (where) and أَنْتَ (you)
Addressing a male person is marked by the final short (a) vowel after the تَ in the word أنْتَ
Addressing a female person is marked by the final short (i) vowel after the تِ in the word أنتِ. Please see notes on short vowels later in this lesson.

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