Lesson 18

What is your name?

This question is very important indeed. You hear this question everywhere especially when people chat on the internet.

The word “Name” is “أسم” in Arabic. Now, I think you can write and read this question and answer it. Am I right?

Anyway, I will write and read this question with all pronouns and after that I will give you an answer as an example:

English Q	Arabic Q	Pronunciation
What is my name?	أسمى ايه؟
What is his name?	أسمه ايه؟
What is her name?	أسمها ايه؟
What is your name? (SM)	أسمك ايه؟
What is your name? (SF)	أسمك ايه؟
What are your names? (P)	أسمكم ايه؟
What are our names?	أسمنا ايه؟
What are their names?	أسمهم ايه؟

English	Arabic	Pronunciation
What is your name? (SM)	أسمك ايه؟
My name is Osama / Osama	أسمى أسامة / أسامة

Remember: We can put “ايه” at the first of the question. So, we can say: “ايه أسمى؟”, “ايه أسمك؟” … Etc.

Remember: When we answer this question, we can just say the name or names.