Talking about your family in Gulf Arabic. In this lesson, you will learn phrases that you can use to talk about your family.
Usually, when talking about your family and relatives you attach a possessive pronoun. If you are talking about your own attach ii- +ـي
My family in Arabic
| أهلي ahliy my family |
| هَاي haliy my family |
| أمي Ommiy my mother |
| أبوي Abi my father |
| أخي Akhoy my brother |
| أختي ekhtii my sister |
| وِلدي wildiy my son |
| بنتي bintiy my daughter |
| زوجي zawjiy my husband |
| ريلي raayliy my husband raayliy |
| زوجتي zowjatiy my wife |
| مرتي martiy my wife |
| عمّي 3ammiy my uncle ) paternal uncle ) |
| عمتي 3amatii my paternal aunt |
| خالي Khaalii my maternal uncle |
| خالتي khaaltiy my aunt ) maternal aunt |
| جدي/يدي jadiy my grandfather |
| جدتي/يدتي jadatiy my grandmother |
| أهلك ahlak your family |
| أهله ahlah his family |
| أهلها ahalhaa her family |
| أهلنا ahalnaa our family |
| أهلهم ahalhum their family |
| أخوي الكبير akhooya lakabiir my older brother |
| أخوي الصغير akhooya la saghiir my younger brother |
| أختي الكبيرة ekhtii lalabiirah my older sister |
| أختي الصغيرة ekhtii la saghiirah my younger sister |