Moroccan Arabic textbook 2011

Peace Corps / Morocco • 39
For ―father, mother, brother, sister, aunt, and uncle,‖ the word is almost always used with a possessive
pronoun. Thus, we say ―my father‖ or ―his mother‖ or ―your brother,‖ but rarely ever use them alone.
The words ―brother, sister, aunt, and uncle‖ take the possessive pronoun endings you already learned
(see page 8), but ―father‖ and ―mother‖ have a couple irregularities.
my father bba my mother mmi
your father bbak your mother mmk
his father bbah his mother mmu
her father bbaha her mother mha
Exercise: Add the possessive endings to the following:
sister
brother
uncle
aunt
xt
xu
mmع
mmaع
Expressions
How is Mohamed related to
you
How is Amina related to you
My mom doesn‟t work.
My mom and dad are divorced.
I have two twin siblings.
How many siblings do you
have
How many sisters do you have
What‟s your father‟s name
How old is your brother
I have a younger brother.
My (male) cousin and I are the
same age.
My older sister is a teacher.
My younger brother goes to
school.
aš kay-jeek Mohamed
aš kat-jeek Amina
mmi ma-xddama-š.
bba u mmi mtḷlqin.
twam. ndiع juj xut
šнal d l-xut ‏‏ndkع
šнal mn oxt ‏‏ndkع
šnu smit bbak
šнal f mrع xuk
mnni. ndiع xuya ṣġr
ana u wld mmiع qd qd.
xti lli kbr mnni
ustada.
xuya lli ṣġr mnni
kay-qra.