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Questions & Answers about ابني في المدرسة.
What does each word in ابني في المدرسة mean?
Word by word, it is:
- ابني = my son
- في = in / at
- المدرسة = the school
So the sentence is literally My son is in the school, but in natural English it is often translated as My son is at school.
How does ابني mean my son?
The base word is ابن = son.
When you add the suffix ـي, it means my:
- ابن = son
- ابني = my son
In this sentence, ابني is read as ibni in Egyptian Arabic.
How do I pronounce the whole sentence in Egyptian Arabic?
A natural Egyptian pronunciation is:
ibni fil-madrasa
You may also think of it as:
ibni fi l-madrasa
In connected speech, في + ال often runs together, so fi l- sounds like fil-.
Why is there no word for is in the sentence?