اختي بالمدرسة.

my

Breakdown of اختي بالمدرسة.

• ال: the
• اخت: sister
• ب: at

Questions & Answers about اختي بالمدرسة.

How do I pronounce اختي بالمدرسة in Levantine Arabic?

A common Levantine pronunciation is ekhti bel-madrase.

• اختي → ekhti
• بالمدرسة → bel-madrase or bil-madrase

A few sounds to notice:

• خ is the throaty kh sound, like in Scottish loch or German Bach
• ة at the end of مدرسة is usually pronounced -e in Levantine, not -a

You may hear small regional differences, but ekhti bel-madrase is a very useful way to say it.

What does the -ي at the end of اختي mean?

The -ي is the possessive suffix meaning my.

So:

• أخت / اخت = sister
• أختي / اختي = my sister

In Arabic, possession is often shown by adding a suffix directly to the noun, instead of using a separate word like my.

Why isn’t there ال on اختي?

Because اختي is already definite.

When you add a possessive suffix like -ي (my), the noun automatically becomes definite:

• =