Word
أمي تطبخ وجبة كبيرة في المساء، وأنا معها في المطبخ.
Meaning
My mother cooks a big meal in the evening, and I am with her in the kitchen.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about أمي تطبخ وجبة كبيرة في المساء، وأنا معها في المطبخ.
Why is أمي pronounced ummī and not something like ammī?
Because Arabic normally leaves out short vowels in everyday writing. The word أمي is the noun أم meaning mother plus the suffix ـي meaning my.
So:
- أم = umm = mother
- أمي = ummī = my mother
The أ at the beginning is just the seat for the initial hamza; it does not automatically mean the vowel is a. In this word, the actual vowel is u, but that short vowel is not written in normal text.
What does the تـ in تطبخ mean?
In the present tense, Arabic verbs change form depending on the subject. The تـ here shows the verb is conjugated for she (or sometimes you masculine singular, depending on context).
So:
- تطبخ = she cooks / she is cooking
- In this sentence, because the subject is أمي (my mother), it clearly means she cooks / she is cooking
This is the present-tense form of the verb طبخ = to cook.
Does تطبخ mean cooks or is cooking?