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    PATTERN

    I have

    أنا عندي + noun

    ana 3andi + noun

    Use this pattern to say what you have.

    Clay-style student writing in a notebook with books, a cup, a plant and Arabic flashcards

    How it works

    أنا عندي + [thing / person]

    ana 3andi + [thing / person]

    EXAMPLE

    أنا عندي كتاب

    ana 3andi ketab

    I have a book.

    Try it with different words

    book

    كتاب

    ketab

    book

    brother

    أخ

    akh

    brother

    sister

    أخت

    okht

    sister

    question

    سؤال

    so2al

    question

    time

    وقت

    wa2t

    time

    More examples

    I have a brother.

    أنا عندي أخ

    ana 3andi akh

    I have a brother.

    I have a question.

    أنا عندي سؤال

    ana 3andi so2al

    I have a question.

    I have time today.

    أنا عندي وقت النهاردة

    ana 3andi wa2t el-naharda

    I have time today.

    Your turn

    Complete the pattern with your own idea.

    أنا عندي ______ana 3andi ______
    Say your sentence out loud.

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