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Unit 2: What is it, where is it? Take and give · Lesson 14

This is him, this is her

هذا هو، هذه هي

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Goal of the lesson

Introduce a third person with ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ / ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ, compare with ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ / ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ, and ask what something is called in Coptic.

New words and phrases

You, he, she

Meaningto a manto a woman
you are Mina / you are Marinaⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ Ⲙⲏⲛⲁ.ⲛ̀ⲑⲟ ⲧⲉ Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲛⲁ.
this is Mina / this is Marinaⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ Ⲙⲏⲛⲁ.ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲛⲁ.
he / sheⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲥ

In Coptic

Meaningto a manto a woman
in Copticⲙ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙ̀ⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ · the same for everyone
in Arabicⲙ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲥ · the same for everyone
what is this in Coptic?ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙ̀ⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ? · the same for everyone
the sunⲫ̀ⲣⲏ · the same for everyone
a noseⲟⲩϣⲁⲓ · the same for everyone

Scene

The teacher introduces
  1. Teacherⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ Ⲙⲏⲛⲁ.You are Mina.
  2. Teacherⲛ̀ⲑⲟ ⲧⲉ Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲛⲁ.You are Marina.
  3. A boyⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ?Who is this?
  4. Teacherⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ Ⲙⲏⲛⲁ.This is Mina.
  5. A boyⲛⲓⲙ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲁⲓ?Who is this?
  6. Teacherⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲛⲁ.This is Marina.
Out in the yard
  1. Minaⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙ̀ⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ?What is this in Coptic? (he points at the sun)
  2. Marinaⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏ.This is the sun.
  3. Minaⲙ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲥ?In Arabic?
  4. Marinaالشمس"ash-shams"
  5. Minaⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲁⲓ!This is a nose! (he points at his own nose)
I, you, this

  1. ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ Ⲙⲏⲛⲁ.

    I am Mina.

  2. ⲛ̀ⲑⲟ ⲧⲉ Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲛⲁ.

    You are Marina.

  3. ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ Ⲙⲏⲛⲁ.

    This is Mina.

  4. ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏ.

    This is the sun.

  5. ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲁⲓ.

    This is a nose.

Grammar

Exercises

Activity

Who is it about?

The one with the speech bubble is talking. The arrow shows who about. Choose the sentence.

Activity

Pair up

What does the word mean?

  1. ⲁⲛⲟⲕ

  2. ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ

  3. ⲛ̀ⲑⲟ

  4. ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ

  5. ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲥ

  6. ⲙ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙ̀ⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ

ActivityEasy

Build your sentence

Tap the words in the right order.

  1. "This is Marina."

    Your sentence

    Tap a word in your sentence to take it back.

  2. "What is this in Coptic?"

    Your sentence

    Tap a word in your sentence to take it back.

Summary

  • ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ Ⲙⲏⲛⲁ. ⲛ̀ⲑⲟ ⲧⲉ Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲛⲁ. ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ Ⲙⲏⲛⲁ. ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲛⲁ.
  • ⲁⲛⲟⲕ, ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ, ⲛ̀ⲑⲟ, ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ, ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲥ.
  • ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙ̀ⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ? – ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏ.