| English | الفصحى MSA |
العامية Colloquial Jordanian |
استَمِع Listen |
| I | أَنا | أَنا | |
| We | نَحنُ | إِحنا | |
| You (m.) | أَنتَ | إِنتَ | |
| You (f.) | أَنتِ | إِنتِ | |
| You (pl.) | أَنتُم | إِنتو | |
| He | هُوَ | هُوِّ | |
| She | هِيَ | هِيِّ | |
| They | هُم | هُمِّ |
- Note: In ‘Ammiyya, feminine plural pronouns are rarely used, and dual pronouns are not used at all. In some rural areas, people sometimes use the feminine plural (إِنتِن ، هِنَّ). In the city, however, the masculine plural (إِنتو ، هُمَّ) is more commonly used to refer to a group of women or a mixed group of women and men.
Examples: Read and listen to the following sentences. Note the usage of personal pronouns and their pronunciations in context:
| English | العامية Colloquial Jordanian |
استَمِع Listen |
|
I’m Jordanian, and you (m.)? |
أَنا أُردُنية، وإِنتَ؟ | |
| We’re employees at the University of Jordan. | إِحنا مُوَظَّفين في الجامعة الأُردُنيِة. | |
| You (f.) and my sister are the same age. | إِنتِ وأُختي نَفس العُمُر. | |
| You (pl.) must eat at this restaurant! | إِنتو لازِم تاكلوا في هاد المَطعَم! | |
| He was in Germany a year ago. | هُوِّ كان في أَلمانيا قَبِل سَنة. | |
| She’s busy with studying. | هِيِّ مَشْغولة بِالدِّراسة. | |
| They’re from the state of Michigan in the US. | هُمِّ مِن وِلاية ميشيغان في أَمريكا. |
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