Lesson Title: Who is He? Who is She?
( َمْن ِه َي ؟/ )َمْن ُه َو ؟
Target group: Arabic beginners (non-native speakers)
Duration: 60 minutes
Lesson Focus: Asking and answering questions about people using ( هوhuwa) and ( هيhiya).
🧠 Objectives:
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
Ask and answer "Who is he?" and "Who is she?" in Arabic.
Use ( هوhe) and ( هيshe) with basic professions and people.
Recognize gender in Arabic through visual and linguistic cues.
📝 Key Vocabulary (with Pictures & Transliteration):
Arabic Transliteration English Icon
َمْن ُهَو؟man huwa? Who is he? 👨❓
َمْن man hiya? Who is she? 👩❓
ِهَي ؟
ُهَو huwa ṭabīb He is a doctor 👨⚕️
َطِبيب
ِهَي hiya ṭabība She is a doctor 👩⚕️
َطِبيَبة
ُهَو huwa muʿallim He is a teacher 👨🏫
ُمَعِّلم
ِهَي hiya muʿallima She is a teacher 👩🏫
ُمَعِّلَمة
ُهَو huwa ṭālib He is a student 👨🎓
َطاِلب
ِهَي hiya ṭāliba She is a student 👩🎓
َطاِلَبة
🧩 Activities:
1. Warm-Up (5 mins):
Greet students and show two pictures (one man, one woman).
Ask: َمْن ِه َي ؟/ َمْن ُه َو ؟and model answers.
Students repeat after teacher.
2. Vocabulary Presentation (10 mins):
Use slides or flashcards with icons and images (doctors, teachers, students).
Teach each word with هوand هيseparately.
Drill pronunciation (choral and individual).
3. Matching Activity (10 mins):
Give students a worksheet (or use digital screen) with pictures of men and women with their
jobs.
Students match:
🧑⚕️→ ُهَو َطِبيب
👩🏫 → ِهَي ُمَعِّلَمة
4. Role-play (10 mins):
Pair students. One student shows a picture card, the other asks:
o Student A: shows 👨🏫
o Student B: says: َمْن ُه َو ؟
o Student A: replies: ُه َو ُم َع ِّلم
Switch roles.
5. Guessing Game (10 mins):
Show a hidden picture partially on the screen.
Ask the class: َمْن ُه َو ؟or َمْن ِه َي ؟
First student to guess correctly wins a point.
6. Speaking Chain (5 mins):
In a circle or breakout room, each student picks a character card and says:
o ُه َو َطِبيبor ِه َي َطاِلَبة
Next student continues with a different character.
🎯 Wrap-Up (5 mins):
Quick oral review:
o Teacher: َمْن ِه َي ؟
o Students answer: ِه َي َطِبيَبة, etc.
Ask for volunteer to ask the class a full question.