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Say where you liveقل أين تعيش

Introductions and essential sentencesLesson 4 · A1 · 10 minutes

In this lesson

Name the city and area where you live.

The idea, simply

Use I live in before a city or area. Use in with a city or district and on with a street name: I live on Nile Street. Ask with Where do you live?

Examples

  • I live in Alexandria.

  • Where do you live?

  • I live near the city centre.

Lesson words

  • cityمدينة
    Cairo is a large city.
  • areaمنطقة
    This area is quiet.
  • nearبالقرب من
    I live near my office.
  • addressعنوان
    This is my address.

Lesson exercises

  1. Put the words in the correct order.
  2. Complete the gap: I live ___ Giza.
  3. Choose the correct English sentence.
  4. Complete: I live ___ Tahrir Street.
  5. Name the city and area where you live.