تزوجيني
tazawwajīnī
Marry me in Arabic, said by a man to a woman, is تزوجيني (tazawwajīnī).
تزوجيني is the shortest way to propose. It is a command addressed to a woman, so it is what a man says when asking a woman to marry him.
Meaning: marriage proposal from a man to a woman (the shortest form) (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
تزوجي is the command marry, in the form used for a woman and ني means me.
How does it change in a sentence?
Arabic commands change with the person addressed. تزوجيني is for a woman, and a woman proposing to a man would use a different ending.
How do you pronounce it?
It is pronounced tazawwajīnī, with a doubled w sound in the middle and a long ee sound in the last two syllables.
Did you know?
- In many Arabic-speaking cultures, a formal proposal is not just between two individuals but involves a طلبة, where the groom's family visits the bride's family to officially ask for her hand.
- Arabic has a specific term for the 'marriage contract' called عقد, which literally means 'knot'. This mirrors the English idea of 'tying the knot', but it is the official legal term used in the ceremony.
- Depending on the dialect, a man in Egypt or the Levant might say تتجوزيني instead of تتزوجيني. The 'z' sound often shifts to a 'j' or 'g' sound, which can completely change how the word is recognized by a learner of Modern Standard Arabic.
Examples in context
- تزوجيني يا ريمة.Marry me, Rima.يا before the name ريمة is the word used to call someone directly by name.Tatoeba #11972995 by dididodo, translation #10221721 by Amastan
- تزوجيني يا حبيبتي.tazawajini ya habibati.Marry me, my love.
- أرجوكِ، تزوجيني.arjuki, tazawajini.Please, marry me.
Example conversation
Youssef is proposing to Sarah in a park.
- يوسف Youssefأحبكِ كثيراً، تزوجيني.Uhibbuki kathiran, tazawwajini.I love you so much, marry me.
- سارة Saraنعم، أقبل!Na'am, aqbal!Yes, I accept!
- يوسف Youssefأنا أسعد رجل في العالم.Ana as'ad rajul fil-alam.I am the happiest man in the world.
- سارة Saraوأنا أسعد امرأة أيضاً.Wa ana as'ad imra'a aydan.And I am the happiest woman too.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
