أنت مثلي الجنس
anta mithliyy al-jins
To say "you're gay" in Arabic, use أنت مثلي الجنس (anta mithliyy al-jins).
The phrase is a statement used to tell someone that they are homosexual.
How does it change in a sentence?
The default form أنت مثلي الجنس specifically uses the masculine second-person pronoun أنت. To address a female, the pronoun changes to anti and the adjective becomes mithliyyat al-jins.
How do you pronounce it?
anta mithliyy al-jins
Did you know?
- While مثلي الجنس is the neutral, modern term, some Arabic speakers use the word شاذ, which literally means 'abnormal' or 'deviant'. This word carries a much stronger negative connotation.
- In some conservative contexts, saying أنت مثلي الجنس can be interpreted as a legal or moral accusation rather than a simple statement of identity.
- In many Arabic-speaking regions, أنت مثلي الجنس is a formal, clinical term. In daily conversation, people often use slang or coded language to avoid the social stigma associated with the formal term.
Examples in context
- أنت مثلي الجنسYou're gay.This example shows how to use the phrase أنت مثلي الجنس.Tatoeba #6075950 by Yacine, translation #1764718 by shekitten
- Fatima, أنت مثلية الجنس؟Fatima, are you a lesbian?
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about their identities.
- نور Nourعمر، هل أنت مثلي الجنس؟Omar, hal anta mithli al-jins?Omar, are you gay?
- عمر Omarنعم، أنا مثلي الجنس.Na'am, ana mithli al-jins.Yes, I am gay.
- نور Nourأنا سعيدة لأنك أخبرتني.Ana sa'ida li'annaka akhbartani.I am happy that you told me.
- عمر Omarشكراً لكِ يا نور.Shukran laki ya Nour.Thank you, Nour.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
