Application: Preferred name

Practise preferred name, then follow up with a clarification or confirmation.

Practise preferred name, then follow up with a clarification or confirmation.

Use a short, polite question to start an introduction, then acknowledge the reply before following up. Match the amount of personal detail to the relationship.

The first two examples come from the linked conversation. The third adds a follow-up. Notice the movement from opening request to response and clarification.

Practical examples

How should I address you at work?

كيف أناديك في العمل؟

Explore the expression in context

Please call me Sam; everyone on our team uses first names.

نادني سام من فضلك؛ الجميع في فريقنا يستخدمون الأسماء الأولى.

Explore the expression in context

Would you like me to use your first name in emails as well?

هل تود أن أستخدم اسمك الأول في الرسائل الإلكترونية أيضًا؟

Check your understanding

1. Choose the closest Arabic meaning of this expression: How should I address you at work?
2. Choose the English expression that matches this meaning: هل تود أن أستخدم اسمك الأول في الرسائل الإلكترونية أيضًا؟