Application: Introducing a friend

Practise introducing a friend, then follow up with a clarification or confirmation.

Practise introducing a friend, 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

Have you met my friend Daniel before?

هل التقيت بصديقي دانيال من قبل؟

Explore the expression in context

Not yet, but I recognise him from our evening language class.

ليس بعد، لكنني أعرفه من دورة اللغة المسائية التي نحضرها.

Explore the expression in context

You both work in similar fields, so you may have a lot to discuss.

تعملان في مجالين متشابهين، لذا قد يكون لديكما الكثير لتناقشاه.

Check your understanding

1. Choose the closest Arabic meaning of this expression: Have you met my friend Daniel before?
2. Choose the English expression that matches this meaning: تعملان في مجالين متشابهين، لذا قد يكون لديكما الكثير لتناقشاه.