Question words

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أَ؟

/ʼa/

and هَلْ؟

/hal/

are used to ask questions

that can be answered with "Yes or No".

 
   
   

Examples:

هَلْ أَنْتَ سامي؟ /hal ʼanta saamee/ Are you Sami? Or هَلْ ذَهَبْتَ إِلى المَدْرَسَةِ؟ /hal THahabta ʼilaa ilmadrasati/ Did you go to school?      
   
 

Example:

أَتَتَعَلَّمُ العَرَبِيَّةَ يا تومُ؟ /ʼatataʻallamu ilʻarabiyyata yaa tomu/ Do you learn Arabic Tom?      
 
   

كَيْفَ؟

/kayfa/ Means How?    
   
  Example: كَيْفَ حالُكِ؟ /kayfa Haaluki/ How are you? (To a female)    
   
    Example: كَيْفَ أَذْهَبُ إِلى السُّوقِ؟ /kayfa ʼaTHhabu ʼilaa issooqi/ How can I go to the market?    
   
 

ماذا؟

/maaTHaa/ Means What? ماذا؟

can be used only with verbs.

     
 
   

Example:

ماذا سَوْفَ تَفْعَلُ غَدًا؟ /maaTHaa sawfa tafʻalu ghadan/ What are you up to tomorrow?      
 
   

أَيْنَ؟

/ʼayna/ Means Where?      
   
   

Example:

أَيْنَ الحَمَّامُ مِنْ فَضْلِكِ؟ /ʼayna ilHammaamu min fadhliki/ Where is the restroom please? (To a female)      
 
 

مِنْ أَيْنَ؟

/min ʼayna/ Means Where … from?      
   
 

Example: مِنْ أَيْنَ أَنْتِ يا فَرَحُ؟ /min ʼayna ʼanti yaa faraHu/ Where are you from Farah?    
   
   

إِلى أَيْنَ؟

/ʼilaa ʼayna/ Means Where to...?    
   
  Example: إِلى أَيْنَ تَذْهَبُ يا أَبي؟ /ʼilaa ʼayna taTHhabu yaa ʼabee/ Where are you going dad?    
   
  مَتى؟ /mataa/ Means When?  
   
  Example: مَتى سَوْفَ نَلْتَقي؟ /mataa sawfa naltaqee/ When are we going to meet?  
   
  Example: مُنْذُ مَتى لا تَأْكُلُ اللَّحْمَ؟ /munTHu mataa laa taʼkulu illaHma/ Since when you stopped eating meat?    
   
   

لِماذا؟

/limaaTHaa/ Means Why?      
   
   

Example:

لِماذا تَتَعَلَّمينَ العَرَبِيَّةَ يا سَلْمى؟ /limaaTHaa tataʻallameena ilʻarabiyyata yaa salmaa/ Why are you learning Arabic, Salma?    
   
    كَمْ /kam/ Means How much/ How many?    
   
   

Example:

كَمْ ثَمَنُ هَذا؟ /kam thamanu haTHaa/ How much is this?      
   
   

Example:

أَيُّ كِتابٍ قَرَأْتَ؟ /ʼayyu kitaabin qaraʼta/ Which book have you read?      
   
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