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Who what when etc
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Language - Arabic
1st Grade
04/24/2014

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Term
كَيْفَ
Definition

kay fa

how

Term

أَيَّ   modern standard

أَيَّ‍ةُ  colloquial

Definition

which

 

interrogative pronoun valid when used with a noun

see Fort Worth course page 38 

and Grammar G9 page 35

Term
ماذا
Definition
what  followed by a verb
Term
ما 
Definition
what not followed by a verb
Term
أين (ayna)
Definition
where
Term
ولا لا؟ (walla la?)
Definition

 

or not?

tack onto the end of your question to ask for affirmation:

Term

أَيَّ 

   

أيهم تفضل


تشجع اي فريق


 أَيُّ


Definition

which

In standard Arabic, اي can be used with a pronoun suffix to mean "which of...

which of them do you prefer

support which team?

 

 

Any (of something)

Term
الى أين (ila ayna)
Definition
to where
Term
من أين (min ayna)
Definition
from where
Term
أين المتحف
Definition
Where is the museum?
Term
الى أين ذاهبة؟
Definition
Where are you going?
Term
من أين انت؟
Definition
Where are you from?
Term

لماذا (li-maada)


 

لِمَ

Definition

why

what for


why (is it) 

combination of why and what 

ma is what li maada is why 

Term
 هل
Definition
In Arabic, if you ask a question with a yes-or-no answer, the question takes the exact same form as the corresponding statement; the only difference is intonation, and the optional addition of هل
Term
متى (mata)
Definition
when
Term
من (man)
Definition
who
Term
لمن (li-man)
Definition
whose
Term
من أنت
Definition
Who are you?
Term
لمن هذا الكتاب
Definition
Whose book is this?
Term
من قابلت
Definition
whom did you meet
Term
كم (kam)
Definition

how many

how much

Term
بكم (bi-kam)
Definition
how much (price)
Term
منذ متى
Definition
how long (time)
Term
كم الساعة
Definition

What time is it?


 

Lit. How much is the hour?


Term
كم عمرك
Definition

How old are you?

Lit. How much is your age?

Term
بكم هذا الكتاب
Definition
How much is this book?
Term
كم تحب مصر
Definition
How much do you love Egypt?
Term
كم معك من المال
Definition

How much money do you have 

with you?

Term
 و
Definition
سافرت داليا الى أمريكا وهي صغيرة. (saafarat Daalia ila amriika wa-hiyya Saġiira)
Dalia traveled to the US when she was small. — lit. "and she is small"

سافرت وأبوها مريض. (saafarat wa-abuuha muriiD)
She traveled while her father was sick. — lit. "and her father is sick"

وصلت ومعها أختها الكبرى. (waSalat wa-ma3aha uxtuha l-kubra)
She arrived with her older sister. — lit. "and with her, her older sister"

عادت الى مصر وقد حصل على الدكتوراه. (3aadat ila miSr wa-qad HaSalat 3ala d-dukturaah)
She returned to Egypt having received her PhD. — lit. "and she had received her PhD"

عادت تحمل لنا عدة هدايا. (3aadat taHmil lina 3iddat hadaaya)
She returned carrying a number of gifts for us. — lit. "carries for us a number of gifts"
Term
منذ متى 
Definition

since when


Term
منذ متى و
Definition

How long has 

How long have

Term
منذ متى وأنت تعيش هنا؟
Definition
How long have you been living here?
Term

أم (am)

ماذا تفضل: الشاي أم القهوة؟

Definition

or (used in between two choices)

What do you prefer, tea or coffee?

Term

أو (aw)


تفضل السفر بالسبارة أو بالطائرة أو بالقطار أو بالسفينة؟ 

Definition

or (used in between three or more choices)

Do you prefer to travel by car, plane, train, or ship?

Term
ولا
Definition
or
Term

اشمعنى (išme3na)

اشمعنى انا؟

Definition
colloquial why (in particular)
Term

أمال ('ummaal),


Definition
So [if that's the case, then
Term
ولا ايه؟ (walla eih?)
Definition

or what?

ack onto the end of your question t

Term
مش كدة؟ (miš kida?)
Definition

or am I mistaken?

tack onto the end of your question

Term
صح؟ (SaHH?)
Definition
right? (correct?)
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