Friday, January 22, 2016

Who, What, Where, When, Why & How in Arabic ?

WHO WHAT WHERE WHEN WHY HOW?

Today we will be going through the question words, as the title suggests.

Who = مَن (man);
Who is it? = مَن هُوَ؟ (man huwa).

What = ما (mā);
What is it? = ما هُوَ؟ (mā huwa).

Where = أينَ (ayna);
Where is it? = أينَ هُوَ؟ (ayna huwa).

When = مَتى (matá) or عِندَما (ʿindamā);
When are you going? = مَتى تَذْهَب؟ (matá tadhhab).

Why = لِماذا (limādhā);
Why are you going? = لِماذا تَذْهَب؟ (limādhā tadhhab).

How = كَيف (kayf);
How are you? = كَيف حالُكُم (kayf hālukum)