Questions

From Al-Duroos

As in English, questions in Arabic are indicated with use of rising intonation.

Here are some question words in Arabic:

Question words

• مَل (hal) - do (as in "do you?" or "is it?"), used for yes/no questions
• ما (maa) - what?
• ماذاذ (matha) - what? (used with verbs, such as "what are you doing?")
• أيّ (ayy) - which?
• مِن (min) - who?
• أينَ (ayna) - where?
• كَيفَ (kayfa) - how?
• متى (meta) - when?
• لماذا (limatha) - why?
• كم (kam) - how many?
• بِكم (bikam) - how much?
• أي (m) or أية (f) - which

Examples

• مِن هُوَ؟ - Who is he?
• مِن أينَ أنتَ؟ - Where are you from?
• كَيفَ حالك؟ - How are you?
• كَيفَ الحال؟ - How are things?
• ما هذا؟ - What is that?
• مل يوحد؟ - Is there ...? or "are there ...?"
• أينَ الحمام؟ or أينَ التواليت؟ - Where is the bathroom?
• أي لون تحب؟ - Which color do you like?