Asking Questions in Gulf Arabic

Learning how to ask questions is an important aspect of learning any language, and in this case, the dual language version of account creation and registration would be ideal.

The first thing you’ll learn about how to create a question in Arabic begins with the basic question words of who, what, where, and when.

What are the basic question words used by any good journalists and police investigators all around the world? Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How.

All of these question words are essential to the researcher, as they help to form the complete picture of the research.

As you continue to learn, the researcher will understand that while the first four question words (who, what, where, when) may often provide easy answers, the last two question words (why, how) will generally require more thorough understanding and, therefore, much greater depth of comprehension.

When forming the question, What. As for asking about a noun, pronoun, or active participle, it is common for the question word to come first in the question.

?
إيش
  eish?
What
شنو
Shinuu
What?
وين
weein
Where?
مِتى
mitaa ?
When
مَن
miin
Who man?
مِين
miin
Who ?
معَ مَن
ma3a mann
With whom ?
من وين
min ween
Where from ?
كَم
kam
How much ?
كم واحد
kam waa7id?
How many
كَم واحِة
waa7idah?
How many kam
أي واحِد
ay waa7id
Which
أي واحِدة
ay wa7idah
Which ?
على وين
3laa ween
Where to
ليش
leesh
Why ?
ليش لا
eesh laa
Why not l  ? 
إيش كثير وقت
eish kathir wagti
How long  ?
إيش تقصد
eish taqsid
What do you mean ?
إيش تبي
eish tab bii
What do you want (to a male) ?
إيش تبين
eish tabbiin
What do you want ( to a female)
شنوصار
shnuuSaar
What happened?
إيش صار
EshSaar
What happened?
إتكلم من
itklam miin
Who you are talking to? M
إتكلمين من
iktakalimiin miin F


متى بنروح
mitaa binaruu7
When are going
وين بنروح
ween binaruu7
Where are we going
وين بتروح
Wein bitaruu7
Where are you going to a male
وين رايح
Ween raayi7
Where are you going to a male
وين بتروحين ( verb)
Ween bitaruu7
Where are you going to a female
وين رايحة
Ween raayi7a
Where are you going to a female (Active participle )
وين بتروحين
ween bitaruu7iin
Where are you going? to (plural)
وين بتروحون
ween bitaruu7uun
Where are you going to Plural

Past Tense
وين رحت
Ween ru7t
Where did you go to a male
وين رحتي
Ween ruu7tey
Where did you go to a female
وين رحتوا
Ween ru7tow
Where did you go to plural
ليش تبي تعرف
leesh tabii ta3arif
Why do you want to know?
ليش تبين تعرفين
leesh tabiina ta3aarif
Why do you want to know?

Is there/ are there halfii … ? هل في

Can you speak slowly mumkin tatakallim shway shwayy ( to a male )

مُمكِن تتكلم شُوي شُوي

Can you speak slowly mumkin titkallmiin shway shuwayy ( to a female )

مُمكِن تتكلمين شُوي شُوي

Do you have (to a male) 3indak ….?

عندك

What is this shinuu haay?

شنو هاي

Whose is this haay 7ag mann ?

هاي حق من

What are you doing eish tsawii?( to a male )

إيش تسوي

What are you doing shi-tsawii?

شِتسوّي

What do you call this in Arabic shu tsammii hay bil 3arabi?

شو تسمي هاي بل عربي

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