In Arabic, هذا (HaaDhah), هذي (haadhī) & هذُولْ (haadhool) are the words that directly correspond to the English words “this”, “that” & “those”.
هذا
haaDah
This / that (masc.)
هذي
Hadi
This / that (fem.)
هذُولْ
haaDōl
These / those
| Gender | this/these | that/those |
| Singular M. | ha(adha) r-rayyaal this man | haa)dhaak ir-rayyaal that man |
| Singular F. | ha(adhi) l-mara this woman | haa)diich il-mara that woman |
| Plural M. | har-rayaayiil these men | haa)dhaylaak ir-rayaayiil those men |
| Plural F. | han-niswaan these women | haa)dhaylaak in-niswaan those women |
| شنو هذا؟ shinuu hadhaa what is that? | |
| هذا قلم that is a pen. |
| شنو هذيل؟ shinuu hadheel What are these? | |
| هذيل أقلام hadheel aqlaam those are pens |
| شنو هذول؟ shnuu hadhool what are those? | |
| هذيل كتب dhadheel kutub those are books |
| شنو هذا؟ shnuu hadhaa what is this? | |
| هذي طولة that is a table |
| شنو هذاك؟ shnuu hadhaak what is that? | |
| هذا كرسي that is a chair. |