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Egyptian Arabic / Interrogative words
Egyptian Arabic / Interrogative words
Egyptian Arabic: How to Use Question Words

In today's lesson, we will learn how to use five important question words in Egyptian Arabic.

With the completion of this lesson, consider investigating these related pages: Egyptian-arabic Grammar, Adjectives, Conditional Mood & Adjective Agreement.

Question Words in Egyptian Arabic[edit | edit source]

In Egyptian Arabic, there are five main question words that are used to ask questions:

  • "ليه" (leyh) for "why"
  • "ايه" (eyh) for "what"
  • "ازّاي" (azzaay) for "how"
  • "فين" (feen) for "where"
  • "مين" (meen) for "who"

Examples of Using Question Words in Egyptian Arabic[edit | edit source]

Here are some examples of using question words in Egyptian Arabic:

  • ليه أنت هنا؟ (Why are you here?)
  • ايه أنت تدرس؟ (What are you studying?)
  • ازّاي أنت تذهب إلى المدرسة؟ (How do you go to school?)
  • فين المدرسة؟ (Where is the school?)
  • مين أنت؟ (Who are you?)

Tips for Using Question Words in Egyptian Arabic[edit | edit source]

Here are some tips to help you use question words correctly in Egyptian Arabic:

  • Question words always start the question in Egyptian Arabic.
  • "ايه" can also be used as an exclamation to express surprise, such as "ايه هذا؟" (eyh hadha?) meaning "What is this?"
  • In spoken Egyptian Arabic, the word "شو" (shu) can be added before the question word for emphasis. For example: شو ليه؟ (shu leyh?) meaning "Why?"

Examples[edit | edit source]

Question Pronounciation (English) Writing
HOW MANY BOOKS ? Bkam ik-kútub dee ? بكام الكتب دي ؟      
HOW MUCH IS THE WATER ? il-mah ee ah bih kahm ? المية بكام ؟      
HOW OLD ARE YOU ? aAn dahk kahm sah nah ? عندك كم سنة ؟    
HOW IT AR FROM HERE ? Hay ah baAeed A'n Hina? هي بعيدة عن هنا ؟  
WHY  ? leh ? ليه ؟           
WHAT  ? eh ? ايه ؟           
HOW  ? iz zay ? ازّاي ؟           
WHERE ? FEYN ? فين ؟
WHO ? MAIN ? مين ؟

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