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Welcome to the lesson on Standard Arabic question words! In this lesson, we will introduce the different question words in Arabic and their usage.
Heading level 2: What are question words?
Question words are words that indicate a question is being asked. In Arabic, there are several question words that are used to ask different types of questions.
Heading level 3: Interrogative Pronouns
Interrogative pronouns are used to ask questions about people or things. In Arabic, there are three interrogative pronouns:
| Standard Arabic | Pronunciation | Japanese |
|---|---|---|
| من (man) | /man/ | 誰 (dare) |
| ماذا (mādhā) | /maːðaː/ | 何 (nani) |
| ما (mā) | /maː/ | どの (dono) |
- من (man) is used to ask about a person
- ماذا (mādhā) is used to ask about a thing or an action
- ما (mā) is used to ask about a quality or a characteristic.
Heading level 3: Interrogative Particles
Interrogative particles are used to ask yes/no questions. In Arabic, there are two interrogative particles:
| Standard Arabic | Pronunciation | Japanese |
|---|---|---|
| هل (hal) | /hal/ | ～か (ka) |
| أ (a) | /ʔa/ | ～ですか (desu ka) |
- هل (hal) is used in formal Arabic to ask yes/no questions
- أ (a) is used in colloquial Arabic to ask yes/no questions.
Heading level 2: How to use question words
Now that you know the different question words in Arabic, let's see how to use them in sentences.
- To ask a question in Arabic, you usually start with the question word, followed by the rest of the sentence.
- In Arabic, the verb usually comes before the subject.
Here are some examples:
- من هذا؟ (man hadha?) - Who is this?
- ماذا تفعل؟ (mādhā tafʻal?) - What are you doing?
- ما اللون الذي تفضله؟ (ma al-lawn alladhi tafḍaluhu?) - What color do you prefer?
- هل أنت طالب؟ (hal anta ṭālib?) - Are you a student?
- أين المطار؟ (ʾayna al-maṭār?) - Where is the airport?
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Congratulations! You have completed the Standard Arabic Grammar lesson on question words. In this lesson, you have learned the different question words in Arabic and their usage. Keep practicing and you will soon be able to ask and answer questions with ease in Arabic!