Lesson 17 - Learn how to use "What" in Arabic - REVERSE

Question 1

What?
(two words)

Answer 1

šu?
ēš?

Question 2

What is your name?

Answer 2

šu ismak? (m)
šu ismek? (f)
šu isimkum or isimku? (pl)

Question 3

name

Answer 3

isem
ismēn (dual)
asāmi (pl)

Question 4

What do you like to drink, tea or coffee?

Answer 4

šu bitḥibb tišrab, šāy aw qawhe or ‘awhe? (m)
šu bitḥibbi tišrabi, šāy aw qawhe or ‘awhe? (f)
šu bitḥibbu tišrabu, šāy aw qawhe or ‘awhe? (you-all)

Question 5

to like, love

Answer 5

ḥabb/biḥibb

Question 6

to drink

Answer 6

šireb/bišrab

Question 7

tea

Answer 7

šāy

Question 8

coffee

Answer 8

qawhe or ‘awhe

Question 9

What’s the news?

Answer 9

šu-laḫbār?
šu, šu-laḫbār?

Question 10

news

Answer 10

ḫabar
aḫbār (pl)

Question 11

What are you doing tomorrow?
(using the two different verbs for to do)

Answer 11

šu 3āmel bukra? (m)
šu 3āmle bukra? (f)
šu 3āmlīn bukra? (pl)

šu ɪmsawi bukra? (m)
šu ɪmsawye bukra? (f)
šu ɪmsawyīn bukra? (pl)

Question 12

to do

Answer 12

3imel/bi3mal

Question 13

to do, make

Answer 13

sawwa/bisawwi

Question 14

tomorrow

Answer 14

bukra

Question 15

What? I didn’t hear.

Answer 15

šu? mā ɪsmi3ɪt

Question 16

to hear, listen

Answer 16

sime3/bisma3

Question 17

What’s wrong with you?

Answer 17

šu mālak? (m)
šu mālek? (f)
šu mālkum or mālku? (pl)

Question 18

What’s up?

Answer 18

šu fī mā fī?

Question 19

What did I tell (to) you?

Answer 19

šu qultillak or ‘ultillak? (m)
šu qultillek ‘ultillek? (f)
šu qultilku or ‘ultilku? (pl)

Question 20

to say, tell

Answer 20

qāl/biqūl

Question 21

so what
I don’t care

Answer 21

šu ya3ni

Question 22

What does. . . . mean in Arabic?

Answer 22

šu ya3ni . . . bil3arabi?

Question 23

What are you talking about?
When disagreeing

Answer 23

šu halḥaki?

Question 24

to talk

Answer 24

ḥaka/biḥki

Question 25

What do you think (your opinion) about the movie?

Answer 25

šu rāyak bilfilim? (m)
šu rāyek bilfilim? (f)
šu rāyku bilfilim? (pl)

Question 26

opinion

Answer 26

rāy
arrā’ (pl)

Question 27

movie, film

Answer 27

filim
aflām (pl)

Question 28

What do you think (your opinion) about going to the sea?

Answer 28

šu rāyak inrūh 3ala lbaḥar? (m)
šu rāyek inrūh 3ala lbaḥar? (f)
šu rāyku inrūḥ 3ala lbaḥar? (pl)

Question 29

rāḥ/birūḥ

Answer 29

to go

Question 30

sea

Answer 30

baḥar
ɪbḥār (pl)

Question 31

What do you think (your opinion) about today’s lesson?

Answer 31

šu rayku bi-dars ilyōm? (you all)