Lesson 18 - Learn how to say "Why?" in Arabic Flashcards
1
Q
lēš?
A
why?
2
Q
lēš inte ta3bān? (m)
lēš inti ta3bāne? (f)
lēš intu ta3banīn? (pl)
A
Why are you tired?
3
Q
ta3bān (m)
ta3bāne (f)
ta3banīn (pl)
A
tired
4
Q
lēš ɪt’aḫḫarɪt? (m)
lēš ɪt’aḫḫarti? (f)
lēš ɪt’aḫḫartu? (pl)
A
Why are you late?
5
Q
ɪt’aḫḫar/bit’aḫḫar
A
to be late
6
Q
lēš ṣār hēk?
A
Why did this happen?
7
Q
ṣār
A
happen
8
Q
hēk
A
so, thus, like that
also means because
9
Q
li’anno
A
because
10
Q
li’anno 3indi šuġul ɪktīr
A
Because I have a lot of work
11
Q
li’anno sayyārti ḫarbāne
A
because my car is broken
12
Q
ḫarbān (m)
ḫarbāne (f)
ḫarbanīn (pl)
A
broken, out of order, rotten
13
Q
miš 3āref (m)
miš 3ārfe (f)
miš 3ārfīn (pl)
A
I don’t know
more of a hesitation
3āref- participle
14
Q
3iref/bi3raf
A
to know
15
Q
šu b3ārrifni
A
How would I know?
