Lesson 18 - Learn how to say "Why?" in Arabic Flashcards
lēš?
why?
lēš inte ta3bān? (m)
lēš inti ta3bāne? (f)
lēš intu ta3banīn? (pl)
Why are you tired?
ta3bān (m)
ta3bāne (f)
ta3banīn (pl)
tired
lēš ɪt’aḫḫarɪt? (m)
lēš ɪt’aḫḫarti? (f)
lēš ɪt’aḫḫartu? (pl)
Why are you late?
ɪt’aḫḫar/bit’aḫḫar
to be late
lēš ṣār hēk?
Why did this happen?
ṣār
happen
hēk
so, thus, like that
also means because
li’anno
because
li’anno 3indi šuġul ɪktīr
Because I have a lot of work
li’anno sayyārti ḫarbāne
because my car is broken
ḫarbān (m)
ḫarbāne (f)
ḫarbanīn (pl)
broken, out of order, rotten
miš 3āref (m)
miš 3ārfe (f)
miš 3ārfīn (pl)
I don’t know
more of a hesitation
3āref- participle
3iref/bi3raf
to know
šu b3ārrifni
How would I know?
lēš inte za3lān? (m)
lēš inti za3lāne? (f)
lēš intu za3lanīn? (pl)
Why are you angry?
za3lān (m)
za3lāne (f)
za3lanīn (pl)
angry
lēš la’?
Why not?
bitḥibb tišrab finjān ‘ahwe? (m)
bitḥibbi tišrabi finjān ‘ahwe? (f)
bitḥibbu tišrabu finjān ‘ahwe? (pl)
Would you like to drink a cup of coffee?
bitḥibb tišrab finjān šāy?
bitḥibbi tišrabi finjān šāy?
bitḥibbu tišrabu finjān šāy?
Would you like to drink a cup of tea?
3ašān
in order to
because
lēš jāyy bakkīr? (m)
lēš jāyye bakkīr? f)
lēš jāyyīn bakkīr? (pl)
Why are you coming early?
jāyy
Jāyye (f)
jāyyīn (pl)
coming
bakkīr
early
3ašān asā3ed
In order to help
sā3ad/bisā3ed
to help
lēš ɪmġalleb ḥālak (m)
lēš ɪmġalbe ḥālek (f)
lēš ɪmġalbīn ḥālku? (pl)
Why did you bothering yourself?
showing appreciation for hard work on one’s behalf.
ġalbitku rāḥa
your bother is my pleasure.
Answer to lēš ɪmġalbīn ḥalku?
lēš btit3allam 3arabi? (m)
lēš btit3allami 3arabi? (f)
lēš btit3allamu 3arabi? (you all)
Why are you learning Arabic?
