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