Questions Flashcards
What is your name?
Shu esmak/ esmik/ esemkun? (m/ f/ y’all)
Name: esem (pronounce: 2e semm)
Names: aseme (2a se me)
What are their names? Shu asemeyun?
How old are you?
Adde 3omrak/ 3omrik/ 3omerkun
Age: 3omer (3o merr)
Where are you from
Men wen enta/ ente/ ento?
Where: Wen
From: Men
What do you want to eat?
Shu badak/badik/badkun tekul/tekle/teklo?
Food: Akel
Eat: Kol/ Kele/ Kelo
To Eat: Tekul/ Tekle/ Teklo
Am Eating: aam bekul
Did you eat?
akalet/ akalte/ akalto?
Do you want to eat?
Badak tekul/ Badik tekle/ Badkun teklo?
Where are you?
Waynak/ Waynik/ Waynkun?
Where: Wen or Wayn
Where are you going?
Wen raye7/ ray7a/ ray7in?
is going: rayeh
Do you want to go?
Badak tru7/ Badik tru7e/ badkun tru7o?
To go: Tru7
What do you want?
Shu badak/ badik/ badkun?
What: shu
Where do you want to go?
Wen badak tru7/ Wen badik tru7e/ Wen badkun truh7o?
Where do we want to go? Wen badna nru7?
Do you want to stay home?
Badak tdal bl bet?
Badik tdalle bl bet?
Badkun tdallo bl bet?
Do we want to stay home? Badna ndal bl bet?
To stay: Tdal/ Tdalle
Why don’t you stay?
Leh ma bt dal/ dalle/ dallo?
stay: dal/dalle
What are you doing
Shu aam ta3mul/ ta3emle/ ta3mlo?
What was his/ her/ their name?
Shu ken esmo/ esma/ esmun?
What was his/ her/ their age?
Adde ken 3omro/ 3omra/ 3omrun?
How much: Adde (we say “how much was his age”)
What do you like/ love?
Shu bt 7eb/ 7ebbe/ 7ebbo?
What do you like to eat?
Shu bt 7eb tekul/ shu bt 7ebbe tekle/ shu bt 7ebbo teklo?
Do you love me?
Bt 7ebne/ bt 7ebbine/ bt 7ebbune?
Do you love him/ her/ them?
The gender of the person youre talking to (“you”) and the person youre referring to will affect the conjugation
you are talking to a male:
Bt 7ebbo/ 7ebba/ 7ebbun?
you are talking to a female:
Bt 7ebbi/ 7ebbiya/ 7ebbiyun?
you are talking to a group:
Bt 7ebbu, 7ebbuwa, 7ebbuwun?
Do you want to eat with me?
Badak tekul ma3e? Badik tekle ma3e? Badkun teklo ma3e?
Do you want to eat with him/her?
Badak/Badik Tekul/Tekle Ma3o/Ma3a
with:
Ma3e (Me)
ma3ak/ ma3ik/ ma3kun (you m/f/y’all)
ma3o/ ma3a/ ma3un (Him/ her/ them)
Ma3na (Us)
What do you feel like doing?
Shu 3a belak ta3mul/ Shu 3a belik ta3emle/ Shu 3a belkun ta3emlo?
Shu: what
3a belak/ belik: on your mind
What was the name of this place?
Shu ken esmo he l ma7al?
What: Shu
Was: Ken
His name: Esmo (we refer to place as male)
This Place: He l ma7al
Do you waaaaaant?
Badak/ Badik/ Badkun?
What happened?
Shu sar
What is happening?
Shu aam b sir
What is it?
Shu huwe (m)/hiye (f)
What are you thinking?
Shu aam bt fakker/ fakre
where are we going today
la wen ray7in liom?
what’s wrong?
something’s wrong?
shu bek/ beke/ bekun?
bek/ beke/ bekun shi?
how can i help you
kif fiyye se3edak/ se3edik/ se3edkun?
kif: how
fiyye: can i
se3ed: help
se3edik: help you
how was work
how’s work
kif ken l shoghel
kif l shoghel
ken: was
do you want to start a series together?
baddak/ baddik nballesh series ma3 ba3ed?
do you want to wait for a while?
badak/badik/badkun nontur baaed shwe?
nontur: us “to wait”
baaed shwe: for a while (a bit more)
how much time do you still need to be ready
adde baaed badak ta tkhalles
adde baaed baddik ta tkhalse
adde baaed badkun ta tkhalso
adde: how much
baaed: more
ta tkhalse: to finish
will we eat in the kitchen?
ra7 nekul bl matbakh?
rah: will
nekul: we eat
b l: in the
matbakh: kitchen
can you please bring (give) me a fork, knife and a spoon?
fik/fike please tjibile (or ta3tine) shawke, sekkine w male23a?
do you want to sleep?
baddak tnem?
baddik tneme?
badkun tnemo?
nem: sleep (m)
neme: sleep (f)
what do you want for breakfast
what will we have for breakfast
whats for breakfast
shu badak tetrawa2
shu baddik tetrawa2e?
shu badkun tetrawa2o?
shu rah netrawa2
shu l terwi2a? (whats the breakfast)
what do you want for lunch?
what will we have for lunch?
what’s for lunch?
shu badak tetghadda
shu baddik tetghadde
shu badkun tetghaddo
shu rah netghadda?
shu l ghada? (whats the lunch)
what will you have for dinner
what will we have for dinner
whats for dinner
shu rah tet3asha/ tet3ashe/ tet3asho
shu rah net3asha
shu l 3asha
but why?
bs leh?
do you want us to play cards?
badak/ badik/ badkun nel3ab wara2?
nel3ab: we play
wara2: cards
is there traffic now?
b kun fi 3aj2a halla2?
can charbel do burgers for us?
fi charbel ya3melna burgers?
do you know what you want to do?
bta3ref shu baddak ta3mul?
bta3erfe shu baddik ta3emle?
all of them?
all of us?
kellun?
kelna?
they all want to go?
kellun baddun yru7o?
everyone loves him/ her
l kel b 7ebbo/ 7ebba
nothing will happen if i went (it’s fine if i went)
ma b sir shi eza rehet
can i go
fiyye ru7?
can i leave
fiyye fell?
can i go (enter) inside?
fiyye fut la juwwa?
fiyye: can i
fut: enter
la: to
juwwa: inside
did you see the stars?
shefet/ shefte l njoum?
What is this (that)
shu he/ (hayda/ hayde)
why dont you wake up?
leh ma btu3a (btu3e)?
youre going to shower?
feyet tet7ammam?
feyte tet7ammame?
