Lesson 7- Question Words

Questions words vary by country.  I don't know all the question words from every country, but I will list some of the ones I know here.  You may need to learn different question words when going to a certain country.

Standard fus-Ha Arabic Question Words  (Learn only these for now.)

man  ("muhn")-     who
weyn                   where     (more formal:  eyna)
maaðaa                 what  (object of a verb or preposition:  What are you eating?)
maa                     what  (subject of a sentence with "is":  What is that?)
mata                    when
keyf-(a)               how

"Why" is "to what (purpose)" or Li-maaða using the preposition "Lii" meaning "to" and maaða.
"From where" is min wayn or min eyna using the preposition "min" meaning "from."

Egyptian dialect:
miin                     who
eyn                      where
eysh                    what (object of a verb or preposition:  What are you eating?)
ey                        what  (subject of a sentence with "is":  What is that?)
kiif                       how


"Why" is "to what (purpose)" or Leysh using the preposition "Lii" meaning "to" and eysh.

Syrian dialect:
shuu                  what
weyn                 where
kééf                   how

"From where" is mnéén, a combination of the preposition mn meaning "from" and eyn meaning "where."

Moroccan dialect:
shnuu                what
féén                   where (é is a French pure "ey" sound with no glide.)
min féén            from where