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LESSON 65Question Words
Lesson objective
In this lesson, you will learn common question words and use them to ask about people, places, time, reasons, and actions.
Question words
| English | Darija |
|---|---|
| Who | škun |
| What | aš / šnu / ašnu |
| Which | ašmn |
| Where | fin / fayn |
| How | kifaš |
| From where | mnin |
| When | fuqaš / imta |
| Why | 3laš |
Examples
škun nta? / škun nti? — Who are you? (to a man / to a woman)
šnu drti l-barн? — What did you do yesterday?
ašmn ṭobis xditi? — Which bus did you take?
fin kliti l-ppitza? — Where did you eat pizza?
kifaš wṣlti l l-oṭil? — How did you arrive at the hotel?
mnin jiti? — Where did you come from?
fuqaš n3sti l-barн? / imta wṣlti? — When did you sleep yesterday? / When did you arrive?
3laš jiti m3ṭṭl? — Why did you come late?
3laнqqaš ma-nḍt-š bkri. — Because I did not get up early.
Question words with “mn”
The word mn can be used after a preposition.
| English | Darija |
|---|---|
| With whom | m3a mn |
| Whose | dyal mn |
m3a mn safrti l Rabat? — With whom did you travel to Rabat?
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