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In this lesson, you will learn about interrogative words in Moroccan Arabic. See examples of questions where some of these interrogative words are used.
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In this lesson, you will learn about interrogative words in Moroccan Arabic.
You will find below examples of questions where some of these interrogative words were used.
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Interrogative Words in Moroccan Arabic
| English | Transcribed Moroccan Arabic | Moroccan Darija in Arabic Letters |
|---|---|---|
| Who? | Shkoun? | شْكُون؟ |
| What? | Ashno? Ash? Shno? | أَشْنُو؟ أَشْ؟ شنو؟ |
| Why? | 3lash? | عْلاش؟ |
| What for? | Lash? | لاش؟ |
| Why not? | 3lash ella? | عْلاش لا؟ |
| Where? | Fin? | فِينْ؟ |
| Where from? | Menin? | مْنين؟ |
| When? | Imta? / Fouqash | إِيمْتا؟/ فوقاش؟ |
| Since when? | Men imta? | من إيمتا؟ |
| Which one? (m.s) | Ina wa7ed? / Ash men wa7ed? | إينا واحد؟ / أشْ مْن واحد؟ |
| Which one? (f.s) | Ina we7da? / Ash men we7da? | إينا وحدة؟ / أشْ مْن وحدة؟ |
| Whose? | Dial men? | ديال من؟ |
| With whom? | M3a men? | مع من؟ |
| To whom? / For whom? | Lemen? | لمن؟ |
| How? / How so? | Kifash? | كيفاشْ؟ |
| How much/many? | Sh7al? | شحال؟ |
Examples
| English | Transcribed Moroccan Arabic | Moroccan Darija in Arabic Letters |
|---|---|---|
| When did you (s.) come? | Imta jiti? | إيمْتا جيتي؟ |
| What are you (m.s.) doing? | Ash kaddir? | أشْ كادّيرْ؟ |
| What do you want? | Ashno bghiti? | أشْنُو بْغيتي؟ |
| Where are you (m.s.) going? | Fin ghadi? | فين غادي؟ |
| To whom did you give it? | Lmen 3titih? | لمن عطيتيه؟ |
| Which one did you buy? | Ina wa7ed shriti? | إينا واحد شريتي؟ |
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