Lesson 18 - Learn how to say "Why?" in Arabic

Question 1

lēš?

Answer 1

why?

Question 2

lēš inte ta3bān? (m)
lēš inti ta3bāne? (f)
lēš intu ta3banīn? (pl)

Answer 2

Why are you tired?

Question 3

ta3bān (m)
ta3bāne (f)
ta3banīn (pl)

Answer 3

tired

Question 4

lēš ɪt’aḫḫarɪt? (m)
lēš ɪt’aḫḫarti? (f)
lēš ɪt’aḫḫartu? (pl)

Answer 4

Why are you late?

Question 5

ɪt’aḫḫar/bit’aḫḫar

Answer 5

to be late

Question 6

lēš ṣār hēk?

Answer 6

Why did this happen?

Question 7

ṣār

Answer 7

happen

Question 8

hēk

Answer 8

so, thus, like that
also means because

Question 9

li’anno

Answer 9

because

Question 10

li’anno 3indi šuġul ɪktīr

Answer 10

Because I have a lot of work

Question 11

li’anno sayyārti ḫarbāne

Answer 11

because my car is broken

Question 12

ḫarbān (m)
ḫarbāne (f)
ḫarbanīn (pl)

Answer 12

broken, out of order, rotten

Question 13

miš 3āref (m)
miš 3ārfe (f)
miš 3ārfīn (pl)

Answer 13

I don’t know
more of a hesitation
3āref- participle

Question 14

3iref/bi3raf

Answer 14

to know

Question 15

šu b3ārrifni

Answer 15

How would I know?

Question 16

lēš inte za3lān? (m)
lēš inti za3lāne? (f)
lēš intu za3lanīn? (pl)

Answer 16

Why are you angry?

Question 17

za3lān (m)
za3lāne (f)
za3lanīn (pl)

Answer 17

angry

Question 18

lēš la’?

Answer 18

Why not?

Question 19

bitḥibb tišrab finjān ‘ahwe? (m)
bitḥibbi tišrabi finjān ‘ahwe? (f)
bitḥibbu tišrabu finjān ‘ahwe? (pl)

Answer 19

Would you like to drink a cup of coffee?

Question 20

bitḥibb tišrab finjān šāy?
bitḥibbi tišrabi finjān šāy?
bitḥibbu tišrabu finjān šāy?

Answer 20

Would you like to drink a cup of tea?

Question 21

3ašān

Answer 21

in order to
because

Question 22

lēš jāyy bakkīr? (m)
lēš jāyye bakkīr? f)
lēš jāyyīn bakkīr? (pl)

Answer 22

Why are you coming early?

Question 23

jāyy
Jāyye (f)
jāyyīn (pl)

Answer 23

coming

Question 24

bakkīr

Answer 24

early

Question 25

3ašān asā3ed

Answer 25

In order to help

Question 26

sā3ad/bisā3ed

Answer 26

to help

Question 27

lēš ɪmġalleb ḥālak (m) lēš ɪmġalbe ḥālek (f) lēš ɪmġalbīn ḥālku? (pl)

Answer 27

Why did you bothering yourself? showing appreciation for hard work on one's behalf.

Question 28

ġalbitku rāḥa

Answer 28

your bother is my pleasure. Answer to lēš ɪmġalbīn ḥalku?

Question 29

lēš btit3allam 3arabi? (m) lēš btit3allami 3arabi? (f) lēš btit3allamu 3arabi? (you all)

Answer 29

Why are you learning Arabic?