Learn Levantine Arabic question words and most common questions.
To form basic conversation you will need to know very important question words like when, who, where etc.
In this post we provide all Levantine Arabic question words with simplified pronunciation if you can’t read Arabic.
We will also give you examples of 20 short, frequently used questions in Levantine Arabic that you can simply memorize and use right away during simple conversation with native speaker.
If you know question words in Levantine Arabic skip to the end of this lesson and check yourself with our Quiz.
All materials for learning Levantine dialect you can find here: Levantine dialect resources.
Question Words in Levantine Arabic
| Who | مين | meen |
| Where | وين | wein |
| What | شو أَيْش | shou eish |
| When | متى أَيْمْتَى | mataa eymtaa |
| Why | ليش ليه | leish leeih |
| How | كيف | keef |
| Which | أَيّ | ayy |
| Whose | لَمين | lameen |
| How much/how many | كَم قَدَّيْش | kam qaddaysh |
20 common questions in Levantine Arabic
What is your name?
شو اسْمَك [shou ismak] – asking a man
شو اسْمِك [shou ismek] – asking a woman
Where are you from?
من وين انْتَ [min wein inta] – asking a man
من وين انْتِ [min wein inti] – asking a woman
What’s your job?
شو شُغْلَك [shou shughlak] – asking a man
شو شُغْلِك [shou shughlik] – asking a woman
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How old are you?
كَم عُمْرَك [kam 3omrak] – asking a man
كَم عُمْرِك [kam 3omrik] – asking a woman
What time is it?
كَم الساعَة [kam as-saa3a]
What is this?
شو هاد [shou haad]
Who is this?
مين هاد [meen haad] – speaking about a man
مين هاي [meen haay] – speaking about a woman
How are you?
كيف حالَك [keef Haalak] – asking a man
كيف حالِك [keef Haalik] – asking a woman
Do you speak Arabic/ English?
بْتِحْكي إنْجْليزي [btiHki injliizi] – do you speak English?
بْتِحْكي عربي [btiHki 3arabi] – do you speak Arabic?
Where do you live?
وين ساكِن [wein saakin] – asking a man
وين ساكْنِة [wein saakneh] – asking a woman
Are you married?
انتَ مِتْزَوِّج [inta mitzawwij] – to a man
انتِ مِتْزَوّجِة [inti mitzawwjeh] – to a woman
What are you doing?
شو بْتِعْمَل [shou bti3mal] – to a man
شو بْتِعْمَلي [shou bti3mali] – to a woman
How much is it?
كَم سِعْرُه [kam si3ro]
What’s wrong?
شو في [shou fee]
What does this mean?
شو يَعْني [shou ya3ni]
What’s your number?
شو رَقَمَك [shou raqamak] – asking a man
شو رَقَمِك [shou raqamik] – asking a woman
What happened?
شو صار [shou Saar]
How can I help you?
كيف مُمْكِن أساعْدَك [keef mumkin asaa3dak] – asking a man
كيف مُمْكِن أساعْدِك [keef mumkin asaa3dik] – asking a woman
What’s new with you?
شو أخْبارَك [shou akhbaarak] – to a man
شو أخْبارِك [shou akhbaarik] – to a woman
What do you think?
شو رَأيَك [shou ra’yak] – to a man
شو رَأيِك [shou ra’yek] – to a woman
Quiz Levantine Arabic Question Words
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Levantine Arabic Question Words
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