Questions with هل

Add هل to the beginning of a sentence to form a simple yes/no question — the rest of the sentence keeps its normal order. Question words include ما/ماذا (what), أين (where), من (who), متى (when).

Examples

• هل أنت طالب؟ (hal anta talib?) — Are you a student?
• ما هذا؟ (ma hatha?) — What is this?
• أين المدرسة؟ (ayna al-madrasa?) — Where is the school?
• من هذا؟ (man hatha?) — Who is this?
• هل تفهم العربية؟ (hal tafham al-'arabiyya?) — Do you understand Arabic?

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