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How do you say "Why are you here?" in Arabic?
أنت هنا ليه؟
Inta hina lih?
In Arabic, "Why are you here?" is أنت هنا ليه؟.
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Pronunciation
Say 'IN-tuh HEE-na LIH'. Hina means here. Lih means why.
Writing and usage
Three words. Inta is you, hina is here, lih is why. Simple three-word question.
Example sentence
أنت هنا ليه؟
Why are you here?
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How to remember أنت هنا ليه؟
Lih is why (literally for what). Simple direct question about presence.
Related words
- What can you do? أنت ممكن تعمل إيه؟ Inta mumkin 'tiAmil 'ieeh
- What can't you do? أنت مش ممكن تعمل إيه؟ Inta mish mumkin 'tiAmil 'ieeh
- What do you like? أنت بتحب إيه؟ Inta bithibb 'ieeh
- What do you want? أنت عايز إيه؟ Inta Aaeyiz 'ieeh
- What is the temperature? درجة الحرارة كام؟ Daragit ilharaara kaem?
- What is the temperature on Monday? درجة الحرارة كام يوم الاتنين؟ Daragit ilharaara kaem yoom il'itneen?
- What is the weather on Tuesday? إزاي الجو يوم التلات؟ Izzaei ilgaww yoom iltalaat?
- What is your job? أنت شغال إيه؟ Inta shaghghael 'ieeh
- When is your birthday? عيد ميلادك إمتى؟ Aeed meelaedk 'imta?
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Questions about أنت هنا ليه؟
How do you say "Why are you here?" in Arabic?
In Arabic, "Why are you here?" is أنت هنا ليه؟. It is a noun.
How is أنت هنا ليه؟ written in Arabic?
Three words. Inta is you, hina is here, lih is why. Simple three-word question.
How is أنت هنا ليه؟ used in a sentence?
Use أنت هنا ليه؟ as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: أنت هنا ليه؟ (Why are you here?).
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"Why are you here?" in other languages
- Japanese なぜここにいるのですか？ (naze koko ni iru no desu ka ？)
- Korean 왜 여기에 있어요? (wae yeogie isseoyo?)
- Chinese 你为什么在这里? (nǐ wèi shén me zài zhè li ?)
- Spanish ¿Por qué estás aquí?
- Spanish (Latin America) ¿Por qué estás aquí?
- French Pourquoi es-tu ici ?
- German Warum bist du hier?
- Italian Perché sei qui?
- Russian Почему ты здесь? (počemu ty zdesʹ?)
- Greek Γιατί είσαι εδώ; (yati ise edho)
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