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A :             kaifa          haluka       (masc.)          

               

                  kaifa                halukee       (fem.) 

                        

            How                     are                        you?

B :                ana             bikhair

                  I     am                  fine.

A :               kaifa          halu            khateebikee  

 

            How                     is              your    fiance?   

B:                 huwa           bikhair              shukran

               He          is            fine.             Thanks.

A:                kaifa             halu          ummika       (masc.)                          

                                                           ummikee       (fem.)                          

 

            How                is         your      mother?

B:                heya                mareeda(tun)

                 She                is              ill.

A:                  kaifa                 halu          abeeka

                   How                     is             your   father?

B:              huwa       bikhair

                  He               is            fine.

A:                       kaifa             halu         akhawatika

                   How                      are          your    sisters?

B:                hunna               bikhair

              They          are            fine.

A:                    kaifa               halu           ikhwanika

                       How                  are           your  brothers?

B:                  hum                       bikhair

                They                      are                       fine.

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A:                    kaifa            halu                 Ahmed

                  How                    is               Ahmed?

B:                ana         la        a’rif

                   I                don't know.

A:                     kaifa          halu                 Samira

                         How                is               Samira?

B:             ana         la        a’rifu    kaifa         heya

          I                don't know           how           she is.

A:                kaifa           halu            abnae ‘ammika

           How                      are          your          cousins?

B:             ana         la        a’rifu    kaifa        hum

         I                don't know           how           they are.

 A:                      kaifa              halu            jeeranika

             How                     are           your    neighbours?

B:                 ana         la        a’rifu    kaifa        hum

     

               I                don't know           how           they are.