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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.   *                      *                       *   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.

A: How are you? (informal/formal)

كَيْفَ حالُكَ؟ / كَيْفَ حَالُكُمْ؟

kayfa ḥāluka? / kayfa ḥālukum?

B: I am well. Thank you. And you?

أَنَا بِخَيْرٍ، شُكْراً. وَأَنْتَ؟ / وَأَنْتُمْ؟

anā bikhayrin, shukran. aa-anta? / aa-antum?

A: How is your fiancé? (for a female)

كَيْفَ حالُ خَطِيبِكِ؟

kayfa ḥālu khaṭībiki?

B: He is well. Thank you.

هُوَ بِخَيْرٍ، شُكْراً

huwa bikhayrin, shukran

A: How is your mother?

كَيْفَ حالُ أُمِّكَ؟

kayfa ḥālu ummika?

B: She is sick.

هِيَ مَرِيضَةٌ

hiya marīḍah (or marīdatun)

A: How is your father?

كَيْفَ حالُ أَبِيكَ؟

kayfa ḥālu abīka?

B: He is in good health.

هُوَ بِصِحَّةٍ جَيِّدَةٍ

huwa biṣiḥḥatin jayyidah

A: Your sisters, how are they?

أَخَواتُكَ، كَيْفَ حَالُهُنَّ؟

ukhawātuka, kayfa ḥāluhunna?

B: They are well.

هُنَّ بِخَيْرٍ

hunna bikhayrin

A: And your brothers, how are they?

وَإِخْوَتُكَ، كَيْفَ حَالُهُمْ؟

wa-ikhwatuka, kayfa ḥāluhum?

B: They are in good health.

هُمْ بِصِحَّةٍ جَيِّدَةٍ

hum biṣiḥḥatin jayyidah

A: How is Ahmed?

كَيْفَ حالُ أَحْمَدَ؟

kayfa ḥālu Aḥmad?

B: I don't know.

لا أَعْلَمُ

lā aʿlamu

A: How is Samira?

كَيْفَ حالُ سَمِيرَةَ؟

kayfa ḥālu Samīra?

B: I don't know how she is.

لا أَعْلَمُ كَيْفَ حالُها

lā aʿlamu kayfa ḥāluhā

A: How are your cousins?

كَيْفَ أَقارِبُكَ؟ (أَوْ: كَيْفَ حالُ أَقارِبِكَ؟)

kayfa aqāribuka? (or: kayfa ḥālu aqāribika?)

B: I don't know how they are.

لا أَعْلَمُ كَيْفَ هُمْ

lā aʿlamu kayfa hum

A: How are your neighbours?

كَيْفَ جيرانُكَ؟

kayfa jīrānuka?

B: I don't know how they are.

لا أَعْلَمُ كَيْفَ هُمْ

lā aʿlamu kayfa hum

Glossary 

*   how: كَيْفَ - kayfa

*   a fiancé: خَطِيبٌ - khaṭībun

*   a fiancée: خَطِيبَةٌ - khaṭībah

*   well: بِخَيْرٍ / جَيِّدٌ - bikhayrin / jayyid

*   sick: مَرِيضٌ - marīḍun (mas) (مَرِيضَةٌ - marīḍah or marīḍatun) (fem)

*   a cousin (paternal, male): اِبْنُ العَمِّ - ibn al-ʿamm.

*   a cousin (maternal, male): اِبْنُ الخالِ - ibn al-khāl.

*   a cousin (paternal, female): اِبْنَةُ العَمِّ - ibnat al-ʿamm.

*   a cousin (maternal, female): اِبْنَةُ الخالِ - ibnat al-khāl.

*   a neighbor: جارٌ - jārun

*   neighbors: جيرانٌ - jīrānun

FRENCH

A : Comment vas-tu? / Comment allez-vous?

كَيْفَ حالُكَ؟ / كَيْفَ حَالُكُمْ؟

kayfa ḥāluka? / kayfa ḥālukum?

B : Je vais bien. Merci. Et toi? / Et vous?

أَنَا بِخَيْرٍ، شُكْراً. وَأَنْتَ؟ / وَأَنْتُمْ؟

anā bikhayrin, shukran. wa-anta? / wa-antum?

A : Comment va ton fiancé?

كَيْفَ حالُ خَطِيبِكِ؟

kayfa ḥālu khaṭībiki?

B : Il va bien. Merci.

هُوَ بِخَيْرٍ، شُكْراً

huwa bikhayrin, shukran

A : Comment va ta mère?

كَيْفَ حالُ أُمِّكَ؟

kayfa ḥālu ummika?

B : Elle est malade.

هِيَ مَرِيضَةٌ

hiya marīḍah (ou marīḍatun)

A : Comment va ton père?

كَيْفَ حالُ أَبِيكَ؟

kayfa ḥālu abīka?

B : Il se porte bien.

هُوَ بِصِحَّةٍ جَيِّدَةٍ

huwa biṣiḥḥatin jayyidah

A : Tes sœurs, comment vont-elles?

أَخَواتُكَ، كَيْفَ حَالُهُنَّ؟

akhawātuka, kayfa ḥāluhunna?

B : Elles vont bien.

هُنَّ بِخَيْرٍ

hunna bikhayrin

A : Et tes frères, comment vont-ils?

وَإِخْوَتُكَ، كَيْفَ حَالُهُمْ؟

wa-ikhwatuka, kayfa ḥāluhum?

B : Ils se portent bien.

هُمْ بِصِحَّةٍ جَيِّدَةٍ

hum biṣiḥḥatin jayyidah

A : Comment va Ahmed?

كَيْفَ حالُ أَحْمَدَ؟

kayfa ḥālu Aḥmad?

B : Je ne sais pas.

لا أَعْلَمُ

lā aʿlamu

A : Comment va Samira?

كَيْفَ حالُ سَمِيرَةَ؟

kayfa ḥālu Samīra?

B : Je ne sais pas comment elle va.

لا أَعْلَمُ كَيْفَ حالُها

lā aʿlamu kayfa ḥāluhā

A : Comment sont tes cousins?

كَيْفَ أَقارِبُكَ؟ (أَوْ: كَيْفَ حالُ أَقارِبِكَ؟)

kayfa aqāribuka? (ou: kayfa ḥālu aqāribika?)

B : Je ne sais pas comment ils sont.

لا أَعْلَمُ كَيْفَ هُمْ

lā aʿlamu kayfa hum

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A : Comment sont tes voisins?

كَيْفَ جيرانُكَ؟

kayfa jīrānuka?

B : Je ne sais pas comment ils sont.

لا أَعْلَمُ كَيْفَ هُمْ

lā aʿlamu kayfa hum

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القاموس / المُعْجَم

*   comment : كَيْفَ - kayfa

*   un fiancé : خَطِيبٌ - khaṭībun

*   une fiancée : خَطِيبَةٌ - khaṭībatun

*   bien : بِخَيْرٍ / جَيِّدٌ - bikhayrin / jayyid

*   malade : مَرِيضٌ - marīḍun (mas) (مَرِيضَةٌ - marīḍah) (fem)

*   un cousin : اِبْنُ العَمِّ (للذكر) / اِبْنُ الخالِ - ibn al-ʿamm (للأب) / ibn al-khāl (للأم).

*   une cousine : اِبْنَةُ العَمِّ (للأنثى) / اِبْنَةُ الخالِ - ibnat al-ʿamm / ibnat al-khāl

*   un voisin : جارٌ - jārun

*   des voisins : جيرانٌ - jīrān