TO HAVE

A:         hal    ’indaka    qalam(un)

             Have you got a pen?

B:            na’am          ’indi   (qalam(un))

               Yes,         I have one.

A:          hal   ’indaka    qalamun    ahmar

             Have you got a red pen?

B:         la     laysa  ’indi     qalamun    ahmar

             No, I don’t have a red pen.

A:        a    laysat     laka         sayyara(tun)

            a    laysat     ’indaka    sayyara(tun)

 

            Don’t you have a car?

B:       la     laysat      li       sayyara(tun)

          la     laysat    ’indi   sayyara(tun)

           No, I don’t.

A:       a    laysa       laka        manzil(un)  khassun bika

           a   laysa     ’indaka     manzil(un)  khassun bika

           Don’t you have a house of your own?

B:         la     laysa  ’indi   (manzil(un)  khassun bee)

 

             No, I don’t.

A:        a   laysa       laki        zawj(un)

           a   laysa     ’indaki     zawj(un)

    

          Don’t you have a husband?

B:         la     laysa    li        (zawj(un))

            la     laysa   ’indi    (zawj(un))

            No, I don’t.

A:         hal ’indaka (ayyu)  mal(in)

            Have you got any money?

B:             na’am  ’indi  qaleelun min (a)l mal

                Yes, I have some.

A:        hal ’indaka (ayyu)  kutub(in)

           Have you got any books?

B:         na’am  ’indi   kutubun katheeratun

           Yes, I have many books.

A:        hal   ’inda   abeeka   sayyara(tun)

           hal    li        abeeka   sayyara(tun)

           

            Does your father have a car?

B:             na’am   ’inda   abee     sayyara(tun)

                na’am    li        abee     sayyara(tun)

                 Yes, my father has a car.

A:           hal   lahu   a’amal(un)

              

              Does he have a job?

B:           na’am    lahu    a’amal(un)  jayyid(un)  

 

              Yes, he has a good job.

Note that the items between brackets are optional.