WHY

A:              limada   tadhak(u)

           Why        are you laughing?

(The "i" in limada is pronounced as the "i" in hit, fit, it; and the "d" as "th" in the, these.)

B:  ana adhaku lianna hunaka hikayatan mudhikatan 'ala (a)ttilifiziun

    I am laughing because there is a funny story on television.

A:   limada   tabkee ukhtuka

      Why is your sister weeping?

B:   heya  tabkee lianna   raassaha ulimuha

    She is weeping because  she has a headache.

A:    limada    tadhabu ela (a)l massjid

      Why  do you go to mosque?

B:  (ana) adhabu ela al massjid li-ussallee

       I go to mosque to pray.

A:    limada   tadhabu ela (a)ssooq

       Why  do you go to market?

B:    (ana) adhabu ela assooq   littassawuq

      I go to market to do shopping.

A:     limada   (anta)   lasta    mutazawijan     (masc.)

         limada   (ante)    laste   mutazawijatan   (fem.)

         Why  aren’t you married?

 B:    la asstatee'u an ujeeba 'ala hada (a)ssual

         I can’t answer that question.

A:    limada  la tureedu an tatazawaja Khadija

        Why  don’t you want to marry Khadija?

B:    (ana) la ureedu an atazawajaha  liannaha laysat jameelatan

         I don’t want to marry her because she is not beautiful.

A:     limada   la tureedeena an tatazawajee Ahmed

        Why  don’t you want to marry Ahmed?

B:    (ana) la ureedu an atazawajahu  liannahu laysa lateefan

        I don’t want to marry him because he is not  kind.

A:     limada    la tadhabu ela asseenema

            Why  don’t you go to the cinema?

B:   (ana) la adhabu ela asseenema liannee  asstatee'u an ushahida     aflam(a) veediu fee (a)lbayt

    I don’t go to the cinema because I can see video films at home.