What comes after these 20 words?

Carry on topic by topic: each list gives 20 words sorted into three levels. The KoKo app gathers +6,000 Arabic words and brings each one back at the right moment.

Where do these lists come from?

They are the lists of the KoKo app. Each page gives 20 of their words; the full topics, the reviews and the exercises are in the app.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 20 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

20 Arabic words for asking questions

20 Arabic words worth knowing, picked from the topics Function words, Politeness and small talk, Connectors and prepositions and translated into English.

Questions 20 words

Arabic	English
من	who
ما	whatBefore a verb
ماذا	whatOn its own or after a preposition
متى	when
أين	where
كيف	how
لماذا	why
كم	how muchUsed on its own, to ask about a quantity or a price
أي	whichInterrogative determiner, before the noun
أيهم	which oneInterrogative pronoun, used on its own
هل	doQuestion marker, no literal equivalent
ماذا	whatQuestion word, object
ما الذي	whatQuestion word, subject
نعم	yes
لا	no
ربما	perhaps
طبعا	of course
لا أعرف	I do not know
حسنا	okay
لأن	becauseEveryday use

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What comes after these 20 words?: Carry on topic by topic: each list gives 20 words sorted into three levels. The KoKo app gathers +6,000 Arabic words and brings each one back at the right moment.
Where do these lists come from?: They are the lists of the KoKo app. Each page gives 20 of their words; the full topics, the reviews and the exercises are in the app.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 20 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

20 Arabic words for asking questions

Questions 20 words

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