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Lesson 15: Part 1 ▶ Part 2: Where? — أَيْنَ Questions Dialogue Exercises Vocabulary

Where? — أَيْنَ

In Lesson 15.1, you learned to say "The teacher is in the house." Now learn to ask where something is — one of the most practical question words in Arabic!

أَيْنَ
Ayna
Where?
Placed at the very beginning of the question. The word order stays normal after it.
الطَّالِبُ
At-talibu
The Subject
Normal nominal sentence subject. Nothing changes.
أَيْنَ الطَّالِبُ؟
Ayna at-talibu?
The Question
"Where is the student?"

Real Dialogues — أَيْنَ in Action

Q
أَيْنَ الْمُعَلِّمُ؟
Where is the teacher?
A
الْمُعَلِّمُ فِي الْفَصْلِ
The teacher is in the classroom.
Q
أَيْنَ الْكِتَابُ؟
Where is the book?
A
الْكِتَابُ عَلَى الْمَكْتَبِ
The book is on the desk.
Q
أَيْنَ ذَهَبَ مُحَمَّدٌ؟
Where did Muhammad go?
A
ذَهَبَ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ
He went to the mosque.
Q
أَيْنَ أَنْتَ؟
Where are you?
A
أَنَا فِي الْبَيْتِ
I am at home.
Q
أَيْنَ السَّيَّارَةُ؟
Where is the car?
A
السَّيَّارَةُ أَمَامَ الْمَسْجِدِ
The car is in front of the mosque.
Q
أَيْنَ سَكَنْتَ؟
Where did you live?
A
سَكَنْتُ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ
I lived in the city.
Question Words Summary So Far
WordMeaningUse for
هَلْIs/Are/Was?Yes/No questions
مَنْWho?Asking about people
مَاWhat?Asking about things
أَيْنَWhere?Asking about location
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