Arabic vocabulary
How to say “ask” in Arabic, with pronunciation and real example sentences from OpenArabic texts.
قال أبو صالح الراوي عن أبي هريرة، لما سئل عن كيفية ذكرهن، قال يقول سبحان الله، والحمد لله، والله أكبر، حتى يكون منهن كلهن ثلاثًا وثلاثين
Abu Salih, the narrator from Abu Hurairah, when asked about how to recite them, said: 'Say: Subhanallah, Alhamdulillah, and Allahu Akbar until each is thirty-three.'
سُئِلَ — he was asked. A passive verb 'was asked' — built so the one questioned receives the action, the asker left unnamed. Arabic marks the passive inside the verb's vowels. It pairs with the preposition next to say asked ABOUT what.
From: Praises That Elevate the Poor →قال يقولون يسألونك الجنة
He said: They say: They ask You for Paradise.
يَسْأَلُونَكَ — They ask You. A present verb 'ask', sound masculine plural, with '-ka' = 'You' as object — 'they ask You'. This verb of asking takes TWO objects: the one asked (You) and the thing requested. The second object follows.
From: Where Angels Gather →OpenArabic teaches words like سأل through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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