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6. Asking Questions

Use question words and form yes/no questions.

To ask a question in Kabyle, you can either use a question word (how, where, when...), or simply raise the intonation at the end of the sentence for yes/no questions.

6.1. Question words

KabyleEnglishExample
Amek ?
How?Amek i telliḍ ? — How are you?
Anda ?
Where?Anda i tettiliḍ ? — Where do you live?
Melmi ?
When?Melmi ara d-taseḍ ? — When will you come?
Acu ?
What?Acu tesnid ? — What did you buy?
Anwa ? / Anta ?
Who? (m. / f.)Anwa d amɣar-nni ? — Who is that old man?
Ayɣer ?
Why?Ayɣer tettruḍ ? — Why are you crying?
Acḥal ?
How much/many?Acḥal n yiseggasen ? — How many years?

6.2. Yes/No questions

For a question answered by yes or no, keep the normal sentence and raise your voice at the end. You can also add is at the beginning to emphasize.

Tessned taqbaylit ?
Do you know Kabyle? (rising intonation)
Is tessned taqbaylit ?
Do you know Kabyle? (emphatic)
Yusa-d ǧmeɛ ?
Did he come on Friday?

6.3. Answering

KabyleEnglish
Ih.
Yes.
Ala.
No.
Ih, tanemmirt.
Yes, thank you.
Ala, ur ssineɣ ara.
No, I don't know.

Practice

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  1. Tcukkeḍ deg uḥemmel inu ?

  2. Amek it-ga latay agi ?

  3. Ayen ur sɛiɣ ḥedd ?

  4. S tidet Tom ibeddel isem?

  5. D acu tebɣiḍ i wumulli-inek?

  6. Anwa i ugaden warrac-nni ?

  7. Acḥal n tewlafin i d-tuɣeḍ?

  8. D acu daɣen i tebɣiḍ?

  9. Amek i zemreɣ ad t-ttuɣ?

  10. Ɣef acḥal ssaɛa ara ldin?

  11. D acu ara ad d-naɣ?

  12. Amek ara nekcem ar wexxam?

  13. Anwa-t win akken i m-d-iheddṛen?

  14. Anwa-t win akken i ak-d-iheddṛen?

  15. Anta-tt tin akken i m-d-iheddṛen?

  16. Anta-tt tin akken i ak-d-iheddṛen?

  17. Anwa-t win akken i wen-d-iheddṛen?

  18. Anta-tt tin akken i wen-d-iheddṛen?

  19. Tebɣiḍ ad tettekkiḍ d terbaɛt-iw?

  20. Tebɣam ad tettekkim d terbaɛt-iw?

  21. Tebɣam ad tettekkim d wegraw-iw?

  22. Tebɣiḍ ad tettekkiḍ d wegraw-iw?

  23. D acu la neţţeg tura?

  24. Anwa i d-iseyyden islem-a ?

  25. D acu i yeḍṛan dihin?

  26. Zemreɣ ad gaṛiɣ takeṛṛust-iw da?

  27. Acḥal i tesɛiḍ g leɛmeṛ-ik?

  28. Acḥal i tesɛiḍ g leɛmeṛ-im?

  29. Acḥal i tesɛam g leɛmeṛ-nwen?

  30. Ayen i yeqqar Tom taglizit?

  31. Zemreɣ ad ak-rnuɣ di Facebook?

  32. Ɛni d tidett tuɣal-d Dorenda?

  33. Acḥal n tkeṛṛusin i yesɛa?

  34. Acḥal n tkeṛyas i yesɛa?

  35. Melmi tebdiḍ teqqareḍ talatinit ?

  36. Acḥal ssaεa din ɣur-k ?

  37. Anda ilaq ad neqqim ?

  38. Yella ḥedd ad y-iεawen ?

  39. Ur ɣ-tumineḍ ara yeεni ?

  40. Tessneḍ-t netta s yiman-is ?

  41. Ur tezwiǧeḍ ara, neɣ ?

  42. Trekbemt yakan ɣef uεudiw ?

  43. D ḥedd i tettḥufuḍ ?

  44. Amek ara d-tgelmeḍ iman-ik ?

  45. Γur-k tissegnit n txeyyaṭ ?

  46. Ur tɛummem ara ass-a, anaɣ?

  47. Ur tɛummemt ara ass-a, anaɣ?

  48. Tebɣiḍ lukan ad tecnuḍ ?

  49. Tettnadim ɣef kra n yiwen?

  50. Tezhiḍ-as iḍelli deg tmeɣra ?

  51. Ad nṛuḥ arma d taɣsert?

  52. Zznuzun aɣrum deg tḥanut-a ?

  53. Teẓẓam tiskert neɣ mazal ?

  54. Yettḥussu s kra n leqriḥ?

  55. D acu-t uɣawas i d-nessewjed?

  56. Theddreḍ d kra unarag ?

  57. Teẓriḍ ansi d-kkant tguda-ya ?

  58. D aya kan i tebɣiḍ?

  59. D aya kan i tebɣam?

  60. D aya kan i tebɣamt?

Practice exercises

1. Which word means 'where?'

2. How do you translate 'Why are you crying?'

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