Question Words

1. ڇا؟

   Chhā?

   What?

   Usage

   "What?"

   Grammar Note

   The question word ڇا used alone.

2. ڪٿي؟

   Kithe?

   Where?

   Usage

   "Where?"

   Grammar Note

   The adverb for place.

3. ڪڏهن؟

   Kaddihĩ?

   When?

   Usage

   "When?"

   Grammar Note

   The adverb for time.

4. ڪير؟

   Keru?

   Who?

   Usage

   "Who?"

   Grammar Note

   The pronoun for persons.

5. ڇو؟

   Chho?

   Why?

   Usage

   "Why?"

   Grammar Note

   The adverb for reason.

6. ڪيئن؟

   Kiã?

   How?

   Usage

   "How?"

   Grammar Note

   The adverb for manner.

7. ڪيترا؟

   Ketirā?

   How many?

   Usage

   Asks a count: "how many?"

   Grammar Note

   The plural of ڪيترو; it agrees with the thing counted.

8. قيمت ڪيتري آهي؟

   Qīmata ketirī āhe?

   How much is it?

   Usage

   Asks for a price.

   Grammar Note

   قيمت is feminine, so ڪيتري takes the feminine form. This is a composed sentence: it is built from checked words and regular Sindhi grammar, not copied from a phrasebook, so a native speaker may phrase it slightly differently.

9. ڪهڙو؟

   Kihaṛo?

   Which one?

   Usage

   "Which one?"

   Grammar Note

   Masculine singular; the feminine is ڪهڙي.

10. هي ڇا آهي؟

    Hī chhā āhe?

    What is this?

    Usage

    Point and ask "what is this?"

    Grammar Note

    ڇا may stand anywhere in the clause. This is a composed sentence: it is built from checked words and regular Sindhi grammar, not copied from a phrasebook, so a native speaker may phrase it slightly differently.

11. ٽوائلٽ ڪٿي آهي؟

    Ṭoilaṭa kithe āhe?

    Where is the toilet?

    Usage

    Asks where the toilet is.

    Grammar Note

    ٽوائلٽ is an English loanword. This is a composed sentence: it is built from checked words and regular Sindhi grammar, not copied from a phrasebook, so a native speaker may phrase it slightly differently.

12. ڇا توهان وٽ آهي؟

    Chhā tavahān vaṭa āhe?

    Do you have it?

    Usage

    Asks a shop "do you have it?"

    Grammar Note

    وٽ ("at") expresses possession. This is a composed sentence: it is built from checked words and regular Sindhi grammar, not copied from a phrasebook, so a native speaker may phrase it slightly differently.

13. ڇا توهان ڪري سگهو ٿا؟

    Chhā tavahān kare saghō thā?

    Can you do it?

    Usage

    Asks "can you do it?"

    Grammar Note

    سگهڻ ("can") follows the conjunctive form. This is a composed sentence: it is built from checked words and regular Sindhi grammar, not copied from a phrasebook, so a native speaker may phrase it slightly differently.

14. ڇا هي مفت آهي؟

    Chhā hī muftu āhe?

    Is it free?

    Usage

    Asks whether it is free.

    Grammar Note

    مفت is a Persian-origin adjective. This is a composed sentence: it is built from checked words and regular Sindhi grammar, not copied from a phrasebook, so a native speaker may phrase it slightly differently.

15. ڇا هي ٺيڪ آهي؟

    Chhā hī ṭhīku āhe?

    Is this OK?

    Usage

    "Is this OK?"

    Grammar Note

    ٺيڪ is an adjective. This is a composed sentence: it is built from checked words and regular Sindhi grammar, not copied from a phrasebook, so a native speaker may phrase it slightly differently.

16. ڇا اجازت ناهي؟

    Chhā ijāzata nāhe?

    Is it not allowed?

    Usage

    "Is it not allowed?"

    Grammar Note

    اجازت is a feminine noun. This is a composed sentence: it is built from checked words and regular Sindhi grammar, not copied from a phrasebook, so a native speaker may phrase it slightly differently.

17. ڇا توهان ٺيڪ آهيو؟

    Chhā tavahān ṭhīku āhīo?

    Are you OK?

    Usage

    "Are you OK?" to someone who looks unwell.

    Grammar Note

    آهيو is the 2nd-person plural copula. This is a composed sentence: it is built from checked words and regular Sindhi grammar, not copied from a phrasebook, so a native speaker may phrase it slightly differently.

18. ڇا سچ؟

    Chhā sachu?

    Really?

    Usage

    "Really?"

    Grammar Note

    سچ means "truth". This is a composed sentence: it is built from checked words and regular Sindhi grammar, not copied from a phrasebook, so a native speaker may phrase it slightly differently.

19. ڇا توهان کي پڪ آهي؟

    Chhā tavahān khe pakka āhe?

    Are you sure?

    Usage

    "Are you sure?"

    Grammar Note

    Literally "is there certainty to you". This is a composed sentence: it is built from checked words and regular Sindhi grammar, not copied from a phrasebook, so a native speaker may phrase it slightly differently.

20. توهان ڪٿان آهيو؟

    Tavahān kithān āhīo?

    Where are you from?

    Usage

    Asks where someone is from.

    Grammar Note

    ڪٿان means "from where". This is a composed sentence: it is built from checked words and regular Sindhi grammar, not copied from a phrasebook, so a native speaker may phrase it slightly differently.

21. توهان جو نالو ڇا آهي؟

    Tavahān jo nālo chhā āhe?

    What's your name?

    Usage

    A polite way to ask someone's name.

    Grammar Note

    نالو is masculine, so the genitive is جو. This is a composed sentence: it is built from checked words and regular Sindhi grammar, not copied from a phrasebook, so a native speaker may phrase it slightly differently.

22. توهان جي عمر ڪيتري آهي؟

    Tavahān jī umira ketirī āhe?

    How old are you?

    Usage

    Asks someone's age.

    Grammar Note

    عمر is feminine, hence جي and ڪيتري. This is a composed sentence: it is built from checked words and regular Sindhi grammar, not copied from a phrasebook, so a native speaker may phrase it slightly differently.

23. ڇا اسين گڏ تصوير ڪڍي سگهون ٿا؟

    Chhā asĩ gaddu taṣvīra kaḍhī saghũ thā?

    Can we take a photo together?

    Usage

    Asks whether you may take a photo together.

    Grammar Note

    تصوير ڪڍڻ means "to take a photo". This is a composed sentence: it is built from checked words and regular Sindhi grammar, not copied from a phrasebook, so a native speaker may phrase it slightly differently.

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