How to say "is this correct?" in Arabic
New wordMeaningis this correct?
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
هَل هَذَا صَحِيح؟
hal hādhā ṣaḥīḥ?הל הד'א צחיח?
هل هذا صحيح؟
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
זה נכון?
ze nakhon?زِي نَاخُون؟
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Levantine · Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria
هَادَا صَحّ؟
hāda ṣaḥḥ?האדא צח?ṣaḥḥ is the everyday short form of 'right'.
Egyptian · Cairo and the Nile Delta
دَه صَحّ؟
da ṣaḥḥ?דא צח?da is Cairo's 'this'.
In a phrase
هَل هَذَا الْجَوَاب صَحِيح؟
hal hādhā l-jawāb ṣaḥīḥ?הל הד'א אל-ג'ואב צחיח?Is this answer correct?