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شو عمِلت؟

Asking about the past

There is no word for "did"

English needs an extra word to make a question — did you drink?. Levantine needs nothing at all. The sentence is the same; only your voice goes up.

Phrases

Put a question word in front and it works the same way.

Phrases

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