Breakdown of كم وجبة طلبت من المطعم؟
الal
the
منmin
from
مطعمmat'am
restaurant
كمkam
how many
وجبةwajba
meal
طلبtalaba
to order / to request / to seek
Questions & Answers about كم وجبة طلبت من المطعم؟
Why is وجبة singular here when the English translation says 'meals'?
In Arabic, the question word كم (how many) is always followed by a singular noun, not a plural one. So you literally ask 'How many meal?'
Are there any special pronunciation rules for the word وجبة after كم?
Yes! A noun immediately following كم takes an 'an' sound at the end (called tanween fatha). Even though it is not always written in everyday text, it is pronounced as wajbatan.
How do we know who 'ordered' just by looking at طلبت?
The verb طلبت contains both the action and the doer in its past tense ending ـت. Without short vowels written, it could be pronounced Talabta if speaking to a male, or Talabti if speaking to a female.
Why does من (from) sometimes sound like 'mina' when read aloud in sentences like this?
When the preposition من (min) is followed by a word starting with ال (al-), the 'n' gets a short 'a' vowel to prevent two consonants from crashing together. So it flows smoothly as mina l-maT'am.
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