هنا (huna) — "here" in Modern Standard Arabic

هنا

huna

here

Topic
geography
Seen in
5 of our stories

"here" in the other dialects

Egyptian Arabic

هنا

hena

Levantine Arabic

هوني

hūnī

Levantine Arabic

هون

hūn

Moroccan Darija

هْنا

هنا in a sentence

Every sentence below is taken from a story on Parallel Arabic, so you can see how the word behaves in real context rather than in isolation.

عذراً يا أستاذ سالم، هل قلتَ للتو إننا سنجري المحادثة في منزلك، بينما اتفقنا على اللقاء هنا في مقهى الأندلس بشارع المتنبي؟

'Udhran ya ustaadh Salim, hal qulta lit-tawwi innana sanujree al-muhadathah fee manzilika, baynama ittafaqna 'ala al-liqaa' huna fee maqha Al-Andalus bi-shari' Al-Mutanabbi?

Excuse me, Mr. Salem, did you just say that we will conduct the conversation in your home, while we agreed to meet here at Al Andalus Cafe on Al Mutanabbi Street?

from An Appointment on Al Mutanabbi Street

ابتسمت السيدة وقالت لا تقلقي يا ابنتي بيتك قريب من هنا

Ibtasamat as-sayyidatu wa qalat la taqlaqi ya ibnati baytuki qareebun min huna.

The lady smiled and said "Don't worry, my daughter, your house is close from here."

from Lost and Asking for Help

السوق هنا

As-souq huna.

The market is here.

from The Market Adventure

الطفل يقول هل هنا مياه

Al-tifl yaqul hal huna miyah

The child says "Is there water here?"

from A Family Gathering

ارى رجلا كبيرا واقفا هنا

Ara rajulan kabiran waqifan huna.

I see an old man standing here.

from Lost in the City

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