هنا (huna) — "here" in Modern Standard Arabic
هنا
huna
here
- Topic
- geography
- Seen in
- 5 of our stories
"here" in the other dialects
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?
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."
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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