A Hundred and One Rules in Arabic Grammar!
- Interrogative Particles. أ / هل ====================================
Interrogative Particles. أ / هل are interrogative particles which are used to introduce questions that may be answered with either Yes or No.
**أ ؟هل هذا مکتبٌ؟ **
Is this an office?
There is some phonological restriction on the use of** أ** when the following word starts with a Hamza, such as:
**أأنتَ جديدٌ هنا؟ **
It is better, in fact easier phonetically, to use هل
**هل أنتَ جديدٌ هنا؟ **