What do you think of in Arabic and Sentence Examples

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You have learned how to ask for an opinion about something from other people and how to respond in Arabic using the expression “ما رأيك في”. Now I will give you another example using the sentence pattern we learned in that lesson.


What do you think of in Arabic and Sentence Examples


Review the sentence pattern for “what do you think” in Arabic


1. To ask someone else's opinion (2nd person masculine singular), the sentence pattern is:


مَا رَأْيُكَ فِي + اسم

(What do you think of/about + noun)?


2. To ask someone else's opinion (2nd person feminine singular), the sentence pattern is:


مَا رَأْيُكِ فِي + اسم


In the previous lesson, you learned one example of someone asking their friend's opinion about taking a short tour of Doha: “مَا رَأْيُكَ فِي جَوْلَةٍ قَصِيْرَةٍ فِي مَدِيْنَةِ الدَّوْحَةِ؟” (What do you think about a short tour of Doha?).


Now, pay close attention to the example sentence below.

Example sentence using “ما رأيك في”


Example sentence using “ما رأيك في”


1. Arabic: مَا رَأْيُكَ فِي رِحْلَةٍ إِلَى الْحَدِيقَةِ؟

English: What do you think of a trip to the park?


2. Arabic: مَا رَأْيُكَ فِي تَنَاوُلِ الْغَدَاءِ الْآنَ؟

English: What do you think of eating lunch now?


3. Arabic: مَا رَأْيُكَ فِي مُشَاهَدَةِ هَذَا الْفِيلْمِ؟

English: What do you think of watching this movie?


4. Arabic: مَا رَأْيُكَ فِي قِرَاءَةِ هَذَا الْكِتَابِ؟

English: What do you think of reading this book?


5. Arabic: مَا رَأْيُكَ فِي شُرْبِ الْقَهْوَةِ؟

English: What do you think of drinking coffee?


6. Arabic: مَا رَأْيُكَ فِي الذَّهَابِ إِلَى السُّوقِ؟

English: What do you think of going to the market?


7. Arabic: مَا رَأْيُكَ فِي لَعْبِ كُرَةِ الْقَدَمِ؟

English: What do you think of playing football?


8. Arabic: مَا رَأْيُكَ فِي شِرَاءِ هَذَا الْقَمِيصِ؟

English: What do you think of buying this shirt?


9. Arabic: مَا رَأْيُكَ فِي هٰذَا ٱلْمَطْعَمِ؟

English: What do you think of this restaurant?


10. Arabic: مَا رَأْيُكَ فِي هٰذِهِ ٱلْقِصَّةِ؟

English: What do you think of this story?


11. Arabic: مَا رَأْيُكِ فِي أَكْلِ التَّمْرِ؟

English: What do you think of eating dates?


12. Arabic: مَا رَأْيُكَ فِي السَّفَرِ بِالْقِطَارِ؟

English: What do you think of traveling by train?


13. Arabic: مَا رَأْيُكَ فِي الدَّرْسِ الْيَوْمَ؟

English: What do you think of today’s lesson?


14. Arabic: مَا رَأْيُكَ فِي تَعَلُّمِ الْعَرَبِيَّةِ؟

English: What do you think of learning Arabic?


Summary


You have learned how to ask for opinions in Arabic using the expression “ما رأيك في”.

1. Purpose: The phrase “ما رأيك في” is used to ask for an opinion about something from other people. It translates to "What do you think?" or "What do you think of/about?".

2. Sentence Patterns:
    a. To ask a male (2nd person masculine singular) for their opinion, the pattern is: مَا رَأْيُكَ فِي + اسم (noun).
    b. To ask a female (2nd person feminine singular) for their opinion, the pattern is: مَا رَأْيُكِ فِي + اسم (noun).