هل أنت مستيقظ؟
hal 'anta mustayqiz?
The Arabic phrase for "are you awake?" is هل أنت مستيقظ؟ (hal 'anta mustayqiz?).
This question is used to ask if someone is no longer sleeping. The core adjective used to mean "awake" is مستيقظ or the informal صاحي.
Which one should you use?
While هل أنت مستيقظ؟ is a standard way to phrase the question, the version إنت صاحي؟ uses the word صاحي to mean "awake".
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase changes based on the gender and number of the person you are addressing. To ask a female if she is awake, you use the feminine form هل أنتِ مستيقظة؟, which changes anta to anti and adds a ta marbuta (ة) to the end of the adjective. To address a group of people, use the masculine plural form هل أنتم مستيقظون؟.
How do you pronounce it?
hal 'anta mustayqiz?
Did you know?
- In some Arabic-speaking cultures, the response to being asked if you are awake is not a simple 'yes', but the phrase الحمد لله, meaning 'Praise be to God'. This acknowledges the gift of waking up to another day.
- The word صاحي is also used colloquially to describe someone who is 'awake' to a scam or a lie. If someone is صاحي, they are not easily fooled.
- While هل أنت مستيقظ؟ is grammatically perfect for books, saying it in a coffee shop might make you sound like a news anchor.
Examples in context
- هل أنت مستيقظ صباحًا؟Are you awake in the morning?
- يا زياد، هل أنت مستيقظ؟ya Ziyad, hal anta mustayqiz?Ziad, are you awake?
Example conversation
Ziad is texting Noor early in the morning.
- زياد Ziadصباح الخير يا نور، هل أنت مستيقظ؟Sabah al-khayr ya Noor, hal anti mustayqidha?Good morning Noor, are you awake?
- نور Nourنعم أنا مستيقظة، لماذا تسأل؟Na'am ana mustayqidha, limadha tas'al?Yes I am awake, why are you asking?
- زياد Ziadأريد أن أذهب إلى السوق الآن.Ureedu an adhhaba ila al-souq al-aan.I want to go to the market now.
- نور Nourحسناً، سأجهز نفسي بسرعة.Hasanan, sa-ujahhizu nafsi bi-sur'a.Okay, I will get myself ready quickly.
