هل تتزوجينني؟
hal tatazawwajīnani?
The phrase "will you marry me?" in Arabic is هل تتزوجينني؟ (hal tatazawwajīnani?).
This is a formal question used when asking someone to become one's spouse.
How do you pronounce it?
hal tatazawwajīnani?
Did you know?
- In many Arabic-speaking cultures, the formal proposal is not made by the couple alone but involves a visit by the groom and his family to the bride's father to ask for her hand.
- A formal proposal in an Arabic context often involves the 'Mahr', a mandatory gift or dowry from the groom to the bride that is discussed alongside the marriage question.
- The word زواج used in the proposal shares a root with the word for 'pair' or 'couple', emphasizing the creation of a matching set.
Examples in context
- هل تقبلين الزواج مني؟Will you accept marrying me?
- هل توافقين على الزواج بي؟Do you agree to marry me?
- أريد أن أسألك، هل تتزوجينني؟urid an as'alaki, hal tatazawwajīnani?I want to ask you, will you marry me?
Example conversation
Yousef is proposing to Nour during a romantic dinner.
- يوسف Youssefنور، أنتِ أجمل إنسانة في حياتي.Nour, anti ajmal insāna fī ḥayātī.Nour, you are the most beautiful person in my life.
- يوسف Youssefهل تتزوجينني؟hal tatazawwajīnani?Will you marry me?
- نور Nourنعم، أقبل بكل سرور!na'am, aqbalu bikulli surūr!Yes, I gladly accept!
- يوسف Youssefأنا أسعد رجل في العالم الآن.ana as'ad rajul fī al-’ālam al-ān.I am the happiest man in the world now.
