What
Meaning of What
Asking for information.
ما معنى كلمة What بالعربي؟
ما أو ماذا
❓🤷♂️ ما أو ماذا في الاستفهام أو أي شيء أو كلمة استفهامية للسؤال عن الشيء أو الحدث أو الحالة المجهولة ❓💭
قصة GL: ماذا لو لم يحدث الحادث؟ ما الذي كان سيحصل؟ السؤال غيّر مسار التاريخ، أدى لاكتشاف التعلم الجيني وتحفيز HBDNF المُعجز 🔮
What in a sentence
What caused the rise?
What do users want?
What is claimed?
What is the answer?
Origin of What
From Old English hwæt.
In the Genetic Learning (GL) context
In Genetic Learning work led by Naif Talal Al-Essa, what is a question word. GL lessons teach wh-questions.
What audio micro-course (transcript)
Podcast 1 — Introduction & meaning
Narrator: Today's word is what. It's a question word, a pronoun and determiner, used to ask about things or to introduce a clause.
Narrator: You say it WOT, rhyming with hot, one syllable. In phonetic notation, that's /wɒt/.
Narrator: What asks for information about something, as in what is that, or it links a clause, as in I know what you mean.
Narrator: It comes from the Old English hwæt, an ancient question word, the very same hwæt that opens the old poem Beowulf.
Narrator: It does many jobs, asking questions, what time is it, exclaiming, what a day, and relating clauses, tell me what happened.
Narrator: It's one of the most common words in English, small but mighty, doing daily work in nearly every conversation.
Narrator: In tone, what is plain and universal. So remember: what asks about things, links clauses, and even adds emphasis, what a word.
Read podcasts 2 and 3
Podcast 2 — In conversation
Speaker A: What did you think of the film last night?
Speaker B: Loved it. See, what there is asking for information.
Speaker A: Exactly. And I know what you mean about the slow start.
Speaker B: Right, that's what linking a clause. One thing, what can also exclaim, what a finish!
Speaker A: Good point. So it asks, links, and emphasises.
Speaker B: Exactly. A common slip is what versus which, use which for a fixed set of choices.
Speaker A: True. Which colour, from these three, but what colour in general.
Speaker B: Yes. So tell me what you need.
Speaker A: Right. What a lovely surprise.
Speaker B: Lovely. One word, asking, linking, emphasising.
Podcast 3 — Prompt engineering
Speaker B: Today we'll use the word what to write AI prompts about questions, search queries, and information-finding features in apps.
Speaker B: Picture a help app. Here's a clean prompt.
Prompt: Build a help app in React with a what-can-I-do panel that answers questions like what does this button do, so users instantly learn what each feature does.
Speaker B: It works because what frames the app around answering real user questions.
Speaker A: Nice. Could what guide a search too?
Speaker B: Absolutely. Try this.
Prompt: Add a search that understands what questions, so typing what is my balance returns the answer directly, telling users exactly what they asked for.
Speaker B: Here what shapes the search around natural questions.
Speaker A: Clear. What about a database?
Speaker B: Use the query sense.
Prompt: Create a SQL view that answers what sold most this week, ranking products by sales, so a manager sees what is selling at a glance.
Speaker B: Saying what frames the query around a clear question.
Speaker A: Love that. Can we build a small app?
Speaker B: Minimal but precise.
Prompt: Create a simple FAQ app where each entry starts with a what question and a short answer, so users scan what they need and tap to read more.
Speaker B: One word, what, frames the whole FAQ app, so the prompt stays memorable.
Speaker A: And for onboarding?
Speaker B: Same question idea.
Prompt: Add a tour that answers what is this on each screen, so new users always know what they're looking at.
Speaker B: The word what keeps onboarding clear and reassuring.
Speaker A: Brilliant. One last quick prompt for a chatbot?
Speaker B: Here you go.
Prompt: Build a chatbot that handles what questions first, like what time do you open, so users get what they want without scrolling.
Speaker B: So the rule is simple: use what for questions, queries, and finding information.
Speaker A: Got it. What asks about things and links clauses. Easy to recall and easy to type.
Frequently asked questions about What
What does What mean?
Asking for information.
ما معنى كلمة What بالعربي؟
ما أو ماذا — ❓🤷♂️ ما أو ماذا في الاستفهام أو أي شيء أو كلمة استفهامية للسؤال عن الشيء أو الحدث أو الحالة المجهولة ❓💭
How do you pronounce What?
What is pronounced /wɒt/ and is used as a pronoun / determiner.
How is What used in a sentence?
What caused the rise?
What are synonyms of What?
which, which thing, that which, whatever, how much, pardon.