هل هو بعيد من هنا؟

How it works

This is a standard yes/no question in Modern Standard Arabic.

• هل (hal): Yes/no question particle.
• هو (huwa): 'It' (literally 'he', masculine pronoun referring to the place).
• بعيد (ba'id): 'Far' (masculine adjective).
• من (min): 'From'.
• هنا (huna): 'Here'.

Gender Agreement

The pronoun هو (huwa) and adjective بعيد (ba'id) are masculine. If you are asking about a feminine noun, such as a station (محطة - mahattah), you must change them to feminine: هل هي بعيدة من هنا؟ (hal hiya ba'idah min huna?).

Preposition Choice

This phrase uses من (min) for 'from'. While perfectly understood and common, the most strictly standard MSA preposition to pair with بعيد (far) is عن ('an). You will frequently encounter بعيد عن هنا (ba'id 'an huna) in formal texts.

Spoken Variations

This exact phrasing is formal MSA. In casual street speech, the question particle هل (hal) is usually dropped entirely, relying on voice intonation to make it a question. Regional words for 'here' also replace هنا, such as هون (hon) in the Levant.

Notes

Checks walking distance. Neutral polite wording.