English translation	Literal translation	Sindarin translation
[understood word] [inf]=[informal] [f]=[formal]
How long?	what long time	Man lû and?
How?	How	Manen?
What is it?	What is it	Man sa?
What is that?	What is that	Man ta?
What was that?	What was that	Man ta?
What?	What	Man?
When?	When	Mar?
Where are we?	Where are we	Mas min?
Where are you?	Where are [inf] you	Mas ce?
Where are you?	Where are [f] you	Mas le?
Where were we?	Where [were] we	Mas min?
Where were you?	Where [were] [inf] you	Mas ce?
Where were you?	Where [were] [f] you	Mas le?
Where?	Where	Mas?
Which one?	What one	Man pen?
Why are you here?	[inf] you are here for what purpose	Ce sí am man theled?
Why are you here?	[f] you are here for what purpose	Le sí am man theled?
Why did you do that?	[inf] you did [it] for what purpose	Agorech am man theled?
Why did you do that?	[f] you did [it] for what purpose	Agorel am man theled?
Why do you want to know?	do [inf] you desire to know for what purpose	Anírach istad am man theled?
Why do you want to know?	do [f] you desire to know for what purpose	Aníral istad am man theled?
Why not?	Don't do [it] for what purpose	Avo garo am man theled?
Why?	For what purpose	Am man theled?
With what?	What with	Man na?
With who?	Who with	Man na?