1) Why did this question offend you? translation : لماذا هذا السؤال أغضبك ؟ how you can read it : limada hada souaal aaghdabaka ? 2) Did you take offense at my question? هل أسأتك لك بِسؤالي ؟ how you can read it : hal aghdabtooka be souaali ? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- i think when you offend someone by cursing him that's mean شتم we read it : shatam Exmple : لماذا شتمتني ؟ limada shatamtani ? why did you cursing me ?

Hadj did a pretty good job up there. Just a few comments : The first sentence would probably be translated as: لماذا أزعجك/ لماذا أهانك هذا السؤال؟ The second is : هل أسَأْتُ لك بسؤالي؟