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Egyptian Arabic Flashcards
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| Prompt | Answer |
|---|---|
| One | واحِد wahed |
| Two | اِتـْنين etneen |
| Three | تـَلاتة talata |
| Four | أرْبَعة arba'a |
| Five | خـَمْسة khamsa |
| Six | سِتة setta |
| Seven | سَبَعة sab'a |
| Eight | تـَمانـْية tamania |
| Nine | تِسْعة tes'a |
| Ten | عَشرة ashra |
| First | أول awal |
| Second | تاني tani |
| Monday | الأتنين eletneen |
| Tuesday | التلات ettalat |
| Wednesday | الأربع elarbe' |
| Thursday | الخميس elkhamees |
| Friday | الجُمعَة gum'a |
| Saturday | السبت elsabt |
| Sunday | الحَد elhad |
| Now | دِلْوقـْتِي delwa'ti |
| Yesterday | إمْبارِح embareh |
| Today | انــَّهارْدَة enaharda |
| Tonight | انــَّهارْدَة باليل enaharda belleel |
| Tomorrow | بـُكْرة bukra |
| Fruits | فاكْهة fak-ha |
| Apples | تفاح teffah |
| Bananas | موز mooz |
| Tomatoes | طماطم tamatem |
| Potatoes | بَطاطِس batates |
| Onions | بَصل basal |
| Red | أحْمَر ahmar |
| Green | أخـْضـَر akhdar |
| Blue | أزْرَق aza' |
| White | أبـْيـَض abyad |
| Black | إسْود eswed |
| Grey | رُصاصِي rusasi |
| Breakfast | فِطار fetaar |
| Lunch | غـَدا ghada |
| Dinner | عشا asha |
| Milk | لَبَن laban |
| Coffee | قَهْوَة ahwa |
| Bread | عِيش eesh |
| Sunny | مشمس meshames |
| Windy | هَوا hawa |
| Rainy | بِتمَطَّر betmattar |
| Snowy | بتمطر تلج betmattar talg |
| Cold | برد bard |
| Hot | حر har |
| Boy | ولد walad |
| Girl | بنت bent |
| Son | ابن ebn |
| Daughter | بنت bent |
| Brother | أخ akh |
| Sister | أخت ukht |
| Man | راجـِل ragel |
| Woman | سِت set |
| Father | أب ab |
| Mother | أم um |
| Grandfather | جـِد ged |
| Grandmother | جِدة gedda |
| House | بيت beet |
| Toilet | تواليت twaleet |
| Room | أوضة uda |
| Bedroom | أوضة نـُوم udet noom |
| Kitchen | مَطْبَخ matbakh |
| Table | تربيزة tarabeeza |
| Cat | قـُطَّة utta |
| Dog | كَلْب kalb |
| Mouse | فار faar |
| Bird | طائِر teer |
| Cow | بَقـَرة ba'ara |
| Horse | حُصان husaan |
| Socks | شراب sherab |
| Shoes | جـَزمة gazma |
| Trousers | بنطلون bantalun |
| Shirt | قـَميص amees |
| Sweater | سويتر sweater |
| Coat | بالطو baltu |
| English | انجليزي inglizi |
| French | فرنساوي faransawi |
| German | ألماني almani |
| Spanish | أسباني espani |
| Italian | إيطالي itali |
| Portuguese | بُرتُغالي burtughali |
| Greek | يوناني yunani |
| Russian | روسي rusi |
| Arabic | عربي arabi |
| Hindi | هندي hindi |
| Chinese | صيني seeni |
| Japanese | ياباني yabani |
| Taxi | تاكسي taxi |
| Bus | أوتوبيس otobees |
| Hotel | فُندق fundu' |
| Reservation | حَجز hagar |
| Airport | مَطار matar |
| Passport | باسبور bassaport |
| Student | طالِب taleb |
| Teacher | مُدَرِّس mudarres |
| Pen | قلم جاف alam gaf |
| Books | كُتُب kutub |
| Page | صَفحَة saf-ha |
| Dictionary | قاموس amoos |
| Hand | إيد eed |
| Feet | قَدَم adam |
| Hair | شـَعْر sha'r |
| Eye | عين een |
| Mouth | بُق bu' |
| Nose | مناخِير manakheer |
| Ambulance | إسعاف es'af |
| Doctor | دكتور duktur |
| Hospital | مُستشفَى mustashfa |
| Pharmacy | صَيدَلية saydlia |
| Police | شُرطة shurta |
| Stomach ache | مَغَص maghas |
| And | وَ we |
| Under | تحت that |
| Before | قبل abl |
| After | بعد ba'd |
| Inside | جوه guwa |
| Outside | برة barra |
| With | مع ma'a |
| But | بس bas |
| For | ل le |
| From | من men |
| To | ل le |
| In | في fe |
| What? | إيه؟ eeh? |
| Who? | مِين؟ meen? |
| How? | إزّاي؟ ezay? |
| Why? | ليه؟ leeh? |
| Where? | فين؟ feen? |
| Never | أبدًا abadan |
| Rarely | نادرًا naderan |
| Sometimes | أحيانـًا ahyanan |
| Usually | عادًة adatan |
| Always | دايماً dayman |
| Very | جداَ gedan |
| I | أنا ana |
| You | إنتَ, إنتِ enta, enti |
| He | هُوَّا huwa |
| She | هِيَّا hiya |
| We | اِحْنا ehna |
| They | هُمَّا humma |
| My | ــــي ~ee |
| Your | ــــَك ~k |
| His | ــــُه ~h |
| Her | ــــها ~ha |
| Our | ــــنا ~na |
| Their | ــــهم ~hum |
| I speak English | أنا بَتكَلِّم إنجليزي ana batkalem egelizi |
| You speak French | إنت بِتِتكَلِّم فَرَنساوي enta betetkalem faransawi |
| He speaks German | هُوَّا بِيتكَلِّم ألماني huwa beyetkalem almani |
| She speaks Italian | هِيَّا بِتِتكَلِّم إيطالي hiya betetkalem itali |
| I visited France | أنا زُرت فَرَنسا ana zurt faransa |
| I will drink milk | أنا حاشرَب لَبَن ana hashrab laban |
| I understand you | أنا فاهمَك ana fahmak |
| I don't understand you | أنا مِش فاهمَك ana mesh fahmak |
| I don't speak French | أنا مَبَتكَلِمش فَرَنساوي ana mabatkalemsh faransawi |
| This is my house | دا بِيتي da bete |
| That restaurant is far | المَطعَم اللي هِناك بِعيد elmat'am elli henak be'ed |
| No problem | مَفيش مُشكِلَة mafeesh mushkila |
| Hi | أهْلا ahlan |
| What is your name? | إسمَك إيه؟ esmak eeh? |
| Nice to meet you | سَعيد بِمُقابِلتك sa'eed bemuablitak |
| How are you? | إزَيَّك؟ ezayak? |
| I'm good, thanks | أنا كويِّس، شُكرًا ana kwayes, shukran |
| And you? | وإنتَ؟ we enta? |
| Do you speak (English/Egyptian)? | إنتَ بِتتِكَلِّم (إنجِليزي/مَصري)؟ enta btetkalem (ingilizi/ masri)? |
| Does she speak Chinese? | هِيَّا بِتِتكَلِّم صيني؟ hiya btetkalem seeni? |
| A little bit | شوَّية بَس shewaya bass |
| How old are you? | عَندك كَام سَنة؟ andak kam sana? |
| I'm 33 years old | أنا عَندي تَلاَتة وتَلاِتين سَنة ana andy talata we talateen sana |
| It was nice talking to you | سَعيد بِكَلامي مَعَاك saed bekalami maak |
| What do you mean? | أصْدَك إيه؟ asdak eeh? |
| I don't understand | أنا مِش فاهِم ana mesh fahem |
| I don't know | أنا مَعْرَفش ana ma'rafsh |
| Sorry | أسِف asef |
| What is that called in Egyptian? | دا إسمُه إيه بالمَصري؟ da esmu eeh belmasri? |
| What does that word mean in English? | الكِلمَة دي مَعْناها إيه بالإنجِليزي؟ elkelma de ma'naha eeh belinglizi? |
| Where are you from? | إنتَ مِنين؟ enta meneen |
| I'm from the U.S | أنا مِن أمريكا ana men amreeka |
| I'm American | أنا أمْريكي ana amriki |
| Where do you live? | عايش فِين؟ ayesh feen? |
| I live in the U.S | أنا عايش في أمريكا ana 'ayesh fe amreeka |
| What do you do for a living? | بِتِشتَغَل إيه؟ beteshtaghal eeh? |
| I'm a student | أنا طالِب ana taleb |
| Can I help you? | أقدَر أساعدَك؟ a'dar asa'dak? |
| Can you help me? | تِقدَر تِساعِدني؟ te'dar tesa'edni |
| Where is the airport? | فين المَطار؟ feen el matar? |
| Go straight | إمشي دوغري emshi dughri |
| Then | بَعدين ba'deen |
| Turn left | لِف شِمال lef shemal |
| Turn right | لِف يمين lef yemeen |
| Happy birthday | عيد ميلاد سَعيد eed melad said |
| Happy New Year | سَنة جديدة سَعيدة sana gededa saida |
| Merry Christmas | عيد ميلاد مَجيد eed melad mageed |
| Good luck | حَظ سَعيد haz said |
| Congratulations | مَبروك mabrook |
| I have a reservation | أنا عَندي حَجز ana 'andi hagz |
| Do you have rooms available? | عَندَك أوَض فاضيَة؟ andak uda fadia? |
| I would like a non-smoking room | أحِب أوضَة لغير المُدَخِنين aheb uda legheer elmudakhenen |
| How much it costs per night? | السِعر كام في الليلة؟ esse'r kaam fe lela? |
| Waiter | جَرسون garson |
| How much is this? | بِكام دا؟ bekam da? |
| What is this? | إيه دا؟ eeh da? |
| Are you okay? | إنتَ كويِّس؟ enta kwayes? |
| I need a doctor | أنا مِحتاج دُكتور ana mehtag duktur |
| Help | مُسَاعدَة musa'da |
| Call the ambulance | إطلُب الإسعَاف etlub elesaaf |
| Call the police | إتِّصِل بالشُرطَة etesel beshurta |
| I am sick | أنا تَعْبان ana ta'ban |
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