Page 134 - The Rough Guide Phrasebook - Egyptian Arabic

da monāsib le ...?

eswid/akhdar
old (person) aagooz black/green olives zatoon

Oman aomān
(thing) adeem
omelette omlit

English ➜ Arabic
dialogue on* aala

how old are you? (to man/ on the street aala et-taree’
woman) aandak/aandik
kam sana? on the beach aalal blāj
I’m 25 ana aandee khamsa
weaeshreen sana is it on this road? howa aat-
and you? (to man/woman) taree’ da?
winta/winti?
on the plane aala et-tīara
old-fashioned mōda adeema
on Saturday yōm es-sabt
old town (old part of town)
elmadeena eladeema on television fee
ABCDEFGHIJKLOl
et-telayfizyōn
in the old town fil madeena
eladeema I haven’t got it on me mish
maaāya
olive oil zayt zatoon
this one’s on me (drink) el
olives zatoon mashroob da aala hesābee

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