Page 135 - The Rough Guide Phrasebook - Egyptian Arabic

kan matfee

the light wasn’t on en-noor on/off switch kobs en-noor
open (adj) maftooh
what’s on tonight? fee ay English ➜ Arabic
en-naharda? (verb) fatah

once (one time) marra wahda when do you open? (to man/
woman) betiftah/betiftahee
at once (immediately) aalatool imta?
delwa’tee
I can’t get it open mish ādir
one* wāhid (m), wahda (f) aftah-ha

the white one el’abyad (m), in the open air felkhala
elbayda (f)
opening times mawaaeed
one-way ticket tazkara elfath
wahda ABCDEFGHIJKLOp
open ticket tazkara maftooha
only bas
opera obra
only one wāhid bas
operation (medical) aamalaya
it’s only 6 o’clock es-sāaa
sitta bas operator (telephone: man/woman)
aamil telefonāt/aamlit
I’ve only just got here ana telefonāt
lessa wāsil

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