Page 197 - The Rough Guide Phrasebook - Egyptian Arabic

The alphabetical order in this
pharmacy
ahbal silly
section is:
ahl parents
a, ā, a, b, d, d, e, f, g, h, h, i, ī, ahlan hello; welcome
j, j, k, l, m, n, o, ō, q, r, s, s, t, ahlan bik/biki hello; welcome Arabic ➜ English
t, w, y, z, z (to man/woman)
ahlan bikom hello; welcome
a (to more than one person)
ahlan wa sahlan welcome
a’all less ahwa coffee; café, coffee
a’all min under, less than house
aaad sit down ahmar red
aama blind ahsan better; best
ab father ahyānan sometimes, not often
abadan never; ever aī what; which
abaad further aī had anybody
abl before aī hāga anything
abol hōl sphinx aī hāga tania? anything else?
aboo father of aī khidma my pleasure
abyad white akh brother
ad ay? how many? akhad take, accept; collect;
adeem old; ancient have
afal close; shut; lock; turn off akhbār (f) news
afanddim sir; madam akhd el haqā’ib baggage claim ABCDEFGHIJKLal
afanddim? pardon (me)?, akhdar green
sorry? akheer last
afas basket akheeran eventually
a’fleen they’re shut akkid confirm
afrangee Western (from Europe, akl food
US) aktar more
agāza holiday, vacation aktar bekteer a lot more
agāza rasmaya public holiday aktar min more than, over
aggar rent, hire alam pen
aghla more expensive alam gāf ballpoint pen
aghostos August alam rosās pencil
agnabaya (f) foreigner alaa fortress, citadel; castle
agnabee (m) foreign; alb heart
foreigner alf thousand
agzakhana chemist’s, alfayn two thousand
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