Page 205 - The Rough Guide Phrasebook - Egyptian Arabic

foo’ up; up there; upstairs;
gazma shoes
above
gazmagee shoe repairer
foo’ el ... on top of ... gayb pocket
foo’ henāk up there gazzār butcher’s
foota towel; serviette, napkin gāb get, fetch; bring Arabic ➜ English
footit hammām bath towel gāhiz ready
forn oven; bakery gāmia mosque
forsha brush gāmid hard
forsa saaeeda nice to meet gāyiz perhaps; probably
you gedeed new
fostān dress genayh Egyptian pound
frākh chicken geree run
gezeera island
g ghabee thick, stupid; idiot
ghadā lunch
ga come in ghalat confusion, mix-up;
gabal mountain wrong, incorrect
gadwal el mowāaeed el nimra ghalat wrong
timetable, schedule number
gamal camel ghalta mistake
gamārek Customs ghanee rich (person)
gamaa university ghanna sing
gamb side; next to; near gharāma fine (punishment)
gamb el bahr by the sea gharb west ABCDEFGHIJKLgh
gameel pretty, lovely, fil gharb in the west
beautiful; exciting; nice; ghareeb/ghareeba strange,
mild weird, peculiar; stranger
ganāza funeral (man/woman)
ganoob south ghasal wash
fil ganoob in the south ghaseel washing, laundry
el ganoob el gharbee ghassāla washing machine
southwest ghata lid; cap
el ganoob es-shar’ee ghayr aādee extraordinary
southeast ghāba forest
garafatta tie, necktie ghālee expensive
garrab aala try on ghoraf rooms
garrāh asnān dentist ghorfa room
garsōn waiter ghoweet deep
garsōna waitress ghōs snorkelling; skin-diving
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