Page 222 - The Rough Guide Phrasebook - Egyptian Arabic

wassal deliver
wa’t time
yeshmal include
yesmah let (allow)
wa’t taweel a long time yemeen right (not left)
wazn weight yetaash-sha have dinner
wādih clear yimkin maybe; it depends
wāha oasis yolyo July
wāhid (m) one yonān: el yonān Greece
wātee low yonānee Greek
we alaykom es-salām reply to yonyo June
Arabic ➜ English
‘es-salāmoo alaykom’ (lit: and yowmayan daily
peace be upon you too) yōm day
we baadayn then, after that el yōm ellee ablo the day
weddee friendly before
wehesh bad; ugly; not nice; el yōm ellee baado the day
badly after
mish wehesh awee not so el yōm et-tanee the other
bad day
wehesh awee ugly yōm eg-gomaa at the
wesikh filthy weekend
west waist; centre yōm el arbaa Wednesday
west el balad town centre; yōm el had Sunday
city centre yōm el itnayn Monday
wesool arrival yōm el khamees Thursday
widān ear yōm es-sabt Saturday
wikālit safar travel agent’s yōm et-talāt Tuesday
winta/winti? how about you?
(to man/woman) z
wish face
za’ push
y zaalān angry
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zahma crowded
yaanee so-so zakee intelligent
yahoodee Jewish zamān a long time ago
yalla ... let’s ... zamb fault
yalla besoraa! hurry up! zayt oil
yalla nimshee! let’s go! zāhee bright (light etc)
yanāyer January zār visit
yarhamkom allāh! bless you! zibāla bin; dustbin, trashcan;
ye’khar delay rubbish, trash
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