Page 267 - The Rough Guide Phrasebook - Egyptian Arabic

masculine
beaeeda
beaeed
kebeera
big
kebeer feminine far HOW
el mat-haf beaeed el gamaa beaeeda THE
the museum is far the university is far
bayt kebeer sha’a kebeera
a big house a big apartment LANGU
ity) change as shown below for the feminine:
masculine feminine
amrekānee amrekanaya American
Adjectives ending in -ee (for example, adjectives of national- AGE
aarabee aarabaya Arab
ostrālee ostralaya Australian WORKS
kanadee kanadaya Canadian
masree masraya Egyptian
ingleezee ingleezaya English
If you use awee (very) with an adjective then this always fol-
lows the adjective it refers to: ■ A d j e c t i v e s
el atr sareea awee
the train is very quick
If the definite article is used then it must be repeated in front
of the adjective(s) that refer to the noun:
el mahatta er-ra’eesaya el mat-haf el qowmee
the main station the national museum
el gizma es-sōda
the black shoes
Plural Adjectives
If a plural noun refers to people then the plural form of the
adjective must be used. To form this, add -een to the singular
adjective:
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