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adjective
awhash worse/worst
wehesh bad
agmal more/most beautiful
gameel beautiful comparative/superlative HOW
kebeer big akbar bigger/biggest
rekhees cheap arkhas cheaper/cheapest THE
ghālee expensive aghla more/most expensive
beaeed far abaad further/furthest
kwayis good ahsan better/best
keteer many aktar more/most LANGUAGE
helw nice; pretty ahla nicer/nicest; prettier/
prettiest
soghīyar small asghar smaller/smallest
shemmāma akbar el shemmāma el akbar
a bigger melon the bigger/biggest melon WORKS
To compare two things, use the comparative form of the
adjective and min (than):
abaad min aswān abaad min asyoot
further than Aswan is further (away) than Asiut

Demonstratives
demonstrative pronouns and adjectives are as follows:
da this (one); that (one) (m sing) ■ A d j e c t i v e s / D e m o n s t r a t i v e s
dee this (one); that (one) (f sing); these; those (referring to
objects or animals)
dōl these; those (referring to people)
demonstratives agree in number and gender with the noun
they refer to. The word order when using demonstratives is:
el + noun + demonstrative adjective
el gamal da el ezāza dee
this/that camel this/that bottle

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