Page 271 - The Rough Guide Phrasebook - Egyptian Arabic

m object
btaatee
btāaee
btaatak
your; yours (to a man)
btāaak f object my; mine HOW
btāaik btaatik your; yours (to a woman)
btāaoo btaatoo his THE
btaaha btaait-ha her; hers
btaana btaaitna our; ours
btaakoo btaaitkoo your; yours (pl)
btaahom btaait-hom their; theirs LANGUAGE
The word order is: definite article + noun + btāa
el gizma btaatee el korsee btāaee
my shoe; the shoe is mine my chair; the chair is mine
dee btaatee! (f) el kitāb btāaee
that/this is mine! my book; the book is mine WORKS
el bayt btāaee
my house; the house is mine
btāa should only be used for objects and animals, not when
referring to people. For example, to say ‘my father’ you must
use the suffix form of the possessive on page 268. btāa should
always be used with any word that originates from a foreign
language:
el forsha btaatee ■ P o s s e s s i v e s / P r o n o u n s
my toothbrush

Pronouns

Subject Pronouns
Subject pronouns are as follows:
ana I hayya she; it
inta you (m sing) ehna we
inti you (f sing) intoo you (pl)
howa he; it homma they

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