Page 46 - The Rough Guide Phrasebook - Egyptian Arabic

bone aadm

(of car) shanta
bonnet (of car) kabboot boot (footwear) gizma ‘boot’

book (noun) kitāb border (of country) hedood

(verb) hagaz bored: I’m bored (said by man/
English ➜ Arabic
woman) ana zah’ān/zah’āna
can I book a seat? momkin
ahgiz korsee? boring momil

born: I was born in Manchester
dialogue ana etwaladt fi ‘Manchester’

I’d like to book a table
for two momkin ahgiz borrow (money) istalaf
tarabayza litnayn
what time would you like (other items) istaaār
it booked for? (to man) el
sāaa kām teheb tehgezhā? may I borrow ...? (item)
(to woman) el sāaa kām momkin astaaeer ...?
tehebee tehgezeeha?
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half past seven sabaaa wenos both litnayn
that’s fine kwayis
and your name? wel esm bother: sorry to bother you
eeh? (said by man/woman) ana āsif/
āsfa aalāl izaāg
bookshop, bookstore maktaba

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