Page 63 - The Rough Guide Phrasebook - Egyptian Arabic
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tehebbee testakhdimee?

                 Access/Visa
                 yes, sir naaam ya ostāz  cry (verb) sarakh
                                      cucumber (small) khayār
                 what’s the number? ay el-                  English ➜ Arabic
                 raqam?                 (large) fa’oos
                 and the expiry date? we
                 ay ākhir miaad intihā’ō?  cumin kammoon

               crisps shebsee®        cup fongān

               crockery fokhār          a cup of ..., please (to
                                       man/woman) fongān ..., low
               crossing (by sea) aoboor  samaht/samahtee

               crossroads taqātoa toro’
                                      cupboard dolāb
               crowd nās keteer
                                      cure (verb) shafa     ABCDEFGHIJKLCu
                 (at sporting event)
                 motafarregeen        curly akrat

               crowded zahma          current (in water, electric) tīyār

               crown (on tooth) tāg   curtains satāyer

               cruise aoboor          cushion makhadda

               crutches aokkāz        custom gomrok


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