Page 68 - The Rough Guide Phrasebook - Egyptian Arabic

die māt

diesel deezil difficulty soaooba
dinghy markib soghīyar

diet rayjeem dining room ōdit es-sofra

I’m on a diet ana baamil (in hotel) sālit el akl
English ➜ Arabic
rayjeem
dinner (evening meal) aasha
I have to follow a special
diet lāzim to have dinner yetaash-
attabia rayjeem sha
moaayan
direct (adj) mobāshir
difference ekhtelāf
is there a direct train? fee
what’s the difference? ay el atr mobāshir?
far’?
direction ettigāh
different mokhtalif
which direction is it? fee ay
ABCDEFGHIJKLDi
this one is different da ettigāh?
mokhtalif
is it in this direction? fil
a different table tarabayza ettigāh da?
tania
directory enquiries daleel
difficult saab telefonāt

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