Page 86 - The Rough Guide Phrasebook - Egyptian Arabic

follow me emshee warāya

food akl dialogues
who’s the molokhayya for?
lemeen el molokhayya?
food poisoning tasammom that’s for me dee aalashānee
and this one? wedee?
food shop/store mahal that’s for her dee alashānha
English ➜ Arabic
be’āla where do I get the bus
for Giza? minayn ākhod
foot (of person) rigl el otobees el-lee bayrooh
eg-geeza?
(measurement) adam the bus for Giza leaves
from Rameses Street
on foot aala er-riglayn otobees eg-geeza bayetlaa
min shārea ramsees
football (game) kōrit qadam
how long have you been
(ball) kōra here? kam ba’ālak hena?
I’ve been here for two
football match motsh kōra days, how about you? (to
man/woman) ba’ālee hena
ABCDEFGHIJKLFo
for: do you have something yōmayn, winta/winti?
for ...? (headache/diarrhoea I’ve been here for a week
etc: to man/woman) aandak/ ba’ālee hena esbooa
aandik haga le ...?
forehead oora

foreign agnabee

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