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Egyptian word of the day

طًُرَق

tu-ra’

Meaning: corridor

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Egyptian veggies/fruits

Rocket - gargeer

Carrot - gazar

Parsley - ba2doonis (بقدونس)

Coconut - gooz hind (جوز هند)

Pumpkin - 2ara3 3asal (قرع عسل)

Zucchini - koosa

Plum - bar2oo2

Lettuce - 5as

Cauliflower - arnabeet

Tomato - oota

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I paid about $70 for an online Egyptian Arabic course and all I can do is laugh/tut/shake my head every time I learn how Egyptians say things. How can a jewellery shop be called a gawahergy???

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you think - تظن

يتجاوز - exceed, surpass, go beyond

سقف - ceiling

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Do not let your tongue mention someone’s faults,

You are also full of faults; and people have tongues too.

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Hi! I have two questions. 1) Sorry if I write it wrong but what does "wish al-djahim hada" mean (it was in one book I was reading recently)? And how would you say "What the hell am I in" in Arabic? Thanks a lot for your help!

Hey! So sorry but I’m really not familiar with that dialect :// it means “what’s this djahim” I’m pretty sure, but I’ve never heard of that word before.

I’m not sure about the second sentence as well! I’m not aware of any Arabic equivalent to wth.

All the best, maybe try a more knowledgeable langblr 😬

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غَريب

ghariib

weird

عادي, regular

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Colloquial Egyptian phrases

انا كويس / ana kwayys / I’m good

وانت؟ / we-enta? wenta? / And you?

شكرا جزيلا / shukran gazeelan / thank you very much

وحشتني جدا / wahashteny giddan / I miss you a lot

ايه الجديد؟ / eh-l-gedeed? ehgdeed? / What’s new?

مفيش جديد / mefeesh gedeed / Nothing’s new

مش كتير / mist kteer / Not a lot

اشوفك بعدين / ashoofak ba3deen / I’ll see you later

أنا تايه / ana taayyih / I’m lost

أقدر/ممكن أسعدك؟ / a2dar/munkin asa3dak / can I help you?

ممكن/تقدر تساعدني / te2dar/munkin tesa3idnee / can you help me?

فين الحمام؟ / fen el 7ammam / where’s the toilet?

فين الصيدلية؟ / fen el soydaleyya / where’s the pharmacy?

امشي على طول, وأدخل شمال / imshi 3ala tool, we-edkhul (wedkhul) shmal / go straight, then turn left

لحظة من فضلك / lahza mn fadlak / one moment please

خليك معايا / khalleek ma3aya / hold one please (phone?) 

بكام ده / bikaam dah / How much is this?

تعال معايا / ta3aala ma3ayya / come with me

بتتكلم عربي؟ / bet-tkallam 3araby/engleezy? / do you speak Arabic/English?

يعني بسيط / ya3ny boseet / just a little

تشرفنا / tasharafna / nice to meet you

انت لطيف جدا / enta loteef giddan / you are very kind

انت منين / enta mneen / where are you from?

عايش/ساكن فين؟ /  ayesh/saakin feen / where do you live?

مبسوط هنا؟ / mabsoot hena? / Are you happy here?

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If you are certain that you are upon the right, then do not compromise it to please the people. If they are not ashamed of their wrong, then why should you be ashamed of what is right?! Always remember that in the Qur’an “most people” were only followed with:

“Do not know” “Do not fear” “Do not understand” “Do not believe”

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هي الروح، تشتاق

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Arabic word of the day

تحمي

Tah-mee

Meaning: to protect

Language style: not sure about this one but I picked it up from an Egyptian protest song. It may be colloquial or both classical and colloquial >shrug<

Example sentence (or, the chant I got it from):

بعت دم شهيد بكام؟

/how much did you sell the martyrs’ blood for?

لاجل ما تحمي في النظام

/for the sake of what the system protects

اللي انت منه كمان

/that you are a part of also

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MSA Proverb of the day :)

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Arabic word of the day

منزلة

Manzilah

Meaning: status, level, etc.

Language style: Classical I believe? I grabbed it from a random quote

Example sentence (or, the quote I got it from): وال أمان أعلى منزلة الحب

/safety is the highest level of love

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Arabic word of the day

المشتاق

Al-mushtaaq

Meaning: the one who is longing

Language style: Classical Arabic; I don’t think it’s used colloquially

Example sentence:

و ذكرك للمشتاق خير شراب

/ and the rememberance of You for the longing one is the best drink

وكل شراب دونه كسراب

/ and all drinks other than it are a mirage