Conversational Flashcards
When someone tells you good morning
Saba7 en noore
Good Morning
Saba7 El 5eer
Excuse me?
Af-wan (a as in apple) (wan as in wand)
English?
En-gee-lee-zee
You
Entee (female)
Enta (male)
Understand (about someone else)
Beh-tiff-ham(ee)
No
La2
Address someone
Ya
Sir/mr
Oostez
I
Ana
Understand
Bef-ham
Don’t understand
Ma-buff-hemsh
Arabic
A3rabee
Little
Shwaya
American
Em-ree-kee (male)
Em-ree-kaya (female)
Yes
Aye-yoo-wah
Miss
Agh-niss-ah
Good morning
Sa-ba7-el-5eer
Literally “morning the good”
Morning
Saba7
Married woman as in mrs
Ma-dam (ma-a as in apple)
Respond to good morning
Sa-ba7-en-noore
Literally “morning the light”
Good
Quayes (male)
Quayesa (female)
Very
Owee
Goodbye
Maw-sa-lam-a
Literally “with peace”
But
Leh-Kin
Egyptian
Mahz-ree (male)
Mahz-raya (female)
And
Weh (as in width)
Please
Min-fud-luk (male)
Min-fud-lik (female)
Literally “from your kindness”
You don’t understand
Mub-tif-ham-eesh (female)