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Egyptian Places
Colloquial Arabic of Egypt - propositions and places in the house + objects
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Is Khalid awake? | Khalid SaaHi? |
| Is Hanan awake? | Hanan SaaHya? |
| Yes, Since early | Aywa, min badri |
| between | bayn |
| above/over | foh' |
| under | taHt |
| next to/near | ganb |
| behind | wara' |
| in front of | uddam |
| on | 9ala |
| The television's next to the door | it-tilifizyohn ganb il-baab |
| I'm behind the door | ana wara l'-baab |
| Khalid's downstairs | Khalid taHt |
| Hanan's upstairs | Hanan foh' |
| Sitting Room | iS-Salon |
| Hall | is-Saala |
| Bedroom | ohDt in-nohm (like 'ot in a french accent) |
| ohDt is-sufra | Dining Room |
| I'm in front of the restuarant | ana uddam il mata9am |
| bed | sirrir |
| the bed is next to the door | isirrir ganb l-baab |
| The television's on the table | i-tilifizyohn 9ala tarabeza |
| The table's next to/near the door | i-tarabeza ganb l-baab |
| window | shibbaak |
| The window's above the bed | ish-shibbaak foh' is-sireer |
| The radio's next to/near the door | il radyo ganb l-baab |
| Wa-Feh's in the kitchen | Wa-Fe' fil mutbukh |
| I'm in the bedroom | ana fil ot-il-mnohm |
| The book's between the bed and the door | Il kitaab bayn is-sireer wi'l-baab. |
| Where's Hanan? | Hanan Fein? |
| She's in her room | heyya f'oditha |
| Where's Khalid | Khalid fein? |
| He's in his room | howwa f'otu ('ot tu') |
| Study | ot-il maktab |
| Office | maktab |
| Where's Madiha? | Madiha fein? |
| She's in the study | Heyya f'ot il maktab |
| Khalid, the kitchen's next to you | Khalid, il mutbukh ganbak |
| The restaurant's in front of me | il mata9am uddami |
| I'm in front of the restaurant | ana uddam il mata9am |
| We're in front of the theatre | ihna uddam il masraH |
| The theatre's in front of us | il masraH uddamna |
| HIs room | ottu |
| Her room | oditha |