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Egyptian Places
Colloquial Arabic of Egypt - propositions and places in the house + objects
Question | Answer |
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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 |