Unit 5-8 Vocabulary

bus

أوتوبـيـس (a’utuubiis)

lesson

دَرْس (dars)

tea

شـاي (shaay)

young people; “guys” (including mixed gender)

شـَباب (shabaab)

good, kind-hearted (as adj.)

OK (as an interjection)

طَيِّب (tayyib)

طيِّبَة (tayyiba)

may I be excused? (what to say when you have to leave, m/f)

عن إذنكَ (ean ‘idhnika)

عن إذنكِ (ean ‘idhniki)

may I be excused? (what to say when you have to leave, m/f) - Egyptian

عن إذنَك (‘ean iznak)

عن إذنَك (‘ean iznik)

class

فَصل (faSl)

classroom

صَف (Saff)

good-bye

مَعَ السَّلامة (ma’a s’alaama)

reply to ma'a s-salaama (m/f) - egyptian

اللّه يسَلِّمك (allah yisallim - ak/ik)

right! correct!

صَحيح (sahiih)

right! correct! - Egyptian

صَحّ (sahh)

white

أَبْـيَـض (‘abyad)

black

أسْوَد (‘aswad)

Black - Egyptian

إسْوِد (‘aswid)

green

أَخْضر (‘akhdar)

thank you

شُكراً (shukran)

you’re welcome

عَفواً (eafwan)

you’re welcome - Egyptian

العَفو (‘ileafw)

please

مِن فَضلِك (min faDlika/-ki)

please - Egyptian

مِن فَضلك (min faDlak/-ik)

sorry!

آسِف/ة (aasif/aasifa)

there is

هُناك (hunaak)

there is - Egyptian

فيه (fii'i h)

there isn’t

لَيسَ هُناك (laysa hunaak)

there isn’t - Egyptian

ما فيش (maa fiish)

that’s all, only

فَقَط (faqaT)

that’s all, only - Egyptian

بَسّ (bass)

something

شَيء (shay’)

something - Egyptian

حاجة (Haag’ih)

something else

شَيء آخَر (shay’ aakhar)

something else - Egyptian

حاجة تاني (Haag’ih taanii)

ready (same as egyptian)

جاهِز/ة (jaahiz/a)

coffee

قَهْوة (qahwa)

coffee - Egyptian

قَهوة (eahwa)

milk

حَليب (Haliib)

milk - Egyptian

لَبن (laban)

sugar (same as Egyptian)

سُكَّر (sukkar)

medium sugar

سُكّر وَسَط (sukkar wasaT)

medium sugar - Egyptian

مَضبوط (maZbuuT)

juice (same as egyptian)

عَصير (eaSiir)

water

ماء (maa’)

water - Egyptian

مَيّة (mayya)

Let’s go!

هَيّا بِنا (hayyaa binaa)

Let’s go! - Egyptian

يَللا؛ يللا بينا (yalla; yalla biina)

I go

أَذهَب (adhhab)

I go - Egyptian

اَروح (‘aruuh)

you (m.) go

تَذهَب (tadhhab)

you (m.) go - Egyptian

تِروح (tiruuh)

you (f.) go

تَذهَبين (tadhhabiin)

you (f.) go - Egyptian

تروحي (Taruuhii)

he goes

يَذهَب (yadhhab)

he goes - Egyptian

يِروح (yiruuh)

she goes

تَذهَب (tadhhab)

she goes - Egyptian

تِروح (tiruuh)

I drink

أَشرَب (‘ashrab)

I drink - Egyptian

أَشرَب (‘ashrab)

you (m.) drink

تَشرَب (Tashrab)

you (m.) drink - Egyptian

تِشرَب (tishrab)

you (f.) drink

تَشرَبين (tashrabiin)

you (f.) drink - Egyptian

تِشرَبي (tishrabiin)

he drinks

يَشرَب (yashrab)

he drinks - Egyptian

يِشرَب (yishrab)

She drinks

تَشرَب (Tashrab)

She drinks - Egyptian

تِشرَب (tishrab)

car, automobile

سَيّارة (sayaara)

car, automobile - egyptian

عَرَبِيّة (earabii'uh)

watch, clock, hour (same for egyptian)

ساعة (saaea)

tree (same for egyptian)

شَجَرة (shajara)

strange (same for egyptian)

غَريب/ة (ghariib)

small, young

صَغير/ة (saghiir)

small, young - egyptian

صُغَيَّر/ة (sughayyar)

large, old

كَبير/ة (kabiir/a)

large, old - egyptian

كِبير/ة (kibiir/a)

easy (same for egyptian)

سَهْل/ة (sahl/a)

difficult, hard (same as egyptian)

صَعْب/ة (saeb)

wide, spacious (same as egyptian)

واسِع/ة (waasae)

page (same as egyptian)

صَفحة (safh)

(piece of) paper (same as egyptian)

وَرَقة (waraq)

room

غُرْفة (ghurf)

room - egyptian

اوضة (awida)

window (same as egyptian)

شُبّاك (shubbaak)

chair

كُرسي (kursii)

table

طاوِلة (taawil)

table - egyptian

طرابيزة (tarabiiza)

dog (same as egyptian)

كَلب (kalb)

cat

قِطّة (qitt)

cat - egyptian

قُطّة (qutt)

money

مال (maal)

money - egyptian

فِلوس (filws)

must, need to, have to (same as egyptian)

لازِم (laazim)

it is possible, can (same as egyptian)

مُمكِن (mumkin)

nothing

لا شَيء (la 'shay’)

nothing - egyptian

وَلا حاجة (wala haaja)

or

أَو (‘aw)

or - egyptian

وَلّا (walla)

I see (watch)

أُشاهِد (‘ushaahid)

I see (watch) - egyptian

اَشوف (aashwf)

you (m) see

تُشاهِد (tushaahid)