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Egyptian Arabic expression
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Egyptian Arabic Expression (ุชุนุจูุฑ ุจุงูููุฌุฉ ุงูู ุตุฑูุฉ): A phrase or saying commonly used in the Egyptian dialect of Arabic, reflecting the unique linguistic and cultural characteristics of Egypt.
Arabic Workout 01
This month in Arabic workout: the imperative of ุฑูุฃูู, how to write the number 9,441,861 in Arabic, and the Egyptian-Arabic phrase "bala neela".
Media Arabic Booster 04/24
This month (04/24) in Media Arabic Booster: The expression ุจูุนูุฏ ุงููู
ููุงูู and a translation of an article discussing why Sudan had suspended "al-Arabiya"
Accessing the MADAR database for Arabic dialects
MADAR is a remarkable tool to analyze Arabic dialects. The database contains 2000 sample sentences, each translated into the dialect of 25 Arab cities. Here is how to use it.
Do you understand Egyptian TikTok?
Do you know what fasheikh means? Anyone trying to follow young Egyptians on social media will often fail because of the language. TikTok, rap and chat culture are changing dialects like never before. Some background and examples of slang.
Top Arabic YouTube channels with subtitles
Arabic videos with English or Arabic subtitles are rare. Some YouTube vloggers and channels do offer that. Here are some recommendations.
20 questions for: Zora O’Neill (#18)
Episode #18 of my series "9273 roots": 20 questions for the woman who wrote a book about her journey to the Arabic language: Zora O'Neill
Regrets and future avoidances: ‘should have’ and ‘will not have done’ in Egyptian Arabic
The expressions "should have" and "will have done" are quite tricky in Egyptian Arabic. Let's see some solutions.
20 questions: Matthew Aldrich (#7)
Episode #7 of my "9273 roots" series: 20 questions for the man who made learning Arabic dialects easy: Matthew Aldrich of Lingualism.
The role of ู in ููููู ุนุงู ู ููุฃูููุชูู ู ุจูุฎูููุฑู
What's the function of ููโโ in the saying: โููููู ุนุงู
ู ููุฃูููุชูู
ู ุจูุฎูููุฑูโโโ?โโ It is a dubious one. Most grammarians say that you don't need theย ููย and that it would be of better Arabic style to skip it! Let's see why.
The multiple meanings of ุจูู in Egyptian Arabic
The verb ุจูู (ba2a or ba'a) is tricky in Egyptian Arabic. You'll hear this verb in many situations, usually with a past tense verb following it. We will take a closer look at ุจูู.
