Pronouns
انا
انا
ana - I, Me
انت
enta - You (Male)
انتي
enty - You (Female)
هو
huwa - He
هي
hiya - She
انتو
intu - You all
احنا
i7na - We
هما
humma - They
Demonstratives
ده - دي - دول
da - this (masculine)
di - this (feminine)
dol - these (plural)
اللي
elly/illi * -that which
* both transliterations are common
فيه
feeh - there is
Conjuctions
و
wi - and
أو - ولا
aw - or (used in statements e.g. I'll have tea or coffee)
walla - or (used in a question e.g. Do you want tea or coffee?)
لاكن - بس
laakin, bass - but
علشان - عشان
3alashaan ~ 3ashaan
because, for
Interrogatives
مين
meen - who
ايه
eih - what
امتى
imta - when
فين
fein - where
ليه
leih - why
ازاي
ez-zay - how
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walla - or (used in a question e.g. Do you want tea or coffee?)
لاكن - بس
laakin, bass - but
علشان - عشان
3alashaan ~ 3ashaan
because, for
Interrogatives
مين
meen - who
ايه
eih - what
امتى
imta - when
فين
fein - where
ليه
leih - why
ازاي
ez-zay - how
Click here for the audio/pronunciation of this lesson by a native speaker.
2 comments:
Jaz, this is real cool! Reminds me of how I'd be careful to catch the difference between Egyptian words and Lebanese ones when I watch an Egyptian film while growing up.... like Adel Imam's stuff :)
Happpyyyyyyyyyyyyy iftar sis!!
Great blog, Thanks.
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