“No” in Egyptian Arabic

In Egyptian Arabic, “No” is written using the Latin script as:

La2

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

لأ

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“No sugar.”

Mn 8er sokar.

.من غير سكر

 
“No, we should turn left.”

La2, e7na el mafrod ne5o4 4emal.

.لأ، احنا المفروض نخش شمال

 
“No, I don’t think that’s correct.”

La2, ana mazonesh en dah sa7.

.لأ، انا مظنش ان ده صح

 
“No more.”

Kefayah keda.

.كفاية كده

 
Can you put no onions on the pasta, please?”

Momkn mat7ote4 bacl 3la el makronah, b3d eznak?

ممكن متحطش بصل علي المكرونة، بعد اذنك؟

 

This word in other Arabic dialects

“No” in Lebanese Arabic

“No” in Tunisian Arabic
 

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