Egyptian Arabic

“Which” in Egyptian Arabic

By Samar A.

In Egyptian Arabic, “Which” is written using the Latin script as:

Anhy

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

انهي

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“Which floor?”

Anhy dor?

انهي دور؟

 
“Which one is it?”

Anhy wa7da?

انهي واحدة ؟

 
“Which restaurant will we go to?”

Anhy mat3am ely hnro7o?

انهي مطعم اللي هنروحو ؟

 
“Which way to the store?”

Anhy tre2 ywdy lel m7l?

انهي طريق يودي للمحل ؟

 
“Which one is mine?”

Anhy wa7da bta3ty?

انهي واحدة بتاعتي ؟

 

Related words in Egyptian Arabic

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“Where” in Egyptian Arabic

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Which” in Tunisian Arabic

“Which” in Greek

“Which” in Turkish
 

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Samar A. is an Egyptian citizen who has lived in Egypt for over 20 years. Her favourite movie is عسل اسود ("Black honey") which is about, as she writes, "[an] Egyptian man who immigrated to USA 20 years ago, and when he came to back to visit Egypt, he was fascinated by his country, and even after facing many problems in Egypt, he wanted to stay their till the rest of his life." She loves "all Egyptian food" and mentioned Mahshy, Koshary and Mlokhya as being amongst her favourites; And her favourite place in Egypt is along the Red Sea, noting that she likes much of the region but that Dahab is her favourite town.

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