Egyptian Arabic

“Necessary” in Egyptian Arabic

By Samar A.

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

(m) Lazm

(f) Lazma

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

لازم (m)

 لازمة (f)

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)


 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“It’s necessary to wear a seatbelt.”

Lazm 7zam el aman ytlbs.

.لازم حزام الامان يتلبس

 
“I made the necessary changes.”

Ana 3mlt el t3’yerat el lazma.

.انا عملت التغيرات اللازمة

 
“The necessary paperwork is complete.”

El awra2 el lazma 5lst.

.الاوراق اللازمة خلصت

 
“She did what was necessary.”

Hya 3mlt el lazm.

.هي عملت اللازم

 
“We took the necessary precautions.​”

E7na 5dna el e7tyatat el lazma.

.احنا خدنا الاحتياطات اللازمة

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Necessary” in Tunisian Arabic

“Necessary” in Greek

“Necessary” 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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