Egyptian Arabic

“I found…” in Egyptian Arabic

By Samar A.

In Egyptian Arabic, “I found…” is written using the Latin script as:

Ana l2et…

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

…انا لقيت

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I found your wallet in the backseat of my car.”

Ana l2et m7fztk fel korsy ely wra f 3rbyty.

.انا لقيت مفاتيحك في الكرسي اللي ورا ف عربيتي

 
“I found my keys!”

Ana l2et mfate7y.

.انا لقيت مفاتيحي

 
“I found this under the couch.”

Ana l2et dy t7t el knba.

.انا لقيت دي تحت الكنبة

 
“I found your other earring!”

Ana l2et el frda el tanya bta3t el 7l2.

.انا لقيت الفردة التانية بتاعة الحلق

 
“I found this kitten in the backyard.”

Ana l2et el 2ota dy fel gnena.

.انا لقيت القطة دي في الجنينة

 

Related phrases in Egyptian Arabic

“I found it!” in Egyptian Arabic

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“I found…” in Tunisian Arabic

“I found…” in Greek

“I found…” 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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