“About” (approximation) in Egyptian Arabic
In Egyptian Arabic, “About” is written using the Latin script as:
7awaly
Using the Arabic script, it is written as:
حوالي
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Examples in sentences or statements
“It’s about five kilometres from here.”
Heya 7awaly 5amsah kilo mn hena.
.هي حوالي خمسه كيلو من هنا
“The book costs about ten dollars.”
Alketab atkalef 7awaly 3a4rah dollar.
.الكتاب اتكلف حوالي عشرة دولار
“We’ll arrive in about an hour.”
E7na hanewsal fy 7awaly sa3ah.
.احنا هنوصل في حوالي ساعة
“There were about twenty people at the party.”
Fy 7awaly 3e4ren wa7ed fy al7aflah.
.في حوالي عشرين واحد في الحفلة
“The movie starts in about ten minutes.”
Alfilm hayebda2 fy 7awaly 3a4r da2aye2.
.الفيلم هيبدأ في حوالي عشر دقايق
In other Mediterranean languages and dialects
“About” (approximation) in Tunisian Arabic
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