Egyptian Arabic

“At” in Egyptian Arabic

By Samar A.

In Egyptian Arabic, “At” (the preposition) is written using the Latin script as:

Fe

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

في

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“He’s at home.”

Hwa fel bet

.هو في البيت

 
“We’re at the restaurant.”

E7na fel mat3am.

.احنا في المطعم

 
“Where’s the cafe at?”

Fen mkan el cafe?

فين مكان الكافيه ؟

 
“Let’s meet at 2pm.”

Yalla nt2abl el sa3a 2 el dohr.

.يلا نتقابل الساعة ٢ الظهر

 
“I was living in the US at that time.”

Ana kont 3aysha f Amrika fel wa2t dh.

.انا كنت عايشة في امريكا في الوقت ده

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“At” in Tunisian Arabic

“At” in Greek

“At” 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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