Egyptian Arabic

“For” in Egyptian Arabic

By Samar A.

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

3shan

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

عشان

(Editor’s note: In Egyptian Arabic, sometimes (in the minority of cases) L / ل is used to denote “For”.)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“What’s this for?”

Hwa dh 3shan eh?

هو ده عشان ايه ؟

 
“This is for cooking.”

Dh 3shan el akl.

.ده عشان الاكل

 
“I bought this for you.”

Ana eshtret dh 3shank.

.انا اشتريت ده عشانك

 
“We’ve been here for a while.”

E7na b2alna hna kter.

.احنا بقالنا هنا كتير

 
“For” in Greek”Let’s go there for dinner.”

Yalla nro7 hnak 3shan nt3sha.

.يلا نروح هناك عشان نتعشى

 

Related words in Egyptian Arabic

“The” in Egyptian Arabic

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“For” in Tunisian Arabic

“For” in Greek

“For” 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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