“Fruit” in Egyptian Arabic

In Egyptian Arabic, “Fruit” (the noun, as in the type of food) is written using the Latin script as:

Fakha

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

فاكهة

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
What is the name of this fruit?

2sm el fakha de eh?

اسم الفاكهة دي ايه؟

 
I like eating fruit in the afternoons.

Ana b7b 2akol el fakha bliel.

.انا بحب اكل الفاكهة بليل

 
Do you want some fruit with your meal?

3ayez 4ewayet fakha m3 wagbtk?

عايز شوية فاكهة مع وجبتك؟

 
I’ll cut up some fruit.

Ana ha2ta3 4ewayet fakha.

.انا هقطع شوية فاكهة

 
Here is a bowl of mixed fruit.

Dh tab2 fakha m4kl.

.ده طبق فاكهة مشكل

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Fruit” in Tunisian Arabic

“Fruit” in Turkish
 

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