Egyptian Arabic

“Gasoline” in Egyptian Arabic

By Samar A.

In Egyptian Arabic, “Gasoline” (the noun, as in the fuel) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) Banzen

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

بنزين (m)

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)


 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“He filled the car with gasoline.”

Hwa fwl el 3rbya banzen.

.هو فوّل العربية بنزين

 
“Gasoline is expensive.”

El banzen 3’aly.

.البنزين غالي

 
“She spilled some gasoline.”

Hya dl2t shwyt banzen.

.هي دلقت شوية بنزين

 
“They need more gasoline.”

Homa m7tagen banzen tany.

.هم محتاجين بنزين تاني

 
“The gasoline tank is full.”

Tank el banzen mlyan.

.تنك البنزين مليان

 

Related words in Egyptian Arabic

“Car”, “Cars” in Egyptian Arabic

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Gasoline” in Lebanese Arabic

“Gasoline” in Tunisian Arabic

“Gasoline” 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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