Egyptian Arabic

“Probably” in Egyptian Arabic

By Samar A.

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

E7tmal

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

احتمال

Listen to this word pronounced (audio)


 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“He’ll probably come later.”

Hwa e7tmal yegy mt25r.

.هو احتمال يجي متاخر

 
“She’ll probably call you in a bit.”

Hya e7tmal tklmk kman shwya.

.هي احتمال تكلمك كمان شوية

 
“They’re probably at home.”

Homa e7tmal ykono fel bet.

.هم احتمال يكونوا في البيت

 
“My son probably left school a while ago.”

Ebny e7tmal ykon mshy mn el mdrsa mn ftra twela.

.ابني احتمال يكون مشي من المدرسة من فترة طويلة

 
“She probably needs more time to decide.”

Hya e7tmal tkon m7taga w2t aktr 3shan tqrr.

.هي احتمال تكون محتاجة وقت اكتر عشان تقرر

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Probably” in Tunisian Arabic

“Probably” in Greek

“Probably” 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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