15 Jobs in Egyptian Colloquial Arabic المِهَن بالعامية المصرية
Question Words
1. Arabeya Association (www.arabeya.org)
Arabic لماذا؟
Transliteration Limadha?
Translation Why?
Example
Arabic لماذا تذهب إلى المدرسة؟
Transliteration Limadha tadh-habu ila al- madrasa?
Translation Why do you go to School?
2. Arabeya Association (www.arabeya.org)
Arabic ماذا؟
Transliteration Madha?
Translation What?
Example
Arabic ماذا تكتب؟
Transliteration Madha taktubu?
Translation What are you writing?
3. Arabeya Association (www.arabeya.org)
Arabic ما؟
Transliteration Ma?
Translation What?
Example
Arabic ما اسمك؟
Transliteration Ma Ismuk(a)?
Translation What is your name?
4. Arabeya Association (www.arabeya.org)
Arabic أين؟
Transliteration Ayna?
Translation Where?
Example
Arabic أين كنت؟
Transliteration Ayna Kunt(a)?
Translation Where have you been?
5. Arabeya Association (www.arabeya.org)
Arabic متى؟
Transliteration Mata?
Translation When?
Example
Arabic متى ستسافر؟
Transliteration Mata satusafir?
Translation When will you travel?
6. Arabeya Association (www.arabeya.org)
Arabic أي؟
Transliteration Ayy?
Translation Which?
Example
Arabic أي كتاب تريد؟
Transliteration Ayy Kitab turid?
Translation Which book do you want?
7. Arabeya Association (www.arabeya.org)
Arabic لمن؟
Transliteration Liman?
Translation Whose?
Example
Arabic لمن هذه السيارة؟
Transliteration Liman hadhihi as-sayyara?
Translation Whose car is this?
8. Arabeya Association (www.arabeya.org)
Arabic كيف؟
Transliteration Kayfa?
Translation How?
Example
Arabic كيف أذهب إلى المطار؟
Transliteration Kayfa ‘adh-habu ‘ila al-maTaar?
Translation How can I go to the airport?
9. Arabeya Association (www.arabeya.org)
Arabic من أين؟
Transliteration Min ‘Ayna?
Translation From Where?
Example
Arabic من أين أحضرت هذا الكتاب؟
Transliteration Min ‘ayna ‘aHDart(a) hadha
al-kitab?
Translation Where did you bring this book from?
10. Arabeya Association (www.arabeya.org)
Arabic مما؟
Transliteration Mimma?
Translation From What?
Example
Arabic مما يتكون الماء؟
Transliteration Mimma yatakawwan al-ma?
Translation From what does water consist?
11. Arabeya Association (www.arabeya.org)
Arabic من؟
Transliteration Man?
Translation Who?
Example
Arabic من بنى الهرام؟
Transliteration Man bana al-ahram?
Translation Who built the pyramids?
12. Arabeya Association (www.arabeya.org)
Arabic كم؟
Transliteration Kam?
Translation How many?
Example
Arabic كم كتاب ً اشتريت؟
ا
Transliteration Kam kitaban Ishtarayt?
Translation How many books have you bought?
13. Arabeya Association (www.arabeya.org)
Arabic كم ارتفاع؟
Transliteration Kam
irtifaa3?
Translation How high?
Example
Arabic كم يبلغ ارتفاع الهرم؟
Transliteration Kam yablugh irtifaa3 al-haram?
Translation How high is the Pyramid?