Friday, July 29, 2011

*EASY* Egyptian Arabic Possession, Prepositions & Pronouns

* 7 = ح (haa) - sounds like an aspirated "h"
* 2 = أ (hamza) - glottal stop
* 3 = ع ('ain) - a "choked" letter sounding like an "a" you can't represent with the English alphabet


Prepositions:
These words are just like that in English. 

against - 3ala
from - min
like - zay
on - 3ala
for - 3ashaan
with - ma3



Pronouns:

Two types of Pronouns: Subject and Object pronouns

Subject Pronouns:

I - ana
you (m) - enta
you (f) - enti
he - howa
she - hiyya
we - i7na
you - into
they - homma


Object Pronouns: 
have what is called Direct Object Pronouns and Indirect Object pronouns. Both act like suffixes and are added to the end of the verb.

Direct Object Pronouns are:

me - ee
you (m) - ak
you (f) - ik
him/ it - o
her/ it - ha
us - na
you (pl) - ko
them - hom

Masalan (for example)...

I saw them - ana shuftohom

I like it - ba7ibbo  


Indirect Object Pronouns are:

to me - nee/ -lee
to you (m) - lak
to you (f) - lik
to him - lo
to her - laha
to us - lina
to you (pl) - loko
to them - lohom



Masalan (for example)...

she talks to me -  hiyya bitkallimnee

we write to you - i7na biniktiblik


**When a direct and indirect object pronoun appear in the same sentence, the structure is:

verb + direct object + indirect object (both of which are still being added to the end of the verb)

Masalan (for example)...

Write it for me - iktib-haalee 

Send them to us - iba3at-homlina 

***These direct object pronouns can also be added to prepositions!

Masalan (for example)...

from me -  min-nee
like you (pl) - zay-ku
for them -  3ashaan-hom
This letter is from her- il maktoob da minha 


Possession - part 2

Belonging to, or bitaa3 is translated into (my, yours, our, etc). It is used only for people! It must agree with number and gender of the noun!


For Masculine Nouns:

my/ mine - bitaa3ee
your/ yours (m) - bitaa3ak
your/ yours (f) - bitaa3ik
his - bitaa3o
her - bitaa3ha
our/ours - bitaa3na
your/  yours (pl) - bitaa3ko
their/ theirs - bitaa3hom

For Feminine Nouns:

my/ mine - bitaa3tee
your/ yours (m) - bitaa3tak
your/ yours (f) - bitaa3tik
his - bitaa3to
her - bitaa3itha
our/ours - bitaa3itna
your/  yours (pl) - bitaa3itko
their/ theirs - bitaa3it-hom



Masalan (for example)...

her book (m); the book is hers - il kitab bitaa3ha

their bag (f); the bag is theirs (f) - ish shanta bitaa3it-hom 





Credits to Lonely Planet - Egyptian Arabic  

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