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Egyptian Arabic Expression Grammar

…ما…does not always mean “what” or “not” – the adverbial particle in Egyptian Arabic

April 13, 2017 No Comments

Today we focus on some common expressions in Egyptian Arabic that can be very tricky. They are all connected by the word ما.

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Egyptian Arabic Expression Translation

“Still”, “just”, “not yet” in Egyptian Arabic

March 5, 2017 No Comments

When I started learning Egyptian Arabic, there was one word which gave me a headache: lissa –لِسّه; sometimes also written لِسَّى or لِسّة. Let’s see why.

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