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Egyptian Gender

Welcome to the fifth Egyptian lesson about gender. This time we will view a list of people, feminine and masculine, followed by grammar rules, finally a list of expressions in Egyptian to help you practice your daily phrases. To hear the pronunciation, just click on the sound icon.

man
man Audio راجـِل [ragel]
woman
woman Audio سِت [set]
husband
husband Audio زوج [zug]
wife
wife Audio زوجة [zuga]
boy
boy Audio ولد [walad]
girl
girl Audio بنت [bent]
father
father Audio أب [ab]
mother
mother Audio أم [um]

Gender Grammar Rules

In general, gender is used to distinguish between male and female, sometimes referred to as masculine and feminine. For example: my son and daughter are students the noun [son] is masculine, while [daughter] is feminine. The following examples use gender in different ways and places to demonstrate their behavior.

Grammar + Rules - Egyptian + Pronunciation
my son is a student
[masculine + noun] إبني طالِب Audio [ebni taleb]
her daughter is a student
[feminine + noun] بِنتَها طالِبَة Audio [bentaha taliba]
he has a tall brother
[adjective + masculine] هُوَّا عَندوه أخ طَويل Audio [huwa 'andu akh taweel]
she has a tall sister
[adjective + feminine] هِيَّا عَندَها أُخت طَويلَة Audio [hiya 'andaha ukht taweela]
his brothers are young
[plural masculine + adjective] إخواتُه صُغَيَّرين Audio [ekhwatuh sughayareen]
his sisters are young
[plural feminine + adjective] إخواتها صُغَيَّرين Audio [ekhwat-ha sughayareen]

The list below will probably provide more clarification. These are family members (males and females). I think it would be wise to memorize them as part of your important vocabulary list.

son
son Audio ابن [ebn]
daughter
daughter Audio بنت [bent]
brother
brother Audio أخ [akh]
sister
sister Audio أخت [ukht]
grandfather
grandfather Audio جـِد [ged]
grandmother
grandmother Audio جِدة [gedda]
child
child Audio طِفْل [tefl]
children
children Audio أطْفال [atfaal]

Expressions in Egyptian

Now it's time to practice expressions used in daily conversations. If you're a beginner in learning Egyptian, then the phrases below are something you would want to know.

English - Egyptian - Pronunciation
What do you mean? أصْدَك إيه؟ [asdak eeh?] Audio
I don't understand أنا مِش فاهِم [ana mesh fahem] Audio
I don't know أنا مَعْرَفش [ana ma'rafsh] Audio
What is that called in Egyptian? دا إسمُه إيه بالمَصري؟ [da esmu eeh belmasri?] Audio
What is this? إيه دا؟ [eeh da?] Audio
What does that word mean in English? الكِلمَة دي مَعْناها إيه بالإنجِليزي؟ [elkelma de ma'naha eeh belinglizi?] Audio
Sorry (if you made a mistake) أسِف [asef] Audio

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