Adverbs in Egyptian Arabic
Adverbs in Egyptian Arabic
| slowly | bi-rrāɧa | بِالرّاحة | |
| fast, quickly | bi-súr3a | بِسُرْعة | |
| especially | xuȿūȿan | خُصوصاً | |
| at least | 3ála -lʔaʔáll | على الأقلّ | |
| almost, nearly, around, about | taʔrīban | تقْريباً | |
| again | tāni | تاني | |
| alone | li-wáɧdu | لِوَحْدُه | |
| also, too, as well | bárɖu | برْضُه | |
| here | hína | هِنا | |
| there | hināk | هِناك | |
| everywhere | fī kullə makān | في كُلّ مكان | |
| I see him everywhere. | ʔána bašūfu fi kullə makān. | أنا بشوفُه في كُلّ مكان. | |
| somewhere | ɧítta | حِتّة | |
| somewhere | makān | مكان | |
| I want to go somewhere fun. | 3āyiz ʔarūɧ ɧítta mumtí3a. | عايِز أروح حِتّة مُمْتِعة. | |
| anywhere | ʔayyə makān | أيّ مكان | |
| You can buy it anywhere. | múmkin tištirī min ʔayyə makān. | مُمْكِن تِشْتِرية مِن أيّ مكان. | |
| nowhere | ma-fīš makān | مفيش مكان | |
| Nowhere is safe. | ma-fīš makān ʔamān. | مفيش مكان أمان. | |
| always | dáyman | دايْماً | |
| always | 3ála ʈūl | على طول | |
| She always does her homework. | híyya 3ála ʈūl bití3mil ilwāgib. | هِيَّ على طول بِتِعْمِل الواجِب. | |
| sometime | fi márra | في مرّة | |
| Let’s have coffee sometime. | ma tīgi níšrab ʔáhwa f- márra. | ما تيجي نِشْرب قهْوَة في مرّة. | |
| sometimes | ʔaɧyānan | أحْياناً | |
| sometimes | sa3āt | ساعات | |
| I sometimes get up late. | ʔána sa3āt báȿɧa mitʔáxxar. | أنا سعات بصْحى مِتْأخّر. | |
| anytime | ʔayyə waʔt | أيّ وَقْت | |
| You can call me anytime. | múmkin tikallímni fi ʔayyə waʔt. | مُمْكِن تِكلِّمْني في أيّ وَقْت. | |
| never | 3úmru ma- | عُمْرُه ما | |
| I never eat breakfast. | 3úmri ma báfʈar. | عُمْري ما بفْطر. | |
| They’ve never been out of Egypt. | 3umrúhum ma sáfru bárra maȿr. | عُمْرُهُم ما سافْروا برّه مصْر. | |
| usually | 3ādatan | عادةً | |
| usually | fi -l3ādi | في العادي | |
| usually | 3umūman | عُموماً | |
| I usually go to work by car, but I sometimes walk. | ʔána 3ādatan barūɧ iššúɣlə bi-l3arabíyya, bass ʔaɧyānan bámši. | أنا عادةً بروح الشُّغْل بِالعربية، بسّ أحْياناً بمْشي. | |
| often | kitīr | كِتير | |
| often | ɣālíban | غالِبا | |
| I often see him at the café. | ʔána bašūfu ktīr fi -lʔáhwa. | أنا بشوفُه كِتير في القهْوُه. | |
| somehow | ma-3ráfš izzāy | معْرفْش إزّايْ | |
| The cat somehow got in the house. | ma-3ráfš izzāy ilʔúʈʈa dáxalit ilbēt. | معْرفْش إزّايْ القُطّة دخلِت البيْت. | |
| very | ʔáwi | أَوي | |
| very | gíddan | جِدّاً | |
| very | xāliȿ | خالِص | |
| very good | kuwáyyis gíddan | كُوَيِّس جِدّاً | |
| __ enough | kifāya | كِفايَة | |
| big enough | kibīr kifāya | كِبير كِفايَة | |
| too __ | __ ʔáwi | __ أَوي | |
| too big | kibīr ʔáwi | كِبير أَوي | |
| too much, too many | kitīr ʔáwi | كِتير أَوي | |
| too much money | filūs kitīr ʔáwi | فِلوس كِتير أَوي | |
| too many people | nās kitīr ʔáwi | ناس كِتير أَوي | |
| well | kuwáyyis | كُوَيِّس | |
| She speaks Arabic well. | híyya btitkállim 3árabi kwáyyis. | هِيَّ بِتِتْكلِّم عربي كْوَيِّس. | |
| still | líssa | لِسّه | |
| I’m still hungry. | ʔána líssa ga3ān. | أنا لِسّه جعان. | |
| not… yet | li-ɧáddə dilwáʔti | لِحدّ دِلْوَقْتي | |
| not… yet | líssa | لِسّه | |
| Isn’t he here yet? | húwwa líssa ma-gāš li-ɧáddə dilwáʔti? | هُوَّ لِسّه مجاش لِحدّ دِلْوَقْتي؟ | |
| I haven’t finished my coffee yet. | ma-xalláȿtiš ʔahwíti li-ɧáddə dilwáʔti. | مخلّصْتِش قَهْوِتي لِحدّ دِلْوَقْتي. | |
| I haven’t finished my coffee yet. | ʔána líssa ma-xalláȿtiš ʔahwíti. | أنا لِسّه مخلّصْتِش قَهْوِتي. | |
| already | xalāȿ | خلاص | |
| I already told you! | ʔána ʔultílak xalāȿ! | أنا قُلْتِلك خلاص! | |
| I’ve already eaten lunch. | ʔána -tɣaddēt xalāȿ! | أنا اتْغدّيْت خلاص. | |
| just (now) | líssa | لِسّه | |
| just (now) | yadōb | يادوْب | |
| I just ate. | ʔána líssa wākil. | أنا لِسّه واكِل. | |
| I just told you! | ʔána líssa yadōb ʔáylak. | أنا لِسّه يادوْب قايْلك! | |
| inside | gúwwa | جُوّه | |
| It’s hot today. Let’s stay inside. | iddúnya ɧarr innahárda. xallīna gúwwa ʔáɧsan. | الدُّنْيا حرّ النّهارْده. خلّينا جُوّه أحْسن. | |
| outside | bárra | برّه | |
| Let’s sit outside. | yálla núʔ3ud bárra. | يَلّا نُقْعُد برّه. | |
| abroad, overseas | bárra (-lbálad) | برّه (البلد) | |
| Does he live abroad? | húwwa 3āyiš bárra -lbálad? | هُوَّ عايِش برّه البلد؟ | |
| I’m going abroad next week. | ʔána msāfir bárra -lʔisbū3 ilgáyy. | أنا مْسافِر برّه الإسْبوع الجايّ. | |
| upstairs | fōʔ | فوْق | |
| Come upstairs! | ʔíʈla3 fōʔ! | اِطْلع فوْق! | |
| downstairs | taɧt | تحْت |
Adverbs in Egyptian Arabic
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