Cars and Other Transportation in Egyptian Arabic
Cars and Other Transportation in Egyptian Arabic
| transportation | muwáȿla | مُواصْلة | |
| means of transportation | wasāʔil ilmuwaȿlāt [pl.] | وَسائِل المُواصْلات | |
| to take (a bus, taxi, etc.) | ʔáxad [i3] | أخد | |
| to get on, get in, take (a bus, taxi, etc.) | ríkib [1s4] | رِكِب | |
| to get off, get out of | nízil [1s5] min | نِزِل مِن | |
| transportation, shipping | naʔl | نقْل | |
| freight | šaɧn | شحْن | |
| truck (UK: lorry) | lōri | لوْري | |
| pick-up truck | 3arabíyya nuȿȿə naʔl | عربية نُصّ نقْل | |
| ship | safīna (súfun) | سفينة (سُفُن) | |
| boat | márkib [f.] (marākib) | مرْكِب (مراكِب) | |
| bus | utubīs | أُتوبيس | |
| I usually go to work by bus. | ʔána ɣālíban barūɧ iššúɣlə bi-lʔutubīs. | أنا غالِباً بروح الشُّغْل بِالأُتوبيس. | |
| to miss the bus | fāt [1h1] ilʔutubīs | فات الأُتوبيس | |
| bus stop | máwʔif (mawāʔif) ʔutubīs | مَوْقِف (مَواقِف) أُتوبيس | |
| bus driver | sawwāʔ ʔutubīs | سوّاق أُتوبيس | |
| metro, subway (UK: underground) | ilmítru | المِتْرو | |
| I take the metro every day. | ʔána bárkab ilmítru kullə yōm. | أنا برْكب المِتْرو كُلّ يوْم. | |
| metro station | maɧáʈʈit mítru | محطِّةْ مِتْرو | |
| women-only passenger car | 3arabíyyit sittāt | عربيةْ سِتّات | |
| taxi | táksi | تاكْسي | |
| We took a taxi downtown. | rikíbna táksi l-wisʈ ilbálad. | رِكِبْنا تاكْسي لِوِسْط البلد. | |
| taxi driver | sawwāʔ táksi | سوّاق تاكْسي | |
| to hail a taxi | šāwir [3s] li-táksi | شاوِر لتّاكْسي | |
| taxi meter | 3addād táksi | عدّاد تاكْسي | |
| taxi meter | bundēra (banadīr) | بُنْديْرة (بنادير) | |
| to negotiate the fare | fāȿil [3s] fi -lʔúgra | فاصِل في الأُجْرة | |
| left | šimāl | شِمال | |
| Turn left! | xuššə šmāl! | خُشّ شْمال. | |
| Turn left! | liffə šmāl! | لِفّ شْمال. | |
| right | yimīn | يِمين | |
| Turn right! | xuššə ymīn! | خُشّ يْمين. | |
| Turn right! | liffə ymīn! | لِفّ يْمين. | |
| straight | ʈawwāli | طوّالي | |
| straight | 3ála ʈūl | على طول | |
| Go straight! | ʔímši ʈawwāli! | اِمْشي طوّالي. | |
| bicycle | 3ágala (3ágal) | عجلة (عجل) | |
| to ride a bicycle | ríkib [1s4] 3ágala | رِكِب عجلة | |
| cyclist | rākib 3ágala | راكِب عجلة | |
| bicycle lane, bike path | ʈarīʔ 3ágal | طريق عجل | |
| pedal | baddāl | بدّال | |
| chain | ganzīr (ganazīr) | جنْزير (جنازير) | |
| bike seat | kúrsi 3ágala | كُرْسي عجلة | |
| motorcycle | mutusíkl | موتوسيكْل | |
| helmet | xōza (xíwaz) | خوْذة (خِوَذ) | |
| tuk-tuk, auto-rickshaw | túktuk (takātik) | توكْتوك (تكاتِك) | |
| car | 3arabíyya | عربية | |
| to drive | sāʔ [1h1] | ساق | |
| driver | sawwāʔ | سَوّاق | |
| passenger | rākib | راكِب | |
| passenger | musāfir | مُسافِر | |
| driver’s license | rúxȿit (rúxaȿ) siwwāʔa | رُخْصِةْ (رُخص) سِوّاقة | |
| traffic | murūr | مُرور | |
| traffic jam | záɧma | زحْمة | |
| to get stuck in traffic | itzánaʔ [7s1] fi -zzáɧma | اِتْزنق في الزّحْمة | |
| The traffic is horrible right now! | iššawāri3 záɧma ʔáwi dilwáʔti! | الشَّوارِع زحْمة أَوي دِلْوَقْتي! | |
| rush hour | sā3it izzúrwa | ساعِةْ الذُّرْوَة | |
| Forget going downtown right now. It’s rush hour. | balāš tínzal wisʈ ilbálad dilwáʔti. di sā3it izzúrwa. | بلاش تِنْزِل وِسْط البلد دِلْوَقْتي. دي ساعِةْ الذُّرْوَة. | |
| to pass, overtake | 3ádda [2d] min | عدّى مِن | |
| to stop | wíʔif [i5] | وِقِف | |
| to yield to | wássa3 [2s2] li- | وَسّع لِـ | |
| to have the right of way | lī -lʔawlawíyya | ليه الأَوْلَوية | |
| pedestrians | mušāh [pl.] | مُشاهْ | |
| sidewalk (UK: pavement) | raȿīf (arȿífa) | رصيف (أرْصِفة) | |
| crosswalk, pedestrian crossing (UK: zebra crossing) | xuʈūʈ mušāh [pl.] | خُطوط مُشاهْ | |
| to cross the street | 3ádda [2d] -ššāri3 | عدّى الشّارِع | |
| traffic light | ʔišārit murūr | إشارِةْ مُرور | |
| green light | ʔišāra xáɖra | إشارة خضْرا | |
| red light | ʔišāra ɧámra | إشارة حمْرا | |
| yellow light | ʔišāra ȿáfra | إشارة صفْرا | |
| to run a red light | kássar [2s2] ilʔišāra | كسّر الإشارة | |
| to park | rákan [1s2] | ركن | |
| parking lot (UK: car park) | máwʔaf (mawāʔif) | مَوْقف (مَواقِف) | |
| parking garage | garāž | جراچ | |
| to park on the street | rákan [1s2] fi -ššāri3 | ركن في الشّارِع | |
| lane | ɧāra | حارة | |
| to change lanes | ɣáyyar [2s2] ilɧāra | غيّر الحارة | |
| a four-lane road | šāri3 ʔárba3 ɧarāt | شارِع أرْبع حارات | |
| intersection | taqātu3 | تقاطُع | |
| round-about | midān (mayadīn) | ميدان (مَيادين) | |
| highway, expressway (UK: motorway) | ʈarīʔ sarī3 (ʈúruʔ sarī3a) | طريق سريع (طُرُق سريعة) | |
| bridge, overpass | kúbri (kabāri) | كُبْري (كباري) | |
| speed limit | ɧudūd issúr3a [pl.] | حُدود السُّرْعة | |
| license plate (UK: number plate) | lōɧit ʔarqām 3arabíyya | لوْحِةْ أرْقام عربية | |
| car insurance | taʔmīn 3arabíyya | تأْمين عربية | |
| to pick up | rákkib [2s1] | ركِّب | |
| to drop off | názzil [2s1] | نزِّل | |
| You can just drop me off on the corner. | múmkin tinazzílni 3and innáȿya di. | مُمْكِن تِنزِّلْني عنْد النّاصْيَة دي. | |
| to give a lift to, take | wáȿȿal [2s2] | وَصّل | |
| Can you give me a ride home? | múmkin tiwaȿȿálni l-ɧadd ilbēt? | مُمْكِن تِوَصّلْني لِحدّ البيْت؟ | |
| hood (UK: bonnet) | kabbūt | كبّوت | |
| windshield (UK: windscreen) | ʔizāz 3arabíyya | قِزاز عربية | |
| trunk (UK: boot) | šánʈit 3arabíyya | شنْطِةْ عربية | |
| the front seat | ilkúrsi -lli ʔuddām | الكُرْسي اللي قُدّام | |
| the back seat | ilkúrsi -lli wára | الكُرْسي اللي وَرا | |
| car door | bāb 3arabíyya | باب عربية | |
| car door handle | úkrit (úkar) bāb 3arabíyya | أوكْرِةْ (أوكر) باب عربية | |
| window | šubbāk (šababīk) | شُبّاك (شبابيك) | |
| to roll the window up | ʔáfal [1s2] iššubbāk | قفل الشُّبّاك | |
| to roll the window down | fátaɧ [1s1] iššubbāk | فتح الشُّبّاك | |
| The door is ajar. | ilbāb miš maʔfūl kuwáyyis. | الباب مِش مقْفول كُوَيِّس. | |
| steering wheel | diriksiyōn | دِرِكْسِيوْن | |
| to drive, steer | sāʔ [1h1] | ساق | |
| turn signal | ʔišārit dawarān | إشارِةْ دَوَران | |
| He never uses his turn signal. | húwwa miš biyistá3mil ʔišártu. | هُوَّ مِش بِيِسْتعْمِل إشارْتُه. | |
| rearview mirror | mirāya xalfíyya | مِرايَة خلْفية | |
| side view mirror | mirāya ganibíyya | مِرايَة جانِبية | |
| glove compartment | durgə 3arabíyya | دُرْج عربية | |
| dashboard | lōɧit 3addadāt | لوْحِةْ عدّادات | |
| dashboard | tablōh | تابْلوْهْ | |
| emergency brake, hand brake | farāmil ʔīd [pl.] | فرامِل إيد | |
| tire (UK: tyre) | 3ágala (3ágal) | عجلة (عجل) | |
| tire (UK: tyre) | kawítš | كاوِتْش | |
| to check the tire pressure | ʔās [1h2] ɖaɣʈ il3ágal | قاس ضغْط العجل | |
| to get a flat tire | il3ágala fássit [1g3] | العجلة فسِّت | |
| spare tire | 3ágala -ɧtiyāʈi | عجلة احْتِياطي | |
| to change a flat tire | ɣáyyar [2s2] 3ágala | غيّر عجلة | |
| automatic | [automatic] | أوْتوْماتيك | |
| manual, stickshift | manyúwal | مانْيُوال | |
| manual, stickshift | yádawi | يَدَوي | |
| I can’t drive a stick. | ma-ba3ráfš ʔasūʔ il3arabiyyāt ilmanyúwal. | مبعْرفْش أسوق العربيات المانْيُوال. | |
| pedal | dawwāsa | دوّاسة | |
| clutch | klitš | كْلِتْش | |
| brake | farāmil [pl.] | فرامِل | |
| to brake | fármil [11s1] | فرْمِل | |
| gas pedal (UK: accelerator) | banzīn | بنْزين | |
| to accelerate, speed up | sárra3 [2s2] | سرّع | |
| to accelerate, speed up | dās [1h1] banzīn | داس بنْزين | |
| to slow down | báʈʈaʔ [2s2] | بطّأ | |
| stickshift | fitīs | فِتيس | |
| gear | tirs (tirūs) | تِرْس (تِروس) | |
| in gear | mi3áššaʔ | مِعشّق | |
| 1st gear | issúr3a -lʔūla | السُّرْعة الأولى | |
| reverse (gear) | maršidīr | مارْشِدير | |
| reverse (gear) | tirs irrugū3 | تِرْس الرُّجوع | |
| to back up | rígi3 [1s4] li-wára | رِجِع لِوَرا | |
| to change gears | ɣáyyar [2s2] issúr3a | غيّر السُّرْعة | |
| I put the car in reverse and started backing up. | ʔána gibtə maršidīr wi rigí3tə bi-l3arabíyya. | أنا جِبْت مارْشِدير و رِجِعْت بِالعربية. | |
| speedometer | 3addād issúr3a | عدّاد السُّرْعة | |
| to do the speed limit | iltázam [8s1] bi-ssúr3a | اِلْتزم بِالسُّرْعة | |
| to speed, go over the speed limit | itxáʈʈa [5d] -ssúr3a | اِتْخطّى السُّرْعة | |
| The police pulled me over for speeding. | iššúrʈa waʔʔafítni 3ála gambə bi-sábab issúr3a. | الشُّرْطة وَقّفِتْني على جنْب بِسبب السُّرْعة. | |
| gas (UK: petrol) | banzīn | بنْزين | |
| We’ve run out of gas. | ilbanzīn xíliȿ. | البنْزين خِلِص. | |
| The tank is full. | ittánkə malyān. | التّنْك ملْيان. | |
| gas gauge | 3addād ilbanzīn | عدّاد البنْزين | |
| gas station (UK: petrol station) | banzīna | بنْزينة | |
| gas pump | miɖáxxit banzīn | مِضخِّةْ بنْزين | |
| to get gas | máwwin [2s1] il3arabíyya | موِّن العربية | |
| to change the oil | ɣáyyar [2s2] izzēt | غيّر الزّيْت | |
| to put on one’s seatbelt, wear one’s seat belt | rábaʈ [1s3] ɧizām ilʔamān | ربط حِزام الأمان | |
| to start a car | dáwwar [2s2] il3arabíyya | دوّر العربية | |
| The car won’t start. | il3arabíyya miš bitdūr. | العربية مِش بِتْدور. | |
| to turn off the engine | ʈáffa [2d] -lmuɧárrik | طفّى المُحرِّك | |
| bumper | ʔikȿidām | إكْصِدام | |
| fender | ráfraf (rafārif) | رفْرف (رفارِف) | |
| (car) roof | saʔf (suʔūf) | سقْف (سُقوف) | |
| to get in a fender-bender | 3ámal [1s2] ɧádsa basīʈa | عمل حادْثة بسيطة | |
| dent | xábʈa | خبْطة | |
| There’s a dent in the side of the car! | fī xábʈa fi -l3arabíyya min ilgámb. | فيه خبْطة في العربية مِن الجنْب! | |
| headlight | miȿbāɧ ʔamāmi (maȿabīɧ ʔamamíyya) | مِصْباح أمامي (مصابيح أمامية) | |
| Turn on your headlights when it starts to get dark. | náwwar ilmaȿabīɧ lámma -ddúnya tɖállim. | نوّر المصابيح لمّا الدُّنْيا تْضلِّم. | |
| to get in an accident, have an accident | 3ámal [1s2] ɧádsa | عمل حادْثة | |
| to crash | xábaʈ [1s1] | خبط | |
| He crashed (his car) into a tree. | xábaʈ 3arabītu fi šágara. | خبط عربيتُه في شجرة. | |
| to be totaled, destroyed | itdášdiš [11p1] | اِتْدشْدِش | |
| to be totaled, destroyed | itdámmar [5s2] | اِتْدمّر | |
| The car was totaled in the accident. | il3arabíyya -tdášdišit fi -lɧádsa. | العربية اتْدشْدِشِت في الحادْثة. |
Cars and Other Transportation in Egyptian Arabic
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