Work and Professions in Egyptian Arabic
Work and Professions in Egyptian Arabic
| work, job | šuɣl (ašɣāl) | شُغْل (أشْغال) | |
| work, job | waʐīfa (waʐāyif) | وَظيفة (وَظايِف) | |
| to work, be employed | ištáɣal [8s2] | اِشْتغل | |
| She works as a teacher. | híyya btištáɣal mudarrísa. | هِيَّ بِتِشْتغل مُدرِّسة. | |
| She works in (the field of) teaching. | híyya btištáɣal fi (magāl) ittadrīs. | هِيَّ بِتِشْتغل في مجال التّدريس. | |
| I work five days a week. | baštáɣal xámas tiyyām fi -lʔisbū3. | بشْتغل خمس تِيّام في الإسْبوع. | |
| job, task | šúɣla | شُغْلة | |
| job, task | šuɣlāna | شغْلانة | |
| full-time | dawām kāmil | دَوام كامِل | |
| full-time | [full time] | فول تايْم | |
| I work full-time. | baštáɣal [full time]. | بشْتغل فول تايْم. | |
| part-time | dawām guzʔi | دَوام جُزْئي | |
| part-time | nuȿȿə yōm | نُصّ يوْم | |
| part-time | [part time] | پارْت تايْم | |
| I want a part-time job. | 3āyiz šuɣlə dawām gúzʔi. | عايِز شُغْل دَوام جُزْئي. | |
| the private sector | ilqitā3 ilxāȿȿ | القِطاع الخاصّ | |
| the public sector | ilqiʈā3 il3āmm | القِطاع العامّ | |
| civil servant | muwáʐʐaf ɧukūmi | مُوَظّف حُكومي | |
| to look for a job | dáwwar [2s2] 3ála šuɣl | دوّر على شُغْل | |
| to apply for a job | ʔáddim [2s1] 3ála šuɣl | قدِّم على شُغْل | |
| applicant, candidate | mitʔáddim | مِتْقدِّم | |
| experience | xíbra | خِبْرة | |
| to have a job interview | 3ándu muʔáblit šuɣl | عنْدُه مُقابْلِةْ شُغْل | |
| to interview | 3ámal [1s2] muʔábla | عمل مُقابْلة | |
| to get a job | gālu [i1] šuɣl | جالُه شُغْل | |
| to find a job | láʔa [i4] šugl | لقى شُغْل | |
| to obtain employment | itwáʐʐaf [5s2] | اِتْوَظّف | |
| Have you found a job yet? | laʔēt šuɣlə wálla líssa? | لقيْت شُغْل وَلّا لِسّه؟ | |
| to employ | wáʐʐaf [2s2] | وَظّف | |
| to employ | 3áyyin [2s1] | عيْن | |
| to employ | šáɣɣal [2s2] | شغّل | |
| employee | muwáʐʐaf | مُوَظّف | |
| employer | ȿāɧib (aȿɧāb) šuɣl | صاحِب (أصْحاب) شُغْل | |
| boss, manager | mudīr | مُدير | |
| colleague, coworker | zimīl (zamāyil) | زِميل (زمايِل) | |
| company | šírka | شِرْكة | |
| to start work | bádaʔ [1s1] šúɣlu | بدأ شُغْلُه | |
| to take a break | ʔáxad [i3] istirāɧa | أخد اِسْتِراحة | |
| lunch break | istirāɧit ɣáda | اِسْتِراحِةْ غدا | |
| to finish work, get off work | xállaȿ [2s2] iššúɣl | خلّص الشُّغْل | |
| to work overtime | ištáɣal [8s2] [overtime] | اِشْتغل أوْڤر تايْم | |
| working hours | dawām | دَوام | |
| I work eight hours a day. | ʔána baštáɣal dawām táman sa3āt yumíyyan. | أنا بشْتغل دَوام تمان ساعات يومِيّاً. | |
| day shift | šiftə bi-nnahār | شِفْت بِالنّهار | |
| day shift | wardíyyit innahār | وَرْديةْ النّهار | |
| night shift, graveyard shift | šiftə bi-llēl | شِفْت بِاللّيْل | |
| night shift, graveyard shift | wardíyyit illēl | وَرْديةْ اللّيْل | |
| I work the night shift. | iššíftə btā3i bi-llēl. | الشِّفْت بِتاعي بِاللّيْل. | |
| off work, not working | fāɖi | فاضي | |
| I have weekends off. | ʔána fāɖi ʔāxir ilʔisbū3. | أنا فاضي آخِر الإسْبوع. | |
| office | máktab (makātib) | مكْتب (مكاتِب) | |
| office worker | muwáʐʐaf maktábi | مُوَظّف مكْتبي | |
| company representative | mandūb šírka | منْدوب شِرْكة | |
| to stay late at the office | itʔáxxar [5s2] fi -lmáktab | اِتْأخّر في المكْتب | |
| to go on a business trip | sāfir [3s] f- ríɧlit šuɣl | سافِر في رِحْلِةْ شُغْل | |
| to have a meeting | 3ándu igtimā3 | عنْدُه اِجْتِماع | |
| client | 3amīl (3úmala) | عميل (عُملا) | |
| to earn money | gāb [1h2] filūs | جاب فِلوس | |
| wage, pay | ʔagr (ugūr) | أجْر (أُجور) | |
| salary | muráttab | مُرتّب | |
| My salary is just okay. | ilmuráttab bitā3i nuȿȿə nuȿȿ. | المُرتّب بِتاعي نُصّ نُصّ. | |
| to get paid | ʔábaɖ [1s1] | قبض | |
| payday | yōm ʔabɖ | يوْم قبْض | |
| I get paid on the first of the month. | báʔbaɖ f- ʔáwwal iššáhr. | بقْبض في أوّل الشّهْر. | |
| bonus, incentive | ɧāfiz (ɧawāfiz) | حافِز (حَوافِز) | |
| pay raise | ziyāda fi -lmuráttab | زِيادة في المُرتّب | |
| to get a raise | zād [1h2] fi -lmuráttab | زاد في المُرتّب | |
| to give __ a raise | záwwid-lu [2s1] -lmuráttab | زوِّد لُه المُرتّب | |
| promotion | tarʔíyya | ترْقية | |
| to get promoted | itráʔʔa [5d] | اِتْرقّى | |
| Praise be to God, I got a promotion this month. | ilɧámdu lillāh, ʔána -traʔʔēt iššáhrə da. | الحمْدُ للّه أنا اتْرقّيْت الشّهْر ده. | |
| unemployed, jobless | 3āʈil | عاطِل | |
| unemployment | baʈāla | بطالة | |
| to resign | istaqāl [10h] | اِسْتقال | |
| to quit one’s job | sāb [1h2] iššúɣl | ساب الشُّغْل | |
| to lay off, make redundant | istáɣna [10d1] 3an | اِسْتغْنى عن | |
| to fire | ʈárad [1s3] | طرد | |
| to get fired | inʈárad [7s2] min šúɣlu | اِنْطرد مِن شُغْلُه | |
| to retire | ʈíli3 [1s4] min iššúɣl | طِلِع مِن الشُّغْل | |
| to retire | ʈili3 [1s4] 3ála ma3āš | طِلِع على معاش | |
| pension | ma3āš | معاش | |
| (age of) retirement | sinn ilma3āš | سِنّ المعاش | |
| I hope to retire when I’m sixty. | nífsi ʔáʈla3 ma3āš 3ála sinn issittīn. | نِفْسي أطْلع معاش على سِنّ السِّتّين. | |
| career | míhna (míhan) | مِهْنة (مِهن) | |
| trade, craft | ɧírfa (ɧíraf) | حِرْفة (حِرف) | |
| What do you do? | bitištáɣal ʔē? | بِتِشْتغل أيْه؟ | |
| I’m a __. (job) | ʔána __. | أنا __. | |
| I’m a __. (job) | baštáɣal __. | بشْتغل __. | |
| accountant | muɧāsib | مُحاسِب | |
| actor | mumássil | مُمثِّل | |
| architect | muhándis mi3māri | مُهنْدِس مِعْماري | |
| artist | fannān | فنّان | |
| athlete | riyāɖi | رِياضي | |
| baker | xabbāz | خبّاز | |
| bank teller, banker | muwáʐʐaf fi bank | مُوَظّف في بنْك | |
| bank manager | mudīr bank | مُدير بنْك | |
| barber | ɧallāʔ | حلّاق | |
| bus driver | sawwāʔ ʔutubīs | سوّاق أُتوبيس | |
| butcher | gazzār | جزّار | |
| carpenter | naggār | نجّار | |
| cashier | kašīr | كاشير | |
| chef | [chef] | شيف | |
| cleaner | 3āmil (3ummāl) naɖāfa | عامِل (عُمّال) نضافة | |
| cook | ʈabbāx | طبّاخ | |
| customer service representative | mumássil xídmit il3úmala | مُمثِّل خِدْمِةْ العُملا | |
| dentist | duktūr (dakátrit) ʔasnān | دُكْتور (دكاتْرِةْ) أسْنان | |
| doctor | duktūr (dakátra) | دُكْتور (دكاتْرة) | |
| editor | muɧárrir | مُحرِّر | |
| electrician (repairman) | kahrabāʔi | كهْربائي | |
| engineer | muhándis | مُهنْدِس | |
| farmer | fallāɧ | فلّاح | |
| firefighter | rāgil (rigālit) maʈāfi | راجِل (رِجالِةْ) مطافي | |
| fisherman | ȿayyād | صيّاد | |
| flight attendant | muɖīf | مُضيف | |
| garbage collector (UK: dustman) | zabbāl | زبّال | |
| gardener | ganáyni | جنايْني | |
| hairdresser | kuwafīr | كُوافير | |
| imam | imām (aʔímma) | إمام (أئِمّة) | |
| judge | ʔāɖi (ʔuɖāh) | قاضي (قُضاهْ) | |
| laborer | 3āmil (3ummāl) | عامِل (عُمّال) | |
| lawyer, attorney (UK: solicitor) | muɧāmi | مُحامي | |
| maid | šaɣɣāla | شغّالة | |
| mechanic | mikanīki | ميكانيكي | |
| musician | musiqār | موسيقار | |
| nurse | mumárriɖ | مُمرِّض | |
| painter (of art) | rassām | رسّام | |
| painter, house painter | dahhān | دهّان | |
| pharmacist | ȿaydáli (ȿayádila) | صَيْدلي (صَيادِلة) | |
| pilot | ʈayyār | طيّار | |
| plumber | sabbāk | سبّاك | |
| police officer | ʐābiʈ (ʐubbāʈ) šúrʈa | ظابِط (ظُبّاط) شُرْطة | |
| politician | siyāsi | سِياسي | |
| priest | ʔissīs (ʔasāwisa) | قِسّيس (قساوِسة) | |
| priest | rāhib (ruhbān) | راهِب (رُهْبان) | |
| professor | brufesūr | بْروفيْسور | |
| professor | ustāz (asátza) | أُسْتاذ (أساتْذة) | |
| real estate agent | simsār (samásra) | سِمْسار (سماسْرة) | |
| repairman | múȿliɧ | مُصْلِح | |
| sailor | baɧɧār | بحّار | |
| salesperson | mandūb mabi3āt | منْدوب مبيعات | |
| secretary | sikirtēr | سِكِرْتيْر | |
| servant | šaɣɣāl | شغّال | |
| shop assistant | bayyā3 | بيّاع | |
| shopkeeper | baʔʔāl | بقّال | |
| soldier | 3askári (3asākir) | عسْكري (عساكِر) | |
| soldier | gúndi (gunūd) | جُنْدي (جُنود) | |
| taxi driver | sawwāʔ táksi | سوّاق تاكْسي | |
| teacher | mudárris | مُدرِّس | |
| technician (UK: engineer) | fánni | فنّي | |
| travel agent | wakīl (wúkala) sáfar | وَكيل (وُكلا) سفر | |
| veterinarian | duktūr bīʈari | دُكْتور بيطري | |
| waiter | garsōn | جرْسوْن | |
| waitress | garsōna | جرْسوْنة | |
| writer | kātib (kuttāb) | كاتِب (كُتّاب) |
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