Arabic for English speakers Beach · Lesson 2

Describe someone's good characteristic

Egyptian Arabic для describing good characteristics — Dependable, honest.

Conversation

  1. Meera Meera

    إزاي ممكن توصف أعز صحابك؟

    Izzay mumkin tiwsif a3az sohabak?

    How would you describe your best friend?

    Tip: Yiwsif is to describe

  2. Kyle Kyle

    هي جدعة و أمينة، دايماً موجودة لما بحتاجها

    Hiya gada3a wi amina. Dayman mawgouda lamma bahtagha

    She is dependable and honest, always there when I need her.

    Tip: The word "Lamma" means "when" but it's used as a conjunction not as a question word. The question word is "Emta?"

  3. Meera Meera

    أنت محظوظ، صعب تلاقي صحاب تثق فيهم اليومين دول

    Inta mahzouz. Sa3b tila'y sohab tasiq feehom ilyoumen dool

    You are lucky. Trustworthy friends are hard to come by these days.

    Tip: Yila'y is to find

  4. Kyle Kyle

    طبعاً. كان ليها تأثير كبير في حياتي

    Tab3an. Kan leeha ta'sir kibeer fi 7ayaty

    Absolutely. She's been a great influence in my life.

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

Egyptian Arabic для good qualities?

أمين (honest), يعتمد عليه (dependable), كريم (generous), صادق (truthful), وفي (loyal).

How do you compliment someone in Egyptian Arabic?

إنت + adjective: إنت لطيف = 'you're kind' (masc.). إنت لطيفة = 'you're kind' (fem.).

Strong descriptive phrases?

إنت بنت ناس (you're from a good family), إنت محترم (you're respectful), إنت طيب (you're kind-hearted).

Test yourself

Pick the English translation for each line from this lesson. Wrong answers are pulled from other Arabic lessons.

4 quick questions on what you just heard.

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