Arabic for English speakers Beach · Lesson 6

Waiting for a friend

Egyptian Arabic для waiting for friends — and asking where someone is.

Conversation

  1. Meera Meera

    إنتي فين؟

    Inty fain?

    Where are you?

  2. Yaya Yaya

    أنا مستنياكي قدام كنتاكي

    Ana mistanniyaky oddam kentucky

    I'm waiting for you in front of KFC

    Tip: mistanni (singular masculine) / mistanniyya (singular feminine) / (mistanniyyiin (plural)... This is the active participle of to wait, which translates into waiting

  3. Meera Meera

    تمام، هوصل كمان خمس دقايق

    Tamam, hawsal kaman khamas diyiya

    Okay, I'll arrive in 5 mins

  4. Yaya Yaya

    متتأخريش

    Matitakhkharish

    Don't be late

    Tip: Yit'akhar is to be late

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How do you ask 'where are you?' in Egyptian Arabic?

إنت فين؟ (Inta fein?) — masc. إنتي فين؟ (Inty fein?) — fem. Casual.

Egyptian Arabic для 'I'm waiting'?

أنا مستني (ana mestany — masc.) / مستنية (mestenya — fem.). Active participle.

Egyptian Arabic для 'I'm late'?

أنا متأخر (m) / متأخرة (f). Or simpler: لسه شوية = 'just a bit more'.

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.