Arabic for English speakers Office · Lesson 3

Making sure an email is received

Egyptian Arabic для confirming emails — Did you receive my email?

Conversation

  1. PX296 PX296

    جالِك أي إيميل عن الإجتماع اللي جاي؟

    Galiek ayy email 3an ilegtima3 illy gai?

    Did you receive my email about the upcoming meeting?

  2. Honey Honey

    أيوه وصلني. شكراً إنك قولتلي!

    Aiwa wisilny. Shukran innak oltily!

    Yes, I did. Thanks for telling me!

    Tip: Yiwsal literally mans to arrive or to reach. Wisilny means I got it... the suffix "ny" is the object pronoun = me

  3. PX296 PX296

    مفيش مشكلة.

    Mafish moshkela

    No problem.

  4. Honey Honey

    عظيم!

    3azim!

    Great!

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

Egyptian Arabic для email?

إيميل (loanword) or بريد إلكتروني (electronic mail). جاالك إيميلي؟ = 'did my email arrive?'.

Egyptian Arabic для meetings?

اجتماع (egtimaʿ — meeting). موعد (appointment). محاضرة (lecture).

How do you confirm receipt?

وصلني (it arrived/I got it), جاني (it came to me), استلمت (I received).

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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