Arabic for English speakers Zoo · Lesson 5

Crocodiles in Egypt

Egyptian Arabic для crocodiles in Egypt — and Egyptian foxes.

Conversation

  1. Bolin Bolin

    في تماسيح في مصر؟

    Fih tamasee7 fi Masr?

    Are there crocodiles in Egypt?

    Tip: Timsa7 = Crocodile, Tamasee7 = Crocodiles

  2. Rocky Rocky

    لأ، بس في تعالب

    La' bas fih ta3alib

    Nope, but there are foxes

    Tip: Ta3lab = Fox, Ta3alib = Foxes

  3. Bolin Bolin

    عمري ماشوفت تعلب قبل كده

    3omry ma shoft ta3lab abl kida

    I never saw a fox before

  4. Rocky Rocky

    عندهم ديل طويل وكبير

    3andhom dail tawil wi kibeer

    They have long big tail

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

Egyptian Arabic для crocodile?

تمساح (timsaḥ — crocodile). تماسيح = crocodiles. Native to the Nile.

Are there crocodiles in Egypt?

Yes — Nile crocodiles (تماسيح النيل) exist in Lake Nasser (بحيرة ناصر) and the southern Nile. Historically widespread.

Egyptian Arabic для fox?

ثعلب (taʿlab — fox). ثعالب = foxes. Common in Egyptian deserts.

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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