EGYSLANGOLOGY

Osameez

New member

Member since 22 September 2013

Cairo

Osameez

25 January 2014 19:31:51

Osameez

25 January 2014 19:31:51

Cairo

Hi everyone,

Today I am going to reveal some interesting ideas and aspects of Egyptian Arabic and the equivalent English to it.

- "خلع" [khala'] : ditched .......... KHALA' MEN HADD = ditched someone

- some interesting words like "فاضي" [fadi] = empty & blank & dead [FADIA is the feminine adj.]
....... we say
SANDOO' FADI = empty box .....
safha FADI(A) = blank sheet ....
BATTARRIA FADI(A) = dead battery

I hope everyone learned something. and your comments will be appreciated to bring some more.

regards, Meez

TheNewBee

Active member

Member since 24 April 2013

Cairo

TheNewBee

26 January 2014 05:42:47

TheNewBee

26 January 2014 05:42:47

Cairo

I may add that ''Fadi" in another context means "Free"
eg. Are you "Fadi/Fadia" (m/f respectively) today?? meaning Are you "Free" today??
Well this was just a thought coz I got some "Fadi" time

More members could add to the thread more widely-used slang words in Cairo

Osameez

New member

Member since 22 September 2013

Cairo

Osameez

27 January 2014 17:23:53

Osameez

27 January 2014 17:23:53

Cairo

Hi Newbee,

You didn't get me right. I meant the different uses of a word not the main meaning.

anyway, thank you for adding an information and thank you for dropping by

,Meez

Osameez

New member

Member since 22 September 2013

Cairo

Osameez

27 January 2014 17:32:55

Osameez

27 January 2014 17:32:55

Cairo

Hi everyone,

new word of today is : KAN (pronounced like CAN)

In arabic we use KAN to say "was" for masculine [KANET] feminine]
example >>>>> HWA KAN HENA = he was here

in English : we say KAN to talk about probability or capability
example >>>>> You can go. / I can do it.

Find more topics on the Cairo forum

Articles to help you in your expat project in Cairo