In this article, we learn how to set an appointment in spoken Egyptian. In this dialogue, Mrs Kareema is having a phone call with a clinic and she sets an appointment. So, you will learn important keywords that will be used in this regard.
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How to set an appointment in spoken Egyptian: Dialogue
Let’s read the dialogue in Arabic script and Roman letters:
مساء الخير ، أنا مدام كريمة – أنا عايزة أحجز معاد الأسبوع الجاى لو سمحت
masaa el-kheer, ana madaam Karima – ana 3ayzah a7gez ma3aad el-osboo3 el-gaay law sama7t
لحظة واحدة من فضلك ، الأسبوع الجاي مليان – إيه رأيك فى الأسبوع اللى بعده
la7zah wa7dah men fadlek, el-osboo3 el-gaay malyaan. eeh ra2yek fi el-osboo3 elly ba3doh?
كويس جدا
kwayyes geddan
يوم التلات الساعة 3 مناسب معاكي
youm el-talaat essa3a talaata monaaseb ma3aaki?
أيوة مناسب معايا
aywa monaseb m3aya
Now let’s read the ‘Setting an appointment in spoken Egyptian’ dialogue in English.
Good afternoon, my name is Mrs. Karima. I want to reserve an appointment for next week, please.
One moment, please. Next week is full – How about the one after?
Very good.
Tuesday at 3:00 pm is OK with you
Yes, it is ok.
Now let’s analyse some of the important keywords in this dialogue:
el-osboo3 el-gaay الأسبوع الجاي
The number ‘3’ here corresponds to the letter ‘ayn ع’ in Arabic. In Egyptian, the word ‘next’ or ‘coming’ means ‘el-gaay’. Accordingly, when I say ‘next week’, it means ‘el-osboo3 el-gaay’. I previously talked about the article ‘el-‘ in this blog article. In addition, if you want to learn Egyptian Arabic and speak Egyptian Arabic in daily conversations, make sure to check my free resources.
Do you know the meaning of the word ‘kwayyes’?
‘kwayyes كويس’ is one of the mega-important keywords in spoken Egyptian dialect. This is because this word is very common and therefore you will hear it a lot in daily conversations, especially when you try to set an appointment in spoken Egyptian. So when you say ‘ana kwayyes أنا كويس’ it means: I am good or ok.
This dialogue gives two synonym meanings for the word ‘please’ – Did you spot them?
The word ‘please’ can mean the following phrases:
- Law sama7t لو سمحت
- Men fadlak من فضلك
So when you use either of these phrases, you will say ‘please’ in English. The Arabic language and spoken Egyptian are very rich, so you will have the chance to select among some synonym phrases like this one. Furthermore, some of the synonyms can give even shades of meaning, and this will be the subject of another article.
That is it for today.
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