Unit 5 · Where is it? Where do you live?

On, under, behind, next to

Capitals mark the emphatic letters, 3 is ع and 7 is ح, and ' is the glottal stop that Cairo uses for q.

Place words go before the noun, as in English: foo' eT-Taraabeeza (on top of the table), ta7t el-korsi (under the chair), wara el-baab (behind the door), 'oddaam el-bosTa (in front of the post office), ganb esh-shobbaak (next to the window), gowwa esh-shanTa (inside the bag). 3ala is "on" and fi is "in". Ask with feen: feen en-naDDara? "where are the glasses?" To say something's not there, use mish: mish foo', ta7t. "Not on top, underneath."