How to say “american” in Egyptian Arabic

The word is 'amreeki (أَمْرِيكِي). Capitals mark the emphatic letters, 3 is ع and 7 is ح, and ' is the glottal stop that Cairo uses for q.

أَمْرِيكِي

American

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In a sentence

هِيَّ إِنْجلِيزِيَّة، مِش أَمْرِيكِيَّة.

She's English, not American.

نُور مِش أَمْرِيكِيَّة، هِيَّ مَصْرِيَّة.

Nour isn't American. She's Egyptian.

الْجِنْسِيَّات: مَصْرِي، هِنْدِي، إِنْجلِيزِي، أَمْرِيكِي.

The nationalities: Egyptian, Indian, English, American.

بِيتَر مِن أَمْرِيكَا، هُوَّ أَمْرِيكِي.

Peter is from America. He's American.

الشَّرَف لِيَّا. أَنَا أَمْرِيكِي. إِنْتِي مَصْرِيَّة؟

The pleasure is mine. I'm American. Are you Egyptian?

الطَّالِبَة دِي أَمْرِيكِيَّة.

This student is American. (a woman)

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