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How to say “bus” in Egyptian Arabic

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

أُتُوبِيس

noun

bus

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In a sentence

الْأُتُوبِيس فِين؟

Where's the bus?

بَارُوح الْمَعْهَد بِالْأُتُوبِيس.

I go to the institute by bus.

بَارْكَب الْأُتُوبِيس كُلّ يُوم.

I take the bus every day.

أَيْوَه. بَارْكَب الْأُتُوبِيس السَّاعَة سَبْعَة. وِإِنْتَ؟

Yes. I catch the bus at seven. And you?

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