How to say “busy” in Egyptian Arabic

There are two ways to say it. Capitals mark the emphatic letters, 3 is ع and 7 is ح, and ' is the glottal stop that Cairo uses for q.

مَشْغُولَة

busy (f)

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مَشْغُول

adj

busy (m)

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In a sentence

أُخْتَك مَشْغُولَة؟

Is your sister busy? (to a man)

أَنَا مَشْغُول الْإِتْنِين.

I'm busy on Monday. (said by a man)

هِيَّ مَشْغُولَة قَوِي.

She's very busy.

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