How to say “except” in Egyptian Arabic

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

إِلَّا

particle

except · to (the hour), in telling time

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In a sentence

السَّاعَة سَبْعَة إِلَّا تِلْت.

It's twenty to seven.

مَظْبُوط، السَّاعَة أَرْبَعَة إِلَّا رُبْع.

Right, it's a quarter to four.

بَاوْصَل الْمَعْهَد السَّاعَة تِسْعَة إِلَّا رُبْع.

I get to the institute at a quarter to nine.

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