How to say “five” in Egyptian Arabic

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

خَمْسَة

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five

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In a sentence

السَّاعَة خَمْسَة وِرُبْع.

It's a quarter past five.

اِتْنِين وِتَلَاتَة يِبْقُوا خَمْسَة.

Two and three make five.

خَمْسَة وِخَمْسَة يِبْقُوا عَشَرَة.

Five and five make ten.

نِمْرِتِي سَبْعَة، تِسْعَة، وَاحِد، خَمْسَة.

My number is seven, nine, one, five.

خَمْسَة، أَرْبَعَة، تَلَاتَة، اِتْنِين، وَاحِد!

Five, four, three, two, one!

الْقَلَم بِكَام؟ خَمْسَة جِنِيه.

How much is the pen? Five pounds.

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