How to say “free” in Egyptian Arabic
The word is faaDi (فَاضِي). Capitals mark the emphatic letters, 3 is ع and 7 is ح, and ' is the glottal stop that Cairo uses for q.
فَاضِي
free; not busy (m) · empty; vacant
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In a sentence
إِنْتَ فَاضِي النَّهَارْدَه؟
Are you free today? (to a man)
فَاضِي تِرُوح مَعَايَا السِّينِمَا؟
Are you free to go to the cinema with me? (to a man)
لَأ، مِش فَاضِي. آسِف.
No, I'm not free. Sorry. (said by a man)
مِش فَاضِي، أَنَا مِسَافِر بُكْرَة.
I'm not free, I'm travelling tomorrow. (said by a man)
يَا أُسْطَى! فَاضِي؟
Driver! Are you free?
تَاكْسِي! يَا أُسْطَى، فَاضِي؟
Taxi! Are you free, driver?
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