How to say “hour” in Egyptian Arabic
The word is saa3a (سَاعَة). Capitals mark the emphatic letters, 3 is ع and 7 is ح, and ' is the glottal stop that Cairo uses for q.
سَاعَة
watch · clock · hour; o'clock
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In a sentence
دِي سَاعَة؟ أَيْوَه.
Is this a watch? Yes.
السَّاعَة دِي حِلْوَة.
This watch is nice.
إِمْتَى؟ السَّاعَة كَام؟
When? What time?
إِمْتَى؟ السَّاعَة سِتَّة؟
When? At six?
بَارْجَع الْبِيت السَّاعَة سِتَّة.
I get back home at six.
قَطْر الصُّبْح بِيْقُوم السَّاعَة سِتَّة.
The morning train leaves at six.
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