How to say “how many” in Egyptian Arabic
The word is kaam (كَام). Capitals mark the emphatic letters, 3 is ع and 7 is ح, and ' is the glottal stop that Cairo uses for q.
كَام
how many?
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In a sentence
السَّاعَة كَام؟
What time is it?
نِمْرِةْ التِّلِيفُون كَام؟
What's the phone number?
نِمْرِةْ الرِّحْلَة كَام؟
What's the flight number?
نِمْرِتَك كَام يَا كَرِيم؟
What's your number, Karim?
سَاعْتِي مِش مَظْبُوطَة. السَّاعَة كَام؟
My watch is wrong. What time is it?
الْقَطْر بِيْقُوم السَّاعَة كَام؟
What time does the train leave?
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