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How to say “living” in Egyptian Arabic

There are two ways to say it. Capitals mark the emphatic letters, 3 is ع and 7 is ح, and ' is the glottal stop that Cairo uses for q.

سَاكِن

adj

living; I live (said by or about a man)

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سَاكْنَة

adj

living; I live (said by or about a woman)

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Same word, different English

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In a sentence

أَنَا سَاكِن هِنَا.

I live here. (said by a man)

مُنَى سَاكْنَة فِي مَصْر.

Mona lives in Cairo.

سَاكِن فِين يَا كَرِيم؟

Where do you live, Karim?

أَنَا مِش سَاكِن فِي الشَّارِع دَه.

I don't live on this street. (said by a man)

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