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How to say “phone” in Egyptian Arabic

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

تِلِيفُون

noun

telephone · phone

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Same word, different English

tilifoon covers these too.

In a sentence

دَه تِلِيفُون جِدِيد.

This is a new phone.

نِمْرِةْ التِّلِيفُون كَام؟

What's the phone number?

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