How to say “post office” in Egyptian Arabic

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

بُوسْطَة

post office

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In a sentence

الْبُوسْطَة جَنْب الْعِمَارَة.

The post office is next to the building.

الْبُوسْطَة فِين؟ وَرَا الْمَطْعَم.

Where's the post office? Behind the restaurant.

فِيه كُشْك سَجَايِر قُدَّام الْبُوسْطَة.

There's a cigarette kiosk in front of the post office.

أَلُو، يَا دِينَا؟ أَنَا قُدَّام الْبُوسْطَة.

Hello, Dina? I'm in front of the post office.

الْبُوسْطَة عَلَى الْيِمِين.

The post office is on the right.

الْبِيت جَنْب الْبُوسْطَة.

The house is next to the post office.

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