How to say “she” in Egyptian Arabic
The word is heyya (هِيَّ). Capitals mark the emphatic letters, 3 is ع and 7 is ح, and ' is the glottal stop that Cairo uses for q.
هِيَّ
pronounshe · it (f)
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In a sentence
هِيَّ مُنَى؟ لَأ، هِيَّ نُور.
Is she Mona? No, she's Nour.
نُور مِش أَمْرِيكِيَّة، هِيَّ مَصْرِيَّة.
Nour isn't American. She's Egyptian.
هِيَّ مَشْغُولَة قَوِي.
She's very busy.
هِيَّ بِتْقَابِل أَصْحَابْهَا يُوم الْخَمِيس.
She meets her friends on Thursday.
هِيَّ مُرْشِدَة سِيَاحِيَّة فِي الْمَتْحَف.
She's a tour guide at the museum.
كُلّ سَنَة وِهِيَّ طَيِّبَة!
Happy Mother's Day to her!
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