How to say “she works” in Egyptian Arabic

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

بِتِشْتَغَل

she works

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In a sentence

وِبِتِشْتَغَل إِمْتَى؟

And when do you work? (to a man)

أُخْتِي بِتِشْتَغَل كُلّ يُوم.

My sister works every day.

مُنَى بِتِشْتَغَل فِين؟

Where does Mona work?

أُخْتِي بِتِشْتَغَل فِي مَكْتَب هَنْدَسِي.

My sister works in an engineering office.

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