How to say “ten” in Egyptian Arabic

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

عَشَرَة

num

ten

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In a sentence

تِسْعَة وِعَشَرَة.

Nine and ten.

عَشَرَة؟ لَأ، تِسْعَة.

Ten? No, nine.

السَّاعَة عَشَرَة بِالظَّبْط.

It's exactly ten o'clock.

خَمْسَة وِخَمْسَة يِبْقُوا عَشَرَة.

Five and five make ten.

الرِّحْلَة السَّاعَة كَام؟ السَّاعَة عَشَرَة وِنُصّ.

What time is the flight? At half past ten.

عَشَرَة جِنِيه؟ تَمَام.

Ten pounds? Fine.

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