How to say “thursday” in Egyptian Arabic

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

اِلْخَمِيس

Thursday

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In a sentence

الرِّحْلَة لِلْبَحْر يُوم الْخَمِيس.

The trip to the seaside is on Thursday.

الْخَمِيس آخِر يُوم فِي الْأَسْبُوع.

Thursday is the last day of the week.

هِيَّ بِتْقَابِل أَصْحَابْهَا يُوم الْخَمِيس.

She meets her friends on Thursday.

عَنْدِي حَفْلَة يُوم الْخَمِيس.

I'm having a party on Thursday.

الْخَمِيس أَحْسَن.

Thursday's better.

عَنْدِي اِقْتِرَاح: السِّينِمَا الْخَمِيس.

I have a suggestion: the cinema on Thursday.

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