How to say “watch” in Egyptian Arabic
The word is saa3a (سَاعَة). Capitals mark the emphatic letters, 3 is ع and 7 is ح, and ' is the glottal stop that Cairo uses for q.
سَاعَة
watch · clock · hour; o'clock
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In a sentence
دِي سَاعَة.
This is a watch.
دِي سَاعَة؟ أَيْوَه.
Is this a watch? Yes.
السَّاعَة كَام؟
What time is it?
سَاعْتِي مِش مَظْبُوطَة. السَّاعَة كَام؟
My watch is wrong. What time is it?
السَّاعَة دِي بِكَام؟
How much is this watch?
بَارْجَع الْبِيت السَّاعَة سِتَّة.
I get back home at six.
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