Arabic Egyptian Grammar
1-Definite , Indefinite Article
Just as standard Arabic ,there is no Indefinite Article
Definite Article
(El) (ال )
is the difinite article ,both the (E) and (L) sometimes pronounced and sometimes not ... examples:
Fen Mehammad? فين محمد؟ (Where is Mohammed?)
Felmadrasa. فيلمدرسه (In the school)
notice : Fi (in) El (the) Madrasa(school) فى المدرسه
as the word (fi) ends with a vowel and (El) begins with a vowel ,so one is used for both (e) ,Fel = fiel...
another example:
Fen ettaba? (where is the plate,dish?)
originally :fen el taba ? the (L)of (El) is skipped
attarabeza (on the table) عتارابيزه
originally: Ala el tarabeza!! على الترابيزه
sometimes the (El) pronounced
but in lesser cases than the (El) not fully pronounced
Fen elalam? (Where is the pen?) فين الالم
other words:
ad A el masafah?(How long is the distance?)اد ايه المسافه؟
meen elly faaz belgaayzah?(Who won the prize?)مين اللى فاز بالجايزه؟
originally :Meen(who) el(the) lazy(that person) faaz(won) be(with) el(the) gaayzah(prize)?
A elmawdoo? (what is the matter,subject?)ايه الموضوع؟
originally :Eh el mawdoo?
to sum up :
the (L) in (El) is skipped and not pronounced in most cases,and sometimes the (E) is not pronounced too ,in the middle of sentences.
to be continued
