حطّه على الرفّ (HaTTuh 3ala r-raff)
To put someone on the shelf (not make use of their abilities)

وجع راسه (waga3 raasu)
To annoy or inconvenience someone (lit. hurt their head)

ناس مابتجيش الا بالعين الحمرا (naas matbitgiiš illa bil-3ein il-Hamra)
People who only do things the hard way, like after being yelled at (lit. who only come by the red/evil eye)

عنده وشّ andu wašš)
Someone crazy (lit. who has a buzz/hum)

ماعندوش دمّ (ma3anduuš damm)
He has no shame (lit. no blood)

نزل من عيني (nizil min 3eini)
He went down in my estimation, my opinion of him fell (lit. he fell from my eye)

على مهلك ala mahlak)
Slowly, take your time; you can say this to a driver to try and get him to slow down

مافيش فايدة (mafiiš fayda)
It’s no use, it’s pointless

ماينفعش (mayinfa3š)
It does no good, it's useless

مش معقول (miš ma3'uul)
No way; that's ridiculous! (lit. not reasonable)

زي الفل (zayy il-full)
Perfect (lit. like jasmine)

ولا يهمّك (walla yhimmak)
Don't worry

مافيش مشكلة (mafiiš moškila)
No problem

خللي بالك من (xalli baalak min)
Watch out for, take care of (s.t.)

ده كلام أي كلام (da kalaam ayy kalaam)
That's a bunch of nonsense

الكلام ده (il-kalaam da)
A state of affairs or condition (lit. that talk); حكاية (Hekaaya, lit. story) can also be used in a similar way to mean matter/affair.

عشان خاطرك (ašaan xaaTrak)
For your sake

بتلاتة مليم (bi-talaata milliim)
Worthless, poor-quality (lit. for three pennies)

طوّل بالك (Tawwal baalak)
Be patient

بلسان طويل (bi-lisaan Tawiil)
Rudely, insultingly (lit. with a long tongue) 

حباله طويلة (Hibaalu Tawiila)
He takes a long time to get anything done (lit. his ropes are long)

زي سمن على عسل (zayy samn 3ala 3asal)
Used in reference to two people who get along really well (lit. like clarified butter on honey)

حرام عليك (Haraam 3aleik)
Shame on you

عالفاضي (al faaDi)
For nothing; ex. Saraft il-filuus di 3al-faaDi (I spent that money for nothing)

اتكل على الله (ittakil 3al allah)
Depend on God; you can tell someone "Ittakil 3al allah!" to mean "Go away!"

حاجة غريبة (Haaga ġariiba)
How strange!

دمّه خفيف (dammu xafiif)
He's fun to be around (lit. his blood is light). (The opposite expression would be دمّه تقيل dammu ti'iil, his blood is heavy.)

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روحي طلعت. (ruuHi Til3et.)
Another way of saying "I'm fed up."

على ما يرام   (ala mayraam)
Okay, decent.

مش ولا بدّ (miš wala bodd)
So-so, not very good.

مش بطال (miš baTTaal)
Not bad

ضربه على قفاه (Darabu 3ala 'afaah)
To fool s.o., make a fool of him (lit. to hit s.o. on the back of the neck)

ماليش | ماعنديش مزاج (maliiš/ma3andiiš mazaag)
I'm not in the mood, I don't feel like it; ex. ma3andiiš mazaag dilwa'ti lil-Hekaaya di (I'm not in the mood for that right now)

نفسي (nefsi)
"I'd like to" or "I wish to/really wish I could"; ex. nefsi asaafir lebnaan (I'd like to/wish I could travel to Lebanon)

على باين (baayin 3ala)
To appear or seem a certain way; ex. baayin 3aleiha miš mabsuuTa (she doesn't look happy), baayin 3aleik mitDayyi' (you seem annoyed)

لحلوح (ج) لحاليح (laHluuH (pl.) laHaliiH)
Slang for a pound (money), especially in the context of bribery

فوّل على (fawwil 3ala)
To jinx someone by mentioning possible misfortune

عمل له حركة وسخة   (amal lu Haraka wisxa)
To play s.o. a dirty trick (lit. a dirty move)

مسمار جحا (musmaar goHa)
Goha's nail. An excuse or pretext to keep one's foot in the door. Goha is a popular character from folktales. The story goes that he sold his house except for one nail, with a stipulation that he could come back and do whatever he wanted with the nail whenever. So later whenever he would get annoyed with the new owner of the house, he would come back and hammer on the nail.

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حين ميسرة (Hiina maysara)
When things get better. This expression is fuSHa, but it's commonly used in Egypt regardless. For example, if someone lent you money, you could tell them, "haragga3lak il-filuus Hiina maysara" (I'll pay you back when things get better for me).

معزز مكرم (mo3azzaz mokarram)
Content and well-taken-care-of. Usually used in the context of a son or daughter staying at home with their parents.

متكبّر على (metkabbar 3ala)
Bigheaded. To say that someone is "metkabbar 3ala xal' allaah" (looks down on God's creations) or "metkabbar 3ala n-naas illi Hawaleih" (looks down on the people around him) means that the person is really full of himself and thinks he's better than everyone else.

ديله في سنانه (deilu fi sinaanu)
Lit. "his tail in his teeth." Based on the idea that in "baladi" areas where people wear traditional galabeyyas, if someone gets into a fight or some trouble and ends up running away, he takes the "tail" of his galabeyya and puts it in his mouth so he doesn't trip over it as he runs off. This expression is the equivalent of "with his tail between his legs"; it describes someone running ingloriously away from a defeat. Ex. "hiribu deilhum fi sinaanhum" (They escaped with their tails between their legs).

انفذ - ينفذ بجلده (infad - yinfed bi-geldu)
To escape by the skin of your teeth.

ضرب كرسي في الكلوب (Darab kursi fel-klob)
To hit the lights with a chair in order to turn them off. Based on the idea that in a "baladi" 'ahwa or place like that, when there's a fight, someone might grab a chair and use it to knock out the lights so they can do whatever they want in the darkness, without being seen. So this expression describes someone who's trying to do bad things under the cover of darkness (figurative or literal).

من بقك لباب السما (min bo''ak li-baab is-sama)
From your lips to God's ear (lit. heaven's gate), i.e. "I hope that what you're predicting/hoping really happens."

اذا عرف السبب، بطل العجب (iza 3eref is-sabab, baTal il-3agab)
An expression meaning that once you learn the reason for something, you won't be surprised or amazed by it anymore. Used to explain curiosity or express relief that now you know why something happened.

يا واخد القرد على ماله يروح المال ويقعد القرد على حاله. (ya waa5od il-'ird 3ala maalu yiruuH il-maal wa yi'3od il-'ird 3ala Haalu)
If you marry a monkey (i.e. someone ugly) for his money, the money will go away and the monkey will stay the same (as ugly as ever). (Don't marry for money.)

الوحدة خير من جليس السوء. (il-waHda xeir min giliis is-suu'.)
Being alone is better than being with someone bad. (Warning about keeping bad company.)

امشي في جنازة ولا تمشي في جوازة. (imši fi ganaaza walla timši fi gawaaza.)
Being involved in a funeral is better than trying to arrange marriages. (Warning about matchmaking.)

القرد في عين أمه غزال. (il-'ird fi 3ein ummu ġazaal.)
In his mother’s eye, the monkey is (as beautiful as) a gazelle. (Comment about mothers' bias or partiality to their children.)

لا يلدغ المؤمن من جحر مرتين. (la yuldaġ il-mo'men min goHr marratein.)
The believer is not bitten from the same hole twice. (Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.)

قليل البخت يلاقي العظم في الكرشة. ('aliil il-baxt yilaa'i l-3aDm fil-kirša.)
The unlucky person finds bones in his tripe dinner. (You can't escape bad luck.)

الطيور على اشكالها تقع. (iT-Tuyuur 3ala aškaaliha taqa3u.)
Birds of a feather flock together.

اليد في الميّة مش زي اليد في النار. (il-iid fil-mayya miš zayy il-iid fin-naar.)
The hand in water isn’t like the hand in fire. (Easier said than done; used to criticize someone removed from the situation at hand who is telling those involved how to deal with it.)

اللى على البرّ عوّام. (illi 3ala l-barr 3awwaam.)
The one on shore is a master swimmer. (See above.)

اللى على راسه بطحة بيحصص عليها. (illi 3ala raasu baTHa biHaSSiS 3aleiha.)
Those who have an injury on their head keep checking it. (People who have a weakness show it.)

لبس البوصة، تبقى عروسة. (labbis il-buuSa, tib'a 3aruusa.)
Dressing up a stick turns it into a bride. (Clothes make the man.)

يا مآمن للرجال يا مآمن الميّة في الغربال. (ya me'aammin lir-ragaal ya me'aammin il-mayya fil-ġurbaal.)
Trusting men is like trusting water in a sieve.

الحلو حلو لو قام من النوم، والوحش وحش لو غسل وشّه كل يوم. (il-Helw Helw law 'aam min in-noom, wal-weHš weHš law ġasal wiššu kull yoom.)
The beautiful is beautiful (even right after) rising from sleep, and the ugly is ugly (even) if they wash their face every day. (You can't hide beauty or make the ugly beautiful.)

يد واحدة ماتسقفش. (iid waaHida matsa''afš.)
One hand doesn’t clap. (Cooperation from all sides is necessary to accomplish anything.)

تحت العمّة قرد. (taHt il-3emma 'ird.)
Under the sheikh’s hat is a monkey. (Used to criticize someone who tries to appear good on the outside to cover up their faults, specifically if they try to appear pious.)

يا ما تحت السواهي دواهي. (yaama taHt is-sawaahi dawaahi.)
Underneath the nice exterior is a bunch of problems. (Used to criticize someone who tries to put up a good appearance to cover up their faults.)

على قد لحافك مد رجليك. (3ala 'add liHaafak midd regleik.)
Stretch your legs as far as your blanket extends. (Don’t live beyond your means.)

اللي يتلسع من الشوربة ينفخ في الزبادي. (illi yetlesse3 min iš-šorba yinfox fiz-zabaadi.)
He who burns his tongue from soup will blow in yogurt (to cool it). (Once burned, twice shy.)

انت تريد وهو يريد والله يفعل ما يريد. (anta turiid wa-howa yuriid wallaah yaf3al ma yuriid.)
You want what you want and he wants what he wants, but God does what He wants. (Man proposes, God disposes.)

عريان الطيز يحب تأميز.   iryaan iT-Tiiz beHebb it-ta'miiz.)
Someone with their ass exposed likes to criticize. (Used in reference to hypocrites.) Note the crude language in this saying!

أقول تور، يقول احلبوه. (a'uul toor, yi'uul iHlibuuh.)
I say it's a bull, he says milk it. (Used when you're talking at cross-purposes with someone who won't see reason.)

العين ماتعلاش عالحاجب. (il-3ein mate3laaš 3al-Haagib.)
The eye doesn't go higher than the brow. (No one can go above their status in life.)

а также стандартные ситуации общения и что египтяне говорят при этом друг другу, например приветствия, поздравления с праздником, выражения соболезнования и прочее.
очень важно запоминать правильный ответ на каждое устойчивое выражение. вы можете почувствовать себя очень неловко, если вам скажут что то приятное, а вы не будете знать, что ответить. если вы смущенно не промолвите ни слово в ответ или просто улыбнетесь - никто вас не осудит, конечно, но правильный, корректный ответ может произвести потрясающее впечатление.

Get well soon: سملامتك (salāmtak)
Response: الله يسلمك (allāh ysallimak)

Please: من فضلك (min faDlak)
Please: لو سمحت (law samaHt) - can also be used to get ex. a waiter's attention
Please, go ahead: اتفضل (itfaDDal) - an invitation to sit, enter a room, take something, etc.

Thank you: شكرا (šukran) or a stronger variant,
A thousand thanks: ألف شكر (alf šukr)
Another way to say "Thank you" is متشكر (mutašakkir), which also has a feminine variant متشكرة (mutašakkira) and plural variant متشكرين (mutašakkrīn). مرسي (mersi) is another colloquial alternative. To say "Thank you very much," you can say شكرا جزيلا (šukran gazīlan) or متشكر قوي (mutašakkir 'awi).

Thank you: كتر خيرك (kattar xeirak) - lit. May God increase your good fortune
Response: خيرك سابق (xeirak saabi') - lit. Your goodness preceded mine

You're welcome: عفوا (3afwan)
Other ways to say "You're welcome": العفو (il-3afw) or العفو على ايه (il-3afw 3ala eih, "It was nothing").

Sorry: آسف (āsif)
Another way to say "Sorry" is متآسف (mut'asif), which follows the same pattern of variants as متشكر.

Pardon me: لا مؤآخذة (la mo'axda)
Excuse me: بعد اذنك or عن اذنك (ba3d iznak or 3an iznak)

Used to express admiration: ما شاء الله (ma ša' allāh) - lit. God has willed it.

Used to refer to events taking place in the future: إن شاء الله (in ša' allāh) - lit. if God wills This is used a lot, anytime you talk about something taking place in the future. "See you tonight in ša' allāh." "I'll do it tomorrow in ša' allāh." "Can you finish the report by Thursday?" "In ša' allāh." And so on.

Used when you see s.o. with a new haircut: نعيما (na3īman)
Response: الله ينعم عليك (allāh yin3am 3aleik)

Bon appetit: بالهنا والشفا (bil-hana wiš-šifa) - lit. with pleasure and health
Response: الله يهنّيك (allāh yihannīk)

Said by a guest to the host at the end of a meal: دايما or دايما عامر (dayman or dayman 3āmir)
Response: دامت حياتك (dāmit Hayātak)

When someone sneezes:
The sneezer says: الحمد لله (il-Hamdu lillāh) - lit. Praise to God
Someone else: يرحمكم الله (yarHamkum llāh) - lit. May God have mercy on you (pl.)
The sneezer: يرحمنا ويرحمكم ويغفر لنا ولكم (yarHamna wa-yarHamkum (wa-yaġfir lana wa-lakum)) - lit. May He have mercy on us and you (and forgive us and you)
This is what Muslims in Egypt say when someone sneeezes. The ويغفر لنا ولكم part is an optional addition that some people say.

"Very gladly" responses to requests:
بكل سرور (bikull sirūr) - lit. with all pleasure
على العين والراس (3ala l-3ein wir-rās) - lit. on the eye and head
من عيني دي وعيني دي (min 3eini di w3eini di) - lit. from this eye and this eye
The last two are pretty "baladi," but still good to know.

Say hello to (s.o.) for me; give them my regards: سلّم لي عـ (sallimli 3a...)
Response: الله يسلمك (allāh ysallimak)

Good luck: ربنا يوفقك (rabbena ywaffa'ak) - lit. May God make you succeed
بالتوفيق إن شاء الله (bit-tawfī' in ša' allāh)
The standard way to say "Good luck" is حظا سعيدا (HaZZan sa3īdan).

Happy birthday: عيد ميلاد سعيد (3īd mīlād sa3īd)
This is how you would say "Happy birthday" literally, but people usually just use their local variant of كل عام وأنتم بخير (see below).

Used for birthdays and all kinds of holidays: كل سنة وانت طيب (kulle sana winta Tayyib) - lit. May you (and your family) be well every year.
Response: وانت طيب (winta Tayyib)
This is the Egyptian variant of the standard كل عام وأنتم بخير (kull 3ām wa-antum bexeir).

Happy Ramadan: رمضان كريم (ramaDān karīm)
Response: الله أكرم (allāhu akram)
This is the greeting used for Ramadan in Egypt, but رمضان مبارك (ramaDān mubārak) is often used in other areas.

Congratulations: مبروك (mabrūk) or a stronger variant,
A thousand congratulations: ألف مبروك (alf mabrūk)
Response: الله يبارك فيك (allāh yibārik fīk)

I wish the same for you: عقبالك o'bālak)
Response: no set response, but you could say الله يخليك (allāh yxallīk) - God keep you.
Can be used when someone congratulates you on any happy occassion (a wedding, new baby, promotion, etc.) to wish them the same good fortune. However, you would want to be tactful when using it; for example, if you'd just had a baby and a friend who couldn't have children congratulated you, it would be better not to say "3o'bālak" to her.

Be strong: شدّ حيلك (šidd Hailak)
Response: الشدة على الله (iš-šidda 3ala-llah)
This expression can be used as a condolence, or anytime someone is about to face a challenging event, like a test or job interview.

May his/her spirit remain in your life: البقية في حياتك (il-ba'iyya fi Hayātak)
Response: حياتك البقية (Hayātak il-ba'iyya)

вот пожалуйста, несколько для примера:

"Сахэтак - саруэтак" - "здоровье-богатство".
"Эль тельсау эшорба ёнфух фи забади" - "кто обжегся на супе дует на йогурт".
"Лябес эль буса теб аль аруса" - "одень жердь в красивую одежду она превратитьсы в невесту (красавицу)".

Есть точная копия нашей поговорки "Нет дыма без огня" - "Мафиш дукхэн мингхер нар".

еще:

"Абу Баляш каттар мину" - "На халяву уксус сладок".
"Емут аль маалям уаля етаалям" - "Век живи-век учись".
"нет худа без добра" - "ём Асаль уи ём бАсаль", (День - мёд, день - лук).
"любишь кататься, люби и саночки возить" - "мафиш халява менгер нар".

"Ифтакх иннАфс" - "язык проглотишь" (дословный перевод: "откроешь душу")
"такль сАуа биъАк уарА(х)" - пальцы проглотишь (после пальцы проглотишь)
"йифхАмха уахИййа тА:йра" - схватывает всё налету (он понимает её, а она (мысль, идея) летящая)
"йИльъаб биннА:р" - играет с огнем (играет с огнем)
"йИльъаб бильбЭ:да уильхАгяр" - играет с огнем (играет с яйцом и камнем), одна из раздновидностей поговорки "играет с огнем"
"уихИййа ди А:йза суА:ль" - еще бы (и она хочет вопрос)
"уалЁ бимильЁ:н гинЭ" - ни за какие коврижки (хоть за миллион гине)
"лёнтаба+Ыт_иссАма Аля_ль Ард" - когда рак на горе свистнет (если совпадет небо и земля)
"уалЯ: кИльма" = "уалЯ кИльма уАхда" - и никаких гвоздей (и ни одного слова)
"уалЯ хууа хЭна" - ноль внимания (и не он здесь)
"сабр - мифтах аль-фараг" - Терпение - ключ к процветанию.
"ляу хабИбак асАль, матэльхасуш кУллю" -не злоупотребляй человеком. (Если твой любимый это мёд, то не слизывай его полностью).
"зАхмитищ_щЮгль" - Работы по горло.
"бУкра фи_льмИшмиш" -после дождичка в четверг. (завтра в абрикос)
"Ахлас ин-нИйа уа бат фи-ль-баррИйа" - "кончил дело, гуляй смело". (достиг цели и заночевал в пустыне)
"Эль гамИль - гамИле рох" - "вся красота в душе".
"балЯль инсАн мин альлисАн" - "язык мой-враг мой". (беда человека от языка)
"матИги иттУба Ильля филь матУба" - "беда не приходит одна", "где тонко там и рвется".

"shatra btyghzil birigl al-hmar" -- "мастерица спрядет и ногой осла".
"al-hobbu al-ama" - "любовь слепа".
"habla wa massikuha tabla" - "заставь дурака Богу молиться..."
"al-yrd fi ain ummihi ghazalun" - "обезьяна в глазах своей матери - газель"
"man shabba ala shei'in shaba aleih" - "горбатого могила исправит" (кто на чем вырос,на том и поседеет)
"kalam kal-asal walfial kal-asal" - "мягко стелит,да жестко спать" (речи как мед,а действия как шипы)
"youm lak wa youm aleik" - "не все коту масленица"

Отредактировано maramero (2009-05-06 13:39:44)