“Minute”, “Minutes” in Egyptian Arabic

In Egyptian Arabic, “Minute” is written using the Latin script as:

De2e2ah

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

دقيقة

In Egyptian Arabic, “Minutes” is written using the Latin script as:

Da2aye2

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

دقايق

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“1 minute.”

De2e2ah.

.دقيقة

 
“5 minutes.”

5ams da2aye2.

.خمس دقايق

 
“We’ll arrive in 30 minutes.”

E7na hanwcl fe tlaten d2e2ah.

.احنا هنوصل في تلاتين دقيقة

 
“We arrived 30 minutes ago.”

E7na waclna mn tlaten de2e2ah.

.احنا وصلنا من تلاتين دقيقة

 
“Your order will be ready in 20 minutes.”

Talbak haykon gahez fe 3e4ren de2e2ah.

.طلبك هيكون جاهز في عشرين دقيقة

 

These words in other Arabic dialects

“Minute”, “Minutes” in Lebanese Arabic

“Minute”, “Minutes” in Tunisian Arabic