“Onion”, “Onions” in Egyptian Arabic

In Egyptian Arabic, “Onion” (the noun) is written using the Latin script as:

Bacalah

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

بصلة

In Egyptian Arabic, “Onions” (the noun) is written using the Latin script as:

Bacl

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

بصل

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)


 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
I’ll peel this onion.

Ana ha24r el bacalah de.

.انا هقشر البصلة دي

 
We need to buy three onions.

E7na m7tagen n4try talt bacalat.

.احنا محتاجين نشتري تلت بصالات

 
How much for these four onions?

Bkam el 2arba3 bacalat dol?

بكام الاربع بصالات دول؟

 
I’ll cut up the onion.

Ana ha2ta3 el bacl.

.انا هقطع البصل

 
More onion on the sandwich, please.

Bacl zeyadah 3la el sandwich, b3d 2znk.

 بصل زيادة علي الساندويتش، بعد اذنك؟

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Onion”, “Onions” in Lebanese Arabic

“Onion”, “Onions” in Tunisian Arabic

“Onion”, “Onions” in Turkish
 

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