“Straight” (direction) in Egyptian Arabic

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

3la tol

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

علي طول

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“Straight or left here?”

3la tol wla 4emal hna?

علي طول ولا شمال هنا؟

 
“Keep going straight.”

Kml 3la tol.

.كمل علي طول

 
“Go straight two more blocks then we can stop.”

Kml 3la tol blocken kman w no2f.

.كمل علي طول بلوكين كمان و نقف

 
“The restaurant is straight ahead.”

El mat3am 2odam 3la tol.

.المطعم قدام علي طول

 
“Left, right, or straight?”

4emal, yemen, wla 3la tol?

شمال، يمين، ولا علي طول؟

This word in other Arabic dialects

“Straight” (direction) Lebanese Arabic

“Straight” (direction) in Tunisian Arabic