Arabic – Egyptian Dialect
Sentence Structure Lesson 1
Lesson 1: Dah/Dih/Dol (This/That) +Nouns
DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS
| Dah | this/that (masc.) | masc. singular OR plural plants |
| Dih | this/that (fem.) | fem. singular OR plural non-human |
| Dol | these/those | dual form OR plural human |
RULES
| IF | THEN | EX |
| this is/that is/these are in the beginning in English | add dah/dih/dol in the beginning | this is a house: dah beit |
| just this/that/these without is/are | add (el ال (in the beginning in Arabic and dah/dih/dol at the end |
this house: el beit dah |
| there is an “a/an” in English | no “a/an” Arabic equivalent | a book: ketab |
