Word
هيبلع القرص دلوقتي.
Meaning
He will swallow the tablet now.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about هيبلع القرص دلوقتي.
How do I pronounce the whole sentence?
A common Cairene pronunciation is hayiblaʿ il-ʔors dilwaʔti.
A rough breakdown:
- هيبلع → ha-yiblaʿ
- القرص → il-ʔors
- دلوقتي → dilwaʔti
Two sounds that may be new:
- ʔ = a glottal stop, like the break in uh-oh
- ʿ = the sound of ع, made deep in the throat
Why does هيبلع start with هي? Does that mean she?
No. Here هي is not the separate pronoun هي meaning she.
In this word, it is really:
- هـ / حـ = the Egyptian future marker
- يبلع = he swallows / he swallows it
So هيبلع means he will swallow.
In pronunciation, this usually comes out as hayiblaʿ. The spelling can look confusing because the future marker is attached directly to the verb.
What is the base form of هيبلع?