Breakdown of البنك بيراجع الدخل الشهري ومفردات المرتب.
بنك
bank
يراجعyerâgi3
to review; check
الدخل الشهريel-dakhl el-shahri
the monthly income
مفردات المرتبmufradât el-murattab
the salary statement
Questions & Answers about البنك بيراجع الدخل الشهري ومفردات المرتب.
How would I pronounce this sentence in Egyptian Arabic?
A natural pronunciation is:
el-bank biyirāgiʿ ed-dakhl esh-shahri wi mofradāt el-moratab
A few helpful notes:
- البنك → el-bank
- بيراجع → biyirāgiʿ or byirāgiʿ
- الدخل → ed-dakhl
- الشهري → esh-shahri
- و → wi or we
- مفردات المرتب → mofradāt el-moratab
Also, in Egyptian Arabic, ج is usually pronounced like g in go, so بيراجع sounds like biyirāgiʿ, not biyirājiiʿ.
Why is the verb بيراجع and not يراجع?
Because this sentence is in Egyptian Arabic, not fully in Modern Standard Arabic.
In Egyptian Arabic, the prefix بـ on the present tense usually marks the normal present or habitual meaning:
- بيراجع = he reviews / it reviews / is reviewing
In Modern Standard Arabic, you would normally say:
- يراجع
So:
- البنك بيراجع... = Egyptian Arabic
- البنك يراجع... = Modern Standard Arabic
What exactly does the بـ in بيراجع do?