Word
البنك بيسال عن جهة العمل.
Meaning
The bank asks about the employer.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Breakdown of البنك بيسال عن جهة العمل.
بنك
bank
يسال
to ask
عن'an
about
جهة العملgihet el-'amal
the employer
Questions & Answers about البنك بيسال عن جهة العمل.
How is this sentence pronounced in Egyptian Arabic?
A natural Egyptian pronunciation is:
el-bank biyisʾal ʿan gihit el-ʿamal
You may also hear something close to:
il-bank byesʾal ʿan gihat il-ʿamal
A few notes:
- البنك = el-bank
- بيسأل = biyisʾal or byesʾal
- جهة العمل is often pronounced gihit el-ʿamal in connected speech
The exact vowels can vary a bit depending on the speaker.
Why does بيسأل start with بيـ?
In Egyptian Arabic, بيـ is a very common marker for the present/habitual tense.
So:
- يسأل can mean he asks in a more formal or Standard Arabic style
- بيسأل is the normal Egyptian way to say he asks / is asking
In this sentence, بيسأل means asks or is asking, depending on context.
Why is the verb written as بيسال here? Shouldn’t it be بيسأل?