Usages of هي
هي هنا.hiya hena.
She is here.
مين هي؟meen heyya?
Who is she?
هي من مصر.hiyya min maṣr.
She is from Egypt.
هي في المدرسة.heya fel madrasa.
She is at school.
هي بتروح الجامعة كل يوم.heya bitrouh elgam'a koll yom.
She goes to the university every day.
هي عايزة تروح البيت دلوقتي.heya ayza terouh el-beit delwa'ti.
She wants to go home now.
هي بتشتغل في مدرسة كبيرة.heyya betishtaghal fi madrasa kebira
She works in a big school.
هي ساكنة قريب من الجامعة.hiya sakna 'ariib min el-gam'a
She lives near the university.
هي ليه مش في الجامعة النهارده؟hiyya leh mish fil-gam'a innaharda?
Why isn't she at the university today?
هي تعبانة بعد الشغل.hiyya ta3baana ba3d el-shughl.
She is tired after work.
هي فاضية بكرة؟heya fadya bukra?
Is she free tomorrow?
هي مشغولة النهارده.hiyya mashghoola ennaharda
She is busy today.
هي عايزة تاكل فطار بدري.hiyya 3ayza tâkol fetâr badri.
She wants to eat breakfast early.
هي عايزة عشا بعد الشغل.heyya ayza asha baad el-shoghl.
She wants dinner after work.
هي فتحت الرسالة على التليفون.heya fatahit el-resâla ala el-telefôn.
She opened the message on the phone.
اختي وصلت البيت متاخر امبارح وهي لسه تعبانة النهارده.
My sister got home late yesterday, and she is still tired today.
هي هتشتري سرير جديد للاوضة بعد الشغل.
She will buy a new bed for the room after work.
هي هتيجي عشان تشتري الشنطة.heyya hateegi 3ashan tishtiri el-shanta
She will come to buy the bag.
لو هي لسه تعبانة بكرة، ممكن تروح للدكتورة بعد الشغل.law hiyya lissa ta3bâna bukra, mumkin tirûh lilduktôra ba3d ishshughl
If she is still tired tomorrow, she can go to the doctor after work.
هي مش في الجامعة النهارده عشان تعبانة.heyya mish fi el-gam'a en-naharda ashan ta'bana
She is not at the university today because she is tired.
هي كانت جاهزة للمشوار من بدري.hiyya kânit gâhza lil-mishwâr min badri
She was ready for the errand early.
هي كانت في اجازة امبارح، وكانت في البيت.hiya kânet fî agâza embâreh, wa kânet fî elbeit.
She had a day off yesterday, and she was at home.
صاحبتي جاهزة دلوقتي، وهي تحت البيت.sâhbeti gâhza delwa'ti, we heya taht el-beit.
My female friend is ready now, and she is downstairs.
فلوس اختي اقل من فلوس صاحبتي، بس هي هتشتري الكتاب بعد الشغل.
My sister has less money than my female friend, but she will buy the book after work.
هي بتكتب بعد الامتحان، وانا بقرا بعد الشغل.
She writes after the exam, and I read after work.
هي ردت عليا وقالت لي ان الفستان حلو.
She replied to me and told me that the dress is nice.
انا بعت لاختي صورة للجزمة كمان، وهي ردت بعد ساعة.ana ba3att li-ukhti soora lil-gazma kamân, we heya raddit ba3d sâ3a.
I sent my sister a photo of the shoes too, and she replied after an hour.
بعت لصاحبتي صورة الكارت، وهي قالت لي: لقيته.ba'att lisahbety soorat il-kart, wi heyya 'alet li: la'eeto.
I sent my female friend a photo of the card, and she told me: I found it.
امبارح بالليل كنت بطلب سمك، وهي كانت بتطلب سلطة.imbâriH bil-leil kunt batlub samak, wi heyya kânet bitatlub salaTa.
Last night I was ordering fish, and she was ordering salad.
هي بترتب الاوضة قبل الشغل.
She tidies the room before work.
انا كنت بقرا الرسالة وهي كانت بتكتب على الكمبيوتر.ana kunt ba'ra el-resâla we-heya kânet betiktib ala el-kombyuter
I was reading the message while she was writing on the computer.
هي فتحت التكييف عشان الجو كان حر.hiyya fataḥit it-takyîf 'ashân ig-gaw kân ḥarr
She turned on the AC because the weather was hot.
اختي كمان بتركب المترو، بس هي نزلت محطة قبلي امبارح.ukhti kamân bitirkab elmetro, bas heya nezelet mahatta 'abli imbarih.
My sister also takes the metro, but she got off one station before me yesterday.
انا هاقابل صاحبي بعد الشغل، وهي هتقابل زميلتها بعد الدرس.ana ha'âbil sâhbi ba'd el-shughl, we-heya hat'âbil zamîletha ba'd el-dars.
I will meet my male friend after work, and she will meet her female colleague after the lesson.
هي ما قدرتش تطلع السلم عشان كانت تعبانة.heya ma 'adaretsh tetla' es-sellem 'ashan kanet ta'bana.
She could not go up the stairs because she was tired.
انا قاعد بكتب اللي عايزين نشتريه، وهي قاعدة بتشوف ايه اللي مش في التلاجة.
I am writing what we want to buy, and she is checking what is not in the fridge.
هي قاعدة تقطع الطماطم، وانا قاعد بقطع البصل.
She is cutting the tomatoes, and I am cutting the onions.
هي محتاجة تنضف البوتاجاز بعد ما الاكل يخلص.
She needs to clean the stove after the food is done.
لما المكالمة خلصت، كنت قاعد بشرب عصير وهي كانت قاعدة بتحط الملح في الصلصة.lamma el-mukalama khalsat, kunt 'âid bashrab aseer we heya kanet 'âda bit-hott el-melh fes-salsa.
When the call ended, I was drinking juice and she was putting the salt in the sauce.
اختي جابت بسكوت وعصير من السوبرماركت وهي راجعة من الشغل.ukhti gabit baskoot wa3aseer min essoobarmarkit waheya ragi3a min esh-shughl.
My sister brought biscuits and juice from the supermarket on her way back from work.
انا قاعد في المطبخ من الصبح، وهي قاعدة قدام الكمبيوتر بتشتغل.ana 'âid fi el matbakh min es-sobh, we heya 'âida 'oddâm el kombyuter betishtaghal
I have been in the kitchen since morning, and she is sitting in front of the computer working.
هي هتقطع الطماطم والخيار عشان تعمل سلطة.hiyya hat'atta' el-tamâtem wel-khiyâr 'ashân te'mel salata.
She will cut the tomatoes and the cucumbers to make a salad.
هي هتنزل السلم عشان الاسانسير مقفول.heyya hatinzil es-sellim 'ashân el-asansêr ma'fûl.
She will go down the stairs because the elevator is closed.
هي عادة بتصحى بدري يوم الشغل.hiya aadatan bitisha badri yôm el-shoghl.
She usually wakes up early on workdays.
نفسي اروح السينما مع اختي، بس هي مشغولة الاسبوع ده.nafsi arouh el-sinema ma'a okhti, bas heya mashghoula el-osboo' da.
I feel like going to the cinema with my sister, but she is busy this week.
هي بتحاول تفهم معنى الكلمة من غير ما تسال الزميلة.heyya bithâwil tifham maana el-kelma min gheir ma tis'al ezzamîla
She is trying to understand the meaning of the word without asking the female coworker.
انا بفضل القميص الابيض، وهي بتفضل البنطلون الاسود.ana bafaddal el-qamees el-abyad, we heya betfaddal el-bantalon el-iswid
I prefer the white shirt, and she prefers the black pants.
هي شافت المقاس وعايزة تغير البنطلون.heya shâfit el-ma'âs we 3ayza teghayyar el-banṭalôn
She saw the size and wants to change the pants.
هي بتفضل تشتري من على الموقع من غير ما تنزل السوق.heyya bitfaddal teshteri min ala el-mawqe min gheir ma tenzel el-sooq.
She prefers to buy from the website without going down to the market.
هي بتحاول تفكر في مثال من البيت عشان تفتكر معنى الكلمة.heyya betḥâwel tifakkar fî mesâl men elbeit ashân tiftiker ma'na elkelma.
She is trying to think of an example from home so she remembers the meaning of the word.
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