Usages of دي
العربية دي جديدة.el-arabeyya di gedida.
This car is new.
القهوة دي حلوة.el-'ahwa di helwa.
This coffee is good.
دي ايه؟
What is this?
الشنطة دي صغيرة.el-shanta di sagheera
This bag is small.
الاوضة دي صغيرة ونضيفة.
This room is small and clean.
الاوضة دي وسخة.
This room is dirty.
العربية دي بيضا.el-'arabeyya di beda
This car is white.
سعر الشنطة دي ايه؟si'r ish-shanta di eih?
What is the price of this bag?
فيه حل للمشكلة دي؟fih hall lil-mushkila di?
Is there a solution to this problem?
الفستان ده حلو، بس الجزمة دي مش مقاسي.elfostân da helw, bass elgazma di mesh ma'âsi.
This dress is nice, but these shoes are not my size.
الهدية دي مش غالية، بس اختي هتحبها.al-hadeyya di mesh ghalya, bass okhti hathebbaha.
This gift isn't expensive, but my sister will like it.
الكباية دي صغيرة، بس كباية الشاي كبيرة.il-kubbâya di sughayyara, bass kubbâyet ish-shây kibîra.
This glass is small, but the tea cup is big.
الهدية دي عشان اختي.el-hediyya di 'ashân okhti.
This gift is for my sister.
الشاشة دي صغيرة، عشان كده بقرا الرسالة على الكمبيوتر.ish-shâsha di sughayyara, 'ashân kida ba'ra ir-risâla 'ala il-kombiyûtar.
This screen is small, so I read the message on the computer.
السلطة دي فيها خيار وطماطم وزيت، ومفيهاش ملح.as-salaTa dee feehâ khiyâr we Tamâtim we zeyt, we mafeehâsh milh.
This salad has cucumber, tomatoes, and oil, and it does not have salt.
المكرونة دي احسن لما نحط عليها صلصة كتير وشوية ثوم.el-makarôna di ahsan lamma nehett aleha salsa kitîr we shwayya tôm.
This pasta is better when we put a lot of sauce and a little garlic on it.
الاستمارة دي محتاجة امضا في اخر الورق.il-istimâra di mihtâga imza fi âkhir il-waraq.
This form needs a signature at the end of the papers.
الكلمة دي غلط، والكلمة التانية هي الصح.elkilma di ghalat, welkilma ettânya heya elsah.
This word is wrong, and the other word is the correct one.
الفاكهة دي طازة فعلا، وهي احسن من الفاكهة اللي في السوبرماركت.il-fâkiha di tâza felan, we heya ahsan min il-fâkiha elli fi is-supermarket.
This fruit is really fresh, and it is better than the fruit in the supermarket.
اشتريت الهدية دي مخصوص عشان اختي.ishtarēt el-hediyya di makhsūs ashân ukhti.
I bought this gift especially for my sister.
دي هدية مخصوصة لاختي.di hediyya makhsousa li-ukhti.
This is a special gift for my sister.
دي شقة صغيرة، بس الصالة فيها كنبة كبيرة.dii sha'a sughayyara, bas is-sala fiiha kanaba kabiira.
This is a small apartment, but the living room has a big sofa.
الملاية دي طازة من الغسيل، والمخدة لسه على الكنبة.il-malaaya di taaza min il-ghasiil, wil-mikhadda lissa ala il-kanaba.
This bedsheet is fresh from the wash, and the pillow is still on the sofa.
ازاي اقول الجملة دي بالمصري؟izzây a'ûl el-gomla di bilmasri?
How do I say this sentence in Egyptian Arabic?
معنى الكلمة دي واضح من الجملة.ma'na el-kelma di wâdeh min el-gomla.
The meaning of this word is clear from the sentence.
الطلبية دي عليها خصم النهارده لو طلبناها من على الموقع.el-talabeyya di aleha khasm en-naharda law talabnaha min ala el-mawqi3
This order has a discount today if we order it from the website.
معنى الكلمة دي بالمصري اوضح.maana elkelma di bilmasri awdah.
The meaning of this word is clearer in Egyptian Arabic.
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