هي بتروح الجامعة كل يوم.

she

Breakdown of هي بتروح الجامعة كل يوم.

• ال: the
• يروح: to go
• جامعة: university

Questions & Answers about هي بتروح الجامعة كل يوم.

How do I pronounce the whole sentence?

A common Egyptian Arabic pronunciation is:

heyya bitrūḥ il-gāmʿa kull yōm

A rough breakdown:

• هي = heyya = she
• بتروح = bitrūḥ = she goes
• الجامعة = il-gāmʿa = the university
• كل يوم = kull yōm = every day

A few pronunciation notes:

• ح in بتروح is a strong h sound from the throat.
• ال is usually pronounced il- in Egyptian Arabic.
• جامعة is often pronounced gāmʿa in Egyptian, not jāmiʿa like in MSA.

Why is هي used here?

هي means she.

So هي بتروح الجامعة كل يوم literally starts with she goes to the university every day.

In Egyptian Arabic, the subject pronoun is often included for clarity or emphasis. In this sentence, هي makes it clear that we mean she.

If بتروح already shows the subject, why do we still need هي?

Great question. In Egyptian Arabic, بتروح can mean: