انا معاها في المستشفى دلوقتي.

معاها means with her.

It is made of:

• معا / مع = with
• ها = her

So:

• معايا = with me
• معاك = with you (to a man)
• معاكي = with you (to a woman)
• معاه = with him
• معاها = with her

In Egyptian Arabic, معاها is a very common way to say with her in everyday speech.

Yes, it can often be omitted.

انا means I, so the full sentence starts with I am... But in Arabic, especially in casual speech, the pronoun is often dropped if the meaning is already clear from context.

So both of these can work:

• انا معاها في المستشفى دلوقتي
• معاها في المستشفى دلوقتي

Including انا can make the sentence feel clearer, more explicit, or slightly more emphatic: I’m with her at the hospital now.

Because in Arabic, the present-tense to be is usually not expressed.

In English, you need I am with her.
In Egyptian Arabic, you simply say:

• انا معاها = I with her → I am with her

This is normal in Arabic. In the present tense, sentences often do not use a separate word for am / is / are.

في literally often means in, but in many cases it is used where English would say at.

So:

• في المستشفى literally = in the hospital
• but in natural English, this sentence is usually translated as at the hospital

This is very common. Arabic and English do not always use prepositions in exactly the same way.

المستشفى means the hospital.

The prefix الـ is the Arabic definite article, meaning the.

So:

• مستشفى = a hospital / hospital
• المستشفى = the hospital

In this sentence, في المستشفى usually means at the hospital or in the hospital, referring to a specific hospital understood from context.

It is commonly pronounced something like el-mostašfa or el-mostashfa.

A few useful notes:

• الـ is usually pronounced el- in Egyptian Arabic
• ش sounds like sh
• the final ى here gives an a-type sound at the end

So a practical learner pronunciation is:

• el-mostashfa

You may also hear slight variations depending on speaker and speed.

دلوقتي means now / right now.

Yes, it is very characteristic of Egyptian Arabic.

A common pronunciation is:

• dilwa’ti or delwa’ti

It is one of the most common Egyptian words for now in everyday speech.

So:

• دلوقتي = now
• أنا معاها في المستشفى دلوقتي = I’m with her at the hospital now

Yes, دلوقتي can move around somewhat.

In this sentence:

• انا معاها في المستشفى دلوقتي

the meaning is I’m with her at the hospital now.

Putting دلوقتي at the end is very natural in Egyptian Arabic. But you may also hear:

• دلوقتي انا معاها في المستشفى
• انا دلوقتي معاها في المستشفى

The meaning stays very close, though the focus may shift slightly depending on placement.

Yes. The order here is very natural.

The sentence is basically:

• انا = I
• معاها = with her
• في المستشفى = at the hospital
• دلوقتي = now

So literally:

• I with her at the hospital now

This kind of order is very common in Egyptian Arabic, especially in simple present-time statements.

You would change معاها (with her) to معاه (with him):

• انا معاه في المستشفى دلوقتي

Other useful substitutions:

• معايا = with me
• معاك = with you (masculine)
• معاكي = with you (feminine)
• معانا = with us
• معاهم = with them

So the pattern is easy to reuse.

Yes. You may see both spellings:

• معاها
• معها

In Egyptian Arabic writing, people often spell words in a way that reflects how they speak, so معاها is very common because it clearly shows the spoken vowel.

Both point to the same everyday meaning: with her.

It is specifically Egyptian Arabic in feel, especially because of دلوقتي.

A few clues:

• دلوقتي is strongly Egyptian
• معاها is very natural in colloquial writing
• the whole sentence sounds like everyday spoken Egyptian

In Modern Standard Arabic, you would usually expect different wording, especially for now.