الغسالة لسه شغالة، والغسيل هيخلص بعد ساعة.

A common Egyptian pronunciation is:

el-ghasaala lissa shaghghaala, wel-ghaseel hayekhlas baʿd saaʿa.

A few helpful notes:

• الـ is usually pronounced el-/il- in Egyptian speech.
• و attached to the next word is often pronounced we-/wi-.
• خ in هيخلص is like the ch in German Bach.
• غ is a deep throaty sound, often approximated as gh.

Here, لسه means still.

So الغسالة لسه شغالة = The washing machine is still running/on.

In other contexts, لسه can also mean things like yet or just, but in this sentence the natural meaning is still.

Because in Egyptian Arabic, as in Arabic generally, the present-tense to be is usually not said.

So instead of saying:

• The washing machine is still running

Arabic simply says:

• الغسالة لسه شغالة

This is completely normal. The is is understood.

Here شغالة means working, on, or running.

With a machine, شغال / شغالة often means:

• functioning
• turned on
• operating

So for a washing machine, شغالة is very naturally running or on.

Because الغسالة is grammatically feminine.

In Egyptian Arabic, adjectives and participles usually agree with the noun:

• masculine: شغال
• feminine: شغالة

Since الغسالة ends in ـة and is feminine, the matching form is شغالة.

Yes, it is the same form, but the meaning depends on context.

شغالة can mean:

• working / running / on
• or female worker / maid

In this sentence, because the subject is الغسالة (the washing machine), it clearly means running or working, not maid.

They are two different words:

• الغسالة = the washing machine
• الغسيل = the laundry / the wash / the load of washing

So the first part talks about the machine, and the second part talks about the laundry or washing cycle.

No. In هيخلص, the beginning is not the pronoun هي meaning she.

It is better understood as:

• future marker هـ / حـ
• plus يخلص

So هيخلص means will finish or will be done.

This is a very common feature of Egyptian Arabic: a prefixed sound like ha- marks the future.

In context, it means something like:

• will finish
• will be done
• will be finished

English may choose active or passive wording depending on what sounds natural. In this sentence, the idea is that the laundry / wash cycle will be done in an hour.

So even though the Arabic form looks active, the natural English translation may be will be finished.

Literally, بعد ساعة is after an hour.

But in English, with this kind of situation, we often say:

• in an hour
• after an hour
• an hour from now

In this sentence, in an hour is usually the most natural English translation.

Because و meaning and is normally written attached to the following word in Arabic.

So:

• والغسيل = and the laundry

This is standard Arabic spelling, not something special to this sentence.

Yes, it is clearly colloquial Egyptian.

Some clues are:

• لسه for still
• هيخلص as a colloquial future form
• the overall everyday spoken style

A more Modern Standard Arabic version would be different, for example:

• ما زالت الغسالة تعمل، وسينتهي الغسيل بعد ساعة.

But the sentence you have is the natural spoken Egyptian way.

Yes, you may hear variations like that in speech.

But الغسالة لسه شغالة is very natural and clear.

A rough difference is:

• لسه شغالة keeps the focus on still
• شغالة لسه can sound a bit more conversational or emphatic, depending on tone

For learners, الغسالة لسه شغالة is a very good default pattern to use.