بقالها يومين عندها برد، عشان كده مش بتنزل من البيت دلوقتي.

She has had a cold for two days, so she is not going out of the house now.

Breakdown of بقالها يومين عندها برد، عشان كده مش بتنزل من البيت دلوقتي.

• ال: the
• بيت: house
• عند: to have
• من: from

Questions & Answers about بقالها يومين عندها برد، عشان كده مش بتنزل من البيت دلوقتي.

What does بقالها mean here?

بقالها means she has had it for... or it’s been ... for her.

In this sentence, بقالها يومين عندها برد means she’s had a cold for two days.

A useful pattern is:

• بقاله/بقالها + time expression = he/she has been ... for ...
• Examples:
  • بقاله ساعة = he’s been ... for an hour
  • بقالها يومين = she’s been ... for two days

It often introduces a duration before the main idea is completed.

Why is يومين used instead of something like اتنين يوم?

يومين is the dual form, meaning two days.

In Egyptian Arabic, for many common time words, the dual is very natural:

• يوم = day
• يومين = two days
• ساعة = hour
• ساعتين = two hours

So بقالها يومين is the normal way to say for two days.

What does عندها برد literally mean, and why is عندها used?

Literally, عندها برد means at her, there is a cold.

Egyptian Arabic often uses عند plus a pronoun to express having something:

• عندي = I have
• عنده = he has
• عندها = she has

So:

• عندها برد = she has a cold

This is very common for illnesses, possessions, and things someone has available.