Word
صاحبتي قالت لي: عايزة بصل وطماطم كمان، عشان الخضار اللي في البيت خلص.
Meaning
My female friend told me: I want more onions and tomatoes, because the vegetables at home ran out.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Lesson
Breakdown of صاحبتي قالت لي: عايزة بصل وطماطم كمان، عشان الخضار اللي في البيت خلص.
ال
the
عايز
to want
في
at
بيت
home
Questions & Answers about صاحبتي قالت لي: عايزة بصل وطماطم كمان، عشان الخضار اللي في البيت خلص.
Why does صاحبتي end with -تي, and what exactly does the word mean?
صاحبتي means my female friend or sometimes my girlfriend, depending on context.
It comes from صاحبة = female friend / companion, plus the possessive ending -ي = my.
When ة is followed by a suffix, it is pronounced as -t-, so:
- صاحبة = a female friend
- صاحبتي / صاحبتي = my female friend
In Egyptian writing, spelling can vary a bit, but the meaning is the same.
Why is it قالت and not قال?
Because the subject is feminine: صاحبتي.
In Arabic, the past tense agrees with gender:
- قال = he said
- قالت = she said
So صاحبتي قالت لي means my friend said to me.
What does لي mean in قالت لي?
لي means to me.
It is made of:
- لـ = to / for
- ي = me / my
So:
- قالت لي = she said to me
This is a very common structure in Arabic.
Why is it عايزة and not أنا عايزة or هي عايزة?