الموظف طلب يشوف اصل البطاقة، وبعدها رجعهالي.

The male employee asked to see the original ID card, and then he gave it back to me.

Breakdown of الموظف طلب يشوف اصل البطاقة، وبعدها رجعهالي.

• ال: the
• و: and
• ل: to
• انا: me

Questions & Answers about الموظف طلب يشوف اصل البطاقة، وبعدها رجعهالي.

Why is يشوف used here? Doesn’t it literally mean he sees?

In Egyptian Arabic, يشوف is the everyday verb form for to see / to look at.

Here it comes after طلب and means something like:

• طلب يشوف = he asked to see
• literally: he requested that he see / he wanted to see

So even though يشوف looks like he sees, after a verb like طلب it often works like an infinitive in English: to see.

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Why is there no word like to before يشوف?

Because Arabic does not use to in the same way English does.

In English:

• He asked to see the card

In Egyptian Arabic:

• طلب يشوف البطاقة

There is no separate word that exactly matches English to here. The verb that follows often just appears in the present form.

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What does طلب mean here exactly: asked, requested, or wanted?

طلب literally means asked for / requested.

In this sentence, الموظف طلب يشوف اصل البطاقة most naturally means:

• The employee asked to see the original card
• or The employee requested to see the original card

Depending on context, it can sound a bit formal or neutral. In everyday English, asked to see is usually the best translation.

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