Word
لو عندك نسخة من الورق، هاتهالي عشان ابعتها للموظف.
Meaning
If you have a copy of the papers, bring it to me so I can send it to the employee.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about لو عندك نسخة من الورق، هاتهالي عشان ابعتها للموظف.
How would this sentence normally be pronounced in Egyptian Arabic?
A common pronunciation is:
law ʿandak noskha men el-waraʔ, hāt-hāli ʿashān abʿatha lel-mowazzaf.
A few notes:
- لو = law
- عندك = ʿandak
- نسخة = noskha
- الورق is often pronounced el-waraʔ in Cairo-style Egyptian
- هاتهالي = roughly hāt-hāli or hāt-ha-li
- عشان = ʿashān
- ابعتها = abʿatha
- للموظف = lel-mowazzaf
Exact pronunciation varies a bit by region and speaker.
What does لو do here?
لو means if.
So لو عندك نسخة من الورق means if you have a copy of the papers / documents.
It introduces a condition, just like if in English.
Why does Arabic use عندك for you have?