اول ما الكمبيوتر يشتغل، هاقرا الرسالة.

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Breakdown of اول ما الكمبيوتر يشتغل، هاقرا الرسالة.

• رسالة: message
• كمبيوتر: computer
• يقرا: to read

Questions & Answers about اول ما الكمبيوتر يشتغل، هاقرا الرسالة.

What does أول ما mean here?

أول ما is a very common Egyptian expression meaning as soon as, when, or the moment that.

In this sentence, it introduces the action that happens first:

• أول ما الكمبيوتر يشتغل = as soon as the computer starts

It often signals that one action will happen immediately after another.

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Why is يشتغل used for a computer? Doesn’t it usually mean to work?

Yes, يشتغل literally means to work or to be working, but in Egyptian Arabic it is also commonly used for machines and devices to mean:

• start
• turn on
• run
• be operating

So with الكمبيوتر, يشتغل means something like:

• the computer starts up
• the computer turns on
• the computer begins working

This is very natural in Egyptian.

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Why is there no بـ in يشتغل? Why not بيشتغل?