احنا عايزين نعمل رحلة صغيرة يوم الاحد لو الجو حلو.

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Breakdown of احنا عايزين نعمل رحلة صغيرة يوم الاحد لو الجو حلو.

• عايز: to want
• حلو: nice
• يوم: day

Questions & Answers about احنا عايزين نعمل رحلة صغيرة يوم الاحد لو الجو حلو.

Why does the sentence start with احنا? What exactly does it mean?

احنا means we in Egyptian Arabic.

It is the colloquial Egyptian form, while in Modern Standard Arabic you would usually see نحن. In everyday Egyptian speech, احنا is the normal word.

So:

• احنا = we

What does عايزين mean, and why does it end with -ين?

عايزين means wanting or simply want in natural English translation.

It comes from عايز, which is used in Egyptian Arabic for want. The ending changes to match who is doing the wanting:

• أنا عايز / عايزة = I want
• احنا عايزين = we want
• هم عايزين = they want

The -ين ending here matches a plural subject like احنا.

A very important note: in Egyptian Arabic, عايز behaves a lot like an adjective, so it changes form for gender and number more than an English learner might expect.

Why is it احنا عايزين نعمل and not just احنا نعمل?