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البواب حط كيسين زبالة عند المدخل، وقال لنا ان العربية هتيجي تاخدهم بالليل.
Meaning
The doorman put two bags of trash at the entrance, and told us that the truck would come take them at night.
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Questions & Answers about البواب حط كيسين زبالة عند المدخل، وقال لنا ان العربية هتيجي تاخدهم بالليل.
Why is البواب used here, and what kind of person does it refer to in Egypt?
In Egyptian Arabic, البواب usually means the building doorman / porter / caretaker, not just someone who literally opens gates.
In many apartment buildings in Egypt, البواب is the person who may:
- watch the entrance
- clean common areas
- receive deliveries
- handle trash-related tasks
- help residents with practical building matters
So this word carries a very specific social/cultural meaning in Egypt.
Why does the sentence use حط instead of a more formal verb for put?
حط is the normal everyday Egyptian Arabic verb for put / place / set down.
A learner should think of it like this:
- حط = natural spoken Egyptian
- وضع = more formal, more like MSA or written Arabic
So البواب حط... sounds very normal in conversation.
Why is it كيسين? Is that the dual?
Yes. كيسين means two bags and it is the dual form.
Here is the pattern:
- كيس = one bag
- كيسين = two bags
- أكياس = bags
In Egyptian Arabic, the dual is still very common with many nouns, especially in simple everyday expressions.
You may also hear people say something like:
- اتنين كيس
- اتنين أكياس
But كيسين is very natural and compact.