Arabic ➜ English
kol hāga everything kol hetta everywhere kollohom the whole lot; all of
them; altogether
koloo all of it kol wāhid everyone konna we were kont you were kornaysh corniche, coastal
road
korsee chair; seat; saddle (for bike) korsee blāj deckchair kosharee snack bar selling ‘kosharee’, an Egyptian rice
speciality
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kotshayna game kowetsh tyre, (US) tire kōra ball kōrit qadam football kwayis good; OK, all right;
fine; nice; properly
inta kwayis? are you OK? (to man) inti kwayisa? are you OK? (to woman)
l la’ no la’! don’t! la’ lay? why not? la’ motshakkir no thanks la’ shokran no thanks la’ tabaan certainly not; of
course not
laaab play laban milk lafhet shams sunburn
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lagha cancel lahab fire (blaze) lahma meat lamba lamp; lightbulb la ... wala ... neither ... nor ... lay? why? layl night laylit imbbāreh last night laylit rās es-sana New Year’s
Eve
lazeez delicious lākin but lāzim: ana lāzim ... I must ... le to; into leehom for them leh to him leha to her lehom to them lehad until lehad delwa’tee yet lena us; for us lesh-shamāl to the north lesh-shimāl to the left lewahdee separately lil to the lil baya for sale lil egār to rent; for hire lil khareg abroad lil yemeen to the right lisān tongue logha language logha aarabayya Arabic lokanda small hotel lo’sor Luxor low if low samaht/samahtee please; excuse me (to man/woman) lōn colour