Pronouns in Egyptian(Masri)
To = لـ ex -To Him = لو- (Connected to the word behind it)
Ex: I will give it/her(it) to you = انا هديـهالك
ها = it, لـ = to, ك = you
To = ليـ ex -To Her = ليها is only used with possessive pronouns when there is a noun before it. (It is always seperated from the noun behind).
Ex: A message to you(m) = رسالة ليك
ليـ = to, ك = you
Some pronouns change form if there is (يـ , ا, و) vowels found in the noun before them as the following:
My/Me =يا- pron(ya)
Your(m)/You(m) = ك- pron(ek)
Your(f)/You(f) =كي - pron(ki)
His/Him/It = ـه- pron(eh)
what, who, which, whom, whose, that = الي (pronounced: Elly)
This, That = ده (m) (Pronounced: Dah), ديه (m) (Pronounced: Deh)
These, Those = دول (Pronounced: Dowl)
Here = هنا, There = هناك
Pronoun in English | Pronoun in Egyptian(Masri) | Pronunciation | Comments | Example |
Personal Pronouns Note: It is seperated from the word behind it and the word after it- Never Connected | ||||
I | انا | ana | ||
You(m) | انتا | enta | ||
You(f) | انتي | enti | ||
You(p) | انتو | ento | ||
We | احنا | ehna | ||
He | هوا | howwa | ||
She | هيا | heyya | ||
They | هما | homma | ||
Possessive Pronouns Note: It is connected to the word behind it and to the second pronoun after it. | ||||
My/Me | ي- | -y | (ني-) pron(ny) is used when the pronoun (me) used with verbs. | |
Your(m)/You(m) | ك- | -ak | ||
Your(f)/You(f) | ك- | -ek | ||
Your(p)/You(p) | كو- | -ko | ||
Our/Us | نا- | -na | ||
His/Him/It | و- | -o | هو(ho) is used when the pronoun is in the middle of two words (to pronouns come after each other ex: هو هيديـهولو = He will give it/him(it) to him/it(him).) | |
Her/Her/It | ها- | -ha | ||
Their/Them | هم- | -hom |
To = لـ ex -To Him = لو- (Connected to the word behind it)
Ex: I will give it/her(it) to you = انا هديـهالك
ها = it, لـ = to, ك = you
To = ليـ ex -To Her = ليها is only used with possessive pronouns when there is a noun before it. (It is always seperated from the noun behind).
Ex: A message to you(m) = رسالة ليك
ليـ = to, ك = you
Some pronouns change form if there is (يـ , ا, و) vowels found in the noun before them as the following:
My/Me =يا- pron(ya)
Your(m)/You(m) = ك- pron(ek)
Your(f)/You(f) =كي - pron(ki)
His/Him/It = ـه- pron(eh)
what, who, which, whom, whose, that = الي (pronounced: Elly)
This, That = ده (m) (Pronounced: Dah), ديه (m) (Pronounced: Deh)
These, Those = دول (Pronounced: Dowl)
Here = هنا, There = هناك