Hello everyone!
Could you help me with a question about Egyptian Arabic? You have the word اخوات . It differs from MSA because it can be translated either "brothers" or "sisters". But how can you identify in a sentence that a person speaks about brothers not sisters? For example, how to say the following sentence in Egyptian Arabic?

I have 3 brothers and 3 sisters.

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Hello everyone!
Could you help me with a question about Egyptian Arabic? You have the word اخوات . It differs from MSA because it can be translated either "brothers" or "sisters". But how can you identify in a sentence that a person speaks about brothers not sisters? For example, how to say the following sentence in Egyptian Arabic?

I have 3 brothers and 3 sisters.

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The word اخوات 
It means the sisters and brothers, its equal siblings in English

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Sorry I typed it incorrect - it should be:
عندي ثلاثة أخّ وثلاثة أُخْوات

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I was taught that أخّ is for brothers and أُخْت is for sisters
so I have 3 brothers and 3 sisters is:
عندي ثلاثة أخّة وثلاثة أُخْت

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