How can I say " I'm only joking" in Egyptian Arabic? ;P I know in Lebanese Arabic people say " bas 3am bimsa7" I'm just joking" and they call funny people "ma7dum/ ma7dume" But I don't know in Egyptia

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How can I say " I'm only joking" in Egyptian Arabic? ;P I know in Lebanese Arabic people say " bas 3am bimsa7" I'm just joking" and they call funny people "ma7dum/ ma7dume" But I don't know in Egyptian Arabic. I think in Egypt people call funny people "3sal" honey, and they say something like bethazareshshsh??? msh 3rfa! ana 3yza mosa3da. I also want to know some words I always hear in Egyptian Arabic, what is "Tab kwayes"? is it Ok good? What is "ma adersh" mean? Does it mean " I can't" but then I hear "mosh ader" I think it the same thing. and another word "Hader or 7ader". I'm confused! ana me7tara 2wee.

Nov 9, 2012 11:33 AM

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ana bahzar = i'm only joking don't joke with me means in arabic : mathzrsh ma3aya

November 12, 2012

"I'm just joking" انا بهزر= ana bhazar / we call anybody is funny as mod7ek/3sal as u said and u're right "tab kwayes= ok, good"/ (some Egyptians say I can't like what u said "ma adersh" but it's more common to say msh ader specially in Cairo and 7ader means Ok

November 9, 2012

I am just joking means : ana bas bahazar. Tab kowayes means that's good. ma adersh means I can't "mosh ader" is the same like "ma adersh" we say"hader" to approve something. For example: Can you open this door for me? the answer in egyptian arabic is "hader" in a polite way or "mashy" in an informal way.

November 18, 2012