Learn words for bugs and insects
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| Hi everyone, my name is Peryhan and this is the Egyptian Arabic weekly words. Today’s topic is going to be bugs and insects, الحشرات |
| [alhashrat]. |
| 1. |
| الخنفسة المنقط ة |
| [elḫunfesah elmena''aṭah] |
| [elḫunfesah elmena''aṭah] Ladybug |
| ladybug which is in dialect |
| [elḫunfesah elmena''aṭah]. So, |
| الخنفسة المنقطة بتجيب الحظ الحلو. |
| [ālḫunfesah el-menaʾaṭah betǧīb el-ḥaẓ el-ḥelū.] |
| Ladybug brings good luck. |
| 2. |
| ناموس ة |
| [nāmūsah] Mosquito. |
| The next one is [nāmūsah] mosquito. |
| خلي بالك من عضة الناموسة. |
| [ḫallī bālak men ʿaḍḍeh el-nāmūsah.] |
| Be careful of mosquito bites |
| 3. |
| خنفس ة |
| [ḫunfesah] Beetle |
| [ḫunfesah] beetle |
| which is in the dialect [ḫunfesah] |
| الفراعنة كانوا بيقدسوا الخنفسة. |
| ālfarāʿnah kānū beyʾaddesū el-ḫunfesah. |
| Pharaohs used to worship beetles. |
| 4. |
| دود ة |
| [dūdh] worm. |
| I am going to say it in plural |
| الدود يتلوى |
| [addūd yatalawwā] |
| Worms are good for the earth. |
| 5. |
| صرصا ر |
| [ṣurṣār] cockroach |
| [ṣurṣār] cockroach which is in the dialect [ṣurṣār] |
| الصرصار بيجري بسرعة جداً. |
| [ālṣurṣār byeǧrī bsurʿah ǧeddan.] |
| Cockroach run very fast. |
| And that’s it for today, I hope you enjoyed today’s lesson. I am going to tell you my favorite insect which is butterfly فراشة [farāša]. So can you please comment below and make your own sentences using فراشة |
| [farāša] Bye bye everyone. |
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