أسئلة و أجوبة عن الشغل (باللهجة المصرية)
Questions and answers about work
(in Egyptian Arabic)
| Do you work? | إنتَ بِتِشْتَغَل؟ \ إنتي بِتِشْتَغَلي؟ |
|---|---|
Yes, I do. | .أيوة، باشْتَغَل |
No, I don’t. | .لأ ، ما باشْتَغَلْش |
I’m currently looking for a job. | .بادوَّر على شُغْل حاليًا |
I can’t find a job. | .مش لَاقِي\ة شُغل |
I don’t want to work. | .مش عايز\ة أشْتَغَل |
I quit my job. | .أنا سِبْت الشُّغْل |
I got fired from my job. | .أنا اِتْرَفَدْت من الشُّغْل |
| What do you work? | بِتِشْتَغَل إيه؟ بِتِشْتَغَلي إيه؟ |
|---|---|
I’m a + job= I’m an engineer. | .أنا+ الوظيفة = أنا مهندسة |
I work as a (teacher). | .باشْتَغَل (مُدَرِّس \ مُدَرِّسَة) |
I have my own company. | .أنا عَنْدي الشِّرْكَة بتاعْتي |
I work as a free-lancer. | .باشْتَغَل شُغْل حُرّ |
| Where do you work? | بِتِشْتَغَل فين؟ بِتِشْتَغَلي فين؟ |
|---|---|
I work in (Ahlan school). | .باشْتَغَل في (مَدْرَسِة أهلًا) |
I work from home. | .باشْتَغَل من البيت |
I work remotely. | .باشْتَغَل عَن بُعْد |
| How many days do you work per week? | بِتِشْتَغَل \ بِتِشْتَغَلي كام يوم في الأسبوع؟ |
|---|---|
I work every day. | .باشْتَغَل كُل يوم |
I work 5 days a week. | .باشْتَغَل 5 أيام في الأسبوع |
I work full-time. | .باشْتَغَل دوام كامِل |
I work part-time. | .باشْتَغَل دوام جُزْئي |
| How many hours per day do you work? | بِتِشْتَغَل \ بِتِشْتَغَلي كام ساعة في اليوم؟ |
|---|---|
I work 7 hours per day. | .باشْتَغَل 7 ساعات في اليوم |
It depends on the day. | .على حَسَب اليوم |
| Where is your work? | شُغْلَك \ شُغْلِك مَكَانُه فين؟ |
|---|---|
My work is downtown. | .شُغْلي في (وسط البلد) |
| Is your work far? | شُغْلَك \ شُغْلِك بعيد؟ |
|---|---|
Yes, it’s far from my house, about an hour by car | أيوة، شُغْلي بعيد عن بيتي، حوالي ساعة بالعربيّة |
No, it’s close, about 15 minutes by car | لأ، شُغْلي قُريّب، حوالي رُبع ساعة بالعربيّة |
| Are you happy at your work? | مَبْسوط في شُغْلَك؟ \ مَبْسوطة في شُغْلِك؟ |
|---|---|
Yes, thank God. | .أيوة، الحمدلله |
No, not really. | .لأ، مش قَوي |
Well, so-so. | .يعني، نُص نُص |
| Where did you work before? | اشْتَغَلْت \ اِشْتَغَلتي فين قبل كده؟ |
|---|---|
I worked in a company before. | .اِشْتَغَلْت في شِركة قبل كده |
This is my first job. | .ده أوّل شُغْل ليَّا |
I’ve never worked before. | .عٌمري ما اشتغلت قبل كده |
I’ve worked in the government sector. | .اشْتَغَلت في القِطاع الحُكومي |
I’ve worked in the private sector. | .اشْتَغَلت في القِطاع الخاص |
| How long have you been in your job? | بَقَالَك أد إيه في شُغْلَك؟ |
|---|---|
About a year. | .بَقالي حوالي سنة |
Extra Vocabulary
Co-worker/s | زميل\ زمايل |
Boss/director | مدير |
Department | قسم |
Employee | موظف |
Promotion | ترقية |
On leave | في أجازة |
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