جاهِز — "ready" in Egyptian Arabic
جاهِز
gāhiz
ready
- Topic
- adjectives
- Seen in
- 6 of our stories
جاهِز in a sentence
Every sentence below is taken from a story on Parallel Arabic, so you can see how the word behaves in real context rather than in isolation.
الاكل جاهز واحنا مبسوطين اوي
El akl gahez we ehna mabsouteen awi
The food is ready and we are very happy.
from The Family Lunch
اهلا وسهلا في اي وقت، انا جاهز وبيتي مفتوح ليك.
Ahlan wa sahlan fi ay wakt, ana gahez wa beity maftooh leek.
Welcome anytime, I am ready and my house is open for you.
الكل جاهز للمتعة والوقت الحلو
El-koll gahez lel-mot3a w el-waqt el-7elw.
Everyone is ready for fun and a nice time!
ماما ندهت عليا من المطبخ وقالت يالا يا حبيبي الفطار جاهز
Mama nadahet 3alaya men el matbakh we 'alet yalla ya 7abibi el fetar gahez
Mom called me from the kitchen and said 'Come on dear, breakfast is ready.'
from A Busy Morning
الفطار مش جاهز و الغسالة كانت بايظة طول الليل
El fetar mesh gahez wel ghassala kanet bayza tool el leil.
Breakfast isn't ready and the washing machine was broken all night.
from A Problem at Home
ماما كانت بتحضر الشاي والقهوة عشان يبقى الفطار بتاعنا جاهز
Mama kanet bet7addar elshay wel2ahwa 3ashan yeb2a elfetar beta3na gahez
Mom was preparing tea and coffee so our breakfast would be ready.