خلاص — "already" in Egyptian Arabic
خلاص
xalāȿ
already
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خلاص 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.
مفيش وقت خلاص انا لازم انزل دلوقتي
Mafeesh wa't khalas ana lazim anzil dilwa'ti
There's no time already I must go down now
from A Busy Morning
بالليل بعد الأكل سأل احنا خلاص هننام دلوقتي ولا لسه فيه كلام
Billeil ba'd elakl sa'al ehna khalaas hannam delwa'ty wala lissa feeh kalaam.
At night, after the food, he asked, "Are we already going to sleep now or is there still talk?"
from Endless Questions
هي كانت خلاص في محطة رمسيس، الساعة سبعة الصبح، والقطر بتاعها فاضل له نص ساعة، وهي كانت عايزة الكتاب ده خالص.
Heyya kanet khalaas fe mahattet Ramsis, el-saa'a sab'a el-sobh, wel-qatr beta'ha fadhel loh noss saa'a, we-heyya kanet 'ayza el-ketaab dah khales.
She was already at Ramses Station, seven in the morning, and her train had half an hour left, and she really wanted that book.
from Mona's Journey
رد صاحب المحل وهو بيزيح الكرسي بتعب: "مساء النور يا بنتي، خير؟ المحل خلاص بيقفل."
Radd saḥeb el-maḥall we howa bi-yiziḥ el-korsi be-ta3ab: "Masa' el-noor ya benti, kheir? El-maḥall khalas bi-ye2fel."
The shop owner replied, pushing his chair tiredly: "Evening of light, my daughter, what's good? The shop is already closing."
from Mona's Journey in Khan el-Khalili: A Morning Full of Greetings
هو قال انا خلاص بقيت كبير على الحاجات دي
Howa a'al "Ana khalas ba'et kbeer 'ala el hagāt di".
He said, "I'm already old for these things."
بعد خطوات قليلة، سمعت منى صوت مألوف بين المحلات القديمة: إزيك يا منى، أخيرا لقيتك، كنت بفكر أروح خلاص!
Ba3d khotowat 'alila, sem3et Mona sout ma'louf bein el-ma7allat el-'adima: "Izzayek ya Mona, akhiran la'eitki, kont ba'fakkar arou7 khalas!"
After a few steps, Mona heard a familiar voice among the old shops: "How are you, Mona, I finally found you, I was thinking of leaving already!"
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