لغاية — "until" in Egyptian Arabic
لغاية
li-ġaayit
until
- Topic
- time
- Seen in
- 2 of our stories
لغاية 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.
كنت مبسوطة اوي لغاية ما سألت صاحبتي انتي شوفتي هدير اللي قاعدة جنبنا
kont mabsouta awi leghayet ma sa'alt sahabty: 'inti shofti Hadeer elli qa3da gambena?'
I was so happy until I asked my friend: 'Did you see Hadeer who was sitting next to us?'
from The Match Surprise
سألت راجل عجوز قالي امشي طوالي لغاية ما تلاقي كوبري ابو العلا وبعدين يمين
Sa'alt ragel 3agooz, qali emshi tawali leghayet ma tla'i kobri Abu El Ela we ba3den yemeen.
I asked an old man, he told me to walk straight until you find the Abu El Ela bridge, then turn right.
from Lost in Cairo
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