رئيس — "president; chairman" in Egyptian Arabic
رئيس
ra'iis
president; chairman
- Franco / chat
- raees
- Topic
- government and politics
- Seen in
- 6 of our stories
رئيس 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.
أمي بتقولي إن اختيار الفستان زي اختيار رئيس الجمهورية صعب
Ommi betʾūli en ekhtiyār el-fostān zayy ekhtiyār raʾīs el-gomhūrīya ṣaʿb.
My mom tells me that choosing the dress is as difficult as choosing the President of the Republic.
مهم نختار رئيس الجمهورية اللي يقود البلد كويس
Mohimm nekhtār raʾīs el-gomhūrīya elli yaʾūd el-balad kwayyis.
It's important to choose the President of the Republic who will lead the country well.
هي سألتني تفتكر مين هيكسب وهل رئيس الجمهورية الحالي هيترشح تاني
Heyya saʾaletni "Teftiker mīn hayeksab w hal raʾīs el-gomhūrīya el-ḥāli hayetrashshaḥ tāni?"
She asked me "Who do you think will win and will the current President of the Republic run again?"
زمان كان التصويت ده حاجة مهمة والناس كلها بتشارك عشان تختار رئيس الجمهورية
Zamān kān et-taṣwīt da ḥaga mohimma w en-nās kolaha betshārek ʿashān tekhtār raʾīs el-gomhūrīya.
Back in the day, voting was something important, and everyone participated to choose the President of the Republic.
خالتي بتحب تتكلم عن الاخبار السياسية وعن رئيس الجمهورية
Khalti betḥebb tetkallem ʿan el-akhbār es-siyāsīya wa ʿan raʾīs el-gomhūrīya.
My aunt loves to talk about political news and about the President of the Republic.
from A Visit to My Aunt
الراجل الكبير كان بيقول ان التصويت مهم جدا لاختيار رئيس الجمهورية
Er-ragel el-kebīr kān beyʾūl en et-taṣwīt mohem geddan lakhṭīyār raʾīs el-gomhūrīya
The old man was saying that voting is very important for choosing the President of the Republic.