راجل — "man" in Egyptian Arabic

El 3am Ma7moud kan ragel tayeb.

Uncle Mahmoud was a good man.

from Karim's Ball and the Neighborhood Friends

Honak, el ragel byebaaʾ khoḍar taza w byeqool: 'Kam kilo ʾayza ya sitt el kol?' W ana baqoolloh: 'ʾAyza kilo batates w etnein kilo tamatem men ʾandak'.

There, the man sells fresh vegetables and says: 'How many kilos do you want, madam?' And I tell him: 'I want one kilo of potatoes and two kilos of tomatoes from you.'

from An Egyptian Morning: Coffee, Music, and the Market

Shoft ragel biyeshtaghal fe mahal we olteloh as salamu alaykum

I saw a man who works in a shop and I said to him peace be upon you.

from Getting Lost in the Street

baba beyekallem ragel tayeb fi el shareaa

My dad talks to a nice man in the street.

from The way to Grandma's house

saalt ragel fi el sharea fen el mataam

I asked a man in the street where the restaurant is.

from The Guide Cat

saalt ragel fein el mataam

I asked a man where the restaurant is

from Where is the restaurant