Check out this Funny coincidence between Egyptian Arabic and
Canadian English!In Canada we use “eh?” At the end of sentences very frequently- for example
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How’s it going, eh?
Quite a day,eh?
What a game, eh?
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And in Egyptian Arabic eh? Is also used often
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إيه
Ackbarik eh?
Issmik, eh?
Amalah, eh?
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Of course, the meaning of eh? Is a bit different in the languages. In Egyptian Arabic it’s basically “what” and in Canadian it’s has a few meanings such as checking for agreement or interest from the listener.
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