طفلة تاخذ مصروفها قبل الذهاب إلى المدرسة
A1 Arabic listening practice · Egyptian Arabic · Curated for beginners
What is “maṣrūf” in Egyptian Arabic?
مصروف (maṣrūf) is the Egyptian Arabic word for “pocket money,” literally “what is to be spent.” Egyptian parents (and often a kindly عمو “uncle” or خالة “aunt”) hand out maṣrūf before kids leave for school: usually a small bill for snacks or kushari lunch. The ritual has its own fixed vocabulary: المصروف اليومي (daily allowance), مصروف الجيب (pocket money).
This clip captures the moment in miniature: a little girl named Sumi is told by her mom “تعالي خذي مصروفك من عمو جو” (“come take your pocket money from uncle Jo”) before heading to school. The casual address عمو (“uncle”) for older male relatives is itself a marker of warm Egyptian household speech.
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Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · OpenSubtitles 2018 (HermitDave) (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
- ▸In Egyptian family sitcoms and films (Wahed Sefr, Asal Aswad)
- ▸In Egyptian parent-and-kid YouTube content
- ▸In Egyptian school-morning vlogs and Reels
- ▸In Egyptian family Tahrir-time gatherings around the kitchen table
- ▸In Egyptian children’s books about school days