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How to say "may I go out?" in Arabic

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Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic

هَل يُمْكِنُنِي الْخُرُوج؟

hal yumkinunī l-khurūj?הל ימכנני אל-ח'רוג'?

هل يمكنني الخروج؟

Hebrew · Modern Hebrew

אפשר לצאת?

efshar latset?إِفْشَار لَاتْسِت؟

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خ-ر-ج

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Levantine · Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria

مُمْكِن أَطْلَع؟
mumkin aṭlaʿ?ממכן אטלע?

Levantine 'go out' is ṭiliʿ: mumkin aṭlaʿ? is the classroom request.

Egyptian · Cairo and the Nile Delta

مُمْكِن أُخْرُج؟
mumkin akhrug?ממכן אח'רג?

Cairene, with a hard g: akhrug.

Moroccan · Morocco — Casablanca, Rabat, Fes

وَاش نْقْدر نْخْرج؟
wāsh nqder nkhrej?ואש נקדר נח'רג'?

wāsh opens a yes/no question in Darija.

In a phrase

يَا أُسْتَاذ، هَل يُمْكِنُنِي الْخُرُوج؟
yā ustādh, hal yumkinunī l-khurūj?יא אסתאד', הל ימכנני אל-ח'רוג'?

Teacher, may I go out?

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