قواعد اللهجة المصرية

على بال

by the time, while, until

Introduction

     Synonomous with عقبال ما and على ما . If after reading through these examples you need further explanation see the page for على ما.
     while
    
before/until
    
by the time

Examples

while

Example 1

اتفضل انت وهو في الطرقة اخرها عشان تحللوا على بال ما أكشف على المدامات

You and him can go to the end of the hall for analysis while I examine your wives.
(فبراير الاسود)



Example 2

وحياتك اشغليه شوية على بال أنا ما أتصرف

Please, keep him busy while/until I figure out what to do.
(ابي فوق الشجرة)



Example 3

كلّميهم خليهم يجوا على بال مـ انا أخلص وأجي

Talk to them and have them come while I finish and come.
(فوق مستوى الشبهات)



Example 4

بقول لك ايه حضري الفطار انتي على بال مـ أطلع أصحيهم

Hey, get breakfast ready while I go up and wake them up.
(بشتري راجل)



before/until

Example 5

قدامه يومين على بال مـ يصحى

He has two days until he will wake up.
(النمر والانثى)



Example 6

في اليوم ده الاسانسير نزل من فوق ومتهيأ لي انه كان في دور مـ الادوار العالية لانه اخد وقت كبير قوي على بال مـ وصل

On that day, the elevator came down from above. I suppose that it was on one of the higher floors because it took a lot of time before it arrived.
(موجة حارة)



Example 7

موظفة: بقى لنا كتير ماشفنكيش
حنان: على بال مـ بحوش. حاجتكوا غالية قوي عليا

Employee: It has been a while since we've seen you.
Hanan:(It takes me a while) until I can save up enough money. Your stuff is super expensive.
(بنتين من مصر)



by the time

Example 8

المحامي: كنا عايزين نعرف بس سعادتك هو مقبوض عليه ليه
النيابة: يااه انتوا لسه جايين دلوقتي وفاكرين
علاء: حضرتك أنا عمه. والده ووالدته مسافرين على بال ما اخته بلغتني جيت على طول خدت الاستاذ وطلعنا عـ المديرية. في المديرية قالوا لنا حوّلوه عـ النيابة. حضرتك طمنّي هو عمل ايه هشام

Lawyer: We just wanted to know, sir, why has he been arrested?
State Prosecutor: ًWhat! You are just now coming here and thinking....
Ala: Sir I am his uncle. His father and mother are traveling. By the time his sister informed me; I came right away and grabbed the lawyer and we headed off toward the central police station. At the centeral police station, they told us that he was transferred him to the prosecutor's office. Sir, put me at ease, what did Hisham do?
(قضية رأي عام)