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A collection of useful phrases in Egyptian Arabic. Click on the English phrases to see them in many other languages.
Key to abbreviations: m = said by men, f = said by women, >m = said to men, >f = said to women, pl = said to more than one person.
| English | (Egyptian Arabic) ألعامّيّة ألعريّة ألمصريّة |
|---|---|
| Welcome | (ahlan wa sahlan) أهلاً و سهلاً |
| Hello | (is salām 'alaykum) ألسّلام عليكم response - (wa 'alaykum is salām) وعليكم السّلام (ahlan wa sahlan) أهلاً و سهلاً response - (ahlan beek) أهلاً بيك inf - (ahlan) أهلاً |
| How are you? I'm fine, thanks. And you? |
m/f/pl - (izayyak/izayyik/izayyuku) إزّيّك؟ m/f/pl - ('aamil/ 'amla/'amleen ey) عامل إيه؟ |
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كويّس، الحمد
لله. وأنت؟ m/f - (kwayyis/a, al hamdulillah. wa inta/i) |
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| What's your name? My name is ... |
(m/f) (ismak/ismik ey?) إسمك إيه؟ |
| (ismee ...) اسمي... | |
| Where are you from? I'm from ... |
(Inta/inti minayn?) إنت منين؟ |
| (ana min ...) أنا من ... | |
| Pleased to meet you | (tašarrafna) تشرّفنا |
| Good morning | (ṣabā il kẖayr) صباح الخير response - (ṣabā in noor) صباح النّور |
| Good afternoon/evening | (misa' il kẖayr)
مساء الخير response - (misa' in noor) مساء النّور |
| Good night | (tiṣbaḥ 'ala kẖayr)
تصبح على خير response - (winta min ahla) وأنت من أهله |
| Goodbye | (bai) باي (ma'is salāma) مع السّلامة |
| Good luck | (hazz sa'eed) حظ سعيد! |
| Have a nice day | (youm sa'eed) يوم سعيد |
| Bon appetit | (bil hana wish shifa'!) بالهنا و الشفاء! response - (allah yihanneek/i) الله يهنّيك |
| Bon voyage | (tirooh wa tigi bis salaama!) تروح و تيجي بالسّلامة! response - (allah yisallimak/yisallimik) الله يسلّمك |
| I don't understand | (ana miš fāhim) أنا مش فاهم |
| Please speak more slowly | (mumkin titkallim bilrrāha) ممكن تتكلّم بالرّاحة |
| Could you repeat that? | (mumkin ti'ool/ee taani?) ممكن تقول ثاني؟ |
| Please write it down | (mumkin tiktibuh/tiktibeeh?) ممكن تكتبه؟ |
| Do you speak Arabic? | (bititkallim/ee 'arabi?) بتتكلّم عربي |
| How do you say ... ? | (izzay a' ool ...?) إزّاي أقول ...؟ |
| Excuse me | ('an iznak/iznik/izniku - m/f/pl) عن إزنك! |
| How much is this? | (bikam da?) بكم ده؟ |
| Sorry | (aasif/a - m/f) آسف! |
| Thank you Reply |
(mut shakkrān) متشكّرين
(shukrān) ﺷﻜﺮﺍﹰ (shukrān gazēlan) ﺷﻜﺮﺍﹰ جزيلاً |
| ('afwan) عفواً | |
| Where's the toilet? | (el-ḥammām fain?) الحمام فين؟ |
| I love you | to a man - (ana uħibbuk) ٲنَا
ٱحِبُّك to a woman - (ana baħibbik) ٲنَا بَحَِّك |
| Call the police! | (itaṣṣal bil bulees) إتّصل بالبوليس! |
| Happy Birthday | كل سنة و إنت طيّب (kull sana wa inta tayyib >m, kull sana wa inti tayyiba >f) و إنت طيّب response - (wa inta tayyib >m, wa inti tayyiba >f) |
| One language is never enough | لغة وحدة بس ماتكفيش ابداً |
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