Speak
(Egyptian Arabic)
Nefertiti Graffiti, Cairo
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Take care, Arabic is written from right to left and it is written in cursive, so the letter shape can be different according to its position in the word.
there is no capital and small letters in Arabic.
alone / at the end / at the middle / at the beginning
| English | Arabic |
|---|---|
|
A |
أ / ﺎ / ﺎ / ا |
|
B |
ﺑ / ــبــ / ــب / ب |
|
D |
د / ـد / ـد / د |
|
E |
إ |
|
F |
فـ / ـفـ / ـف / ف |
|
G |
جـ / ـجـ / ـج / ج |
|
H |
هـ / ـهـ / ـه / ه |
|
I |
إ |
|
J |
جـ / ـجـ / ـج / ج |
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K |
كـ / ـكـ / ـك / ك |
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L |
لـ / ـلـ / ـل / ل |
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M |
مـ / ـمـ / ـم / م |
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N |
نـ / ـنـ / ـن / ن |
Basics:
| English | Egyptian Arabic |
|---|---|
|
Hello |
Ahlan |
|
Peace be upon you |
Salamu Aleiko |
|
How are you? |
Ezzayak? (for M) Ezzayek? (for F) Ezzayokom? (for Pl) |
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Bye |
Salam / Ma’assalama |
|
See you later |
Ashoufak orayeb (for M) Ashoufek orayeb (for F) Ashofkom orayeb (for Pl) |
|
Thank you |
Shokran |
|
Excuse Me |
Law samah’t (for M) Law samah’ty (for F) Law samah’tu (for Pl) |
Pronouns:
| English | Egyptian Arabic |
|---|---|
|
I/me |
Ana |
|
You |
Enta (for M) Enty (for F) Entu (For Pl) |
|
He |
Howa |
|
She |
Heya |
|
We |
Eh’na |
|
They |
Homma |
Question Words:
Note:
- some of the question words come in beginning, some come in the end, and some can work both ways.
- question words doesn’t change with gender or number.
| English | Egyptian Arabic | Examples |
|---|---|---|
|
What? |
Eh |
What happened? Eh elli h’asal? |
|
Where |
Fein |
Where are we? Eh’na fein? |
|
Who |
Meen |
Who are you? Enta meen |
|
When |
Emta |
When do we leave? Hanemshy emta? |
|
Which |
Anhy |
Which building? Anhy mabna |
|
Why |
Leh |
Why did you do that? Leh a’malt keda? |
|
How |
Ezzay |
How do we go? Ezzay nerouh’? |
|
How Many |
Kaam |
How many do you see? Shayef kaam? |
|
How Much |
Bekaam |
How much is this? Bekaam da? |
In The Street:
Note that (in most cases) if the speaker or the one to whom the speech is directed is masculine the word ends with a constant, if feminine, the word ends with “a”, and in plural ends with “een”.
| English | Egyptian Arabic | Examples |
|---|---|---|
|
I want to go to |
A’yez arooh’ (m) A’yeza arooh’ (f) A’yezeen nerooh’ (pl) |
I want to go to the club A’yez arooh’ el nady (m) A’yeza arooh’ el nady (f) |
Your Nationality:
| English | Egyptian Arabic | Country Name |
|---|---|---|
|
Where are you from? |
Enta menen? (m) Enty mnen? (f) Ento mnen? (pl)
|
|
|
I am Russian |
Ana Rousy (m) Ana Rousseya (f) Ehna Rouss (pl) |
Russia Rosia |
|
I am English |
Ana Engleezy (m) Ana Engleezeya (f) Ehna Engleez (pl) |
England Engeltera |
|
I am German |
Ana Almany (m) Ana Almaneya (f) Ehna Almaan (pl) |
Germany Almania |
|
I am American |
Ana Amreeky (m) Ana Amreekeya (f) Ehna Amreekan |
America Amreeka |
|
I am Italian |
Ana Itaaly (m) Ana Italeya (f) Ehna Italeyeen/Taliaan (pl) |
Italy Italia |
|
I am French |
Ana Ferensy (m) Ana Ferenseya (f) Ehna Frenseyeen (pl) |
France Faransa |
|
I am Polish |
Ana Bolandy (m) Ana Bolandeya (f) Ehna Bolandeyeen (pl) |
Poland Bolanda |
|
I am Ukrainian |
Ana Okrany (m) Ana Okraneya (f) Ehna Okraneyeen/Okraan (pl) |
Ukraine Okrania |