Learn Egyptian Arabic Words and Phrases
Egyptian Arabic, known by the locals as maSree (مصري), is the Arabic dialect spoken in Egypt with nearly 65 million native speakers of the language. Not only is it is largest of the spoken Arabic dialects, it is also probably the most well known dialect of all of the Arabic speaking countries because of the popularity of Egypt’s films, plays, music and television series throughout the Middle East. One good reason to learn the Egyptian Arabic is that, if you’re trying to learn Arabic language dialects, most people throughout the region will understand you when you learn to speak Arabic in the Egyptian dialect.
We’ve compiled this list and organized it all nice and neat for you in the chart below to get you started.
| English | Transliteration | Egyptian Arabic اللغه المصريه الحديثه |
| Welcome | ʼahlan wa sahlan | أهلاً و سهلاً |
| Hello |
issalaamu ʻaleekum
wa ʻaleekum-ssalaam
ʼahlan wa sahlan ʼahlan beek ʼahlan |
السّلام عليكم
وعليكم السّلام أهلاً و سهلاً أهلاً بيك أهلاً |
| How are you? |
m – ʼizayyak f – ʼizayyik pl – ʼizayyukum m – ʻaamil eh? f – ʻaamlah eh? pl – ʻaamleen eh? | إزّيّك؟ إزّيّك؟ إزّيّكُم؟ عامل إيه؟ عاملة إيه؟ عاملين إيه؟ |
| Responses to “How are you?” |
m – kuwayyis, ilHamdu-lilaah. wi ʼinta? f –kuwayyisah, ilHamdu-lilaah. wi ʼinti? | كويّس، الحمد لله. وإنتَ؟ كويّس، الحمد لله. وإنتِ؟ |
| What’s your name? |
m – ‘ismak eh? f – ‘ismik eh? | إسمك إيه؟ إسمك إيه؟ |
| My name is … | ismee … | اسمي… |
| Where are you from? |
m – ‘inta mineen? f – ‘inti mineen? | إنت منين؟ إنتِ منين؟ |
| I’m from … | ana min … | أنا من … |
| Pleased to meet you. |
furSah saʻeedah ana al‘asʻad | فرصة سعيدة أنا الأسعد |
|
Good morning. | SabaaH-ilkheer – SabaaH-nnoor | صباح الخير صباح النّور |
| Good afternoon, Good evening. |
misaaʼ-ilkheer misaaʼ-nnoor | مساء الخير مساء النّور |
| Good night. |
tiSbaH ʻala kheer wi ‘inta min ‘ahluh | تصبح على خير وأنت من أهله |
| Goodbye |
maʻ issalaamah baay | مع السّلامة باي |
| Good luck! | haDH saʻeed | حظ سعيد! |
| Bon appetit! |
bilhana wi-shifa! allah yhanneek allah yhanneeki | بالهنا و الشفا! الله يهنّيك الله يهنّيكِ |
| Bon voyage! |
trooH wi teegee bissalaamah! allah ysallimak allah ysallimik | تروح و تيجي بالسّلامة! الله يسلّمك الله يسلّمِك |
| I understand |
m – ʼana fahim f – ʼana fahmah | أنا فاهم أنا فاهمة |
| I don’t understand |
la ʼafham m – ʼana mish fahim f – ʼana mish fahmah | لا أفهم أنا مش فاهم أنا مش فاهمة |
| I don’t know | maʻrafsh | معرفش |
| Please speak more slowly | mumkin titkallim birraaha | ممكن تتكلّم بالرّاحة |
| Please say that again |
m – mumkin tiʼool taanee? f – mumkin tiʼoolee taanee? | ممكن تقول ثاني؟ ممكن تقولي ثاني؟ |
| Could you write it down? |
m – mumkin
tiktubuh? f – mumkin tiktubeeh? | ممكن تكتبه؟ ممكن تكتبيه؟ |
| Do you speak Arabic? |
m – bititkallim
ʻarabee? f – bititkallimee ʻarabee? | بتتكلّم عربي بتتكلّمي عربي |
| How do you say … | ʼizzaay aʼool …? | إزّاي أقول …؟ |
| Excuse me |
m – ʼan ʼiznak f – ʼan ʼiznik pl – ʼan ʼiznuku | عن إذنك! عن إزنك! عن إزنكوا! |
| How much is this? | bikaam da? | بكم ده؟ |
| Sorry |
m – ʼaasif f – ʼaasifah | آسف! آسف! |
| Please | law samaht | لو سمحت |
| Thank you |
shukran mutshakkreen shukran gazeelan | ﺷﻜﺮﺍ متشكّرين ﹰ ﺷﻜﺮﺍﹰ جزيلا |
| Reply to thank you | ʻafwan | عفواً |
| Where’s the bathroom? | ilHammaam fain? | الحمام فين؟ |
| This gentleman will pay for everything | irragil ilmuHtaram Hayidfaʻa kull haaga | الراجل المحترم هايدفع كل حاجة |
| Would you like to dance with me? |
m – tiHib tirʼuS maʻaayah? f – tihibi tir ʼuSee maʻaayah ? | تحب ترقص معايا ؟ تحبي ترقصي معايا ؟ |
| I love you |
m – ʼana baHibbak f – ʼana baHibbik | ٲنَا بحِبَّك ٲنَا بَحِبِّك |
| Leave me alone! | sibeenee-lwaHdee! | سيبني لوحدي! |
| Help! | ilHaʼnee! | الحقني! |
| Fire! | Hareeʼ! | حريق! |
| Call the police! | ʼittiSl bil bulees | إتّصل بالبوليس! |
| Birthday greetings |
m – kull sanah
w ʼinta Tayyib f – kull sanah w ʼinti Tayyibah m – w ʼinta Tayyib f w ʼinti Tayyibah | كل سنة و إنت طيّب كل سنة و إنت طيّب و إنت طيّب و إنت طيّب |
| Happy Eid | ʻeid saʻeed | عيد سعيد |
| Happy Ramadan | ramadhaan kareem | رمضان كريم |
(m= masculine, f = feminine, pl = plural, inf = informal, and rsp = response)
The list of words and phrases provided in the chart above should provide you with a good start should you want to learn basic Arabic words and phrases in the Egyptian dialect.
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