Egyptian Arabic Phrases

How to say the everyday things in Egyptian Arabic, with the Arabic script, the tashkeel, a plain-ASCII transliteration, and the forms you need for a man, a woman, or a group.

25 phrases

ุฃู‡ู„ุง

ahlan

hello

ุงุฒูŠูƒุŸ

ezzayyak?

how are you?

ุดูƒุฑุง

shukran

thank you

ูƒู„ ุณู†ุฉ ูˆุงู†ุช ุทูŠุจ

kull sana w inta tayyib

happy birthday

ุตุจุงุญ ุงู„ุฎูŠุฑ

saba7 el kheir

good morning

ู…ุณุงุก ุงู„ุฎูŠุฑ

masa el kheer

good evening

ู…ุน ุงู„ุณู„ุงู…ุฉ

ma3a el salama

goodbye

ู„ูˆ ุณู…ุญุช

law sama7t

please

ู„ูˆ ุณู…ุญุช

law sama7t

excuse me

ุงู†ุง ุงุณู

ana aasef

I'm sorry

ุงูŠูˆุฉ ูˆู„ุฃ

aywa w la2

yes and no

ุงุณู…ูŠ

ismi

my name is...

ุงุณู…ูƒ ุฅูŠู‡ุŸ

ismak eih?

what's your name?

ุงู†ุช ู…ู†ูŠู†ุŸ

enta mneen?

where are you from?

ุฃู†ุง ู…ุด ูุงู‡ู…

ana mish fahem

I don't understand

ุจุชุชูƒู„ู… ุฅู†ุฌู„ูŠุฒูŠุŸ

betetkallem engleezi?

do you speak English?

ุจูƒุงู… ุฏู‡ุŸ

bkam da?

how much is this?

ุจุญุจูƒ

ba7ebbak

I love you

ุงู„ู ู…ุจุฑูˆูƒ

alf mabrouk

congratulations

ุฃู‡ู„ุง ูˆุณู‡ู„ุง

ahlan wa sahlan

welcome

ูˆุงุญุฏ ู‚ู‡ูˆุฉ ู„ูˆ ุณู…ุญุช

wa7ed ahwa law sama7t

coffee

ุนูŠู„ุฉ

3eila

family

ุงู„ุฌูˆ ุนุงู…ู„ ุฅูŠู‡ุŸ

el gaw 3amel eih?

what's the weather like?

ุงู†ุง ู…ุดุบูˆู„

ana mashghoul

I'm busy

ุฃุดูˆููƒ ุจุนุฏูŠู†

ashoufak ba3dein

see you later