Egyptian Arabic Vocabulary

500 of the most frequently used words in Egyptian Arabic, grouped by topic. Every word has its Arabic spelling with diacritics, a transliteration, the franco spelling Egyptians type in messages, and real sentences taken from stories on this site rather than invented examples.

Each topic ends with a short practice round โ€” half multiple choice, half speaking out loud. It's free and needs no account.

Most Common

500 words

ู…ูู†ู’ยทูููŠยทูŠูŽุงยทุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡

Verbs

412 words

ูƒูŽุงู†ูŽยทูƒูู†ู’ุชยทูŠูŽุนู’ู†ููŠยทุดูŽุงุกูŽ

Adjectives

239 words

ุทูŽูŠู‘ูุจยทู…ูู…ู’ูƒูู†ยทุนูŽุงุฑููยทูƒูุชููŠุฑ

Describing People

188 words

ุญูŽุฏู‘ยทุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽุงุณยทู†ูŽุงุณยทุงู„ู’ุนูŽุธููŠู…

Time and Dates

115 words

ุตูŽุจูŽุงุญยทูŠูŽูˆู’ู…ยทุจูŽุนู’ุฏยทู‚ูŽุจู’ู„

Religion

103 words

ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ยทูˆูŽุงู„ู„ูŽู‘ู‡ยทูŠูŽุงุฑูŽุจู‘ยทุฑูŽุจู‘ูู†ูŽุง

Feelings and Emotions

102 words

ุญูŽุจููŠุจููŠยทุงู„ุญูุจู‘ยทุจูŽุญูุจู‘ยทุญูุจู‘

Places and Buildings

59 words

ู…ูŽุตู’ุฑยทู…ูŽูƒูŽุงู†ยทู„ููŠุจู’ูŠูŽุงยทุงู„ุจูŽู„ูŽุฏ

Greetings

53 words

ุทูŽูŠู‘ูุจยทุจูุฎูŽูŠู’ุฑยทู…ูŽุจู’ุฑููˆูƒยทุดููƒู’ุฑุงู‹

Travel and Directions

53 words

ู‡ูู†ูŽุงยทู‡ูู†ูŽุงูƒยทูููˆู‚ยทุจูŽุนููŠุฏ

Body Parts

52 words

ู‚ูŽู„ู’ุจููŠยทู‚ูŽู„ู’ุจูŽูƒยทุงู„ู’ู‚ูŽู„ู’ุจยทู‚ูŽู„ู’ุจ

Numbers

50 words

ูˆุงุญูุฏยทุงูุชู’ู†ูŠู†ยทุชูŽู„ุงุชุฉยทุฃูŽุฑู’ุจูŽุนุฉ

School and Education

43 words

ูƒูู„ู’ู…ูŽุฉยทุงูู…ู’ุชูุญูŽุงู†ยทุณูุคูŽุงู„ยทุงู„ุฅูู…ู’ุชูุญูŽุงู†

Family

40 words

ุงูุจู’ู†ยทุฃูŽุจููˆยทุฃูŽุฎููˆูŠูŽุงยทูŠูŽุงุนูŽู…ู‘

Work and Money

40 words

ุงู„ูˆูŽูƒููŠู„ยทุดูŽุฑููƒูŽุฉยทุงู„ุดู‘ูุบู’ู„ยทุนูŽุงู…ูู„

Weather and Nature

29 words

ุงู„ู’ูˆูŽุฑู’ุฏยทู‚ูŽู…ูŽุฑยทุงู„ู’ููู„ยทุงู„ู’ุฌูŽูˆู‘

Colors

26 words

ุฃูŽุญู’ู…ูŽุฑยทุฃูŽุฒู’ุฑูŽู‚ยทุฃูŽุฎู’ุถูŽุฑยทุฃูŽุตู’ููŽุฑ