Egyptian Arabic Family — 40 Words
40 Egyptian Arabic words for family, ordered by how often they actually come up. Each one shows the Arabic with diacritics, how to say it, and the franco spelling used in text messages.
| Arabic | Pronunciation | Franco | English |
|---|---|---|---|
اِبْن | ebn | ebn | son |
أَبُو | abo | abo | father of |
أَخُويَا | akhoya | akhoya | my brother |
يَاعَمّ | ya 3am | ya am | oh uncle |
عَمّ | 3am | am | uncle |
وِلَاد | welad | welad | children |
مَامَا | mama | mama | mama |
أُمِّي | ommy | ommy | my mother |
بَابَا | baba | baba | dad |
أُمَّك | ommak | ommak | your mother |
يَابْنِي | yabny | ya bny | oh my son |
أُخْتِي | okhti | okhti | my sister |
العِيلَة | el eila | el eila | The family |
أَهْل | ahl | ahl | Family |
أَهْلِي | ahli | ahli | my family |
العِيَال | el 3eyal | el eyal | The children |
أَخُوك | akhook | akhook | your brother |
بِنْتِي | benti | benti | my daughter |
أَخِي | akhy | akhy | my brother |
آل | aal | aal | Family of |
يَابَا | yaba | yaba | Dad |
أَبِي | aby | aby | my father |
أَبُويَا | aboya | aboya | my father |
أُمُّه | ommo | ommo | his mother |
جَد | ged | ged | grandfather |
عِيَال | 3eyal | eyal | children |
اَلْإِخْوَان | el ekhwan | el ekhwan | The brothers |
اِبْنِي | ebny | ebny | my son |
يَابْن | ya ebn | ya ebn | oh son of |
أَب | ab | ab | father |
عَمِّي | 3ammy | ammi | my uncle |
يَابُو | ya abou | ya abou | oh father of |
الخَطِيب | el khateeb | el khateeb | the fiancé |
بِيبِي | baby | baby | baby |
يَاخُويَا | ya khoya | ya khoya | my brother |
الْجَوَاز | el gawaz | el gawaz | marriage |
أَهْلَك | ahlak | ahlak | your family |
أَخ | akh | akh | brother |
عَمُّو | 3ammo | ammo | uncle |
إِخْوَاتِي | ekhwaty | ekhwaty | my siblings |
Family in a sentence
Every sentence below is taken from a story on this site, so you see the word behaving normally rather than sitting on a flashcard.
والدي، أبو حسن، كان بيحاول يصلح المروحة القديمة في الصالة، وهو بيقول "الجو حر جدا دلوقتي يا جماعة!"
Walidi, Abu Hassan, kan bihayawel yessalah el-marwaha el-adeema fel-sala, we howa bi'ool "El-gaww harr geddan delwa'ti ya gama'a!"
My father, Abu Hassan, was trying to fix the old fan in the hall, saying, "The weather is very hot now, folks!"
showing أَبُو — father of
أخويا الكبير أحمد زعق من الفرحة وكلم أمنا فيديو عشان يوريها الجمال ده.
Akhoya el kebir Ahmed za'a men el farha we kalem omena video ashan yoriha el gamal da.
My big brother Ahmed shouted with joy and called our mother on video to show her this beauty.
showing أَخُويَا — my brother
“يا عم محمود، كورتنا وقعت.” قال كريم.
“Ya 3am Ma7moud, kortena wa2a3et.” al Karim.
"Uncle Mahmoud, our ball fell." Karim said.
showing عَمّ — uncle
اهلا بيكي يا حبيبتي انا كويسة والولاد عاملين ايه
Ahlan beeki ya habibty, ana kwayesa wel awlad aamleen eih?
Welcome, my dear, I'm good, and how are the children?
showing وِلَاد — children
كل يوم بيسأل ماما ليه السما زرقا
Koll yoom beyes'al Mama leh el sama zar'a.
Every day he asks Mama why the sky is blue.
showing مَامَا — mama
Practice Family
8 questions, half of them spoken out loud. Free, no account needed.