Egyptian Arabic Feelings and Emotions — 102 Words

102 Egyptian Arabic words for feelings and emotions, 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.

ArabicPronunciationFrancoEnglish
حَبِيبِي
7abibihabibimy love
الحُبّ
el 7obel hobThe love
بَحِبّ
ba7ebbahebI love
حُبّ
7obhoblove
سَعِيد
sa3eedsa'eedhappy
يَارَيْت
ya reetya reetI wish
عِيب
3eibeibshame
بَحِبَّك
ba7ebbakbahebakI love you
مِحْتَاج
me7tagmehtagin need
حَبِيب
7abibhabibbeloved
يِسْعِد
yes3edyesaadmay he please
حَبِيبَتِي
7abibtihabibtimy love
عَايْزِين
3ayzeenayzinwanting (plural)
حَاسِس
7aseshasesfeeling
تِحِبّ
te7ebtehebyou like
مَالَك
malakmalekwhat's wrong
أَحِبّ
a7ebbahebI love
السَّعَادَة
el sa3adael sa'adahappiness
هههههههه
hahahahahahahahahahahaha
إِحْسَاس
e7sasehsasfeeling
خَايِف
khayefkhayefafraid
الصَّبْر
el sabrel sabrpatience
الضِّحْك
el de7kel dehklaughter
تِعِبْت
te3ebttaabtI'm tired
مَبْسُوط
mabsootmabsoothappy
زَعْلَان
za3lanza'lanupset
يِسْعِدَك
yes3edakyesaadakmay it make you happy
ضِحْك
de7kdehklaughter
بَحِبُّه
ba7ebbobahebboI love him
مَبَحِبِّش
maba7ebshmabahebshI don't like
بَحِسّ
ba7esbahesI feel
فَرَح
fara7farahjoy
شُعُور
sho3oorshoaorfeeling
حَزِين
7azeenhazeensad
بَحِبَّهَا
ba7ebhabahebhaI love her
بِتْحِبّ
bet7ebbethebyou love
وَالسَّعَادَة
wel sa3adawel saadaand happiness
حَبِّيت
7abeethabeetI loved
حُبَّك
7obbakhobbakyour love
اَلْفَرَح
el fara7el farahjoy
فَخْر
fakhrfakhrpride
أَتْمَنَّى
atmannaatmannaI wish
بِيحِبّ
bey7ebbeyhebloves
تَحِسّ
te7estehesFeel
حُبِّي
7obbyhobbimy love
رِضَا
redaredasatisfaction
وَسَعَادَة
we sa3adawe saadaand happiness
يِحِبّ
ye7ebyehebhe loves
أَسْعَد
as3adasaadhappier
تَعْبَان
ta3baantaabantired
الرِّضَا
el redael redasatisfaction
رَاضِي
radyradysatisfied
نِحِبّ
nehebnehebwe love
رَاحَة
ra7arahaComfort
حَسِّيت
hasseethasseetfelt
زَهِقْت
zehe'tzehe'tI'm bored
حَاسَّة
7assahassafeeling it
أَعَيَّط
a3ayyataayatI cry
أَمَل
amalamalhope
فَرْحَان
farhanfarhanhappy
رَيْت
reetreetI wish
الْقَرَف
el orafel orafdisgust
فَرْحَة
far7afarhajoy
مَالِي
malymalywhat's wrong with me
أَحِسّ
a7essahesI feel
اَلْهَمّ
el hamel hamworry
أَحِبَّك
a7ebakahebakI love you
حُزْن
7oznhoznsadness
يِحِبَّك
ye7ebbakyehebakhe loves you
سَعَادَة
sa3adasaadahappiness
العِيب
el 3eebel eebthe shame
وَاحِشْنِي
wa7eshnywaheshnyI miss you
وَحِيد
wa7eedwahidAlone
قَرَف
2araferafdisgust
ذَنْب
zanbzanbguilt
بَخَاف
bakhafbakhafI'm afraid
الأَمَل
el amalel amalThe hope
وَالسُّرُور
wel soroorwel soroorand happiness
الخَوْف
el khofel khooffear
الشُّعُور
el sho3oorel shooorfeeling
رَوْعَة
raw3arawaaawesome
مَشَاعِر
mashaa3ermashaaerfeelings
مَبْسُوطَة
mabsootamabsootahappy (feminine)
الشُّوق
el shoo2el sholonging
حَابِب
7abebhabebloving
التَّعَب
el ta3abel taabtiredness
مِرْتَاح
merta7mertahcomfortable
سَعِيدَة
sa3eedasaeedahappy (feminine)
فَرَج
faragfaragrelief
بِيحِبَّك
byhebakbyhebakhe loves you
مُقْتَنِع
mo'tane3moteneaconvinced
الْهَنَا
el hanael hanahappiness
حَنِين
7aneenhaneennostalgia
اَلْعِشْق
el 3eshqel eshpassion
الْمَشَاعِر
el mashaa3erel mashaaerfeelings
وَحَشْنِي
wa7ashnywahashnyI miss you
اَلزَّعَل
el za3alel zaalanger
زَعْلَانَة
za3lanazaelanaupset (feminine)
بَضْحَك
bad7akbadhakI laugh
نِحِس
ne7esneheswe feel
تِفْرَح
tefra7tefrahbe happy
وَحَشْتِنِي
wa7ashtenywahashtenyI missed you

Feelings and Emotions 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.

ليلى أكلت الفول والطعمية بتاعتها بحب.

Layla akalet el foul we el ta3meya beta3etha be hob.

Layla ate her foul and ta'ameya with love.

showing بَحِبّ — I love

الكل ضحك وبدأ ياكل وكان الجو كله حب وسعادة

El kol dehek we bada yakol we kan el gaw koloh hob we sa'ada

Everyone laughed and started eating, and the atmosphere was full of love and happiness.

showing حُبّ — love

عندنا فرح سعيد للكل

'Andena farah sa'eed lel-kol.

We have a happy wedding for everyone.

showing سَعِيد — happy

أنا وصحابي عايزين نشوف المنتخب في الماتش النهائي.

Ana wa sahabi ayzin neshouf el montakhab fel matsh el neha'i.

My friends and I want to see the national team in the final match.

showing عَايْزِين — wanting (plural)

كل واحد في الحتة كان حاسس بفرحة كبيرة عشان الفريق كان بيلعب كويس.

Kol wahed fel hetta kan hases be farha kebira ashan el fariq kan beyelab kways.

Every person in the area was feeling a great joy because the team was playing well.

showing حَاسِس — feeling

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