Egyptian Arabic Greetings — 53 Words
53 Egyptian Arabic words for greetings, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
طَيِّب | tayeb | tayeb | okay |
بِخَيْر | bekhair | bekhair | Fine |
مَبْرُوك | mabrook | mabrook | Congrats! |
شُكْراً | shokran | shokran | thank you |
وَالسَّلَام | wel salam | wel salam | and peace |
حَضْرِتَك | 7adretak | hadretak | your honor |
مَعْلِش | ma3lesh | maaleesh | never mind |
تِسْلَم | teslam | teslam | may you be safe |
تَمَام | tamam | tamam | perfect |
مَاشِي | mashi | mashi | okay |
نَعَم | na3am | na'am | yes |
يَسْطَا | yasta | yasta | my man |
السَّلَام | el salam | el salam | the peace |
بِالتَّوْفِيق | bel tawfeeq | bel tawfee | good luck |
يُوَفَّقَك | yewaffa'ak | yewaffak | may he grant you success |
سَلَام | salam | salam | peace |
يِسَلِّمَك | yesallemak | yesalmak | bless you |
يَخَلِّيك | yekhallik | yekhalik | may (God) keep you |
عُقْبَال | 3o2bal | oabal | hopefully |
وَبِخَيْر | we bekheer | we bekheer | and well |
صَبَاحُكُم | saba7kom | sabahkom | your morning |
تَسْلَمِي | teslamy | teslamy | thank you |
آسِف | aasef | asef | Sorry |
الْعَفْو | el 3afw | el afw | pardon |
وَعُقْبَال | we 3o'bal | we o'bal | and hopefully |
هَلَا | hala | hala | Hello |
تَحِيَّاتِي | ta7iyyaty | tahiyaty | my greetings |
حَالِك | 7alak | halak | your condition |
يُكْرِمَك | yekramak | yekramak | bless you |
يُخَلِّيكِي | yekhalleeky | yekhaleeky | may God keep you |
بَاي | bay | bye | bye |
يَاخِي | ya akhy | ya akhy | oh brother |
وَحَضْرَتَك | we 7adretak | we hadretak | and you (formal) |
سِيدِي | seedy | seedy | sir |
بَاهِي | bahy | bahy | okay |
يَاحَبِيبِي | ya 7abibi | ya habibi | my dear |
يَسْلَم | yeslam | yeslam | be safe |
سَلِّم | sallem | sallem | greet |
هَاي | hay | hay | Hi |
أَهْلًا | ahlan | ahlan | hello |
سَلَامْتَك | salamtak | salamtak | your safety |
وَبَرَكَاتُه | wa barakatoh | wa barakato | and His blessings |
لِحَضْرِتَك | le7adretak | lehadretak | for you (respectful) |
مِيرْسِي | mersi | merci | thank you |
وَعَلَيْكُم | wa 3alaykom | wa alaykom | and upon you |
يَاغَالِي | ya ghaly | ya ghaly | dear |
مَرْحَبًا | mar7aba | marhaba | hello |
وَيِسْعِدَك | we yes3edak | we yesaadak | and may it make you happy |
مَبْرُوووك | mabroook | mabroook | congratulations |
يَا جَمَاعَة | ya gamaa3a | ya gamaa | hey guys |
عُقْبَالِك | 3o2balak | o2balak | may you be next |
سِي | see | si | mister |
أَشْكُرَك | ashkorak | ashkorak | thank you |
Greetings 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.
طيب انا رايحه اشتري حاجات من السوق عايزة حاجه
Tayeb ana rayha ashtiri hagat min es souq, ayza haga?
Okay, I'm going to buy some things from the market, do you want anything?
showing طَيِّب — okay
صباح النور يا سارة الحمد لله بخير انتي عاملة ايه
Sabah el noor ya Sara, alhamdulillah bekheir, enti aamla eih?
Good morning, Sara, praise be to God, I'm fine. How are you?
showing بِخَيْر — Fine
بابا بيقول شكرا واحنا بنوصل البيت
baba beyeool shokran wa ehna benewsal el beit
My dad says thank you and we arrive at the house.
showing شُكْراً — thank you
انا ضحكت وقلت له يلا معلش نتكلم بعدين
ana dehekt w olteloh yalla maalesh netkallem ba'dein
I laughed and told him, "Okay, never mind, let's talk later."
showing مَعْلِش — never mind
ام احمد ابتسمت وقالت بجد تسلم ايدك يا جارتي انا جاية حالا
Omm Ahmed ibtasamet we 'alet begad teslam eidek ya garti ana gayya halan
Umm Ahmed smiled and said 'Really Thank you so much my neighbor I'm coming right away.'
showing تِسْلَم — may you be safe
Practice Greetings
8 questions, half of them spoken out loud. Free, no account needed.