The 500 Most Common Egyptian Arabic Words

500 Egyptian Arabic words for most common, 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
مِنْ
menmenfrom
فِي
fifiin
يَا
yayaoh
اللَّه
AllahAllahGod
مِش
meshmeshnot
لَا
lala | la2No
بَس
basbasbut
مَا
mamawhat
اللِّي
ellyellywho
عَلَى
3ala3alaon
وَاللَّه
wallahwallahby God
وَلَا
walawalanor
دَه
dadathis
يَارَبّ
ya rabya rabOh Lord
هُوَ
howahowahe
إِن
enenthat
إِنتَ
entaentayou
دِي
didithis
رَبِّنَا
rabbenarabbenaour Lord
حَدّ
7ad7adsomeone
إِيه
ehehwhat
لَوْ
lawlawif
كَانَ
kankanwas
عَشَان
3ashan3ashanbecause
مَعَ
ma3ma3with
لَمَّا
lammalammawhen
أَيّ
ayayany
النَّاس
el nasel naspeople
عَنْ
3an3anabout
كِدَه
kedakedalike this
صَبَاح
saba7saba7morning
يَوْم
yomyomday
مَصْر
masrmasrEgypt
إِلَى
elyelyto
بَعْد
ba3dba3dafter
فِيه
fihfihin it
عَلِيه
3aleh3alehon it
غِير
gheergheerother than
كُنْت
kontkontI was
لِيه
lehlehwhy
يَعْنِي
ya3nyya3nymeaning
حَاجَة
7aga7agasomething
كِدَا
kedakedalike this
قَلْبِي
2alby2albymy heart
إِحْنَا
e7nae7nawe
وَاحِد
wa7edwa7edone
فِيهَا
fihafihain it
أَوْ
awawor
هِيَّ
heyaheyashe
عَلَيْك
3alek3alekon you
طَيِّب
tayebtayebokay
لِلَّه
lillahlillahfor God
إِنِّي
ennyennythat I
وَأَنَا
wanawanaand I
جِدّاً
geddangeddanvery
زَيّ
zayyzaylike
آمِين
aminaminAmen
الْخَيْر
el kheirel kheirgoodness
مُمْكِن
momkenmomkenpossible
خِير
kheirkheirgood
نَفْسِي
nafsinafsimyself
وَإِنْتَ
wentawentaand you
عَارِف
3aref3arefknowing
إِنْتِي
entyentyyou (feminine)
بِجَدّ
begadbegdseriously
الدُّنْيَا
el doniael doniathe world
نَاس
nasnaspeople
شَاءَ
sha2sha2willed
رَمَضَان
ramadanramadanRamadan
مَفِيش
mafishmafishthere isn't
بِاللَّهِ
bellahbellahby Allah
كِتِير
ketirketira lot
إِلَّا
ellaellaexcept
عَلَشَان
3alashan3alashanbecause
أَوِي
awiawivery
فِعْلًا
fe3lanfe3lanreally
بَقَى
ba2aba2aremained
قَبْل
2abl2ablbefore
مِين
meenmeenwho
حَتَّى
7atta7attaeven
تَانِي
tanytanyagain
الحَمْد
el 7amdel 7amdpraise
أَوَّل
awelawelfirst
لِي
lilifor me
خَلَاص
khalaskhalasenough
طَب
tabtebokay
لَمْ
lamlamdid not
كُلُّه
kollokolloall of it
الْيَوْم
el yomel yomtoday
أَكْتَر
aktaraktarmore
عَلَيَّ
3alaya3alayaon me
كَانَتْ
kanetkanetwas
عَايِز
3ayez3ayezwant
رَبّ
rabbrabLord
كَمَان
kamankamanalso
حَبِيبِي
7abibihabibimy love
سَنَة
sanasanayear
كُلَّهَا
kolahakolahaall of it
لَازِم
lazemlazemmust
لِسَّه
lessalessastill
إِنُّه
ennoennothat he
لُه
lohlohfor him
لَك
laklakfor you
فِين
feenfeenwhere
عِنْدِي
3andy3andywith me
بَعْض
ba3dba3dsome
آه
ahahyes
صَحّ
sa7sa7right
حَيَاتِي
7ayaty7ayatymy life
الْوَاحِد
el wa7edel wa7edone person
الكَلَام
el kalamel kalamthe speech
يِكُون
yekoonyekoonbe
بَقَى
baabaabecame
كَلَام
kalamkalamwords
قَالَ
aalalsaid
لٰكِن
lakinlakinbut
أَحْسَن
a7sanahsanbetter
رَبِّي
rabbyrabbymy Lord
الْعَظِيم
el 3azeemel azeemthe great
أَلْف
alfalfthousand
بِكُلّ
be kolbe kolwith all
نَفْسَك
nafsaknafsakyourself
حِلْو
7elwhelwsweet
عَادِي
3adyadinormal
هِنَا
henahenahere
قَد
adadmay
طُول
tooltoollength
دُول
doldolthese
مَعَايَا
ma3ayama'ayawith me
لَحَدّ
le7adlehaduntil
نَفْس
nafsnafssame
مِنْك
mennakmennakfrom you
مَحَدِّش
ma7adeshmahadeshnobody
أَصْلاً
aslanaslanoriginally
الَّذِي
ellaziellaziwho
وَمِش
we meshwe meshand not
مَعَاك
ma3akma'akwith you
مَرَّة
marramarraonce
بَيْن
beinbeinbetween
خَالِص
khaleskhalescompletely
عَلَيْنَا
3aleena'aleenaon us
عَلَيْهَا
3alayhaalayhaon her
شَخْص
shakhsshakhsperson
فِيك
feekfeekin you
اَلْعَالَم
el 3aalamel aalamthe world
الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰه
el 7amdulillahel hamdulillahThanks god
جَمِيل
gameelgameelbeautiful
دِلْوَقْتِي
delwa'tydelwatynow
إِزَّاي
ezzayezzayhow
مَسَاء
masa'masa'evening
أَكِيد
akidakidsure
وَقْت
wa'twa'ttime
كِيف
keefkeefhow
تَكُون
tekoontekoonbe
مِنْهُ
mennomennofrom him
يَلَّا
yallayallalet's go
حَصَل
7asalhasalhappened
عِنْدَك
3andakandakWith you
الحُبّ
el 7obel hobThe love
حَقّ
7a2haaRight | Truth
فَشْخ
fashkhfeshkhamazing in slang | not polite to say
بِخَيْر
bekhairbekhairFine
مَبْرُوك
mabrookmabrookCongrats!
وَهُوَ
wehowawehowawhile he
لَنَا
lenalenafor us | to us
تَوِيتَر
twittertwitterTwitter
اِبْن
ebnebnson
وَكُل
we kolwe koland every
طَبْعًا
tab3antabaanof course
عَام
3aamaamyear | general
قَلْبَك
albakalbakyour heart
أَبُو
aboabofather of
أَفْضَل
afdalafdalbetter
هُمَّا
hommahommathey
تَمّ
tamtamcompleted | was done
صَلِّ
sallisallipray
عِيد
3eedeidholiday
بِنْت
bentbentGirl
حِلْوَة
7elwahelwasweet
بَحِبّ
ba7ebbahebI love
أَحْلَي
a7laahlaprettier
مِنِّي
mennymennyfrom me
نَفْسُه
nafsonafsohimself
شَيْ
sheesheething
مِنْهَا
menhamenhafrom it
اَلْمَوْضُوع
el mawdoo3el mawdoathe subject
وَنَعَم
we na3amweneamand yes
أَم
amomor
جَمَاعَة
gama3agama'agroup
بِهِ
behbehwith it
أَخُويَا
akhoyaakhoyamy brother
كُوَيِّس
kwayyeskwayyesgood
لِيَّا
leyyaleyyafor me
آخَر
akharakharother
وَإِنْتِي
we entywe entyand you (feminine)
مَهْمَا
mahmamahmawhatever
عَاوِز
3awezawezwanting
شُوَيَّة
shwayashwayaa little
وَاحْدَة
wa7dawahdaone
أَحْمَد
a7medahmedAhmed
هَذِهِ
hazihihazihithis
الْوَرْد
el wardel wardthe flowers
يَاعَمّ
ya 3amya amoh uncle
حُبّ
7obhoblove
صَبَاحَك
saba7aksabahakyour morning
شُكْراً
shokranshokranthank you
وَبَارِك
we barekwe barekand bless
إِنَّهَا
innahainnahait is
قَمَر
amaramarmoon
عَمّ
3amamuncle
بِتَاع
betaa3betaaof
أَهْو
ahoahothere it is
كُلِّنَا
kollenakollenaall of us
حَقِيقِي
7a'ee'iha'ee'ireal
الْفُل
el folel foljasmine
وَلَوْ
walawwlaweven if
الوَقْت
el waqtel waatthe time
الْقَلْب
el albel albthe heart
زَمَان
zamanzamana long time
هَل
halhalis
مَكَان
makanmakanplace
قَلْب
albalbheart
وَالسَّلَام
wel salamwel salamand peace
يِبْقَى
yebaayebaawill remain
بِيه
beehbeehwith it
اَلْأَوَّل
el awwalel awalthe first
مَعَاه
ma3ahma'ahwith him
كِبِير
kebirkebirbig
دَايْمًا
daymandaymanalways
يِرْحَمُه
yer7amohyerhamohmay He have mercy on him
أَيَّام
ayyamayamdays
عَارْفَة
3arfaarfaknowing
يُبَارِك
yebarekyebarekmay He bless
وَرَبِّنَا
we rabbenawe rabbenaand by God
عُمْرِي
3omriomrimy life
لَيْسَ
laysalaysais not
كَمَا
kamakamaas
هِنَاك
henakhenakthere
بُكْرَة
bokrabokratomorrow
حَضْرِتَك
7adretakhadretakyour honor
مِنْهُمْ
menhommenhomfrom them
أَعْمِل
a3melaameldo
إِذَا
ezaezaif
سَعِيد
sa3eedsa'eedhappy
صُورَة
soorasoorapicture
حَاجَات
7agathagatthings
غَلَط
ghalatghalatwrong
يَارَيْت
ya reetya reetI wish
عِنْدَنَا
3andenaandenawe have
فُوق
foo2fooabove
مِلْيُون
malyoonmalyoonmillion
لَهَا
lahalahafor her
سِنِين
seninseninyears
بِيهَا
beehabeehawith it
عِيب
3eibeibshame
عِنْدُه
3ando'andohe has
شَهْر
shahrshahrmonth
مَحْمُود
ma7moudmahmoudMahmoud
جَدِيد
gedidgedidnew
فَقَط
fa'atfa'atonly
مَعْلِش
ma3leshmaaleeshnever mind
وَمَا
we mawe maand what
تَحْت
ta7ttahtunder
تِسْلَم
teslamteslammay you be safe
حَيَاتَك
7ayatakhayatakyour life
سُبْحَان
sob7ansobhanglory be to
تَمَام
tamamtamamperfect
بَقِيت
ba2eetbaeetI remained
أَكْبَر
akbarakbarbigger
لِكُلّ
lekollekolfor every
يِمْكِن
yemkenyemkenmaybe
يِقُول
ye2olyeolhe says
الصُّبْح
el sob7el sobhthe morning
بَحِبَّك
ba7ebbakbahebakI love you
مَاشِي
mashimashiokay
هُم
homhomthey
صَاحْبِي
sa7bysahbymy friend
إِلٰه
elahelahgod
إِنْتُو
entoentoyou (plural)
بِمَا
bemabemawith what
بِك
bekbekwith you
مِحْتَاج
me7tagmehtagin need
وَلَكِن
wa lakinwa lakinbut
عَنْكَ
3annakannakabout you
لِيبْيَا
libyalibyaLibya
أَعْرَف
a3rafa'rafI know
تَحْيَا
ta7yatahyalive
٣
3talata3
هُوَّا
howwahowahe
فِيهُم
fihomfihomin them
كَام
kamkamhow many
الوَكِيل
el wakeelel wakeelthe agent
تَعَالِي
ta3aalytaalycome (feminine)
طَيِّبَة
taybataybagood
نَعَم
na3amna'amyes
مَاتْش
matchmatchmatch
بَلَاش
balashbalashno need
شَرِكَة
sherkasherkacompany
رَاجِل
ragelragelman
أَجْمَل
agmalagmalmore beautiful
لِأَنَّ
le'anlaanbecause
يَسْطَا
yastayastamy man
الشَّخْص
el shakhsel shakhsthe person
نُصّ
nosnoshalf
النَّهَارْدَة
ennahardaennahardatoday
تَقْرِيباً
ta'reebanta'rebanapproximately
وَصَحْبِهِ
wa sa7bowa sahbohand his companions
المَفْرُوض
el mafrodel mafrodsupposed to
قَاعِد
qa3edaa'edsitting
وَبَعْدِين
we ba3deinwe baadeinand then
شِن
shenshenwhat
الْجَوّ
el gawel gawthe weather
مِنَّا
mennamennafrom us
بَرْدُو
bardobardoalso
الشُّغْل
el shoghlel shoghlthe work
حَبِيب
7abibhabibbeloved
اِلنُّور
el noorel noorthe light
بَعِيد
be3eedbeidfar
أَقُول
aolaolI say
وِلَاد
weladweladchildren
بِدُون
bedoonbedoonwithout
نَحْنُ
na7nonahnowe
لِيلَة
leilaleilanight
تَقُول
tekoltekolyou say
بَالَك
balakbalakyour mind
؟؟
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السَّلَام
el salamel salamthe peace
البَلَد
el baladel baladthe country
بَرْضُو
bardobardoalso
حَرَام
7aramharamforbidden
نَاصِر
nassernasserNasser
فَاهِم
fahemfahemunderstanding
عَامِل
3amelamelworker
الجَمَال
el gamalel gamalthe beauty
هَيَّا
hayyahayyacome on
جَاي
gaygaycoming
عَنِّي
3anny'annyabout me
كِفَايَة
kefayakefayaenough
فَلَا
falafalaand no
كُنَّا
konnakonnawe were
إِنَّك
ennakennakthat you
اِلْإِمَام
el emamel emamthe Imam
دُكْتُور
doktordoktordoctor
بِسَبَب
besababbesababbecause of
رُوح
ro7rohsoul
اَلنُّوم
el noomel nomthe sleep
تِبْقَى
tebqateb'aremain
شُغْل
shoghlshoghlwork
أَنَام
anamanamI sleep
إِنْتُوا
entoentoyou (plural)
عَمَلْت
3amaltamaltI did
إِمْبَارِح
embare7embarehyesterday
طِلِع
tele3talaacame out
البَنَات
el banatel banatthe girls
جِنِيه
genehgenehpound
الْمُهِمّ
el mohemel mohemthe important thing
وَاللِّي
wellywellyand the one who
سَاعَة
sa3asa'ahour
جَامِد
gamedgamedcool
أَيْوَه
aywaaywayes
القَمَر
el amarel amarthe moon
فِلُوس
feloosfelosmoney
قُرَيِّب
orayeborayebclose
حِلْم
7elmhelmdream
لِيك
leekleekfor you
مَامَا
mamamamamama
فِكْرَة
fekrafekraidea
مَعَانَا
ma3anamaanawith us
اَلْجَيْش
el geishel geishthe army
اَلنَّبِي
el nabyel nabythe prophet
الشَّعْب
el sha3bel shaabthe people
تِعْرَف
te3raftearafyou know
مَوْجُود
mawgoodmawgoodpresent
اَلدُّورِي
el dooryel doorythe league
عَيْنِي
3einyeenymy eyes
الْمَصْرِي
el masriel masrithe Egyptian
عَنُّه
3anno'annoabout him
صَعْب
sa3bsa'bdifficult
يِسْعِد
yes3edyesaadmay he please
لِلْأَسَف
lel asaflel asafunfortunately
أَهَمّ
ahamahammore important
رُوحِي
ro7yrohymy soul
الرَّاجِل
el ragelel ragelthe man
الأَيَّام
el ayamel ayamthe days
قَادِر
aderadercapable
ذَلِكَ
zalekzalekthat
رَاح
ra7rahwill
لَايِك
layeklikelike
لَهُمْ
lehomlehomfor them
الأَهْلِي
el ahlyel ahlyAl-Ahly
فِيَّا
feyyafyain me
قُوَّة
owaowapower
الشِّيخ
el sheikhel sheikhthe Sheikh
بَدْرِي
badrybadryearly
اَلْعُمْر
el 3omrel omrthe age
يَعْرَف
ye3rafyearafhe knows
بَل
balbalbut
بَقُول
ba'oolba'oolI'm saying
أُمِّي
ommyommymy mother
مَعْرَفْش
ma3rafshmaarafshI don't know
حَبِيبَتِي
7abibtihabibtimy love
سَبَب
sababsababreason
الْمَاتْش
el matchel matchthe match
وِين
wenwenwhere
بَقِت
baetbaatbecame
الْعَرَب
el 3arabel arabthe Arabs
اَلْكُلّ
el kolel koleveryone
طِلِعْت
tala3ttalaatI went out
فِينَا
finafinain us
جَمِيلَة
gameelagameelabeautiful
وَحْدُه
wa7dowahdoalone
رَغْم
raghmraghmdespite
مَافِيش
mafeeshmafeeshthere isn't
السِّيسِي
el sisiel sisiEl-Sisi
وَإِن
we enwenand if
اَلْآخَر
el akharel akharthe other
رَدّ
radradreply
قُدَّام
oddaamoddamin front of
أَكْثَر
aktharaktharmore
أَحَّا
a77aehawow
يَعْمَل
ye3melyaamelhe works
الْبَشَر
el basharel basharhumans
غَالِي
ghalyghalyexpensive
اِسْمُه
esmoesmohis name
وَأَنْتُمْ
wentomwentomand you (plural)
أَشُوف
ashoofashoofI see
جِدِيدَة
gedeedagedeedanew
كَلَامَك
kalamakkalamakyour words
صَحِيح
sa7ee7saheehcorrect
كُسُّم
kosomkossomf**k
بَدَل
badalbadalinstead of
عَايْزِين
3ayzeenayzinwanting (plural)
جَمَال
gamalgamalbeauty
لَاعِب
la3ebla'ebplayer
الْحَيَاه
el 7ayahel hayahthe life
وَحْش
wa7shwehshmonster
سَاعَات
sa3atsaaathours
كِلْمَة
kelmakelmaword
مَثَلاً
masalanmasalanfor example
رَسُول
rasoulrasoulmessenger
وَإِحْنَا
we7nawehnaand we
صَاحِب
sa7ebsahebowner
وَهِيَ
we heyawe hyaand she
غِيرَك
gheerakgheerakother than you
هِكِّي
hekkihakilike this
حِوَار
7ewarhewardialogue
مَعَاهُم
ma3ahommaahomwith them
مَوْضُوع
mawdou3mawdoatopic
بِي
bibiwith
بَابَا
babababadad
شَايِف
shayefshayefseeing
فِيلْم
filmfilmmovie
اَلْفَجْر
el fagrel fagrdawn
دَايْمًا
daymandaymanalways
اِنَّنَا
ennenaennenathat we
أَرُوح
aroo7aroohI go
إِنَّهُمْ
ennohomenhomthat they
بِالظَّبْط
bel zabtbel zabtexactly
وَالْيَاسْمِين
wel yasminwel yasminand jasmine
اِسْمَهَا
esmahaesmahaher name
قُول
ooloolsay
جِدْعَان
ged3aangedaanbrave men
مِثْل
mislmisllike
جَوّ
gawgawatmosphere
الْمَهْدِيّ
el mahdyel mahdythe Mahdi
اللَّيْل
el leilel leilthe night
بَنَات
banatbanatgirls
الحَاجَات
el 7agatel hagatthe things
يِيجِي
yegyyegyhe comes
مَاهُو
mahomahowhat is
بِيْقُول
beyoolbeyoolhe's saying
عَظِيم
3azimazimgreat
حَاسِس
7aseshasesfeeling
اِلْوَحِيد
el wa7eedel waheedthe only one
وَسْط
westwestmiddle
اَلْحَقّ
el 7a2el hathe truth
صَلِّي
sallisallipray
لِمَن
lemanlemanto whom
الْقَاهِرَة
el qaherael kaheraCairo
البَحْر
el ba7rel bahrthe sea
بِيك
beekbeekwith you
شَبَاب
shababshababyouth
مُهِمّ
mohemmohemimportant
قُولْت
oltoltI said
فَسِيح
fasee7faseehspacious
السَّنَة
el sanael sanathe year
وَلِلَّه
welellahwelellahand for God
الدِّين
el deenel deenthe religion
الإِنْسَان
el ensanel ensanthe human
مَاشَاء
mashaamashaaas God wills
حَال
7alhalcondition
تِحِبّ
te7ebtehebyou like
عَرَفْت
3araftaraftI knew
حَاضِر
7aderhaderpresent
إِلَيْه
elayhelayhto him
شَرّ
sharrsharevil
كُتْر
kotrkotrincrease
اِمْتِحَان
emte7anemtehanexam
مَكُنْتِش
makonteshmakonteshI wasn't
خُد
khodkhodtake

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إن شاء الله كاس أفريقيا ده يكون بتاعنا يا مصريين!

In sha Allah kas Afrika da yekoun beta3na ya Masreyyeen!

God willing, this African Cup will be ours, Egyptians!

showing اللَّه — God

منى كانت زعلانة قوي، بس أحمد فضل قوي.

Mona kanet za3lana awi, bas Ahmad fadl awi.

Mona was very sad, but Ahmed stayed strong.

showing بَس — but

أول ما دخلت صاحب المحل رحب بيا وقال لي أهلًا وسهلًا إيه اللي عايز تعمله

Awwal mā dakhelt, ṣāḥeb el-maḥall raḥḥab biya wa qāl li 'ahlan wa sahlan 'ēh illi ʿāyiz taʿmelu.

As soon as I entered, the shop owner welcomed me and said, "Ahlan wa Sahlan, what do you want to do?"

showing مَا — what

على طول، ولاد الحتة بيروحوا يساعدوا الناس اللي محتاجة.

3ala tool, welad el 7etta beyroo7u yesa3edu el nas elly me7taga.

Immediately, the neighborhood boys go to help people who are in need.

showing اللِّي — who

انا كويس والله كنت بشتري حاجات للبيت

Ana kwayyes wallahi. Kont bashtary hagāt lel-beit.

I'm good, by God. I was buying things for the house.

showing وَاللَّه — by God

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