مِلْح — "salt" in Egyptian Arabic

Ahmed fatah el kees wa laka malh

Ahmad opened the bag and found salt.

from The Strange Neighbor

Ana hatteit malh kitiir fi el akl.

I put a lot of salt in the food.

from A New Cooking Experience

Fag'a la'eet mafish malh kefaya bas ana kammelt el tabkh.

Suddenly, I found there wasn't enough salt, but I continued cooking.

from My First Time Cooking

Do'to ashan at'akked men el ta'm bas ektashaft enni neseet ahott el malh khales

I tasted it to check the flavor, but I discovered that I completely forgot to add salt.

from A New Dish and a Surprise

Kan lazim adawwa' el-malh we Baba qa'ali teslam eidk ya benti.

I had to taste the salt, and Dad told me 'your hands are blessed, my daughter'.

from A New Dish for the Family

Bas ba'dein ektashaft enni hateit malh badal el sokkar bel ghalat.

But then I discovered that I had put salt instead of sugar by mistake.

from A New But Different Dish