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Egyptian Arabic is the modern Egyptian vernacular, It is the most widely spoken and understood colloquial variety of Arabic. It is spoken by 77 million people, mainly in Egypt. It is used in everyday speech, comics, advertising, song lyrics, teen magazines, plays, and TV shows, but rarely in novels, newspapers, and never in news reporting, which use Modern Standard Arabic instead.

[edit] Pronunciation guide

[edit] Vowels

iː 

as in "sheet"

i 

as in "fig"

eː 

as in "fate"

aː 

as in "hand"

a 

like aː but shorter

uː 

as in "shoe"

u 

as in "put"

oː 

as in "float"

äː 

as in "bar"

ä 

like äː but shorter

[edit] Consonants

Egyptian vs MSA Some notable differences between Egyptian Arabic and Modern Standard Arabic include the following: ج is pronounced with a hard "g" [ɡ], not "j" [ʤ] ث is pronounced as "s" [s], not "th" [θ] ذ is pronounced as "z" [z], not "dh" [ð]

/b/ as in English

/f/ as in English

/t/ as in English pronouned more forward in the mouth

/d/ as in English pronouned more forward in the mouth

/g/ as in English

/k/ as in English

/r/ as in English pronouned as a trill

/l/ as in English pronouned more forward in the mouth

/h/ as in English but occurs in unfamiliar positions

/m/ as in English

/n/ as in English

/s/ as in English

/z/ as in English

/w/ as in English

/y/ as in English

/š/ as /sh/ in English

/j/ as /s/ in "pleasure" only found in loanwords

/p/ as in English only found in loanwords

/v/ as in English only found in loanwords

Hard Consonants:

/S/ emphatic /s/ pronounced with the tounge rased and tense in the mouth

/T/ emphatic /t/ pronounced with the tounge rased and tense in the mouth

/D/ emphatic /d/ pronounced with the tounge rased and tense in the mouth

/Z/ emphatic /z/ pronounced with the tounge rased and tense in the mouth

/q/ a hard /k/ pronounced in the back of the mouth found mostly in borrowings from classical Arabic

/x/ a harsh sound found in some English words like /bach/ and /loch/

/ğ/ a voiced /x/ like a french /r/

/ħ/ a hard /h/ made in the pharynx

/3/ a voiced /ħ/ very hard for non-native speakers to get right

/2/ a glottal stop

[edit] Common diphthongs

[edit] Phrase list

[edit] Basics

Hello

2is-sala:mu-3ale:kuالسلام عليكو

Hello(informal)

2ahlanأهلا

How are you?

2izzayyak? إزيياك(to a male), 2izzayyikإزييك (to a female), 2izzayyukuإزييكو (to a group)

Fine, thank you.

kwayyis šukranكوييس شكرا(male speaking), kwayyisa šukran كوييسه شكرا(female speaking), kwayyisi:n šukran كوييسيين شكرا(group talking)

What is your name?

2ismak 2e:h? إسمك ايه؟(to male), 2ismik 2e:h? إسمك إيه؟(to female)

My name is ______ .

2ana 2ismi ______أنا إسمي ______

Please.

min fäDläk من فضلك(to a male), min fäDlik من فضلك(to a female), min fäDluku من فضلكو(to a group)

Thank you.

šukranشكرا

You're welcome. 

3 afwanعفوا

Yes.

2aywaأيوه

No.

la2لاء

Excuse me.(getting attention)

law samaħt لو سمحت(to a male), يlaw samaħti لو سمحت(to a female), law samaħtu لو سمحتو(to a group)

Excuse me.(overting offence in advance)

ba3d 2iznakبعد إذنك (to a male), ba3d 2iznik بعد إذنك(to a female), ba3d 2iznukuبعد إذنكو (to a group)

Excuse me.(begging pardon)

la: mu2axza لاموءاخذه

I'm sorry.

2ana 2a:sifأنا آسف (male speaking),2ana 2asfa أنا آسفه (female speaking)

Goodbye

ma3as-sala:maمع السلامة

Goodbye(informal)

sala:mسلام

I can't speak (name of language) well". 

mabakkallimš ________ kwayyisما بتكلمش ______ كوييس

Do you speak English?

بتتكلم إنجليزي؟bitikkallim 2ingili:zi? (to a male), bitikkallimi 2ingili:zi?بتتكلمي إنجليزي؟ (to a female), bitikkallimu 2ingili:zi?بتتكلمو إنجليزي؟ (to a group)

Is there someone here who speaks English?

fi: ħadd hina biyikkallim 2ingili:zi?في حدهنا بيتكلم انجليزي؟

Help!

2ilħa2u:ni!الحقوني

Look out!

ħa:sib حاسب(to a male), ħasbi حاسبي(to a female), ħasbu حاسبو(to a group)

Good morning.

Säbä:ħ 2il-xe:rصباح الخير

Good evening.

masa:2 2il-xe:rمساء الخير

Good night (to sleep) 

tiSbäħ 3ala xe:rتصبح على خير (to a male), tiSbäħi 3ala xe:r تصبحي على خير(to a female),tiSbäħu 3ala xe:r تصبحو على خير(to a group)

I don't understand.

2ana miš fa:him أنا مش فاهم (male speaking),2ana miš fahma أنا مش فاهمه (female speaking)

Where is the toilet?

fe:n 2il-ħamma:m?فين الحمام؟

[edit] Problems

Leave me alone.

2imši! (to a male or a female), 2imšu! (to a group)

Don't touch me!

matilmisni:š! (to male), matilmisini:š! (to a female)

I'll call the police.

2ana ħakallim 2il-buli:s

Police!

buli:s!

Thief!

ħärä:mi!

I need help.

2ana miħta:g musa3da (male speaking), 2ana miħta:ga musa3da (female speaking)

It's an emergency.

hiyya ħa:la Tä:ri2a

I'm lost.

2ana taayih (male speaking), 2ana tayha (female speaking)

I lost my purse/handbag.

2ana Däyyä3t šänTiti

I lost my wallet.

2ana Däyyä3t mäħfäZti

I'm sick.

2ana 3ayya:n (male speaking), 2ana 3ayya:na (female speaking)

I'm injured.

2ana mit3äwwär (male speaking), 2ana mit3äwwära (female speaking)

I need a doctor.

2ana miħta:g duktu:r (male speaking), 2ana miħta:ga duktu:r (female speaking)

Can I use your phone?

mumkin 2asta3mil tilifo:nak? (to a male), mumkin 2asta3mil tilifo:nik? (to a female), mumkin 2asta3mil tilifo:nku? (to a group)

Can I use your cell phone?

mumkin 2asta3mil mo:biylak? (to a male), mumkin 2asta3mil mo:biylik? (to a female), mumkin 2asta3mil mo:biyluku? (to a group)

[edit] Numbers

0 

Sifr

1 

wa:ħid

2 

2itne:n

3 

tala:ta

4 

2ärbä3ä

5 

xamsa

6 

sitta

7 

sab3a

8 

tamanya

9 

tis3a

10 

3äšärä

11 

ħidä:šär

12 

2itnä:šär

13 

tälättä:šär

14 

2ärbä3tä:šär

15 

xämästä:šär

16 

sittä:šär

17 

säbä3tä:šär

18 

tämäntä:šär

19 

tisä3tä:šär

20 

3išri:n

21 

wa:ħid wi-3išri:n

22 

2itne:n wi-3išri:n

23 

tala:ta wi-3išri:n

30 

talati:n

40 

2ärbi3i:n

50 

xamsi:n

60 

sitti:n

70 

sab3i:n

80 

tamani:n

90 

tis3i:n

100 

miyya

200 

mite:n

300 

tultumiyya

400 

rub3umiyya

1000 

2alf

2000 

2alfe:n

1,000,000 

milyo:n

number 

nimra or räqäm

half 

nuSS

less 

2a2all

more 

2äktär

[edit] Time

now

dilwa2ti

later

ba3de:n

before

2abl

after

ba3d

morning

Säbä:ħ

in the morning

2iS-Subħ

afternoon

ba3d 2iD-Duhr

in the afternoon

2iD-Duhr

evening

misa or masa:2

in the evening

misa:2an

night

le:la

in the night

bil-le:l

[edit] Clock time

what time is it?

2is-sa:3a ka:m?

it is ___ 

2is-sa:3a ___

it is 3 o'clock

2is-sa:3a tala:ta biZZäbT

quarter past

wi rub3

quarter to

2ila rub3

half past

wi nuSS

it is half past 3

2is-sa:3a tala:ta wi nuSS

[edit] Duration

[edit] Days

Monday

yo:m 2il-itneen

Tuesday

yo:m 2il-tala:t

Wednesday

yo:m 2il-2arba3

Thursday

yo:m 2il-xami:s

Friday

yo:m 2il-gum3a

Saturday

yo:m 2is-sabt

Sunday

yo:m 2il-ħadd

[edit] Months

January

yanayer

February

febrayer

March

mares

April

ibril

May

mayu

June

yunya

July

yulya

August

ağustus

September

sebtamber

October

uktobar

November

nufamber

December

dissamber

[edit] Writing time and date

[edit] Colors

white

abiad

black

asuad

red

ahmer

green

akhdar

blue

azrak

yellow

asfar

orange

burtuqali

pink

wardi

purple

banafsegy

[edit] Transportation

[edit] Bus and train

Can I buy the Ticket?

momkn Ashtree Eltazkara ?

I will step down in heliopolis

Ana nazel fee misr Elgedida

[edit] Directions

front

odam

back

wara

right

yemin

left

shemal

up

fook

down

taht

[edit] Taxi

Can you drive me to the hospital?

momkn tawasalnee elmostashfaa?

Can you drive me to the club?

momkn tawasalanee elnady?

Can you drive me to hegaz square?

momkn tewasalny midan elhegaz?

[edit] Lodging

[edit] Money

[edit] Eating

[edit] Bars

[edit] Shopping

[edit] Driving

[edit] Authority

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