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In Arabic (Egyptian), hello is أهلاً (ahlan) and thank you is شكراً (shukran). Here are 71 everyday Arabic (Egyptian) phrases with pronunciation, for travel and a first conversation.
How to say hello in Arabic (Egyptian) · How to say thank you in Arabic (Egyptian) · How to say goodbye in Arabic (Egyptian) · How to say please in Arabic (Egyptian) · How to say sorry in Arabic (Egyptian) · How to say how are you in Arabic (Egyptian) · How to say nice to meet you in Arabic (Egyptian) · How to say my name is in Arabic (Egyptian)
| English | Arabic (Egyptian) | Say It Like |
|---|---|---|
| Hello | أهلاً ahlan | AH-lan |
| Goodbye | مع السلامة ma'a s-salāma | ma'-as-sa-LAH-ma |
| Please | من فضلك min faḍlak / min faḍlik gendered: faḍlak to a man, faḍlik to a woman | min FAD-lak / min FAD-lik |
| Thank you | شكراً shukran | SHOOK-ran |
| Yes | أيوه aywa | AY-wa |
| No | لأ laʾ | la' |
| Excuse me / Sorry | آسف / آسفة āsef / āsfa gendered: āsef (m.), āsfa (f.) | AH-sef / AHS-fa |
| Do you speak English? | بتتكلم إنجليزي؟ betitkallim ingilizi? to a man; say betitkallimi to a woman | bi-tit-KAL-lim in-gi-LEE-zee? |
| I don't understand | مش فاهم / مش فاهمة mesh fahem / mesh fahma gendered: fahem (m.), fahma (f.) | mish FAH-hem / mish FAH-ma |
| Please speak slowly | من فضلك اتكلم بالراحة min faḍlak itkallim bir-rāḥa to a man; itkallimi to a woman | min FAD-lak it-KAL-lim bir-RAH-ha |
| How much is it? | بكام ده؟ bikam da? | bi-KAM da? |
| Where is the bathroom? | فين الحمام؟ fein el-ḥammām? | FAYN il-ham-MAHM? |
| I'd like this, please | عايز ده، من فضلك ʿāyez da, min faḍlak gendered: ʿāyez (m.), ʿāyza (f.) | AH-yez da, min FAD-lak |
| The bill, please | الحساب من فضلك el-ḥesāb, min faḍlak | il-he-SAHB, min FAD-lak |
| Where is …? | فين …؟ fein …? put the place name after fein | FAYN …? |
| Help! | الحقوني! elhaʾūni! | il-ha'-OO-ni! |
| I need a doctor | أنا محتاج دكتور ana miḥtāg doktor gendered: miḥtāg (m.), miḥtāga (f.) | AH-na mih-TAHG DOK-tor |
| Call the police! | اتصل بالبوليس! etassel bel-bolīs! | it-TAS-sil bil-bo-LEES! |
| I don't speak Arabic | مبعرفش أتكلم عربي maba‘rafsh atkallim ‘arabi literally "I don't know how to speak Arabic"; same form for a man or a woman | ma-ba'-RAFSH at-KAL-lim 'a-RA-bee |
| Can you help me? | ممكن تساعدني؟ mumkin tesāʿedni? | MUM-kin te-SAH-'ed-ni? |
| English | Arabic (Egyptian) | Say It Like |
|---|---|---|
| Hello | أهلاً casual: إزيك (ezzayyak) | ahlan |
| How are you? | إزّاي حضرتك؟ to a woman: ḥadretik; friends: إزيك (ezzayyak, man) / إزيك (ezzayyek, woman) | ezzāy ḥadretak? |
| I'm fine, thank you. | الحمد لله، تمام، شكراً. | el-ḥamdulillāh, tamām, shukran. |
| And you? | وحضرتك؟ to a woman: ḥadretik; friends: وإنت؟ (we-enta?) | we-ḥadretak? |
| What's your name? | اسم حضرتك إيه؟ friends: اسمك إيه؟ (ismak eh?) | ism ḥadretak eh? |
| My name is … | اسمي … put your name in the gap | ismi … |
| Nice to meet you. | فرصة سعيدة. | forṣa sa‘īda. |
| Where are you from? | حضرتك منين؟ friends: إنت منين؟ (enta minēn?) | ḥadretak minēn? |
| I'm from … | أنا من … put your country in the gap | ana min … |
| Goodbye, see you later. | مع السلامة، أشوفك بعدين. to a woman: أشوفك (ashūfik) | ma'a s-salāma, ashūfak ba‘dēn. |
| English | Arabic (Egyptian) | Say It Like |
|---|---|---|
| Slower, please. | بالراحة من فضلك. to a woman: min faḍlik | bir-rāḥa min faḍlak. |
| Again, please. | تاني من فضلك. to a woman: min faḍlik | tāni min faḍlak. |
| I don't understand. | مش فاهم. a woman says: مش فاهمة (mish fahma) | mish fāhim. |
| How do you say … in Arabic (Egyptian)? | إزاي أقول … بالعربي؟ pointing: ده اسمه إيه بالعربي؟ (da ismu ēh bil-ʿarabi?) | ezzāy aʾūl … bil-ʿarabi? |
| What does … mean? | يعني إيه …؟ | yaʿni ēh …? |
| Can you write it down, please? | ممكن تكتبهالي من فضلك؟ to a woman: tiktibihāli min faḍlik | momken tiktibhāli min faḍlak? |
| I'm learning Arabic (Egyptian). | أنا بتعلم عربي. | ana batʿallim ʿarabi. |
| One moment, please. | لحظة من فضلك. to a woman: min faḍlik; casual: ثانية واحدة (sanya waḥda) | laḥẓa min faḍlak. |
| English | Arabic (Egyptian) | Say It Like |
|---|---|---|
| Take me to the airport, please. | وديني المطار من فضلك to a woman: waddīni stays the same, min faḍlik | waddīni el-maṭār, min faḍlak |
| Take me to this address, please. | وديني العنوان ده من فضلك show the address on your phone; min faḍlik to a woman | waddīni el-ʿenwān da, min faḍlak |
| How much is it to go to …? | المشوار لـ … بكام؟ put the place after le | el-meshwār le … bikam? |
| Stop here, please. | وقّف هنا من فضلك to a woman driver: waʾʾafi, min faḍlik | waʾʾaf hena, min faḍlak |
| One ticket to …, please. | تذكرة لـ … من فضلك | tazkara le …, min faḍlak |
| Which bus goes to …? | أنهي أتوبيس بيروح …؟ | anhi otobīs biyrūḥ …? |
| Where is the train station? | فين محطة القطر؟ | fein maḥaṭṭet el-ʾaṭr? |
| I'm lost. | أنا تهت | ana toht |
| Call an ambulance! | اتصل بالإسعاف! to a woman or several people: etteṣli / etteṣlu | etteṣel bel-isʿāf! |
| Where is the pharmacy? | فين الصيدلية؟ | fein eṣ-ṣaydaliyya? |
| I'm allergic to … | عندي حساسية من … put the food or medicine after min | ʿandi ḥasāsiyya min … |
| It hurts here. | بيوجعني هنا point to the spot | biyewgaʿni hena |
| I've lost my passport. | ضيّعت جواز السفر بتاعي | ḍayyaʿt gawāz es-safar bitāʿi |
| My bag was stolen. | شنطتي اتسرقت | shantati etsaraʾet |
| A table for two, please. | ترابيزة لاتنين من فضلك literally "a table for two" | terabēza le-tnēn, min faḍlak |
| The menu, please. | المنيو من فضلك | el-menyu, min faḍlak |
| I'm vegetarian. | أنا نباتي / نباتية nabāti said by a man, nabātiyya by a woman | ana nabāti / nabātiyya |
| Water, please. | مية من فضلك | mayya, min faḍlak |
| Is it spicy? | ده فيه شطة؟ shatta = chili | da fīh shatta? |
| I have a reservation. | عندي حجز | ʿandi ḥagz |
| Is breakfast included? | الفطار مشمول في السعر؟ | el-feṭār mashmūl fi s-siʿr? |
| What is the Wi-Fi password? | إيه باسورد الواي فاي؟ | ēh bāsword el-wāy fāy? |
| What time is checkout? | الشيك آوت الساعة كام؟ | esh-shēk awt es-sāʿa kām? |
| Where is the nearest grocery store? | فين أقرب بقالة؟ بقالة = small grocery; سوبر ماركت (subar market) = supermarket | fein a‘rab ba'āla? |
| Can I pay by card? | ينفع أدفع بالكارت؟ | yenfaʿ adfaʿ bel-kart? |
| Where is an ATM? | فين أقرب ماكينة صرّاف آلي؟ people also just say ATM | fein aʾrab makinet ṣarrāf āli? |
| That's too expensive. | ده غالي أوي | da ghāli awi |
| I'm just looking. | أنا بس بتفرّج | ana bass batfarrag |
| How do you say this in Arabic? | إزاي أقول ده بالعربي؟ literally "How do I say this in Arabic?" | ezzāy a'ūl da bel-‘arabi? |
| My name is … | اسمي … | ismi … |
| I'm from … | أنا من … put your country after min | ana min … |
| Can you write it down? | ممكن تكتبهولي؟ to a woman: tiktibīhūli | mumkin tiktibhūli? |
| Can you say that again, please? | ممكن تعيد تاني من فضلك؟ to a woman: teʿīdi, min faḍlik | mumkin teʿīd tāni, min faḍlak? |
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