More Egyptian Arabic Phrases

More Egyptian Arabic words and phrases to help smooth your way and make new friends. Have fun learning Egyptian Arabic!
If you need help with pronunciation, please see the Pronunciation Guide below. m = man f = woman > m = to a man > f = to a woman > pl = to many Meeting People
is-salaam Aalaykum. wa Aalaykum is-salaam. (reply) ahlan wa sahlan. ahlan bīk. (reply > m) ahlan bīki. (reply > f) Hello. izzāyyak? (> m) izzāyyik? (> f) How are you? kwayyis. (m) kwayyisa. (f) Fine. w-inta? (> m) w-inti? (> f) And you? ismak ay? (> m) ismik ay? (> f) What is your name? ismi ... My name is ... Aasif. (> m) Aasfa. (> m) Sorry. maAlish. Excuse me. maAa s-salāma. salām. Goodbye.		sabaH il-khayr. sabaH in-nūr. (reply) Good morning. masā il-khayr. masā in-nūr. (reply) Good afternoon. masā il-khayr. masā in-nūr. (reply) Good evening. tiSbaH 'ala khayr. (> m) w-inta bi khayr. (reply > m) tiSbaH 'ala khayr. (> f) w-inti bi khayr. (reply > f) Good night. min faDlak. (> m) min faDlik. (> f) law samaHt. (> m) law samaHti. (> f) Please. shukran. Thank you. shukran gazīlan. Thank you very much. Aafwan. il Aafu. You're welcome.

Home
	inta minayn? (> m) inti minayn? (> m) Where are you from? ana min kanada. I come from Canada. ana min ingiltera. I come from England. ana min amrīka. I come from America. ana min ustorālya. I am from Australia. inta sākin fayn? (> m) inta Aāyish fayn? (> m) inti sakna fayn? (> f) inti Aaysha fayn? (> f) Where do you live? ana Aāyish fi Sydney. (m) ana Aaysha fi Sydney. (f) I live in Sydney.	amrīka America ingiltera England irlanda Ireland ganūb afrikya South Africa iskutlanda Scotland kanada Canada nyū zilanda New Zealand ustorālya Australia
Say What?
	ana mish fāhim. (m) ana mish fāhma. (f) I don't understand. maAarafsh. ana mish Aārif. (m) ana mish Aarfa. (f) I don't know. ana batkallim Aarabi. I speak Arabic. shuwayya. A little. ana mabatkallim Aarabi. I don't speak Arabic. bititkallim ingilīzi? (> m) bititkallimī ingilīzī? (> f) Do you speak English? bititkallim almani? (> m) bititkallimī almani? (> f) Do you speak German? bititkallim fransawi? (> m) bititkallimī fransawi? (> f) Do you speak French?	ana fāhim. (m) ana fāhma. (f) I understand. ana Aarif. (m) ana Aarfa. (f) I know. māshi / Tayyib / Tab (informal) All right. OK. mafīsh mushkila. mish mushkila. No problem. ma tikahāfīsh! Don't worry!
Where is ...
	fayn it twālīt fayn? Where is the toilet? fayn il a'rab 'ahwa? Where is the nearest café? fayn il furn? Where is the bakery? fayn iS Saydaliyya? Where is the chemist? fayn il fundu'? Where is the hotel? fayn il bār? Where is the bar? fayn il bank? Where is the bank? fayn is subirmarkit? Where is the supermarket?	ana Aāyiz ... (m) ana Aayza ... (f) I would like ... Aāyiz ay? (> m) Aayza ay? (> f) What would you like? aywa / naAam. Yes. la'. No. bikām? How much is it?
	fayn il a'rab 'ahwa internet? Where is the nearest internet café? mumkin nidfaA bi kredit kard? Can we pay by credit card? il Hisāb, min faDlak. (> m) il Hisāb, min faDlik. (> f) The bill, please.
Drink
	ana Aāyiz ... (m) ana Aayza ... (f) I'd like ... bīra. Beer. nibīt aHmar. Red wine. nibīt abyaD. White wine. itnayn shambanya. Two glasses of champagne. izazit nibīt. A bottle of wine. kabbāyit mayya. A glass of water. mayya maAdaniyya. Mineral water. AaSīr burtu'ān. Orange juice. kakau. Hot chocolate. bi talg. With ice. bidūn talg. min ghayr talg. Without ice.	laban. Milk. 'ahwa bi laban. A white coffee. 'ahwa. A black coffee. shay bi laban. A white tea. shay. A black tea. sāda. No sugar. Aar rīHa. A little sugar. maZbūT. Sweet. ziyāda. Very sweet. 'ahwa bidun kafayn. Decaf. karkaday. Hibiscus tea. bi sukkar. With sugar. bidūn sukkar. min ghayr sukkar. Without sugar.
Food
	ana Aāyiz ... (m) ana Aayza ... (f) I'd like ... TaAmiyya. falāfil. Felafel. baTāTis muHammara. Chips. Aaysha. Bread. gibni. Cheese. khuDār. Vegetables. zaytūn. Olives. salaTa. Salad. Hilu. Halawiyyāt. Dessert. shikōláta. Chocolate. farawla. Strawberries. zhelāti. Ice cream. kayk. Cake.	shurbat. Soup. ruzz. Rice. bayDa / bayD. An egg / eggs. samak. Fish. firākh. Chicken. laHma kandūz. Beef. Turshi. Pickles. fawaki. Fruit. tuffāHa. Apple. burtu'ān. Orange. mōz. Banana. balaH. Dates. ana nabātī. (m) ana nabātiyya. (f) I am vegetarian. ana makulsh laHma. I don't eat meat.
Weather
	innaharda ig gaw Hilu. It's lovely weather today. innaharda ig gaw wiHish. It's awful weather today. innaharda ig gaw Harr. It's hot today. innaharda ig gaw bard. It's cold today.	innaharda biyitmaTTar. It's raining today. innaharda fīh hawa. It's windy today. innaharda ig gaw shabūra. It's foggy today. AāSifat raml. Sandstorm.
Small Talk
	ana baHibb ... I like ... ana mabaHibbish ... I don't like ... bitHibb ...? (> m) bitHibbi ...? (> f) Do you like ...? aywa / naAam. Yes. la'. No.	taAāla hina! (> m) taAāli hina! (> f) Come here! yalla bīna! Let's go! AaZīm! It's great! wiHish! It's awful! hina. Here. hināk. There.
	ana tāyih. (m) ana tayha. (f) I'm lost. iHna tayhīn. We're lost. ana Aayyān. (m) ana Aayyāna. (f) I'm sick.	khalli bālak! (> m) khalli bālik! (> f) Be careful! ilHa'ni! Help! imshi! Go away!
Days of the Week
	(yōm) il-itnayn Monday (yōm) it-talāt Tuesday (yōm) il-arbaA Wednesday (yōm) il-khamīs Thursday (yōm) ig-gumAa Friday (yōm) is-sabt Saturday (yōm) il-Had Sunday	imbāiH yesterday innaharda today bukra tomorrow il 'usbūA illi fāt last week il 'usbūA da this week il 'usbūA illi gayy next week
	fī saHHitak! (> m) fī saHHitik! (> f) fī saHHitku! (> pl) Cheers! HaZZ saAīd! Good luck! Aīd milād saAīd! Merry Christmas! sana saAīda! kul sana w-inta Tayyib! (> m) kul sana w-inti Tayyiba! (> f) kul sana w-intu Tayyibīn! (> pl) Happy New Year!
Signs
	maftūH Open ma'fūl mughlūk Closed dukhūl Entrance khurūg Exit mamnūA id dukhūl No Entry	bulīs Police mamnūA it tadkhīn No Smoking twālīt dūrit il mayya Toilet riggala Men sittāt Women

Pronunciation Guide

Vowels:
A macron over the vowel lengthens it, eg. ā is a long a
a is pronounced as a as in hat (æ), eg. samak = sæmæk
ay is pronounced as ay as in bay (IPA æj)
i between consonants tends to be pronounced as e, eg. inta = entæ
u between consonants tends to be pronounced as o, eg. fundu' = fondo'

Consonants:
' is a glottal stop (ʔ)
A is a pharyngealised glottal fricative (ʕ)
D is a pharyngealised d (dˁ)
gh is a voiced velar fricative (ɣ), a voiced form of kh
H is a pharyngealised h (ħ)
kh is pronounced as kh as in loch or Bach (x)
S is a pharyngealised s (sˁ)
sh is pronounced as sh as in shop (ʃ)
T is a pharyngealised t (tˁ)
(Hint: Pharyngealised consonants and vowels sound half swallowed.)

Please note:
Aāyiz (I want, m) is also pronounced as Aāwiz, and Aayza (I want, f) as Aawza
anta (you, m) and anti (you, f) are also pronounced as enta/enti and inta/inti
mish (not) is also pronounced as mush
mayya (water) is pronounced with an open a (IPA mɑjjɑ)