Useful Egyptian Arabic phrases

A collection of useful phrases in Egyptian Arabic. Click on the English phrases to see them in many other languages.

Key to abbreviations: m = said by men, f = said by women, >m = said to men, >f = said to women, pl = said to more than one person.

English	(Egyptian Arabic) ألعامّيّة ألعريّة ألمصريّة
Welcome	(ahlan wa sahlan) أهلاً و سهلاً
Hello	(is salām 'alaykum) ألسّلام عليكم rsp - (wa 'alaykum is salām) وعليكم السّلام (ahlan wa sahlan) أهلاً و سهلاً rsp - (ahlan beek) أهلاً بيك inf - (ahlan) أهلاً
How are you? I'm fine, thanks. And you?	m/f/pl - (izayyak/izayyik/izayyuku) إزّيّك؟ m/f/pl - ('aamil/ 'amla/'amleen ey) عامل إيه؟
How are you? I'm fine, thanks. And you?	كويّس، الحمد لله. وأنت؟ m/f - (kwayyis/a, al hamdulillah. wa inta/i)
Long time no see
What's your name? My name is ...	(m/f) (ismak/ismik ey?) إسمك إيه؟
What's your name? My name is ...	(ismee ...) اسمي...
Where are you from? I'm from ...	(Inta/inti minayn?) إنت منين؟
Where are you from? I'm from ...	(ana min ...) أنا من ...
Pleased to meet you	(fursa sa'ida) فرصة سعيدة response - (ana al'asad) أنا الأسعد
Good morning	(ṣabā il kẖayr) صباح الخير response - (ṣabā in noor) صباح النّور
Good afternoon/evening	(misa' il kẖayr) مساء الخير response - (misa' in noor) مساء النّور
Good night	(tiṣbaḥ 'ala kẖayr) تصبح على خير response - (winta min ahla) وأنت من أهله
Goodbye	(bai) باي (ma'is salāma) مع السّلامة
Good luck	(hazz sa'eed) حظ سعيد!
Have a nice day	(youm sa'eed) يوم سعيد
Bon appetit	(bil hana wish shifa'!) بالهنا و الشفاء! response - (allah yihanneek/i) الله يهنّيك
Bon voyage	(tirooh wa tigi bis salaama!) تروح و تيجي بالسّلامة! response - (allah yisallimak/yisallimik) الله يسلّمك
I understand	m (ana faahim) أنا فاهم f (ana fahma) أنا فاهم
I don't understand	m (ana miš faahim) أنا مش فاهم f (ana miš fahma) أنا مش فاهم
Please speak more slowly	(mumkin titkallim bilrrāha) ممكن تتكلّم بالرّاحة
Please say that again	(mumkin ti'ool/ee taani?) ممكن تقول ثاني؟
Please write it down	(mumkin tiktibuh/tiktibeeh?) ممكن تكتبه؟
Do you speak Arabic?	(bititkallim/ee 'arabi?) بتتكلّم عربي
How do you say ... ?	(izzay a' ool ...?) إزّاي أقول ...؟
Excuse me	('an iznak/iznik/izniku - m/f/pl) عن إزنك!
How much is this?	(bikam da?) بكم ده؟
Sorry	(aasif/a - m/f) آسف!
Thank you Reply	(mut shakkrān) متشكّرين (shukrān) ﺷﻜﺮﺍﹰ (shukrān gazēlan) ﺷﻜﺮﺍﹰ جزيلاً
Thank you Reply	('afwan) عفواً
Where's the toilet?	(el-ḥammām fain?) الحمام فين؟
This gentleman/lady will pay for everything	()
Would you like to dance with me?
I love you	to a man - (ana baħibbak) ٲنَا بحِبَّك to a woman - (ana baħibbik) ٲنَا بَحِبِّك
Leave me alone!
Call the police!	(itaṣṣal bil bulees) إتّصل بالبوليس!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Happy Easter
Happy Birthday	كل سنة و إنت طيّب (kull sana wa inta tayyib >m, kull sana wa inti tayyiba >f) و إنت طيّب response - (wa inta tayyib >m, wa inti tayyiba >f)
My hovercraft is full of eels
One language is never enough	لغة وحدة بس ماتكفيش ابداً (lo3'a wa7da bass matkafeesh abdan)

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