EVERYDAY EGYPTIAN ARABIC PHRASES
Get by like a local with these essential phrases:
ARABIC PHRASE
PRONUNCIATION
ENGLISH MEANING
As-salaamu ‘alaykum Shukran Min fadlak/fadlik Na’am / La’ Kam as-si’r? Fein el-Hammām? Ana mish fāhim/fāhima Helw awi Sabāh el-kheir
Peace be upon you (hello) Thank you Please (m/f) Yes / No How much is it? Where is the bathroom? I don’t understand (m/f) Very nice/beautiful Good morning Goodbye Where are the pyramids? Can you take me to the hotel? I want to ride a felucca Where is the ticket office? The bill, please Can I take a photo here? Does this food have meat?
اﻟﺴﻼم ﻋﻠﻴﻜﻢ
ﺷﻜﺮا
ﻣﻦ ﻓﻀﻠﻚ
ﻧﻌﻢ / ﻻ
ﻛﻢ اﻟﺴﻌﺮ؟
ﻓﻴﻦ اﻟﺤﻤﺎم؟
أﻧﺎ ﻣﺶ ﻓﺎﻫﻢ
ﺣﻠﻮ ﻗﻮي
ﺻﺒﺎح اﻟﺨﻴﺮ
ﻣﻊ اﻟﺴﻼﻣﺔ
Ma’a as-salāma Fein el-ahramāt? Mumkin twassalni el-fundu’? ‘Āyez arkab felūka Fein maktab et-tazākir?
ﻓﻴﻦ اﻷﻫﺮاﻣﺎت؟
ﻣﻤﻜﻦ ﺗﻮّﺻﻠﻨﻲ اﻟﻔﻨﺪق؟
ﻋﺎﻳﺰ أرﻛﺐ ﻓﻠﻮﻛﺔ
ﻓﻴﻦ ﻣﻜﺘﺐ اﻟﺘﺬاﻛﺮ؟
اﻟﺤﺴﺎب ﻟﻮ ﺳﻤﺤﺖ
El-hisāb law samaht Yenfa’ asawwar hina? El-akl da fīh lahma?
ﻳﻨﻔﻊ أﺻّﻮر ﻫﻨﺎ؟
اﻷﻛﻞ دا ﻓﻴﻪ ﻟﺤﻤﺔ؟
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