Egyptian Vocabulary

greetings (islamic greeting)

السَّلامُ عَلَيكُم

issalaamu 3alaykum

the city of…

مدينة

midiinit

in

في

fi

What?

إيه؟

ee?

(reply) to ahlan wa sahlan

أهلاً بيك / أهلا بيكِ

ahlan biik/ki

nice to meet you!

اِتشَرَّفنا

itsharrafna

you (m)

إنتَ

inta

you (f)

إنتِ

inti

where?

فين؟

fiin?

from where?

منين؟

miniin?

yes

أَيوَه

aywa

no

لا

la

good morning!

صَباح الْخير

sabaaH il-khiir

(response to) good morning!

صَباح النّور

sabaaH in-nuur

how?

اِزَّيّ؟

izzayy?

How are you? (masc./fem.)

اِزَّيّك؟

izzayyak/-ik

(response to) How are you?

الْحَمدُ لِلّها

il-Hamdu lillaah

great, fine

تَمام

tamaam

ok

ماشي

maashii

this (m)

دا

daa

this (f)

دي

dii

good (m/f)

كوَيِّسة ,كوَيِّس

kuwayyis, kuwayyisa

am/are/is not

مِش

mish

please come in, go ahead (to a male)

اِتفَضَّل

itfaDDal

please come in, go ahead (to a female)

اِتفَضَّلي

itfaDDalii

please come in, go ahead (plural)

اِتفَضَّلوا

itfaDDaluu

my (male) friend; my boyfriend

صاحبي

Sahbii

my (female) friend; my girlfriend

صاحبِتي

saHbitii

he/it (masc.)

هُوَ (huwa)

his

-u ـه –

bread

عيش

3iish

chicken

فِراخ

firaakh

i don’t have

ما عنديش

maa 3andiish

I love

باحِبّ

baahibb

you (m) love

بِتحِبّ

bithibb

you (f) love

بِتحِبّي

bithibbii

telephone number

نِمرة تليفون

nimrit tilifuun

may I be excused? (what to say when you have to leave, m/f) - Egyptian

عن إذنَك (‘ean iznak)

عن إذنَك (‘ean iznik)

right! correct! - Egyptian

صَحّ (sahh)

Black - Egyptian

إسْوِد (‘aswid)

you’re welcome - Egyptian

العَفو (il3afw)

please - Egyptian

مِن فَضلك (min faDlak/-ik)

sorry!

آسِف/ة (aasif/aasifa)

there is - Egyptian

فيه (fii'i h)

there isn’t - Egyptian

ما فيش (maa fiish)

that’s all, only - Egyptian

بَسّ (bass)

something - Egyptian

حاجة (Haag’ih)

something else - Egyptian

حاجة تاني (Haag’ih taanii)

milk - Egyptian

لَبن (laban)

medium sugar - Egyptian

مَضبوط (maZbuuT)

water - Egyptian

مَيّة (mayya)

Let’s go! - Egyptian

يَللا؛ يللا بينا (yalla; yalla biina)

I go - Egyptian

اَروح (‘aruuh)

you (m.) go - Egyptian

تِروح (tiruuh)

you (f.) go - Egyptian

تروحي (Taruuhii)

he goes - Egyptian

يِروح (yiruuh)

she goes - Egyptian

تِروح (tiruuh)

I drink - Egyptian

أَشرَب (‘ashrab)

you (m.) drink - Egyptian

تِشرَب (tishrab)

you (f.) drink - Egyptian

تِشرَبي (tishrabiin)

he drinks - Egyptian

يِشرَب (yishrab)

She drinks - Egyptian

تِشرَب (tishrab)

car, automobile - egyptian

عَرَبِيّة (earabii'uh)

small, young - egyptian

صُغَيَّر/ة (sughayyar)

large, old - egyptian

كِبير/ة (kibiir/a)

room - egyptian

اوضة (awida)

table - egyptian

طرابيزة (tarabiiza)

cat - egyptian

قُطّة (qutt)

money - egyptian

فِلوس (filws)

nothing - egyptian

وَلا حاجة (wala haaja)

or - egyptian

وَلّا (walla)

I see (watch) - egyptian

اَشوف (aashwf)

you (m) see - egyptian

تِشوف (tishwf)

you (f) see - egyptian

تِشوفي (tishwfii)

he sees - egyptian

يِشوف (yishwf)

she sees - egyptian

تِشوف (tishwf)

the cinema, movies - egyptian

السِّنِما (is-sinimaa)

building - egyptian

عِمارة (eimaar’ih)

bathroom, toilet - egyptian

التواليت؛ الحَمّام (altawiliti; alhammam)

close to, near - egyptian

قُرَيِّب/ة مِن (qurayyib min)

far from - egyptian

بعيد/ة عَن (bieyda ean)

hungry - egyptian

جَعان/ة (jaeaan)

exhausted - egyptian

خَلْصان/ة (khalsaan)

happy - egyptian

مَبسوط/ة (mabsuut)

sick - egyptian

عَيّان/ة (eayyaan)

a little - egyptian

شوَيّة (shwayy’ih)

whats wrong (with you)? - egyptian

مالَك/مالِك؟ (maalak/maalik)

feel better! get better soon! - egyptian

!سَلامتَـِك (salaamtak/ iK)

(response to) !سلامتك - egyptian

اللّه يِسَلِّمَـِك (allah yisallimik)

man - egyptian

راجِل (raajil)

woman - egyptian

سِتّ (sitt)

short - egyptian

قُصَيَّر/ة (qusayyar/-ih)

sir/madam (egyptian only)

أَفَندِم (afandm)

wrong, a mistake (same as egyptian)

غَلَط (galat)