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Egyptians say يا روحي (yā rūḥi), “my soul”, or يا عسل (yā ʿasal), “honey”, when they want to be sweet to someone.

In Egyptian Arabic “snake” is تعبان (tuʿbān). The plural is تعابين (taʿābīn). Egyptians use تعبان (tuʿbān) for any snake, from a garden snake to a cobra.

In Egyptian Arabic, ‘goodnight’ to a man is تصبح على خير (tesbah 3ala kheir). To a woman, it becomes تصبحي على خير (tesbahi 3ala kheir).

In Egyptian Arabic, the everyday word for ‘grandpa’ is جدو (gedo). جد (gidd) is the more formal, written word, closer to ‘grandfather’.

In Egyptian Arabic princess is أميرة (amīra). The plural is أميرات (amīrāt). أميرة is used for royal princesses and fairy tale princesses.

In Egyptian Arabic “shrimp” is جمبري (gambari). You will see it on every seafood menu in Egypt.

In Egyptian Arabic “universe” is الكون (el-kawn). The word is the same as in Standard Arabic.

In Egyptian Arabic, ‘handsome’ is وسيم (wasim).

In Egyptian Arabic, ‘thank you’ is شكرا (shukran).

Egyptians usually say ربنا (rabbena), literally “our Lord”, when they talk about God in daily speech.