Belinda Brianna

In Egyptian Arabic, ‘my love’ said to a male is حبيبي (habibi). Said to a female, it is حبيبتي (habibti).

In Egyptian Arabic gold is دهب (dahab). The standard spelling is ذهب, but Egyptians pronounce the first letter as a “d”.

The word for king in Egyptian Arabic is ملك (malik). The plural is ملوك (mulūk).

Egyptians greet in the morning with صباح الخير (ṣabāḥ el-ḵēr). During the day, نهارك سعيد (nahārak saʿīd) wishes someone a good day.

In Egyptian Arabic, ‘hello’ is أهلا (ahlan). أهلا is the quick, everyday greeting used anywhere, anytime.

In Egyptian Arabic, “the chosen one” is المختار (el-mukhtar) for a man and المختارة (el-mukhtara) for a woman.

In Egyptian Arabic, a small bird is عصفور (asfour). The general word for birds is طير (teir). The plural of عصفور is عصافير (asafir).

In Egyptian Arabic, “blue” is أزرق (azra’) for masculine nouns and زرقا (zar’a) for feminine nouns. Light blue is سماوي (samawi).

In Egyptian Arabic, “gluten free” is خالي من الجلوتين (khali min el-glutin).

In Egyptian Arabic people say الله يرحمه (Allāh yirḥamu), “may God have mercy on him”, about a man who has died.