Kelsey Grace

In Egyptian Arabic, a cow is بقرة (ba’ara). The plural is بقر (ba’ar).

In Egyptian Arabic “sky” is سما (sama). With the article it is السما (es-sama).

In Egyptian Arabic, the everyday word for ‘grandma’ is تيتة (teta). جدة (gidda) is the more formal, written word.

In Egyptian Arabic “trash” is زبالة (zibāla). With the article it is الزبالة (ez-zibāla).

In Egyptian Arabic you welcome a man with أهلا بيك (ahlan bīk) and a woman with أهلا بيكي (ahlan bīki).

In Egyptian Arabic, ‘good evening’ is مساء الخير (masa el-kheir). The standard reply is مساء النور (masa en-nour), ‘evening of light’.

To ask “how was your day” in Egyptian Arabic you can say يومك كان عامل إيه؟ (yōmak kān ʿāmel ēh?). Another common way is إزاي كان يومك؟ (izzāy kān yōmak?).

In Egyptian Arabic a monkey is قرد (ʾerd). A female monkey is قردة (ʾerda) and the plural is قرود (ʾurūd).

In Egyptian Arabic, ‘hi, how are you’ said to a male is أهلا، إزيك؟ (ahlan, izzayak?). Said to a female, it becomes ahlan, izzayek?

The standard way to say goodbye in Egyptian Arabic is مع السلامة (maʿa s-salāma), “with safety”.