Kelsey Grace

In Egyptian Arabic, “boy” is ولد (walad). In everyday speech Egyptians shorten it to واد (wad).

In Egyptian Arabic, Santa Claus is بابا نويل (baba noel), literally “Father Christmas”. The loanword سانتا كلوز (santa kloz) is also understood.

The Egyptian Arabic word for “sugar” is سكر (sukkar). With the article it is السكر (es-sukkar). You hear it most when ordering tea or coffee.

In Egyptian Arabic a pyramid is هرم (haram). The plural is أهرامات (ahrāmāt) or أهرام (ahrām).

In Egyptian Arabic hunter is صياد (ṣayyād). Context matters, because صياد is also the usual word for a fisherman.

In Egyptian Arabic, “change” as small money is فكة (fakka). “Change” in the sense of a difference is تغيير (taghyir).

In Egyptian Arabic, ‘come’ as a command to a man is تعالى (ta’ala).

In Egyptian Arabic, ‘I love you’ said to a male is بحبك (baheebak).

In Egyptian Arabic “ugly” is وحش (wiḥish) for a masculine thing and وحشة (wiḥsha) for a feminine one. The plural is وحشين (wiḥshīn).

In Egyptian Arabic the Sphinx is called أبو الهول (abu l-hōl), which means “father of terror”. It is the name used for the Great Sphinx of Giza.