Kelsey Grace

In Egyptian Arabic children and adults call a grandfather جدو (gedo). The neutral word is جد (gedd), pronounced with a hard “g”.

In Egyptian Arabic, an aunt on the mother’s side is خالة (khala). An aunt on the father’s side is عمة (amma).

In Egyptian Arabic, ‘how are you’ asked to a male is إزيك (izzayak). Asked to a female, it is written the same but said izzayek.

In Egyptian Arabic, a dog is كلب (kalb) and a female dog is كلبة (kalba). The plural is كلاب (kilab).

In Egyptian Arabic, the everyday word for ‘money’ is فلوس (filoos). مصاري (masari) is just as common and used interchangeably with فلوس in daily speech.

In Egyptian Arabic, “death” is موت (mot). The more respectful word, used for an announcement, is وفاة (wafah).

In Egyptian Arabic “son” is ابن (ibn). “My son” is ابني (ibni).

In Egyptian Arabic, “stupid” is غبي (ghabi) for a man and غبية (ghabiyya) for a woman. The colloquial أهبل (ahbal) is just as common.

In Egyptian Arabic pharaoh is فرعون (farʿōn). The plural is فراعنة (farāʿna).

In Egyptian Arabic man is راجل (rāgel), with a hard “g”. The standard form رجل (rajul) is used in formal writing. The plural is رجالة (riggāla).