Egyptian

Egyptian Arabic has no word for “am” in the present tense, so “I am” is simply أنا (ana), followed by what you are, for example أنا مدرس (ana mudarris)…

In Egyptian Arabic, ‘car’ is عربية (arabeyya).

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

In Egyptian Arabic, ‘hello, how are you’ said to a man is أهلا، إزيك؟ (ahlan, izzayak?).

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).

The standard word for lion, used in Egypt too, is أسد (asad). Egyptians also say سبع (sabʿ) in everyday speech. أسد is used in school, books and zoos.

In Egyptian Arabic, ‘happy birthday’ is عيد ميلاد سعيد (eid milad saeed).

In Egyptian Arabic prince is أمير (amīr). The plural is أمراء (umarāʾ). أمير is used for a royal prince and for a ruler of a small state, as in the Gulf.