Egyptian

The number one in Egyptian Arabic is واحد (wāḥed). The feminine form is واحدة (waḥda).

Egyptians wish a safe trip with توصل بالسلامة (tiwṣal bis-salāma), “may you arrive safely”. Say توصلي بالسلامة (tiwṣali bis-salāma) to a woman.

In Egyptian Arabic, a donkey is حمار (hemar) and a female donkey is حمارة (hemara). The plural is حمير (hamir).

In Egyptian Arabic, “come here” is تعالى هنا (ta’ala hena) to a man, تعالي هنا (ta’ali hena) to a woman and تعالوا هنا (ta’alu hena) to a group.

In Egyptian Arabic lightning is برق (barʾ). Thunder, which follows it, is رعد (raʿd).

The Egyptian Arabic word for “salt” is ملح (milḥ). Egyptians say الملح (el-milḥ) for “the salt”.

In Egyptian Arabic, ‘honey’ is عسل (asal).

In Egyptian Arabic, “delicious” is لذيذ (lazeez).

In Egyptian Arabic, a bandage is رباط (rabat). Gauze is شاش (shash), and you will hear both at a pharmacy.

In Egyptian Arabic a goat is عنزة (ʿanza), the word for a single female goat. ماعز (māʿez) names goats as a group and تيس (tīs) is a male goat.