Egyptian

In Egyptian Arabic, “brother” is أخ (akh). To say “my brother”, Egyptians use أخويا (akhuya).

In Egyptian Arabic rest, meaning relaxation, is راحة (rāḥa). The verb “to rest” is ارتاح (irtāḥ), as in ارتاح شوية (irtāḥ šwayya), “rest a little”.

In Egyptian Arabic home is بيت (bēt). منزل (manzil) is more formal and used in writing or official speech.

The easiest greeting in Egyptian Arabic is أهلاً (ahlan). A more formal one is السلام عليكم (es-salāmu ʿalaykum), “peace be upon you”.

In Egyptian Arabic, “go away” is امشي (imshi), ابعد (ib’ad), “move away”, or the rude غور (ghour).

Egyptian parents tell small children كاكا (kāka) for poop. The medical word is براز (barāz) and the vulgar everyday word is خرا (ḵara).

In Egyptian Arabic, “Eid Mubarak” is عيد مبارك (eid mubarak).

To say “Welcome to Egypt” in Egyptian Arabic, tell a man أهلا بيك في مصر (ahlan bīk fi Maṣr), a woman أهلا بيكي في مصر (ahlan bīki fi Maṣr) and a group…

The Egyptian Arabic word for “sun” is شمس (shams). With the article it is الشمس (esh-shams).

In Egyptian Arabic marriage is جواز (gawāz). زواج (zawāg) is the more formal word, used in writing, news and official forms.