How to Say "Egypt" in Spanish

Egipto

/eˈxibto/masculine

Egipto is the Spanish word for Egypt.

Egipto refers to the country located in North Africa.

Meaning: country in North Africa (name)

How does it change in a sentence?

Egipto is a masculine noun. If you need to describe something or someone as being from Egypt, you would use the adjective forms egipcio or egipcia.

/eˈxibto/

The letter 'g' in Egipto is pronounced as a voiceless velar fricative /x/, making it sound like a breathy 'h' or a raspy 'j' to English ears.
In Spanish, referring to someone as egipcio is always capitalized when used as a proper noun, but the adjective egipcio is not capitalized unless it starts a sentence.
Spanish speakers often use the phrase el antiguo Egipto to refer specifically to the era of the pharaohs, distinguishing it from the modern state of Egipto.

Egipto es un país.
Egypt is a country.
This sentence shows how to use Egipto to identify a country.
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Ella es de Egipto.
She's from Egypt.
This sentence demonstrates how to express origin using Egipto.
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Sami nació en Egipto.
Sami was born in Egypt.
This sentence shows how to express a place of birth using Egipto.
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El Cairo es la capital de Egipto
Cairo is the capital of Egypt
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María and Mateo are talking about their travel plans.

María

¿Quieres visitar Egipto este año?
Do you want to visit Egypt this year?
Mateo

Sí, me encanta la historia de Egipto.
Yes, I love the history of Egypt.
María

Mateo, podrías ver las pirámides allí.
Mateo, you could see the pyramids there.
Mateo

Sería un viaje increíble para nosotros.
It would be an incredible trip for us.

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