Explore the examples below at your own pace. Choose a small set, recall it without looking, and return to it in your next practice session.
Hiأهْلا[ahlan]
What is your name?إسمَك إيه؟[esmak eeh?]
Nice to meet youسَعيد بِمُقابِلتك[sa'eed bemuablitak]
How are you?إزَيَّك؟[ezayak?]
I'm good, thanksأنا كويِّس، شُكرًا[ana kwayes, shukran]
And you?وإنتَ؟[we enta?]
Language and Age Phrases
Do you speak (English/Egyptian)?إنتَ بِتتِكَلِّم (إنجِليزي/مَصري)؟[enta btetkalem (ingilizi/ masri)?]
Does she speak Chinese?هِيَّا بِتِتكَلِّم صيني؟[hiya btetkalem seeni?]
A little bitشوَّية بَس[shewaya bass]
How old are you?عَندك كَام سَنة؟[andak kam sana?]
I'm 33 years oldأنا عَندي تَلاَتة وتَلاِتين سَنة[ana andy talata we talateen sana]
It was nice talking to youسَعيد بِكَلامي مَعَاك[saed bekalami maak]
What do you mean?أصْدَك إيه؟[asdak eeh?]
I don't understandأنا مِش فاهِم[ana mesh fahem]
I don't knowأنا مَعْرَفش[ana ma'rafsh]
Sorryأسِف[asef]
What is that called in Egyptian?دا إسمُه إيه بالمَصري؟[da esmu eeh belmasri?]
What does that word mean in English?الكِلمَة دي مَعْناها إيه بالإنجِليزي؟[elkelma de ma'naha eeh belinglizi?]
Where are you from?إنتَ مِنين؟[enta meneen]
I'm from the U.Sأنا مِن أمريكا[ana men amreeka]
I'm Americanأنا أمْريكي[ana amriki]
Where do you live?عايش فِين؟[ayesh feen?]
I live in the U.Sأنا عايش في أمريكا[ana 'ayesh fe amreeka]
What do you do for a living?بِتِشتَغَل إيه؟[beteshtaghal eeh?]
I'm a studentأنا طالِب[ana taleb]
Can I help you?أقدَر أساعدَك؟[a'dar asa'dak?]
Can you help me?تِقدَر تِساعِدني؟[te'dar tesa'edni]
Where is the airport?فين المَطار؟[feen el matar?]
Go straightإمشي دوغري[emshi dughri]
Thenبَعدين[ba'deen]
Turn leftلِف شِمال[lef shemal]
Turn rightلِف يمين[lef yemeen]
Holiday Wishes Phrases
Happy birthdayعيد ميلاد سَعيد[eed melad said]
Happy new yearسَنة جديدة سَعيدة[sana gededa saida]
Merry Christmasعيد ميلاد مَجيد[eed melad mageed]
Good luckحَظ سَعيد[haz said]
Congratulationsمَبروك[mabrook]
I have a reservationأنا عَندي حَجز[ana 'andi hagz]
Do you have rooms available?عَندَك أوَض فاضيَة؟[andak uda fadia?]
I would like a non-smoking roomأحِب أوضَة لغير المُدَخِنين[aheb uda legheer elmudakhenen]
How much it costs per night?السِعر كام في الليلة؟[esse'r kaam fe lela?]
Waiterجَرسون[garson]
How much is this?بِكام دا؟[bekam da?]
What is this?إيه دا؟[eeh da?]
Are you okay?إنتَ كويِّس؟[enta kwayes?]
I need a doctorأنا مِحتاج دُكتور[ana mehtag duktur]
Helpمُسَاعدَة[musa'da]
Call the ambulanceإطلُب الإسعَاف[etlub elesaaf]
Call the policeإتِّصِل بالشُرطَة[etesel beshurta]
I am sickأنا تَعْبان[ana ta'ban]