Egyptian Vocabulary

The Egyptian vocabulary is the backbone for learning. Below we picked 70% of the most commonly used words. Therefore memorizing them will give you a 70% boost in the language. This is the smarter way of online learning. Learn only what you need. We start with commonly used numbers.

One: واحِد  [wahed]	Two: اِتـْنين  [etneen]
Three: تـَلاتة  [talata]	Four: أرْبَعة  [arba'a]
Five: خـَمْسة  [khamsa]	Six: سِتة  [setta]
Seven: سَبَعة  [sab'a]	Eight: تـَمانـْية  [tamania]
Nine: تِسْعة  [tes'a]	Ten: عَشرة  [ashra]
First: أول  [awal]	Second: تاني  [tani]

Time Expressions

Days of the week and time expressions:

Monday: الأتنين  [eletneen]	Tuesday: التلات  [ettalat]
Wednesday: الأربع  [elarbe']	Thursday: الخميس  [elkhamees]
Friday: الجُمعَة  [gum'a]	Saturday: السبت  [elsabt]
Sunday: الحَد  [elhad]	Now: دِلْوقـْتِي  [delwa'ti]
Yesterday: إمْبارِح  [embareh]	Today: انــَّهارْدَة  [enaharda]
Tonight: انــَّهارْدَة باليل  [enaharda belleel]	Tomorrow: بـُكْرة  [bukra]

Most popular fruits and vegetables:

Fruits: فاكْهة  [fak-ha]	Apples: تفاح  [teffah]
Bananas: موز  [mooz]	Tomatoes: طماطم  [tamatem]
Potatoes: بَطاطِس  [batates]	Onions: بَصل  [basal]

Red: أحْمَر  [ahmar]	Green: أخـْضـَر  [akhdar]
Blue: أزْرَق  [aza']	White: أبـْيـَض  [abyad]
Black: إسْود  [eswed]	Grey: رُصاصِي  [rusasi]

Some words related to food:

Breakfast: فِطار  [fetaar]	Lunch: غـَدا  [ghada]
Dinner: عشا  [asha]	Milk: لَبَن  [laban]
Coffee: قَهْوَة  [ahwa]	Bread: عِيش  [eesh]

Weather terms and sensations:

Sunny: مشمس  [meshames]	Windy: هَوا  [hawa]
Rainy: بِتمَطَّر  [betmattar]	Snowy: بتمطر تلج  [betmattar talg]
Cold: برد  [bard]	Hot: حر  [har]

Words related to family and relatives:

Boy: ولد  [walad]	Girl: بنت  [bent]
Son: ابن  [ebn]	Daughter: بنت  [bent]
Brother: أخ  [akh]	Sister: أخت  [ukht]
Man: راجـِل  [ragel]	Woman: سِت  [set]
Father: أب  [ab]	Mother: أم  [um]
Grandfather: جـِد  [ged]	Grandmother: جِدة  [gedda]

Locations in the house which are talked about more during the day:

House: بيت  [beet]	Toilet: تواليت  [twaleet]
Room: أوضة  [uda]	Bedroom: أوضة نـُوم  [udet noom]
Kitchen: مَطْبَخ  [matbakh]	Table: تربيزة  [tarabeeza]

Animals and pets popular to everyone:

Cat: قـُطَّة  [utta]	Dog: كَلْب  [kalb]
Mouse: فار  [faar]	Bird: طائِر  [teer]
Cow: بَقـَرة  [ba'ara]	Horse: حُصان  [husaan]

The clothes most worn by most people:

Socks: شراب  [sherab]	Shoes: جـَزمة  [gazma]
Trousers: بنطلون  [bantalun]	Shirt: قـَميص  [amees]
Sweater: سويتر  [sweater]	Coat: بالطو  [baltu]

Most popular languages in the world:

English: انجليزي  [inglizi]	French: فرنساوي  [faransawi]
German: ألماني  [almani]	Spanish: أسباني  [espani]
Italian: إيطالي  [itali]	Portuguese: بُرتُغالي  [burtughali]
Greek: يوناني  [yunani]	Russian: روسي  [rusi]
Arabic: عربي  [arabi]	Hindi: هندي  [hindi]
Chinese: صيني  [seeni]	Japanese: ياباني  [yabani]

Travel Vocabulary

Most popular terms when traveling:

Taxi: تاكسي  [taxi]	Bus: أوتوبيس  [otobees]
Hotel: فُندق  [fundu']	Reservation: حَجز  [hagar]
Airport: مَطار  [matar]	Passport: باسبور  [bassaport]

Words you can use in class or talking about school:

Student: طالِب  [taleb]	Teacher: مُدَرِّس  [mudarres]
Pen: قلم جاف  [alam gaf]	Books: كُتُب  [kutub]
Page: صَفحَة  [saf-ha]	Dictionary: قاموس  [amoos]

Body parts which are talked about more often:

Hand: إيد  [eed]	Feet: قَدَم  [adam]
Hair: شـَعْر  [sha'r]	Eye: عين  [een ]
Mouth: بُق  [bu']	Nose: مناخِير  [manakheer]

Emergency vocabulary to ask for help or offer help when needed:

Ambulance: إسعاف  [es'af]	Doctor: دكتور   [duktur]
Hospital: مُستشفَى  [mustashfa]	Pharmacy: صَيدَلية  [saydlia]
Police: شُرطة  [shurta]	Stomach Ache: مَغَص  [maghas]

As you can see, this Egyptian vocabulary is something you will need every day. You can use our Vocabulary Trainer to help you memorize these words.