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Personal pronouns in Egyptian colloquial (Subject)
Pronouns are important to communicate in Egyptian Arabic. The pronouns ... Read more »
Feel good about your Arabic with Lindsay Lohan
Did you feel embarrassed when you called your sweetheart كلبي (my ... Read more »
Egyptian Arabic house furniture vocabulary
When you are in Egypt to improve you Egyptian Arabic, ... Read more »

Personal pronouns in Egyptian colloquial (Subject)

24 Jan

Pronouns are important to communicate in Egyptian Arabic. The pronouns replace nouns The lesson below shows you how to use pronouns in Egyptian Arabic. Personal pronouns I أنا you (singular) أنت / إنتي He ّهو She ّهي We إحنا ... Read more »

Feel good about your Arabic with Lindsay Lohan

22 Apr

Did you feel embarrassed when you called your sweetheart كلبي (my dog), instead of قلبي (my heart)? Or when you confused شوكة (fork) with شقة (flat)? Don’t feel down, there is much worse: This picture was posted by Lindsey Lohan on her ... Read more »

Egyptian Arabic house furniture vocabulary

13 Apr

When you are in Egypt to improve you Egyptian Arabic, you will likely want to rent a flat. You will need to know furniture vocabulary when you ask the flat owner about what furniture is available in the flat or ... Read more »

Egyptian Arabic clothing vocabulary

11 Apr

For any Egyptian Arabic learner knowing the vocabulary of clothing is important because clothing is part of daily life! Here we will list regularly videos on Egyptian Arabic clothing vocabulary. First we will cover the modern clothes, then we move on to list ... Read more »

What does the Arabic expression ‘العين بصيرة والإيد قصيرة’ mean?

24 Mar

If you have heard someone using this expression, you may have noticed that along with the Arabic words, come the physical movements and voice tonality which indicate that the speaker feels sorry or helpless. So perhaps you understood the words: eye, ... Read more »

Spoken Arabic proverb to say ‘to each his own’

12 Mar

Often when you are in a discussion with someone, you may end up having different opinions on the topic. So how would you end the discussion in a semi-friendly manner in Arabic? Apart from not losing your smiles, you can ... Read more »

Meaning of the Egyptian proverb ‘الدنيا دواره’

10 Mar

Many people believe that this proverb is the Arabic equivalent of "What goes around comes around". However, this is not exactly right. Unlike the Karma concept, this Egyptian expression doesn't state that someone's life is determined by their actions (if ... Read more »

How to say ‘Take it or leave it’ in Egyptian Arabic

7 Mar

This is an Egyptian expression to use on the market, when you are buying or selling stuff. You tell the seller (or buyer) "I want it at this price, take it or leave it!" Expression in Arabic: بين البايع والشاري يفتح الله ... Read more »