Basic Phrases/words to know while being in Egypt (arabic)?

Question

My family and I are travelling to Istambul and Egypt this march break, and we're in search of basic words or phrases such as "Hello", "goodbye", "thank you", and more.

In Egypt they primarily speak Arabic, but I am unable to use online translators for such words because the text is written in Arabic characters, which i do not understand.

Googling it also has come to no avail - every site seems to have a different word for "Hello", let alone the other words I am looking for.

So if you have the "pronunciation" for simple words like such, my family and I would greatly appreciate it!

Thanks a lot! :]

Answer 1

I am going to write everything phonetically and in Egyptian colloquial arabic since you are going Egypt.



Hello -- Mar-haba OR Ah-lan sometimes Ah-lan wa sah-lan



Good Morning : Sabah el Kheir



Good Evening : Masa'a el kheir



Goodbye -- BYE OR ma'sala-ma >> but first is more common



Thank you- Shok-ran OR Mot-sha-kira (if you are female) Mot-sha-ker (if you are male)



My name is - Esmi *name*



I am from - Ana min *name of country*



Please- Min Fad-lak (if it is being said to a male) Min Fad-lik (if to a female)



I love you - Ba-hib-ak (if to a male) Ba-hib-ik (to a female) >>if you say this too much people will belive lool



What are you doing? -- Am-la eh ? (to a female) bi-te'mal eh? (to a male)



Yes - Eh



No- La'a



Look - Bos (to a male) Bos-i (to a female) >> similar to the English for Boss



I am good - ana Kway-isa

Answer 2

good morning= sabah el kheir

good afternoon= masaa el kheir

thank you= shokran (or they sometimes use the french word "merci" )

(they usually use bye, c ya exactly as in english)

its hot today= el donia harr

its cold today= el donia bard

how much does this cost? = bekaam dah?

my name is ... = esmy ...

i'm from america = ana men america

n btw most of egyptians understand lots of english words especially educated people. so communication shouldnt be a huge problem..good luck n enjoy..

Answer 3

she-bye is **** you