Your Ultimate Guide to Egyptian Arabic.
Introduction Time. You know you should have learned how to say it by now, but you’ve probably been too busy perfecting your beer-ordering skills. How To Buy Alcohol in Egypt That’s quite alright with us. Now that it’s summer in
To know how to order Egyptian Shawarma is a rite of passage. It’s one of the most popular street foods in Egypt, and oh so delicious. But if you really want to order one, it can be difficult to know
1. Who : “Meen” : مين؟ 2. What : “Ay” : ايه؟ 3. Where : “Fane” : فين؟ 4. When : “Emta” : امتى؟ 5. Why : “Lee” : لي؟ 6. How : “EeZAY” : ازي؟ 7. How much :
Introduction If you want to speak Egyptian Arabic, it’s a bumpy road at first. The grammar isn’t all that similar to your native tongue. The words require you to stretch your mouth in weird ways. And don’t even get us
Ok, a “clickbait title,” but it’s kinda true. On July 29th, 2018, I arrived in Germany. I only knew the words danke, auf wiedersehen, and a heavily accented 1-10. 137 days later, on December 13th, I took my B1 Goethe
If you are in Egypt for even a day, you need to know how to order Egyptian koshary. End of story. We’re just going to say it: if you don’t know koshary, you don’t know Egypt. It’s one of the
If you have noticed that Egyptians use two different words for “or”…..congratulations! Five points for you! Now let’s get down to business. There’s really only one rule that you need to keep in mind. It’s not 100% percent, and you
We all love getting to where we’re going in style. Sometimes, though, normal means of transportation in Cairo just won’t cut it. Walk to your friend’s house, and you risk being run over. Hop in the metro, and you’ll be
Finding an apartment in Egypt can be stressful. It’s a new country, a new culture, and (potentially) a very different system for finding a place to live. Like we mention below, a lot of the Egyptians that will be living
Rooftops bars. Enough said. There seems to be something uniquely Egyptian about these places. The night life isn’t the best in Cairo, and the beer…..well, you can figure that one out for yourself. But rooftop bars make all that better.
