Your Ultimate Guide to Egyptian Arabic.
If you are a foreigner living in Cairo, there is a solid chance you will have a date with the Mogamma. This is the giant white building that lords over Tahrir Square downtown, and its where all visas are issued.
Whether you live in Cairo or are just here for a few days, one thing is certain: at some point, you will have foreign cash within Egyptian borders. Whether it’s coming back from a Christmas at home or a friend
Here’s what you’ve learned so far: Arabic is a gendered language, and every noun will affect the way other words (usually adjectives) interact with it. By “interact,” we essentially mean the endings of these adjectives. Luckily for you, there are
This one is for the newbies. Getting a taxi from the Cairo airport all by yourself is one of the first rites of passage that expats must go through. Out of the plane you go and into the fire. After
In case you haven’t heard, juice is popular in Cairo. And if you haven’t yet learned how to order juice in Egyptian Arabic….now’s the time. Most of this post will just be a giant list of juices. In all honesty,
Your boweb will have one between his fingers while he helps you unlock your door. Your taxi driver will be holding one while he takes you all the way to Maadi. Even your own Arabic teacher will be sucking on
Getting your phone working is one of the most important things you can do in Cairo. It enables you to network with other foreigners at fancy Zamalek parties, to order Uber straight to your door, and to mindlessly scroll through
Today we are talking about gender. For most of you, this will probably make sense. You are either a speaker of a language that has genders (French, Spanish, German), or you are familiar with the concept. Our readers are
If you really want to know how to buy alcohol in Egypt (and all the Egyptian Arabic phrases you need) this post is for you. When I first got to Egypt, I had this weird assumption about alcohol in Egypt.
Weddings. The perfect occasion to make a fool of yourself and see how hot your sister-in-law’s friends really are. Today, Cleo Lingo is answering a question as old as time itself: how different ARE Egyptian weddings? Do they all take
