Your Ultimate Guide to Egyptian Arabic.
Today’s Egyptian Arabic Idiom is “It’s Zucchini” Arabic: *Di Kousa* – *دي كوسة* Egyptians use this idiom for referring to corruption, or preferential treatment for some “special” people only. Translation: It’s Zucchini. English Equivalent: On the clout list The Story
Today’s Egyptian Arabic Idiom is: احنا دافنينو سوا _(Dafneno sawa)_ Translation: We buried it Together English equivalent: To believe your own lies The story The story of the Egyptian Arabic idiom “We buried it together” – احنا دافنينو سوا goes
If you’ve ever wanted to say “shut up” in Egyptian Arabic, then today is the post for you. Learning a language is all about practicing. But sometimes you just need to tell somebody to be quiet! We’ve done lists of
Today we are talking about the word 7etta (حتة) in Egyptian Arabic. This word has a bunch of very different meanings, and it also makes you sound super Egyptian when you use it. A perfect blog topic! Let’s get started.
Ever wanted to watch football in Egyptian Arabic? Then this post is for you! There’s no doubt that watching football is one of the things that shapes Egyptian culture. It influences what Egyptians care for, what they enjoy doing during
In this post we will be unpacking the secrets of “Franco-Arabic” writing. This is a great way to help you pronounce Egyptian Arabic words. Unfortunately, it can be a bit confusing, and there aren’t so many guidelines available online. Trust
Eid al-Adha – عيد الاضحى Eid al-Adha means “the Festival of the Sacrifice.” This is the biggest (of two) festivals in the Islamic year, and just took place this last weekend. It is a three-day celebration at the end of
This lesson is gonna be so simple and easy, we are gonna learn some easy prepositions in Egyptian Arabic. It’s so important to learn them, once you know the basic ones, your Egyptian Arabic will be improved while expressing yourself
This is for the nerds out there who want to learn more about the grammar. Not just learn the phrases and idioms by heart, but actually understand the crap that’s coming out of your mouth. This week, Cleo Lingo is
Introduction Football (or what Americans incorrectly call “soccer”) plays a big role in shaping Egyptian culture. Most of the Egyptian youth love to watch it, play it (usually 5 vs. 5), and even talk about it (there are fields all
