Your Ultimate Guide to Egyptian Arabic.
Lessons is where you learn grammar rules of Egyptian Arabic. We give you in-depth explanations that you need to know in order to effectively use the language.
We also cover stuff like pronunciation, irregular verbs and syntax. Stuff that might not be the most exciting…but is essential to Egyptian Arabic mastery. Love it or hate it, you can’t live without it
Once a month.
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 Grammar. It’s pesky, everybody hates it, and it’s never fun to learn. Thankfully, most of Egyptian Arabic grammar is quite straight-forward. Like the future tense. Lesson Basically, to say that somebody will do something in the future, just add
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 :
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
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
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
In case you haven’t noticed it by now, Egyptians don’t really speak the same language as the people from Arabic textbooks. What seems like 90 percent of the words are different. The intonation is a little off. Egyptians also don’t
The verb “have,” in any language, is one of the most important words you can learn. It is endlessly useful, and in the right situation, can mean the difference between being the most popular kid on the block and being
Introduction She loves spending time with me……but she doesn’t return my phone calls. She loves laughing with me…..but her jokes at my expense come far too often. Everything is great…..until it’s not. Basically, it’s complicated. For all I know, the use of
