How To Cook in Egyptian Arabic

Have you ever wanted to know how to cook in Egyptian Arabic?

Then this post is for you!

We’ll be covering all the vocabulary, example phrases, and questions you need to know to successfully cook in Egyptian Arabic.

Let’s get started!

How To Cook in Egyptian Arabic: Vocabulary

We will start out with some of the most important vocabulary.

After that we will implement the vocabulary in important example phrases.

Cook (verb). : Y6b5.

.يطبخ

Cook (noun). : Al6b5.

.يطبخ

Food. : Alakl.

.الأكل

Kitchen. : Alm6b5.

.المطبخ

Ingredients. : Almokwenat.

.المكونات

Recipe. : Alwasfa.

.الوصفة

A lot of this stuff is the same vocabulary when you’re ordering at a restaurant.

How To Cook in Egyptian Arabic: Example Phrases

Let’s move on to important example phrases.

If you want to cook in Egyptian Arabic, these phrases are essential.

I know how to cook. : Ana b3rf a6b5.

.أنا بعرف أطبخ

I like cooking. : Ana b7b al6b5.

.أنا بحب الطبخ    

I’m a good cook / I’m not a good cook. : Ana b6b5 kowys / ana msh b6b5 kowys.

.أنا بطبخ كويس/ مش بطبخ كويس

Food is very important in my life. : Alakl mohem awy fy 7yaty.

.الأكل مهم أوي في حياتي

I know / don’t know how to cook Egyptian food. : Ana b3rf / msh b3rf a6b5 alakl almsry.

.أنا بعرف / مش بعرف أطبخ الأكل المصري

I don’t have a big kitchen so I don’t cook. : M3ndysh m6b5 kbyr 3shan kda msh b6b5.

.معنديش مطبخ كبير عشان كدا مش بطبخ

We have a lot of ingredients in our kitchen. : 3ndna mokwenat ktyr fy m6b5na. 

.عندنا مكونات كتير في مطبخنا

My mom knows a good recipe. : Omy t3rf wsfa kowysa.

.أمي تعرف وصفة كويسة

Another post of ours that would come in handy here?

If you’re going to be chatting in the kitchen, understand how to talk about Egyptian culture in Egyptian Arabic.

The Egyptian that’s cooking with you will love you for it!

Common Foods

Here are some of the most common foods, and how to say them in Egyptian Arabic.

These are all quite common in typical Egyptian cuisine. 

Bread. : 3ysh.

.عيش

Eggs. : Byd.

.بيض

Noodles. : Sh3rya / Andomy.

.شعرية / اندومي

Meat. : L7ma.

.لحمة

Chicken. : Fra5.

.فراخ

Salad. : Salata.

.سلطة

Fruits. : Fawakeh.

.فواكه

Vegetables. : 5odar.

.خضار

Rice. : Roz.

.رز

These are just some of the Egyptian Arabic words for food.

Check out the rest here.

Common Questions

If you want to cook in Egyptian Arabic, you need to know how to ask questions.

(And not just the most common questions in Egyptian Arabic!)

Here are some of the most common questions you are likely to hear in the kitchen.

Important note: These are conjugated for both men and women.

When there are two versions, the first version is asking a man, and the second version is asking a woman.

Do you like to cook? : Bt7b al6b5? / bt7by al6b5?

بتحب الطبخ؟ / بتحبي الطبخ؟

What are you cooking? : Bt6b5  eyh? / bt6b5 eyh?

بتطبخ إيه؟ / بتطبخي إيه؟

Do you want to cook something later? : 3ayz t6b5 wsfa mo3yna fy w8t tany?/ 3ayza t6b5y wsfa m3yna fy w8t tany?

عايز تطبخ وصفة معينة في وقت تاني؟ / عايزة تطبخي وصفة معينة في وقت تاني؟

What kind of food do you cook? : Bt6b5 eyh / bt6b5y eyh?

بتطبخ إيه / بتطبخي إيه؟

Do you have a good kitchen for cooking? : 3andk m6b5 kowys ll6b5?

عندك مطبخ كويس للطبخ؟

Can you teach me how to cook? : Momkn t3lmny al6b5? / momkn t3lmyny al6b5? 

ممكن تعلمني الطبخ؟ / ممكن تعلميني الطبخ؟

Which ingredients do we need? : E7na m7tagyn mokwenat eyh?

إحنا محتاجين مكونات إيه؟

Do you know any good recipes? : T3rf wsfat kowysa? / t3rfy wsfat kowysa? 

تعرف وصفات كويسة؟ / تعرفي وصفات كويسة؟

Example Conversation

Finally, we have an example conversation.

This is a conversation that would sound pretty typical when speaking about cooking in Egyptian Arabic.

Keep in mind that one speaker is male and the other is female…

Which changes the way certain verbs are conjugated.

MAN: Do you know how to cook? : Alragl: bt3rfy t6b5y?

بتعرفي تطبخي؟

WOMAN: Yes, I learned it from my mom. And you? : Alset: aywa، et3lmt mn omy. Wenta? 

أيوة، اتعلمت من أمي. وانت؟

MAN: Not really but I’d like to learn. : msh awy، lakn 3ayz at3lm.

.مش أوي، لكن عايز اتعلم

WOMAN: Well maybe we can make something later in your kitchen. : kowys momkn n6b5 ay wsfa b3d kda fy m6b5k.

.كويس ممكن نطبخ اي وصفة بعد كدا في مطبخك

MAN: Sure do you have any ideas? : akyd 3ndk ay afkar?

أكيد عندك اي افكار؟

WOMAN: I don’t know. But maybe we can make something Egyptian? : msh 3arfa. lakn momkn n6b5 mthlan wsfa msrya.

مش عارفة. لكن ممكن نطبخ مثلاً وصفة مصرية؟

MAN: Do you have any recipes from your mom? : t3rfy ay wsfat mn waldtek?

تعرفي أي وصفات من والدتك؟

WOMAN: Yes, a recipe for koshari of course! : Alset: aywa wsfa el koshary 6b3aً!

.أيوة وصفة الكشري طبعاً

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Happy learning,

Cleo Lingo