How To Go To A Party In Egyptian Arabic

Today we are talking about how to go to a party in Egyptian Arabic.

This post will help you:

• Ask common questions when meeting somebody new
• Talk about yourself when people ask questions to you
• Make general small talk

Let’s get started!

How to Party in Egyptian Arabic: Vocabulary

As usual, we will start this “How To” post with the most important vocabulary.

This will help you understand conversations that happen at a party in Egyptian Arabic.

Party. : 7afla.

.حفلة

Celebration. : e7tfal.

.احتفال

Weekend. : ekhr elesbo3.

.اخر الاسبوع

Drink (v). : yshrab.

.يشرب

Dance (v). : yr2os.

.يرقص

Dancing. : ra2s.

.رقص

Music. : mazzika/moseeqa.

.مزيكا – موسيقى

How to Party in Egyptian Arabic: Example Phrases

Next up, some example phrases you can use at a party in Egyptian Arabic.

Nice to meet you, I am… : forsa sa3eeda, ana…

…فرصة سعيدة أنا

Useful here to know how to introduce yourself in Egyptian Arabic.

Let’s go to a party! : yala nro7 ay 7afla!

.يلا نروح اي حفلة

I am friends with the host. : ana sa7eb el3amel elhafla.

.انا صاحب اللي عامل الحفلة

I am excited for the party. : ana mot7ames lel 7afla.

.انا متحمس للحفلة

This music is great / really loud. : elmazzika de helwa, dawsha awy.

المزيكا حلوة / دوشة قوي

Common Questions to Ask

Here are the most common questions you might ask:

What’s your name? : esmak eh/ esmek eh?

اسمك ايه؟

Should I take my shoes off? : a2la3 el gazma?

اقلع الجزمة؟

What do you do for work? : btshtaghal eh?

بتشتغل ايه؟

Is there a balcony here? : fe balakona hena?

في بلكونة هنا؟

What is the address of the place? : eh 3newan elmakan?

ايه عنوان المكان؟

What are your hobbies? : hwayatak eh?

هوياتك ايه؟

How do you know..? : enta te3raf … mnen?

انت تعرف ….منين؟

Do you come here a lot? : btegi hena kter?

بتيجي هنا كتير؟

Are you hungry? / Want to eat something? : ga3an? 3ayz takol haga?

جعان؟/ عايز تاكل حاجة؟

Do you like dancing? : bt7b tr2os? bt7by tr2osi?

بتحب ترقص؟ بتحبي ترقصي؟

What’s your favorite music? : eh aktar mazzika bt7bha?

ايه اكتر مزيكا بتحبها؟

Where are you from? : enta mnen? enty mneen?

انت منين؟ انتي منين؟

Want to ask even more questions?

Check out our our post on common Egyptian Arabic questions.

Common Questions to Answer

And the most common questions to answer at a party in Egyptian Arabic.

How long have you been in Egypt? : ba2alk ad eh f masr?

بقالك قد ايه في مصر؟

How long have you been studying Arabic? : btdres 3arabi ba2alk ad eh?

بتدرس عربي بقالك قد ايه؟

Do you party a lot? : btro7 7aflat kter?

بتروح حفلات كتير؟

Where do you live? : saken fen? sakna fen?

ساكن فين؟ ساكنة فين؟

Do you know a lot of Egyptians? : t3raf masryeen kter?

تعرف مصريين كتير؟

Do you want to drink something? : 3ayz tshrab haga?

عايز تشرب حاجة؟

Do you want a cigarette? : 3ayz segara?

عايز سجارة؟

Example Conversation

Hi, what’s your name? : hi, esmak eh?

هاي اسمك ايه؟

I’m Eric, and you? : ana eric, w enta?

انا ايريك، وانت؟

I’m Tarek. : ana Tarek.

انا طارق

Nice to meet you. : forsa sa3eda.

فرصة سعيدة

Where do you come from? Your Arabic is quite good! : enta mneen? el3arabi bta3ak kwais awy.

انت منين؟ العربي بتاعك كويس قوي

I’m from the U.S. but I have been living in Egypt for three years now. : ana mn Amrica, bas ba2ali 3 sneen 3aysh f masr.

انا من امريكا بس بقالي 3 سنين عايش في مصر

Oh cool, that’s great. Do you like it? : ok, gamed awy, 3agbak masr?

جامد قوي، عجباك مصر؟

Yeah I do. Cool people, cool and interesting language. : ah, elnas laziza w el logha kaman momte3a.

اه الناس لزيزة واللغة كمان ممتعة

That makes me happy (that you like it). Anybody ever call you a khawega before? : mabsot enha 3agbak, 3omr 7ad 2alak khawaga abl keda?

مبسوط انها عجبتك، عمر حد قالك خواجة قبل كده؟

Yes I have heard it before! : ah sme3t el kelma de abl keda!

اه سمعت الكلمة دي قبل كده

Cultural Insight

The social class that shows up to house parties is usually high. Most of them will probably use English as the main language even between Egyptians themselves, so you might end up practicing your English more than your Egyptian Arabic!

However, you should be ready to show them how to party in Egyptian Arabic and impress everyone with your lingo.

Parties are big thing in Egypt. From house parties at one of your friends’ place, a small concert/party in a cafe or a pub, to foam parties in Hotels and resorts, to Mega parties for days with super stars performing and playing their music.

If you are into parties and music you should check out www.cairo360.com

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Happy learning, 

Cleo Lingo