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TIME For Kids - Around The World
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Egypt

Native Lingo

You've seen what Egypt looks like, but what does it sound like? To find out, click below to hear simple phrases in Arabic, Egypt's official language. Then let our pronunciation key help you talk like a native, too!

hello
ahlan wa sahlan (ah-lan wa sah-lan)
     

goodbye
ma as salama (ma as sa-la-mah)
     

yes
aywa (ay-wah)
     

no
la (la-uh)
     

where
fein (feehn)
     

thank you
shukran (shook-run)
     

I, me
ana (a-nah)
     

My name is…
Ismi (iss-me)
     

I'm hungry
Ana guaena (a-nah ga-ah-nah)
     

How's the weather?
Izzay el gaww? (izz-ay el gow)
     

How much is a ticket to Cairo?
Bikam el tazkara le qahira? (bee-cam el tuss-ka-ra lil ca-hir-ah)
     

Listen to me. I'm speaking in Arabic.
Ismaouni. Ana ba kalem Araby. (iss-mah-ooh-nee a-nah ba-kah-lim ar-ah-bee)
     


Special thanks to Sherine El-Abd for making the sound clips possible.

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