Egyptian Arabic: animated and music!
I’m a moon!
How do you say moon in Egyptian Arabic? Well: moon-قمر-amar! Easy.
A song by Amr Diab (Egyptian singer): يا قمر – listen to it: here.
Do you hear the word? It’s used to call someone “beautiful”, say it to a woman ♥
I’m a star!
How do you say star in Egyptian Arabic? Well: star-نجمة-nigma!
Also used in the same song 🙂
I’m a chair!
How do you say chair in Egyptian Arabic? Well: chair-كرسي-korsi!
What about some music? A song by Assala (Syrian singer): الكرسي – listen to it: here.
Did you catch the word? You’ll hear it only twice! At the beginning and towards the end.
I’m a bird!
How do you say bird in Egyptian Arabic? Well: bird-طير-teer!
Listen to a song by Mohamed Mounir (Egyptian singer known as The King/الكينج): يا طير يا طاير – check it out: here.
You should’ve heard the word immediately at the start of the song!
Everyone in Egypt knows Mohamed Mounir. He’s loved and admired for his music. They know him by both his name and nickname: الكينج-ilking.
To say king in Egyptian Arabic, it would be: king-ملك-malik! 👑
Allah
How do you say Allah in Egyptian Arabic? Say: Allah-الله-allaa!
Also in the song, after the word bird. Can you hear it?
Do you want to hear it being said out loud? Check it out, here.
I’m a degree!
How do you say degree in Egyptian Arabic? Well: degree-درجة-daraga!
A song by Tamer Hosny (Egyptian): ١٨٠ درجة – check it out: here.
In the song it’s specifically about 180° (a complete change).
The song is a bit long so when you finally hear the word, you’ll first hear “180” and then “degrees”.
No!
How to say no in Egyptian Arabic? Well: no-لا-la!
Listen to a song by Mohamed Hamaki (Egyptian): لا ملامة – listen: here.
Did you hear the word? It’s the first one said as the song starts.
My friend (the Alexandrian way)!
How to say my friend in Egyptian Arabic? Well: my friend-يازميلي-yazmeeli!
Check out the song by Muhab (Egyptian): يازميلي – listen: here.
You’ll hear the word pretty quickly and I think it’s very clear to understand, even if you don’t understand the other words (yet)!
