Names, Nationalities & Reasons for Being in Egypt
Key Egyptian Arabic phrases for saying your name, nationality, and why you're in Egypt.
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ismi Sara
"My name is Sara." (ism = name + -i = my)
ismak eh? / ismik eh?
"What's your name?" — -ak to a man, -ik to a woman.
The possessive suffixes: -i, -ak, -ik, -u, -ha
my, your (m.), your (f.), his, her
inta mneen? / inti mneen?
"Where are you from?" (m./f.) — also min feen?
How do you form nationality adjectives?
Add -i for a man, -iyya for a woman: amriiki / amriikiyya, maṣri / maṣriyya.
ana hena 'ashaan adris 'arabi
"I'm here in order to study Arabic." ('ashaan = because / in order to)
bit'imil eh fi Maṣr?
"What do you do in Egypt?" — another version is gayy leh? ("why did you come?")
tasharrafna / fursa sa'ida
"We are honored" / "happy occasion" — both mean "pleased to meet you."
lissa batʿallim
"I'm still learning" — the perfect modest reply to a compliment on your Arabic.
What does the b- prefix do (badris vs. adris)?
b- marks a standalone present tense ("I study/am studying"); the bare form adris follows 'ashaan.
