Some Arabic language can sure help!

Counting and Numbers
1 wahid, 2 etnein, 3 talata, 4 arba, 5 khumsa, 6 setta, 7 sabba, 8 tamania, 9 tessa, 10 ashra, 11 hidasher, 12 etnasher, 13 talatasher, 14 arbatasher, 15 khamastasher, 16 settasher, 17 sabatasher, 18 tamantasher, 19 tessatasher, 20 eshreen, 21 wahid wa eshreen, 27 sabba wa eshreen, 30 talateen, 40 arbaeen, 50 khumseen, 100 meyya, 125 meyya wa khumsa wa eshreen


 
Your Basic Greetings and common questions!
Hello and welcome - ahlan wa sahlan, answer - ahlan bik! – hello back! Good morning - sabah el kheir Good evening - misae el kheir How are you? - Izzayak/izzayik? I am fine thanks to God – Ana kwaiss/a el hamdulilah See you again, God Willing - a shoufak tani, inshalla Where you from? - enta/enti minein? I am from... - ana min..., what is your name? - ismak/ismik eh? My name is... - ismi..., Goodbye – maasalema

Traveler's manners…
Yes - aiwa, No - la, Maybe – yimkin, It is possible – mumkin, It is not possible mish mumkin Thanks - shukran, You're welcome – afwan, Sorry - ana asif/a, Pardon? - efandim? Where is... feyn..., What? - eh?, Why -Leh? When - emta, please - minfadluk/ik, Alright - tayyib, I am tired - ana taebana, I am happy - ana mabsoota, I need a taxi - Aiza taxi, Right - yemeen, Left - shemel, Straight ahead - ala tool, Good - kwaiss, Very good - kwaiss awi

Shops and cafes tea – shey, coffee - ahwa, sugar - sokar, mint tea - shey bi nea-nea, milk - laban, water - maya, toilet - hamam, room - oda, hotel - fonduk, house - beyt, tips - baksheesh, money – filus, How much is this - bi kam di?, Can I look at this – mumkin ashouf? Thats very nice - di helwa, Too expensive! - da ghali awi! No thanks, I do not want it - la shukran, ana mish aiza, Ok - meshi, today - inaharda, tomorrow – bukra

Travel Tip – buy an Egyptian notebook and glue stick! Keep a journal daily and all your tickets, entry passes and business cards – glue them straight in and write journal notes next them for great holiday memories!

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