Thematic phrasebook
Real-life phrases by topic: native-style audio, the school's transcription and one-tap save to your dictionary. Start with the free topic.
Café & restaurant
Order your coffee “mazbut”, ask for the bill, answer the well-wishes.
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Pharmacy & health
Explain what hurts and understand how to take the medicine.
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Numbers & money
Count, name prices, change money and understand your change.
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Family & relatives
Who is who in a big Egyptian family — and in yours.
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At the supermarket
Find the shelf, ask the price and pay.
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Bus, metro & train
Tickets, directions and not missing your stop.
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Weather & seasons
Heat, khamsin, “when will it cool down?” — the daily small talk.
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Work & professions
What you do, interviews, office small talk.
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Talking to strangers
Ya usta, ya hagg, ya basha — get attention and ask politely.
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Proverbs & sayings
What Egyptians are loved for: sharp sayings for every day.
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Meeting people & about me
Introduce yourself, say where you're from and what you do.
Thanks & well-wishes
Mabrouk, uqbalak and every way to say thanks.
At the hotel
Check in, ask for cleaning and solve a problem.
Clothes & colors
Sizes, fitting, “another color?” and shop bargaining.
Apartment & renting
Rent a flat, deal with the landlord, call a handyman.
At the doctor's
Book a visit, describe symptoms and understand the prescription.
Parts of the body
“It hurts here” plus idioms: aynaya, ala rasi.
Time
What time it is, weekdays and “running ten minutes late”.
Jewelry & souvenirs
Gold, a name cartouche and polite gift bargaining.