Tour Guide, Cairo, Egypt
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Egypt Travel Tips:
Egyptian Currency is Egyptian Pound (1USD= 16.05 EGP), 18 Nov 2019.
Best time to tour Egypt is from September to April.
Arabic is the spoken language.
Here are 13 useful Egyptian Arabic words and phrases you should learn and use:
Hello – Salam/marhaban/ahlan
Peace be with you – As-salāmu alaykum – Even though this literally means ‘peace be with you’, it is a commonly used greeting. The response would be Alaikum Salaam, meaning ‘upon you be peace’.
Thank you – Shukran
Please – Min fadlak (if you’re a male), min fadlik (if you’re a female)
You’re welcome – Afwan
Yes – Aywa
No – lā
Ok – Mashi
How much is this? – Bi-kam da. You can say, I’ll pay 100 – Enna hafda meeya. Incidentally, if you say ‘meeya meeya’ (’100, 100′) this means ‘perfect’ or ‘really good’.
It costs too much– Da ghali awi
I would like…– Momkin
I want– Enna iza (if you’re a female) or Enna ayez (if you’re a male). To add a negative to the sentence, add ‘mish’. For example, ana mish iza/ayez (I don’t want).
I don’t understand – Ana mish fahem
Go away– Em’shee
Pyramid– Haram.