{"id":122,"date":"2023-10-05T12:19:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T17:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/treasuresofegypttours.com\/?p=122"},"modified":"2023-10-14T15:08:05","modified_gmt":"2023-10-14T20:08:05","slug":"yalla-yalla-habibi-lets-go-darling-ones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/treasuresofegypttours.com\/?p=122","title":{"rendered":"“Yalla, yalla, Habibi” (“Let’s go, darling ones”)"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is a Czech proverb:\u00a0 You live a new life for every new language you speak.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Locals always appreciate when a tourist takes time to learn a few words in the mother tongue of their country.\u00a0 In Egypt, this means Arabic — specifically,\u00a0Modern Standard\u00a0Arabic<\/a> (roughly equivalent to\u00a0“the King’s English”).\u00a0 It’s not a romance language, so there are no words in common with English, except of course those borrowed from English!\u00a0 Although Arabic is an ancient language, many of the sounds are familiar to western ears.\u00a0 According to Wikipedia\u00a0Arabic script<\/a> is the second most commonly used\u00a0alphabet after the Latin alphabet (used in English, French, German, Spanish…).\u00a0Take a look at the phrases below in preparation for your Egypt trip.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>hello — Salaam (or Asalaam wa Alaykum)<\/strong>
\nyes — Aiwa (or na’an)<\/strong>
\nno —\u00a0Laa
\n<\/strong>Good morning. — Sabah al kayir.<\/strong>
\nGood evening. — Masah al kayir.<\/strong>
\nHow are you?\u00a0—\u00a0Keef haluk?
\n<\/strong>Praise be to Allah (idiomatic for “I am fine”) — Al hamdu lillah<\/strong>
\nI am fine, thanks\u00a0 — Ana bikhayr, shokran<\/strong>
\nLet’s go!\u00a0 — Yalla
\n<\/strong>Dear one\/beloved\/friends\u00a0— Habibi
\n<\/strong>today — il-yoom<\/strong>
\ntomorrow — bookra
\n<\/strong>thank you\u00a0— Shokran (<\/strong>or Shokrun)<\/strong>
\nyou’re welcome\u00a0 — Ahf-wahn<\/strong>
\nWhat’s your name?\u00a0 — Aysh ismuk?<\/strong>
\nMy name is <John>\u00a0 — Ismee <John>
\n<\/strong>Do you speak <English>?\u00a0— \u00a0Titakellem <ingleezi>?
\n<\/strong>I don’t speak Arabic.\u00a0— Ana laa atakellem al arabi.<\/strong>
\nWhere are you from?\u00a0— Inta min weyn?
\n<\/strong>I am from <America>.\u00a0 — Ana min <Umreeka>.
\n<\/strong>Goodbye — Maa-salamah<\/strong><\/p>\n

What other useful phrases should we share with readers?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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