Nobody studies emergency phrases for fun. You study them because you’re landing in Cairo next month, or you just moved to Alexandria, and a small voice asks: what if something goes wrong? Good question. Let’s…
If you’ve searched “time dates in Egyptian Arabic” more than once, I already know what’s going on. You’re trying to teach your kid (or yourself) something that sounds simple in English — “it’s four o’clock,”…
Your kid wants to buy something in Egypt one day. Maybe koshary. Maybe a toy from a stall in Khan el-Khalili. And they freeze, because they know “hello” and “thank you” but they don’t know…
best age to learn arabic for kids Parents ask me this more than almost anything else. Usually it comes with a little guilt attached — like their kid is already behind, or like starting a…
Your Egyptian friend texts you “ta3ala bokra” and you have no idea what just happened. You know some Egyptian Arabic. Maybe you’ve even had a few conversations. But the second someone sends you a WhatsApp…
Short answer: yes, but not the way you’re probably imagining. I get this question a lot. Usually from someone who just discovered Amr Diab or fell down a Mohamed Mounir rabbit hole on YouTube and…
