Arabic stands out as one of the most challenging languages worldwide. Your decision to focus on Egyptian Arabic showcases your intelligence. Essentially, nearly 99.99% of the Arab world comprehends and communicates in Egyptian Arabic, owing to the vast impact of their media empire-similar to the pervasive influence of American media across the globe.
Ahaha, yes! Egypt: Hollywood of the Arab world! 😄I do like watching a lot of their films too. Not that I understand most of it, as they speak so fast 😅But I try
Hehe I can speak in English almost like Native English speakers especially the British accent Your language is just too easy Arabic's grammar is a pain 😫 Even on me as a native There is a lot to learn like نحو و الصرف و العروض and a lot more
@@Gventures the movie black honey عسل اسود is my favourite if you Didn't find any subtitles for it it would be a pleasure to manually translate it for you
It might be difficult to become fluent in Arabic but in my experience, it is exceptionally easy to learn and understand some basic phrases in Arabic. Arabs are exceptionally good at speaking simple Arabic to foreigners and helping them understand and and be understood.
على العكس اللغة العربية من أسهل لغات العالم فهي تعتمد نظام الجذر، أيضا النحو العربي منطقي ويغلب عليه القياس. أبشرك أن كل التعبيرات التي تفضلت بها السيدة عربية فصيحة سليمة ، ولا أنكر تعدد اللكنات فهذا في معظم لغات العالم وتفضيل بعض العبارات على غيرها يكون رغبة شخصية !
Ah, well....I've been in Egypt almost 3 years now as well, and I still suck! 🤣 BUT it's because I don't study all the time and dedicate myself to the language as I should, as I am busy working and also making videos and apparently, that's more of a priority than my Arabic 😅 I get waves of determination and then lulls of laziness, but I am still trying. Thanks AmericanInsider! 🙏
Your channel is super! Always watching it when I miss Egypt so much. Honestly you deserve sooo much more subscribers. Inshallah one day they will find you. Happy Eid from Finland 🙂🇫🇮🩷
There is a word similar to Egypt too in Arabic but it doesn't mean Egypt actually it means (Coptic ppl) which is (El-Qebt) i think Egypt comes from this word but the land is Masr or Musr it is with same name in a lot of Eastern languages like Hebrew (Misraym) and in Turkish (Misir) and in Ashoric (Ancient civilization in Iraq) (Misher) and in the ancient Egyptian language (Musr) and means the shielded citadel
Your video came perfectly at the right time since I started learning Arabic for my vacation in Egypt soon. Since I knew where this summer's stay would be, I stumbled upon your videos and am really enjoying watching you love the culture and your adventures there. Thank you so much for your content! :)
That's amazing, you're going to love Egypt! So happy you have found this video helpful, and that you're learning how to say a few things for your visit! I respect that ❤
Hello Giselle!! My God, thank you so much for this free class. I love it!!! I learned many things that I did not know. Because I speak Spanish as my first language, I wrote down the sounds or phonetic for the pronunciation.....so my next visit of course I will tell them..... Muchas Gracias Che!!
Ahaha, yessss that's awesome! I definitely respect people that try to learn a few words in the local language of the country they are visiting. Not only is it a sign of respect to learn a few words, but it's a lot more fun to interact with locals when you can say even just a few things! 😁
This is SO much better than any other Egyptian Arabic travel phrases video I've seen, and I've seen at least a dozen. I appreciate that you repeat each phrase multiple times and with sample contexts, that you keep the phrases concise but still explain each word, that you give very phonetically-sensible spellings in the English alphabet, and (especially!) that you give multiple pronunciations, and by native speakers. This was really helpful!
Thank you so much!!! I certainly did try my best, as a non-native speaker still learning the language myself 😅 I only made one other video about the "language" (it's actually about the numbers), but in case you haven't seen that, here it is: ruclips.net/video/CR4JiErBKkE/видео.html Thank you so much for watching, and happy to hear it helped! 🥰🙏
@@Gventures Awesome, thank you! And if you do another language video soon, I'll certainly check it out. (I've found your other informational Egypt videos for travelers, like on local vegetarian food, ruclips.net/video/qZzanN5oZzQ/видео.html, and local dress, ruclips.net/video/hIyojPXrp-Q/видео.html, really helpful. You seem to have a good sense of the sorts of questions conscious travelers ask themselves before going to a new place.)
@@erinlnmiller Ah yes, actually many videos I have made about Egypt were answering questions I had myself when I first arrived to Egypt! 😅 Now I have so many ideas about videos I want to make, it's just about finding the time to make them all! And I get more ideas every day. Suggestions from viewers, both Egyptians and foreigners, new ancient sites I did not know about, different foods to try, lesser known villages and beautiful cities not many tourists ever visit, oh the list goes on 😄❤
OMG this was simply awesome thank you for the hard work producing this content it cant have been easy I have learnt so much of useful words I cant thank you enough please do a follow up , I loved here the voices of the locals they are a lovely bunch , I am currently living in Hurghada would be great to say hello some time you are very inspirational , much love and blessings 👍👍❤❤
Thank you for this video! My wife and I are going to Egypt in June and I wanted to learn a couple words in Egyptian Arabic just so people would know I'm trying! This was exactly what I was looking for!
Really well made video. I'm half Egyptian and have lived in Egypt for a number of years. This came up recommended for me and I figured I'd give it a listen. Your pronounciation and delivery is excellent, and it's a nice touch that you included native speakers, too. 10/10
"this request has come from one" of my viewers - I love to walk" I bet that subscriber has walked through the streets of Luxor, I know exactly what he's talking about. 🤣
Not just Luxor 😅 That's why I learned early on how to say "Just looking" and "Just walking" (especially in the markets) - but also useful to say to taxis
Thank you for this, an idea for your next video could be numbers. We can now ask how much in Egyptian, but we’d have no idea what they say if they reply in Egyptian haha
Yeah that's true. Honestly though the numbers are complicated! 😆They even look different. I intend on doing a video about "Things You May Not Know About Egypt" and included in that I want to mention the numbers being different, but I dunno how in depth I will get 😅 But there are Egyptians that teach the numbers on RUclips and they are for sure better at this than me anyway 😄 However, it is an idea! And maybe I will. Definitely under consideration 🙏
I love the way you add the locals saying it. I am also working on writing, thus, I would like the arabic text also written. Thaank you. I will listen to this one several times😊
I'm glad I found this video. I'm trying to learn basic Egyptian Arabic to be able to at least be polite while I'm there on my family vacation. Thanks so much! 👏🙏❤️
That's so awesome to hear, I think it is very respectful to the people of any country one is visiting to learn a few basic phrases, so I'm very happy to hear that you are that kind of traveler. Thanks for watching, and happy travels!!! 🥰
Great, thank you! Not my typical video, but hopefully someone will find it helpful. A few people have asked me to make a video like this over the past year and I finally got around to doing it 😅
Very interesting Giselle - thank you! It's strange, but some of the Arabic I learned in Egypt was not understood when I lived in Bahrain! And Saudi Arabic is different again. Very confusing!
So cool! Ahh! I loved this video! Thank you for teaching me these simple yet still important words and phrases to use on a daily! Shukran, Habibty!! 🫶🏻👑✨
Thank you for this simple words and meaning.., syukran..😊I’m moslim but a bit difficult to speak Arabic . I do recited Quran 😊just generally speaking a bit hard😂
Thank you so much for ALL of your videos, learnt so much,especially this one,visiting hurgarda in September, will definitely try speaking some Arabic ❤
Awesome! And thank you so much for watching, I'm super happy to hear my videos are helpful, it's really why I make them! I always hope they are entertaining as well, but my true intent is to relay information that will be useful to other travelers planning similar trips, so thank you so much! And if you ever have any questions about anything Egypt (whether it's bartering or taxis or anything else), don't hesitate to ask! 😁❤
Thank you so much for these free lessons you are offering to foreigners wanting to communicate, at least a bit, with people living in this lovely country❤
Can you do more videos like this? Like for example when you ask is this from Egypt? He did it, she did it, im practicing, I’m sad, I’m happy, tired, sleep, hungry, mad 😅I’m asking to much❤
Lol. Honestly I'm not great at Arabic and am learning myself, I am paying for a tutor now because I just wasn't learning enough. I plan to make a video about a few numbers and the money sometime though. For the words you are asking about, it isn't just as simple as "he did it", "she did it" like in English, because it will depend on what you are talking about (the context), items have genders, etc. so it will change depending on what you are saying. I know to say (if you are a girl): I am sad is "ana za3lena", I am happy is "ana mabsuta", I am tired is "ana ta3bena", I am hungry is "ana guy3ana". I don't even know how to say I am mad 🤣
@@Gventures you I learned a lot from this video!! Because you made thoughtful and well explain!!! Anything you are learning in Arabic just share it please ❤️
@@naturalbeautymore2522 Ahaha, well that's too much, to be honest. But RUclips videos are great to learn from! Just type in Egyptian Arabic if that is what you are trying to learn. Here's one lady I have learned a few things from: ruclips.net/video/UGmBiaFoczk/видео.html And this is another channel that I have recently found helpful as well: www.youtube.com/@egyptic4890/videos
@@mamthabiba9666 No no no no. First, you are speaking as a man, but as a woman, I say (and the other commenter-who is a girl- will say) Ana za3lena = I am sad Ana mabsuta (or far7ana) = I am happy Ana ta3bena = I am tired Ana ga3ana = I am hungry
Americans are not Europeans, and Americans tend to be mixed. I am mixed, but I am not Mexican. My father is not from Argentina, my mother is from the U.S.
excellent, you make it so easy to learn a few words and practice these foreign sounds. so much better than some other intro I've seen ... you could try teaching foreigners ...
For those struggling with anything written in arabic like menus, Google translate will do a reasonable job of translating into English if you just point the camera at the text.
As an Egyptian I heard you pronounce Egyptian words and I liked it a lot, the way you pronounce the words is correct but a little different from what I am used to from Egyptians. I really like your content especially when you talked about the Copts of Egypt in another video and they are much more than 20% but it seems that announcing the real number is sensitive in Egypt but I assure you that every place in Egypt has Coptic Christians
Thank you so much @MJS.Art30 🙏❤️ I certainly agree with numbers, but it does seem to be a sensitive subject. A shame that seems to be such a controversial topic, I don't see the issue with it. But ah, such is life and humans, I suppose. Have a beautiful day! 🥰
I always like to learn a little of the language when going on holiday, it's something I enjoy and it always seems to help when the locals know you have put in some effort to learn about their culture and language. When I did this for turkey the was a lot of really good videos that cover a tourist version of the language. However for Egyptian Arabic the is not as many. This video is by far the best I have found. The way you explain how to pronounce is really helpful as a lot of these words are difficult to produce for a native English speaker as the sounds are often formed at at the back part of the throat. Then when you add in the videos of your friends speaking the words as well. Perfection :)
Absolutely, I completely agree about knowing some local words and phrases in the native language of the country you are traveling in. It shows respect and curiosity to the people whose country you are a guest in, and (bonus points), it also opens them up a lot more and you will be received with a lot of warmth! I love to see people's eyes sparkle and smile, and doing something small like learning a few words in their language really brings that out. Happy to hear this has helped man, thanks so much for letting me know 🥰🙏 And welcome to Egypt! ❤️🇪🇬😎
Love the video, so helpful.. btw.. When explaining La-a to English speakers, it might help to compare it to uh-uh (nope) which has a similar sound & meaning. Thanks - Shukran 😀
That's awesome, much respect to you for learning some local words and phrases for your trip! I think that kind of curiosity and respect for the country and people you are a guest in goes a long way, and can even impact your trip in small, positive ways.
Thanks for this very practical lesson Giselle ….and to your friends too! I had a French teacher years ago who grew up in Egypt. His accent was so beautiful that I wanted to go study French there! I had no idea people spoke French there … aussi ;) awesome tutorial. I took lots of notes. ;) Ana baheb Maser .. already ❤️ Your lesson on numbers is next. Be well
Thanks so much enjoyed your videos. 20 years ago I studied classical Arabic in Spain. Here are my 2cents... there are 3 types of "ha" or "he" sound... one is very gutural, the other one is softer and the last one is ultra soft. for instance Jaima, tent, is the hardest sound "he", the "he" you use in "ahlan" is the softest and there is another one which you would use in "merhaba". Also, Egyptian shortens classical arabic words so when you learn only egyptian arabic, you miss the nuance of the real original word.. (not that it matters when you are in the Egyptian streets communicating with people). Another fun thing about Egyptian is how they cut words in a sharp way for instance when they say "aoolek ei" for "how are you". And they have tons of funky ways to say hello like "Ya mishmish" "hi peach" (they call you fruits, peach or orange burtukal). I love so much Egypt...such a fun place! Also, every other arabic country will understand Egyptian arabic because of the film industry... which makes things easy if you learn Egyptian Arabic and then venture into some Gulf countries.
Interesting input. I like to hear other people's knowledge or thoughts on things, so thanks for sharing your perspective on that. Allow me to toss my two cents around some more on some of your comments, if you would allow me to 😅 I am studying Egyptian Arabic now, my boyfriend is Egyptian as well, and I had him read your comment just to make sure I was understanding what you were saying correctly (because I was honestly confused and thought maybe I was missing something in my Arabic learning process here in Egypt 😅). So everything I am about to refer to is of course specifically Egyptian Arabic and not MSA (aka Fus7a), because I have never studied MSA. Of course, as someone who has studied Arabic extensively, you know Fus7a is not spoken widely (almost at all) in any country (except for perhaps by the extremely religious). It is only read, and the dialects actually spoken by people vary according to country. But there are only 2 "H" sounds in Arabic, "Hay" ه and "Ha" ح (Franco 7). The other one you are referring to is Khuh خ (Franco 5) as in Khamaya (or "tent" in English). Khuh is not really an H or making an H sound at all, but it is unique and does not exist in English, so I guess for people that are unaware, it's the easiest way to explain it. Ahlan is the H that English speakers will not have an issue pronouncing, as it is a "normal" English sounding H, Arabic ه. And mar7aba is the very breathy H (Franco 7, Arabic ح) which we also do not have in English. "A7walak ay" is still said, however it's more often phrased "ay a7wel." But I hear "ezayek" or "awm el ay" or "ay el a5bar" far more often (though maybe it's just the people I meet 😅). They also do have many ways to call each other, that is true and totally depends on the person. 😆 And yes, Egypt is the Hollywood of the Arab world, which works out great for anyone like me learning the Egyptian dialect! My only concern is maybe struggling to understand Arabic speakers from outside of Egypt in the future, but I think the more I learn the easier it will become to understand and make connections to other dialects. Sorry for the novel but it sparked something inside of me and I had to write it all out 🤣
3:15 in literary arabic arabs the "a" of the definite article is not pronounced when speaking continuously (as long as it s not at the beginning or after a pause). In dialects it is not pronounced almost anywhere. Don't let the english transliterations confuse you. So when someone writes "Al"/"El" they are just writing the definite article whose pronunciation also depends on the following consonnant (so either you pronounce the L or you don't but you double the next consonnant) E.g ma'assalama (preposition + definite article + name) = ma'/ma'a AlSalama
Thank you very much for your lesson. It has reinspired me after being lured in by a false sense of security when learning to read the short and long vowels 😂. I just learned they often dont use them so at least my speech and listening can improve while my readingnand writing will take much longer. 😂
Do a video of teaching us to count egypt monies when they charge so we know what 10.00 looks like or 5.00 or 88.00 teach us to count egp monies pls thanks.
This video is 9 months old so you probably know this by now but Incase you don't, you don't have to add the word (ana) to your sentences, it doesn't really add much value to the sentence, and more often than not it tends to not be needed, also you can just use hi or hello just fine, pretty sure that everyone knows what it means, people will still appreciate it if you put some effort into learning their language but basically everyone knows what hello means
Yeah I knew that even before I made the video, but for beginners it is important to mention "ana". It's like Spanish, you don't need to say "Yo quiero" to say "I want" you can just say "Quiero" which is the "I" version of "want." Same with hello, of course you can say hello and even thank you in English, but it's nice to show you made an effort to learn the language of the country you are in. I always do this when I am traveling around the world, even though most countries know "hi," "bye," and "thank you" in English.
Let's not get into the finer points of Egyptian Arabic, it would be incredibly confusing to most foreigners just looking to learn a few basic phrases 😅
I live in Egypt, my boyfriend is Egyptian, my friends are Egyptian, and every single person other than me that you saw in this video is Egyptian. They all helped me make this video, and you obviously have no idea what you are talking about, because ahlan does mean hi, and nobody says marhaba here, this isn't Morocco or Turkey
haven’t finished the video yet and am already so glad to have found it! loved the humble way that you spoke about the language and also bringing native speakers into the scene was a huge help. Egyptian Arabic will be my 7th language and i’m just starting! I’ll be posting videos of my process, let’s see how it goes 😅
Love this video. Going to use your video to continue practicing my Arabic. By the way at the airport I can confirm 100% Bank of Egypt accepts M/C or Visa CC since I’m there monthly wanted to confirm that had not changed. It actually cleared by debit checking acct @ 23.98 usd, just 2 wks ago
I've been brushing up on my Arabic for a few months now, but I originally learned MSA, so I'm trying to switch to Egyptian at the same time. So, first of all, thank you for this and also...I've been trying to listen to your videos to see what I can pick up. It turns out to be about half so far, but here's hoping.
That's pretty awesome, wow! Definitely check out the links in the description of the video for a few more channels that I like that teach some Egyptian Arabic, as my Arabic is subpar 😅
@Gventures 😜 I listen to you and the people you are talking to, both. I'm following a few Egyptian Arabic teachers on RUclips, too, but I'm also doing DuoLingo (not recommended, but it helped me remember the writing system and the numbers) and taking Udemy Courses. Hearing natural speech helps, though.
@@jennifermarquess8145 100% it helps to hear and speak with natives. If you are ever willing to spend some money on it, I would recommend italki for conversational practice with native speakers from Egypt.
This is an interesting lesson. I'm Egyptian, and I teach the Arabic language to non-native speakers. your video is joyful. The letter (ح) you pronounce it as you are eating something spicy, your reaction will be the sound of the ( ح )letter. Hope you have a good life.
Yes, that's another good analogy. The sunglasses analogy worked for me, but there are a few ways to describe it to a non-native Arabic speaker 👍 Hope you also have a good life 😁❤
It would be good if one learns to say "I speak a little Arabic" so you dont show yourself right away that you dont speak, and the ripp offs would come down....Love this video....
Oh it would be instantly obvious you don't speak. All they have to do is say something to you, and they will see you don't understand and recognize you don't know Arabic, immediately. In fact, if someone learns to say "I speak a little Arabic" then that Arabic speaking person will start speaking faster and saying more, and the foreigner would be totally screwed 😅 Trust me, I know from experience
Oh ahaha yes I have, it's hilarious. I am also familiar with the girl Florence (she's a badass). Not sure if you have heard of Kino Yves but he is cycling across Africa and a while back he was passing through Egypt and also got the police escort. I have also personally met a few cyclists biking across Egypt since being here and heard their stories about the escorts. It's definitely a thing here! 😆
We just got back from Egypt and it was a terrific trip! Your basic words and phrases made it so much better. I just wanted to learn a couple words to show that I gave a damn and to joke around some. While there we also took a Nile Cruise and stayed at a resort for a few days. The word for these places was "Habbibi". Everyone was my habbibi and all the staff would call me that the moment they saw me. I would feign disbelief when I asked them how much a beer was and tell them I liked Stella better because it was "Rakhis". I made many friends there in a couple weeks and would love to go back. Thank you again for your informative and down to earth useful videos!
You make me laughing 🤣 when you try saying El hesab. Hahaha...really you are beautiful smart ❤️ and strong I start watching 👀 years videos God bless 🙌 you 🙏 Welcome to Saudia Arabia Riyad city
No time this Friday, unfortunately. I'm super busy the next few weeks so we'll see if I have time to upload on Fridays, but I always upload at least once a week on Sundays 😁👍 Thanks archanapal!
I love this video 💜 I'm giving up smoking and need something to focus on so I'm going to watch this video a lot lol. When I go to Egypt in a few years it will come in handy😂
So detailed and stylish. Especially love the natives showing the right pronounciations. Such a beautiful and ancient language! Thank you so much for this! Now I know more than just hello and goodbye!
Arabic stands out as one of the most challenging languages worldwide. Your decision to focus on Egyptian Arabic showcases your intelligence. Essentially, nearly 99.99% of the Arab world comprehends and communicates in Egyptian Arabic, owing to the vast impact of their media empire-similar to the pervasive influence of American media across the globe.
Ahaha, yes! Egypt: Hollywood of the Arab world! 😄I do like watching a lot of their films too. Not that I understand most of it, as they speak so fast 😅But I try
Hehe I can speak in English almost like Native English speakers especially the British accent
Your language is just too easy
Arabic's grammar is a pain 😫
Even on me as a native
There is a lot to learn like نحو و الصرف و العروض and a lot more
@@Gventures the movie black honey عسل اسود is my favourite if you Didn't find any subtitles for it it would be a pleasure to manually translate it for you
It might be difficult to become fluent in Arabic but in my experience, it is exceptionally easy to learn and understand some basic phrases in Arabic.
Arabs are exceptionally good at speaking simple Arabic to foreigners and helping them understand and and be understood.
على العكس اللغة العربية من أسهل لغات العالم فهي تعتمد نظام الجذر، أيضا النحو العربي منطقي ويغلب عليه القياس.
أبشرك أن كل التعبيرات التي تفضلت بها السيدة عربية فصيحة سليمة ، ولا أنكر تعدد اللكنات فهذا في معظم لغات العالم
وتفضيل بعض العبارات على غيرها يكون رغبة شخصية !
Thank you for this video. It will be very handy especially for me. Best.
This is good listening in 2024 been in Egypt 3 years and still learning Arabic be easy on yourself it takes time.
Ah, well....I've been in Egypt almost 3 years now as well, and I still suck! 🤣 BUT it's because I don't study all the time and dedicate myself to the language as I should, as I am busy working and also making videos and apparently, that's more of a priority than my Arabic 😅 I get waves of determination and then lulls of laziness, but I am still trying. Thanks AmericanInsider! 🙏
Your channel is super! Always watching it when I miss Egypt so much. Honestly you deserve sooo much more subscribers. Inshallah one day they will find you. Happy Eid from Finland 🙂🇫🇮🩷
Thank you so much Niccolilina! 🥰 Inshallah. Eid saiid!
There is a word similar to Egypt too in Arabic but it doesn't mean Egypt actually it means (Coptic ppl) which is (El-Qebt) i think Egypt comes from this word but the land is Masr or Musr it is with same name in a lot of Eastern languages like Hebrew (Misraym) and in Turkish (Misir) and in Ashoric (Ancient civilization in Iraq) (Misher) and in the ancient Egyptian language (Musr) and means the shielded citadel
Your video came perfectly at the right time since I started learning Arabic for my vacation in Egypt soon. Since I knew where this summer's stay would be, I stumbled upon your videos and am really enjoying watching you love the culture and your adventures there. Thank you so much for your content! :)
That's amazing, you're going to love Egypt! So happy you have found this video helpful, and that you're learning how to say a few things for your visit! I respect that ❤
Hello Giselle!! My God, thank you so much for this free class. I love it!!! I learned many things that I did not know. Because I speak Spanish as my first language, I wrote down the sounds or phonetic for the pronunciation.....so my next visit of course I will tell them..... Muchas Gracias Che!!
Ahaha, yessss that's awesome! I definitely respect people that try to learn a few words in the local language of the country they are visiting. Not only is it a sign of respect to learn a few words, but it's a lot more fun to interact with locals when you can say even just a few things! 😁
I have been married to an Egyptian man for 24 years now. ❤
This is SO much better than any other Egyptian Arabic travel phrases video I've seen, and I've seen at least a dozen. I appreciate that you repeat each phrase multiple times and with sample contexts, that you keep the phrases concise but still explain each word, that you give very phonetically-sensible spellings in the English alphabet, and (especially!) that you give multiple pronunciations, and by native speakers. This was really helpful!
Thank you so much!!! I certainly did try my best, as a non-native speaker still learning the language myself 😅 I only made one other video about the "language" (it's actually about the numbers), but in case you haven't seen that, here it is:
ruclips.net/video/CR4JiErBKkE/видео.html
Thank you so much for watching, and happy to hear it helped! 🥰🙏
@@Gventures Awesome, thank you! And if you do another language video soon, I'll certainly check it out. (I've found your other informational Egypt videos for travelers, like on local vegetarian food, ruclips.net/video/qZzanN5oZzQ/видео.html, and local dress, ruclips.net/video/hIyojPXrp-Q/видео.html, really helpful. You seem to have a good sense of the sorts of questions conscious travelers ask themselves before going to a new place.)
@@erinlnmiller Ah yes, actually many videos I have made about Egypt were answering questions I had myself when I first arrived to Egypt! 😅 Now I have so many ideas about videos I want to make, it's just about finding the time to make them all! And I get more ideas every day. Suggestions from viewers, both Egyptians and foreigners, new ancient sites I did not know about, different foods to try, lesser known villages and beautiful cities not many tourists ever visit, oh the list goes on 😄❤
OMG this was simply awesome thank you for the hard work producing this content it cant have been easy I have learnt so much of useful words I cant thank you enough please do a follow up , I loved here the voices of the locals they are a lovely bunch , I am currently living in Hurghada would be great to say hello some time you are very inspirational , much love and blessings 👍👍❤❤
Shukran gidden! 😁🙏
I like your Arabic
Thank you so much for making this video, especially when you getting the locals pronouncing the words. It’s brilliant !!!!!!
Yeah man I'm super grateful my friends were willing to participate in the video, all thanks to them! 🥰🙏
Thank you for this video! My wife and I are going to Egypt in June and I wanted to learn a couple words in Egyptian Arabic just so people would know I'm trying! This was exactly what I was looking for!
Awesome! Happy to hear this will help! Locals always appreciate when they see you made a little effort. Respect 😎🤜🤛
Egyptian language is the very popular because egypt is the country of cinema and music and TV and theater and media
Yes exactly. Egypt is the Hollywood of the Arabic speaking world
I feel that you love Egypt very much❤❤❤
This is amazing, hope to see more
WOW , loved it loved it loved --- thanks Guiselle for these wonderful FREE lessons . I really appreciate it
Awesome, thanks Tobias! Good for you for learning some Egyptian Arabic, it's certainly not an easy language! Shukran gidden 😁🙏
Really well made video. I'm half Egyptian and have lived in Egypt for a number of years. This came up recommended for me and I figured I'd give it a listen. Your pronounciation and delivery is excellent, and it's a nice touch that you included native speakers, too. 10/10
"this request has come from one" of my viewers - I love to walk" I bet that subscriber has walked through the streets of Luxor, I know exactly what he's talking about. 🤣
Not just Luxor 😅 That's why I learned early on how to say "Just looking" and "Just walking" (especially in the markets) - but also useful to say to taxis
Я в Египте нахожусь уже год. Тоже стал учить арабский язык. Английский тоже подтягиваю. Мне 61 год.
Thank you for this, an idea for your next video could be numbers. We can now ask how much in Egyptian, but we’d have no idea what they say if they reply in Egyptian haha
Yeah that's true. Honestly though the numbers are complicated! 😆They even look different. I intend on doing a video about "Things You May Not Know About Egypt" and included in that I want to mention the numbers being different, but I dunno how in depth I will get 😅 But there are Egyptians that teach the numbers on RUclips and they are for sure better at this than me anyway 😄 However, it is an idea! And maybe I will. Definitely under consideration 🙏
The fact you are a foreigner as all of us helps a lot as you too encounter the very same difficulties we face❤
I love the way you add the locals saying it. I am also working on writing, thus, I would like the arabic text also written. Thaank you. I will listen to this one several times😊
Brilliant - just beginning to learn and this was so helpful
I'm glad I found this video. I'm trying to learn basic Egyptian Arabic to be able to at least be polite while I'm there on my family vacation. Thanks so much! 👏🙏❤️
That's so awesome to hear, I think it is very respectful to the people of any country one is visiting to learn a few basic phrases, so I'm very happy to hear that you are that kind of traveler. Thanks for watching, and happy travels!!! 🥰
Great content. Very helpful, i moved to hurghada a month ago. Shukran😊
Thank you, this is fun to learn ☺️✨
Great, thank you! Not my typical video, but hopefully someone will find it helpful. A few people have asked me to make a video like this over the past year and I finally got around to doing it 😅
Very interesting Giselle - thank you! It's strange, but some of the Arabic I learned in Egypt was not understood when I lived in Bahrain! And Saudi Arabic is different again. Very confusing!
Oh yes, the Arabic dialects can vary quite a lot. Especially if you go west from Egypt, countries like Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco
u are welcome in Egypt fox let’s go hang out 😊😊
So cool! Ahh! I loved this video! Thank you for teaching me these simple yet still important words and phrases to use on a daily! Shukran, Habibty!! 🫶🏻👑✨
Afwan 😊
Thank you for this simple words and meaning.., syukran..😊I’m moslim but a bit difficult to speak Arabic . I do recited Quran 😊just generally speaking a bit hard😂
You are beautiful, personality is beautiful too…
Thank you so much for ALL of your videos, learnt so much,especially this one,visiting hurgarda in September, will definitely try speaking some Arabic ❤
Awesome! And thank you so much for watching, I'm super happy to hear my videos are helpful, it's really why I make them! I always hope they are entertaining as well, but my true intent is to relay information that will be useful to other travelers planning similar trips, so thank you so much! And if you ever have any questions about anything Egypt (whether it's bartering or taxis or anything else), don't hesitate to ask! 😁❤
Thank you so much for these free lessons you are offering to foreigners wanting to communicate, at least a bit, with people living in this lovely country❤
Can you do more videos like this? Like for example when you ask is this from Egypt? He did it, she did it, im practicing, I’m sad, I’m happy, tired, sleep, hungry, mad 😅I’m asking to much❤
Lol. Honestly I'm not great at Arabic and am learning myself, I am paying for a tutor now because I just wasn't learning enough. I plan to make a video about a few numbers and the money sometime though. For the words you are asking about, it isn't just as simple as "he did it", "she did it" like in English, because it will depend on what you are talking about (the context), items have genders, etc. so it will change depending on what you are saying. I know to say (if you are a girl): I am sad is "ana za3lena", I am happy is "ana mabsuta", I am tired is "ana ta3bena", I am hungry is "ana guy3ana". I don't even know how to say I am mad 🤣
@@Gventures you I learned a lot from this video!! Because you made thoughtful and well explain!!! Anything you are learning in Arabic just share it please ❤️
@@naturalbeautymore2522 Ahaha, well that's too much, to be honest. But RUclips videos are great to learn from! Just type in Egyptian Arabic if that is what you are trying to learn. Here's one lady I have learned a few things from:
ruclips.net/video/UGmBiaFoczk/видео.html
And this is another channel that I have recently found helpful as well:
www.youtube.com/@egyptic4890/videos
I'm sad ana zaelan
I'm happy ana farhan
I'm tired ana teaban
I'm hungry ana gean
@@mamthabiba9666 No no no no. First, you are speaking as a man, but as a woman, I say (and the other commenter-who is a girl- will say)
Ana za3lena = I am sad
Ana mabsuta (or far7ana) = I am happy
Ana ta3bena = I am tired
Ana ga3ana = I am hungry
Look wait either your Mexican or Egyptian but definitely not American from Europe 😅
Americans are not Europeans, and Americans tend to be mixed. I am mixed, but I am not Mexican. My father is not from Argentina, my mother is from the U.S.
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
أنا انزلناه قرانا عربيا
صدق الله العظيم
اللغه العربيه هى لغة القرآن
Very good video. Congrats
excellent, you make it so easy to learn a few words and practice these foreign sounds. so much better than some other intro I've seen ...
you could try teaching foreigners ...
You are a legend....انا مصري
For those struggling with anything written in arabic like menus, Google translate will do a reasonable job of translating into English if you just point the camera at the text.
Yup
As an Egyptian I heard you pronounce Egyptian words and I liked it a lot, the way you pronounce the words is correct but a little different from what I am used to from Egyptians. I really like your content especially when you talked about the Copts of Egypt in another video and they are much more than 20% but it seems that announcing the real number is sensitive in Egypt but I assure you that every place in Egypt has Coptic Christians
Thank you so much @MJS.Art30 🙏❤️ I certainly agree with numbers, but it does seem to be a sensitive subject. A shame that seems to be such a controversial topic, I don't see the issue with it. But ah, such is life and humans, I suppose. Have a beautiful day! 🥰
Your laugh is beautiful
I always like to learn a little of the language when going on holiday, it's something I enjoy and it always seems to help when the locals know you have put in some effort to learn about their culture and language. When I did this for turkey the was a lot of really good videos that cover a tourist version of the language. However for Egyptian Arabic the is not as many. This video is by far the best I have found. The way you explain how to pronounce is really helpful as a lot of these words are difficult to produce for a native English speaker as the sounds are often formed at at the back part of the throat. Then when you add in the videos of your friends speaking the words as well. Perfection :)
Absolutely, I completely agree about knowing some local words and phrases in the native language of the country you are traveling in. It shows respect and curiosity to the people whose country you are a guest in, and (bonus points), it also opens them up a lot more and you will be received with a lot of warmth! I love to see people's eyes sparkle and smile, and doing something small like learning a few words in their language really brings that out. Happy to hear this has helped man, thanks so much for letting me know 🥰🙏 And welcome to Egypt! ❤️🇪🇬😎
Welcome to our beautiful country Egypt 🇪🇬
Love the video, so helpful.. btw.. When explaining La-a to English speakers, it might help to compare it to uh-uh (nope) which has a similar sound & meaning. Thanks - Shukran 😀
That is very smart ❤ Great tip
This video is so helpful. Planning a trip to egypt in the next couple months and I've been practicing using this resource. We appreciate you!
That's awesome, much respect to you for learning some local words and phrases for your trip! I think that kind of curiosity and respect for the country and people you are a guest in goes a long way, and can even impact your trip in small, positive ways.
Interesting video! Keep’em coming 👍
Thanks for this very practical lesson Giselle ….and to your friends too! I had a French teacher years ago who grew up in Egypt. His accent was so beautiful that I wanted to go study French there! I had no idea people spoke French there … aussi ;) awesome tutorial. I took lots of notes. ;) Ana baheb Maser .. already ❤️ Your lesson on numbers is next. Be well
Oh, this is so awesome to hear, thank you!!! W ana bae7eb masr kman! (and I also love Egypt!)
Thanks so much enjoyed your videos. 20 years ago I studied classical Arabic in Spain. Here are my 2cents... there are 3 types of "ha" or "he" sound... one is very gutural, the other one is softer and the last one is ultra soft. for instance Jaima, tent, is the hardest sound "he", the "he" you use in "ahlan" is the softest and there is another one which you would use in "merhaba". Also, Egyptian shortens classical arabic words so when you learn only egyptian arabic, you miss the nuance of the real original word.. (not that it matters when you are in the Egyptian streets communicating with people). Another fun thing about Egyptian is how they cut words in a sharp way for instance when they say "aoolek ei" for "how are you". And they have tons of funky ways to say hello like "Ya mishmish" "hi peach" (they call you fruits, peach or orange burtukal). I love so much Egypt...such a fun place! Also, every other arabic country will understand Egyptian arabic because of the film industry... which makes things easy if you learn Egyptian Arabic and then venture into some Gulf countries.
Interesting input. I like to hear other people's knowledge or thoughts on things, so thanks for sharing your perspective on that. Allow me to toss my two cents around some more on some of your comments, if you would allow me to 😅
I am studying Egyptian Arabic now, my boyfriend is Egyptian as well, and I had him read your comment just to make sure I was understanding what you were saying correctly (because I was honestly confused and thought maybe I was missing something in my Arabic learning process here in Egypt 😅). So everything I am about to refer to is of course specifically Egyptian Arabic and not MSA (aka Fus7a), because I have never studied MSA. Of course, as someone who has studied Arabic extensively, you know Fus7a is not spoken widely (almost at all) in any country (except for perhaps by the extremely religious). It is only read, and the dialects actually spoken by people vary according to country. But there are only 2 "H" sounds in Arabic, "Hay" ه and "Ha" ح (Franco 7). The other one you are referring to is Khuh خ (Franco 5) as in Khamaya (or "tent" in English). Khuh is not really an H or making an H sound at all, but it is unique and does not exist in English, so I guess for people that are unaware, it's the easiest way to explain it. Ahlan is the H that English speakers will not have an issue pronouncing, as it is a "normal" English sounding H, Arabic ه. And mar7aba is the very breathy H (Franco 7, Arabic ح) which we also do not have in English.
"A7walak ay" is still said, however it's more often phrased "ay a7wel." But I hear "ezayek" or "awm el ay" or "ay el a5bar" far more often (though maybe it's just the people I meet 😅). They also do have many ways to call each other, that is true and totally depends on the person. 😆 And yes, Egypt is the Hollywood of the Arab world, which works out great for anyone like me learning the Egyptian dialect! My only concern is maybe struggling to understand Arabic speakers from outside of Egypt in the future, but I think the more I learn the easier it will become to understand and make connections to other dialects. Sorry for the novel but it sparked something inside of me and I had to write it all out 🤣
3:15 in literary arabic arabs the "a" of the definite article is not pronounced when speaking continuously (as long as it s not at the beginning or after a pause). In dialects it is not pronounced almost anywhere.
Don't let the english transliterations confuse you. So when someone writes "Al"/"El" they are just writing the definite article whose pronunciation also depends on the following consonnant (so either you pronounce the L or you don't but you double the next consonnant)
E.g ma'assalama (preposition + definite article + name) = ma'/ma'a AlSalama
I know that. The shams rule 😂
Love this❤ . I will be practicing this before I come to Egypt.
Thank you very much for your lesson. It has reinspired me after being lured in by a false sense of security when learning to read the short and long vowels 😂. I just learned they often dont use them so at least my speech and listening can improve while my readingnand writing will take much longer. 😂
God help us all 😅 It is difficult
Amazing video!!
Thank you for your very informative videos.
Hi I want to move too, I am not sure how to get the visa though. I am italian but I see I can stay only 30 days???
You want to stay....permanently? As in, residency?
What about ze/zer pronouns? How do I say, “I am a non-binary kitten-identified therian?”
ze/zer? Write in Arabic because I don't know what you are talking about. I explained simple, useful Arabic in the video, not useless, silly sentences.
Am so glad to found this video ma'am thank you so much I will love to learn more from you ma
Really nice
U are brilliant
Do a video of teaching us to count egypt monies when they charge so we know what 10.00 looks like or 5.00 or 88.00 teach us to count egp monies pls thanks.
Already did 😊
ruclips.net/video/CR4JiErBKkE/видео.html
This video is 9 months old so you probably know this by now but Incase you don't, you don't have to add the word (ana) to your sentences, it doesn't really add much value to the sentence, and more often than not it tends to not be needed, also you can just use hi or hello just fine, pretty sure that everyone knows what it means, people will still appreciate it if you put some effort into learning their language but basically everyone knows what hello means
Yeah I knew that even before I made the video, but for beginners it is important to mention "ana". It's like Spanish, you don't need to say "Yo quiero" to say "I want" you can just say "Quiero" which is the "I" version of "want." Same with hello, of course you can say hello and even thank you in English, but it's nice to show you made an effort to learn the language of the country you are in. I always do this when I am traveling around the world, even though most countries know "hi," "bye," and "thank you" in English.
Are you channeling your inner Amy Winehouse with the eye makeup? 😉 Spanish is so much easier than Arabic.😊
Lol, yep, been channeling that energy since I was 14, so 21 years ago now. Spanish is definitely a lot easier, but not very useful here in Egypt 😅
تمام ماشى اشطا تعنى أنا موافق ولكن كلمة ماشى ممكن تستخدم بمعنى I'm gonna out
Let's not get into the finer points of Egyptian Arabic, it would be incredibly confusing to most foreigners just looking to learn a few basic phrases 😅
This was very nice, thanks Pepsi~Cola.🤣
Pepsi~Cola 🤣🤣🤣
2:07 no 😅 hello is mean marhba
Welcome is mean ahlan
And we say the most traditional one Aslam alykum 😊❤ have a good one
I live in Egypt, my boyfriend is Egyptian, my friends are Egyptian, and every single person other than me that you saw in this video is Egyptian. They all helped me make this video, and you obviously have no idea what you are talking about, because ahlan does mean hi, and nobody says marhaba here, this isn't Morocco or Turkey
Your a quick learner i never seen any one youtube do what you do
Ahaha, thank you!
Your accent is good. I like that you can pronounce a letter ح and ع
Oh thank you! It took some practice, I'm glad to hear you think I can pronounce them okay 😅
Are you the they/them specialist in Arabic?
I have no idea what that sentence even means. Specialist? They/them? Wtf you talking about
haven’t finished the video yet and am already so glad to have found it! loved the humble way that you spoke about the language and also bringing native speakers into the scene was a huge help. Egyptian Arabic will be my 7th language and i’m just starting! I’ll be posting videos of my process, let’s see how it goes 😅
Wow 7 languages, that's incredible! Best of luck, and thanks so much for watching, I'm happy to hear it was helpful! 🙏🙏
Love this video. Going to use your video to continue practicing my Arabic.
By the way at the airport I can confirm 100% Bank of Egypt accepts M/C or Visa CC since I’m there monthly wanted to confirm that had not changed.
It actually cleared by debit checking acct @ 23.98 usd, just 2 wks ago
Are you talking about for a visa on arrival?
@@Gventures yes a tourists/visitors visa. I just arrived again last night, still accepting my CC, no questions asked.
@@jalong8296 Oh great, good to know, thanks!
you could do a million shorts with word of the day
Now THAT'S an idea! 😃❤️
I love your haircut!!!
Thanks!
I've been brushing up on my Arabic for a few months now, but I originally learned MSA, so I'm trying to switch to Egyptian at the same time. So, first of all, thank you for this and also...I've been trying to listen to your videos to see what I can pick up. It turns out to be about half so far, but here's hoping.
That's pretty awesome, wow! Definitely check out the links in the description of the video for a few more channels that I like that teach some Egyptian Arabic, as my Arabic is subpar 😅
@Gventures 😜 I listen to you and the people you are talking to, both. I'm following a few Egyptian Arabic teachers on RUclips, too, but I'm also doing DuoLingo (not recommended, but it helped me remember the writing system and the numbers) and taking Udemy Courses. Hearing natural speech helps, though.
@@jennifermarquess8145 100% it helps to hear and speak with natives. If you are ever willing to spend some money on it, I would recommend italki for conversational practice with native speakers from Egypt.
was there 3 weeks is like a crazy movie glad we do not live there
Lol alright, well to each their own. Hope you enjoyed your trip since you spent money coming here 😄
Thank you so much an excellent lesson.. I ve watched several times to listen n make notes. Shukrun
Happy to oblige Judith! 😁And I'm happy to hear it's helpful, thanks again 😊🙏
Im working with my egyptian collegues and its my eagerness to learn a bit of arabic language in order to communicate with them much better👍👍👍
Yeah, I want to communicate more with friends and people around me, that's my reason too! Good luck! ❤
This is an interesting lesson. I'm Egyptian, and I teach the Arabic language to non-native speakers. your video is joyful.
The letter (ح) you pronounce it as you are eating something spicy, your reaction will be the sound of the ( ح )letter.
Hope you have a good life.
Yes, that's another good analogy. The sunglasses analogy worked for me, but there are a few ways to describe it to a non-native Arabic speaker 👍 Hope you also have
a good life 😁❤
🥰👍@@Gventures Thank you.
Thank you going to have to rewatch a few times! Lol ❤
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You welcome in Egypt ❤
It would be good if one learns to say "I speak a little Arabic" so you dont show yourself right away that you dont speak, and the ripp offs would come down....Love this video....
Oh it would be instantly obvious you don't speak. All they have to do is say something to you, and they will see you don't understand and recognize you don't know Arabic, immediately. In fact, if someone learns to say "I speak a little Arabic" then that Arabic speaking person will start speaking faster and saying more, and the foreigner would be totally screwed 😅 Trust me, I know from experience
@@Gventures Nice one...😆😆😆😆
@@PalestinianByHeart 😆💁♀
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Did you see the group cycling egypt... How the police were after them ?... RUclips video a girl called florence
Oh ahaha yes I have, it's hilarious. I am also familiar with the girl Florence (she's a badass). Not sure if you have heard of Kino Yves but he is cycling across Africa and a while back he was passing through Egypt and also got the police escort. I have also personally met a few cyclists biking across Egypt since being here and heard their stories about the escorts. It's definitely a thing here! 😆
@@Gventures i did couple videos about tourism and i mentioned this obstacles ... And i will be happy if review my videos in English 📲
We just got back from Egypt and it was a terrific trip! Your basic words and phrases made it so much better. I just wanted to learn a couple words to show that I gave a damn and to joke around some. While there we also took a Nile Cruise and stayed at a resort for a few days. The word for these places was "Habbibi". Everyone was my habbibi and all the staff would call me that the moment they saw me. I would feign disbelief when I asked them how much a beer was and tell them I liked Stella better because it was "Rakhis". I made many friends there in a couple weeks and would love to go back. Thank you again for your informative and down to earth useful videos!
Have you got any Arabic word which you like the most?
A word that I like the most...? No......I just wish I could speak more 😆
You make me laughing 🤣 when you try saying El hesab. Hahaha...really you are beautiful smart ❤️ and strong
I start watching 👀 years videos God bless 🙌 you 🙏
Welcome to Saudia Arabia Riyad city
Love this video.. where is ur todays trip ?? I ws waiting like last friday
No time this Friday, unfortunately. I'm super busy the next few weeks so we'll see if I have time to upload on Fridays, but I always upload at least once a week on Sundays 😁👍 Thanks archanapal!
@@Gventures okay thanks ..lots of love.. got addicted to ur videos hence asking. Take care lots of love .. stay blessed.❤❤
@@archanapal8072 Ahaha, thank you 🥰
Thank you so much. I love your adventures. I learn so much.
First Arabic I learned, I'm not your ATM, lol
You seem so talented.!
I love this video 💜 I'm giving up smoking and need something to focus on so I'm going to watch this video a lot lol. When I go to Egypt in a few years it will come in handy😂
We say masa' el noor
That's good evening, and the reply to someone saying masa' el kheer. Just like sabah el kheer - someone replies sabah el noor
First thing I do before I go anywhere, specially Egypt, apart from, La,La,La,la, Shukran, HALAS!!!! I see them bug you every blog, I get sick of it
😆 Eh I'm used to it
As a man, I would never say I do not understand. Lol.
really its a very useful content you deserve sooo much more subscribers i swear
So detailed and stylish. Especially love the natives showing the right pronounciations. Such a beautiful and ancient language! Thank you so much for this! Now I know more than just hello and goodbye!
El afu! 😁 And thanks for watching 🙏
I'm Mudather , Your arabic Accent is Excellent
and good luck Ma'am
Oh hi Mudather! 😄Ahaha my Arabic is not so great but I am definitely trying. Shukran gidden! 😊🙏
Thank you again for another great informative video. 👍
❤❤Tire support. Welcome to Egypt ❤
Great video young lady! Thank you!