Useful PhrasesImagine the surprise and delight if you can greet the Egyptian people with some well chosen words during your stay. Try and get your tongue around these few simple words and phrases and impress the locals with your linguistic skills. The phonetic representations of these words are likely to be recognisable to an Egyptian on your first try, although they do not necessarily follow Arabic spelling. Hello Sa-laam A-ley-koom ...Response A-ley-koom es sa-laam Goodbye Mar sa-laam (go in peace) Please Min fad-lak Thank you Show-Kron My name is Is- Mee Yes Ai-u-wa No La Ok Mesh- ee Why Ley It's expensive Ral-lee No thank you La Show-kron I don't want it Mish eyes Water Mai-a I love you An-a be-heb-ak Help Ya wa-hed
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