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! 🙏
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: th-cam.com/video/CR4JiErBKkE/w-d-xo.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, th-cam.com/video/qZzanN5oZzQ/w-d-xo.html, and local dress, th-cam.com/video/hIyojPXrp-Q/w-d-xo.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 😄❤
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 🙂🇫🇮🩷
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 ❤
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!
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!!! 🥰
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! 😁
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
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❤
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!
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!! 🫶🏻👑✨
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 👍👍❤❤
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 🤣
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 😅
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😂
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😊
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 ...
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! 😁❤
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 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! ❤️🇪🇬😎
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.
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 😅
Thank YOU Madolyn! That's very generous of you to donate, I really appreciate it! I haven't made any more videos about basic Arabic phrases since this video, but I did also make a short video about the numbers, in case you haven't seen that, I'll link it here. th-cam.com/video/CR4JiErBKkE/w-d-xo.html Thanks again for your donation, that's really kind of you! ❤️🙏
Thank you Gisselle, I found this video and all your other videos, very informative. I’m visiting Cairo with my sons in April to see the sights. We are from Wales UK, and learning some basic words and phrases will help us greatly. Shukran
Thank you so much for your support Gary! And happy to hear my videos are helpful, I really strive to make them so, and glad to hear they are proving useful. Cheers! 🥰
Thanks a lot, it is the most useful video on TH-cam for complete beginners and travelers❤️ I found it much more clear than some nstructions from natives
Thank you! I tried my best, but definitely had to have some native speakers in there to hear the correct pronunciation 😅 Also do check out some links in the description of the video, I link to a few Egyptian channels that I did find helpful myself 😎
Thank you so much! Shukran owy, right? Your videos have been so clutch in helping me and the group im going to Egypt with at the end of the month learn what to expect in Egypt. Thanks again! 😊
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!
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😂
Watching this video many times,my memory is terrible when it comes to learning a language,it will be easier when we are there using it .Thank You Gisselle every day getting closer to June Yeah
Yes learning a language is difficult, and Arabic is extremely difficult 😅 Good that you are making the effort though, I think that is very respectful to do as a guest in a country, I always try to learn a few words in the local language of any country I visit, and that's how I started learning Arabic 😄
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'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 TH-cam, 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.
Hi, I just subscribed as I will be visiting Egypt next year, Thanks for all the videos, this is by far the best one I have found on language. Could you please do another. This is so helpful. Im loving your videos thank you again,.
Thanks Troy! You know, I really don't consider myself an authority on Egyptian Arabic, I am still pretty terrible at it myself and still learning, just these basic expressions I knew well enough to make a video about (with the help of Egyptian friends also saying everything in the video to clarify) 😅 But I do leave some links to Egyptian's channels that make videos about the language, and I think they are much better examples to learn the language from and ensure you get the right pronunciation, so I recommend watching those links I left in the description of the video. I did make one more video somewhat regarding the language, it's about the numbers: th-cam.com/video/CR4JiErBKkE/w-d-xo.html Best of luck on your Egyptian Arabic learning journey! 🙏 There are other resources for learning Arabic as well, although of course they cost money. But Pimsluer is one option, italki is another. Otherwise, for free, I think watching TH-cam videos with Egyptian channels will be your best bet 👌
What a great video! There was so much great information presented and I learned a great deal! Your presentation was excellent! I eagerly look forward to seeing more videos similar to this in the future. Thank you for taking time to make this.
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 😀
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 TH-cam and they are for sure better at this than me anyway 😄 However, it is an idea! And maybe I will. Definitely under consideration 🙏
Thank you so much, I’m currently trying to learn with a tutor as well 😅 thankfully they are very patient. It’s been challenging but very fun. Love your 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
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 😁❤
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. 😂
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!
I’ve been in Egypt for a month now and everyone asks me how do I know Arabic. I only know a few essential words i learned from you. You are a great language teacher. How do I book!
Thank you! I’m headed to Egypt in a few weeks. This and your other videos are super helpful! One word that I think might be important to know is bathroom. How do you say bathroom in Egyptian Arabic?
Ahh Shurkan ya Okhti! A few new things there I wasn't so sure on. Good to know stuff! I got back from Egypt yesterday, the Sharm el sheik museum is a lovely little visit. But I definitely won't be returning to sharm area again. It's not for me 🙈 can't wait to come to Cairo soon and hopefully meet you 🇪🇬🏍️
Yeah I haven't actually spent time in Sharm yet I've only passed through, but I also think it is not for me. I do intend to give it a chance in the future, but quite sure it is not my vibes...
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 !
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! 🙏
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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:
th-cam.com/video/CR4JiErBKkE/w-d-xo.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, th-cam.com/video/qZzanN5oZzQ/w-d-xo.html, and local dress, th-cam.com/video/hIyojPXrp-Q/w-d-xo.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 😄❤
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!
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 ❤
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! 🥰🙏
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 🙏
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I am Egyptian but live in IN State
I like your Videos
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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!!! 🥰
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! 😁
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
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❤
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 😎🤜🤛
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 😁🙏
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 😊
Welcome to our beautiful country Egypt 🇪🇬
This is amazing, hope to see more
I feel that you love Egypt very much❤❤❤
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! 😁🙏
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 🤣
Am so glad to found this video ma'am thank you so much I will love to learn more from you ma
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! 🙏🙏
Thank you❤
Thank you for this video. It will be very handy especially for me. Best.
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😂
Shokran! Great lesson!
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😊
Love this❤ . I will be practicing this before I come to Egypt.
Thank you for your very informative videos.
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 😊🙏
Very rich content. Thank you very much!
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 ...
Interesting video! Keep’em coming 👍
Very useful. Thank you so.
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! 😁❤
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!
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! ❤️🇪🇬😎
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.
Yet again, wonderful video! Beautifully put together and your voice reminds me of a glass of wine after work in a Monday, relaxing! Thank you!!!
A glass of wine after work 😅 That's a nice description I like that, thank you! ❤
Brilliant - just beginning to learn and this was so helpful
I like your Arabic
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 😅
Thanks!
Thank YOU Madolyn! That's very generous of you to donate, I really appreciate it! I haven't made any more videos about basic Arabic phrases since this video, but I did also make a short video about the numbers, in case you haven't seen that, I'll link it here. th-cam.com/video/CR4JiErBKkE/w-d-xo.html Thanks again for your donation, that's really kind of you! ❤️🙏
I’m going to Egypt in 7 days thank you so so much
Thank you so much. I love your adventures. I learn so much.
Very good video. Congrats
really its a very useful content you deserve sooo much more subscribers i swear
Thank you Gisselle, I found this video and all your other videos, very informative. I’m visiting Cairo with my sons in April to see the sights. We are from Wales UK, and learning some basic words and phrases will help us greatly. Shukran
Thank you so much for your support Gary! And happy to hear my videos are helpful, I really strive to make them so, and glad to hear they are proving useful. Cheers! 🥰
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! ❤
Thanks a lot, it is the most useful video on TH-cam for complete beginners and travelers❤️ I found it much more clear than some nstructions from natives
Thank you! I tried my best, but definitely had to have some native speakers in there to hear the correct pronunciation 😅 Also do check out some links in the description of the video, I link to a few Egyptian channels that I did find helpful myself 😎
Thank you so much! Shukran owy, right? Your videos have been so clutch in helping me and the group im going to Egypt with at the end of the month learn what to expect in Egypt. Thanks again! 😊
Great to hear! Thanks so much for watching and I'm glad you've been finding them helpful!
Thank you going to have to rewatch a few times! Lol ❤
😅🥰
Thank you again for another great informative video. 👍
Best teacher I’ve heard! Thanks for so much clarification 👍🏼
Thank you so much Michele 🥰 Happy to hear it's been helpful 😁
Your a quick learner i never seen any one youtube do what you do
Ahaha, thank you!
Really nice
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!
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 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😂
I love the way you speak in English madam….shukran
Thanks
Learning different language ,specially if it is different culture and religion will be great addition to someone knowledge and his way of thinking.
Yep learning is always good
Watching this video many times,my memory is terrible when it comes to learning a language,it will be easier when we are there using it .Thank You Gisselle every day getting closer to June Yeah
Yes learning a language is difficult, and Arabic is extremely difficult 😅 Good that you are making the effort though, I think that is very respectful to do as a guest in a country, I always try to learn a few words in the local language of any country I visit, and that's how I started learning Arabic 😄
Great content. Very helpful, i moved to hurghada a month ago. Shukran😊
You are a legend....انا مصري
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! 🥰
right on! this is so awesome. i can’t wait for my upcoming trip to egypt. ana baheb maser!
Aywa 😁❤
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! 😊🙏
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 TH-cam, 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.
U are brilliant
You welcome in Egypt ❤
Hi, I just subscribed as I will be visiting Egypt next year, Thanks for all the videos, this is by far the best one I have found on language. Could you please do another. This is so helpful. Im loving your videos thank you again,.
Thanks Troy! You know, I really don't consider myself an authority on Egyptian Arabic, I am still pretty terrible at it myself and still learning, just these basic expressions I knew well enough to make a video about (with the help of Egyptian friends also saying everything in the video to clarify) 😅 But I do leave some links to Egyptian's channels that make videos about the language, and I think they are much better examples to learn the language from and ensure you get the right pronunciation, so I recommend watching those links I left in the description of the video. I did make one more video somewhat regarding the language, it's about the numbers: th-cam.com/video/CR4JiErBKkE/w-d-xo.html
Best of luck on your Egyptian Arabic learning journey! 🙏
There are other resources for learning Arabic as well, although of course they cost money. But Pimsluer is one option, italki is another. Otherwise, for free, I think watching TH-cam videos with Egyptian channels will be your best bet 👌
G we love u in egypt
What a great video! There was so much great information presented and I learned a great deal! Your presentation was excellent! I eagerly look forward to seeing more videos similar to this in the future. Thank you for taking time to make this.
Shukran gidden 😊🙏
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
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 TH-cam 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 your haircut!!!
Thanks!
I have been married to an Egyptian man for 24 years now. ❤
Holy heck you talk about a banger video! Dam fine work, keep em coming girl.. Adrian from the great sunshine state
Thank you so much! I certainly will 🙏😎
Amazing video!!
Thank you very much for this lesson ! Exactly what I was searching and super cool.Merci !!!
Thank you Northbear, happy to hear that!
@@Gventures This Thursday, 1 week to Luxor. So, your help is perfect for me 👌😍😍
Purchasing tickets today sister is coming now super exciting sharing your videos with her daily🤗🤗🤗🤗🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🤗🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🫶🏻
Thank you so much, I’m currently trying to learn with a tutor as well 😅 thankfully they are very patient. It’s been challenging but very fun. Love your videos!
Lol yes I hear you there, so much to learn! Good luck with your Arabic learning adventure (and mine too, God help me 🤣)
This was very nice, thanks Pepsi~Cola.🤣
Pepsi~Cola 🤣🤣🤣
Great video young lady! Thank you!
Я в Египте нахожусь уже год. Тоже стал учить арабский язык. Английский тоже подтягиваю. Мне 61 год.
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
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.
Great video, Many Thanks.. Giselle 👍💜it
Thanks lady! 🥰
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
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
I’ve been in Egypt for a month now and everyone asks me how do I know Arabic. I only know a few essential words i learned from you. You are a great language teacher. How do I book!
Lol, that's so awesome to hear. Happy to hear you wanted to learn, that you actually did learn, and it's paying off! Thank you 😁🥰🙏
Excellent video! Thank you
Thank you donna! All the best! 😊
Fantastic, thankyou
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 😅
bravo et kherie
Thank you! I’m headed to Egypt in a few weeks. This and your other videos are super helpful! One word that I think might be important to know is bathroom. How do you say bathroom in Egyptian Arabic?
Thanks Ryan! HamMem means bathroom. Stress on the M because a simple hamam with no stress on the M means pigeon 😆
Your laugh is beautiful
Ahh Shurkan ya Okhti! A few new things there I wasn't so sure on. Good to know stuff!
I got back from Egypt yesterday, the Sharm el sheik museum is a lovely little visit. But I definitely won't be returning to sharm area again. It's not for me 🙈 can't wait to come to Cairo soon and hopefully meet you 🇪🇬🏍️
Yeah I haven't actually spent time in Sharm yet I've only passed through, but I also think it is not for me. I do intend to give it a chance in the future, but quite sure it is not my vibes...
Bravo good job .. 3ash 👍
😅 Shukran!