Dear friends,
I have decided to start a new blog to share my sincere love to the Egyptian dialect of Arabic language. Those who are interested in learning it will hopefully find my posts useful.
So... Let's start by saying hello. The most common expression we use to greet someone is
السلام عليكم.
As-salamu 3aleikum(3 stands for ع)
Which literally means "peace be upon you ". The proper answer is:
وعليكم السلام ورحمة الله و بركاته
Wa 3aleikum assalam wa ra7matuLLahi wabarakatu
(7 stands for ح)
Which means and upon you be peace and the mercy of God and His blessings.
What you actually get as an answer is "wa barakatu". The beginning of the phrase miraculously disappears or is said so fast that I personally cannot catch it.
You can use the same expressions to say goodbye.
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