Culture Shock! Egypt - A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette

298 CultureShock! Egypt

English Arabic-Egyptian

bitter coffee ahua sadah

moderately sweet coffee ahua maazbut

extremely sweet coffee ahua ziyadah

cocoa kakow

tea shay

sugar sokkar

milk halib

hot sokhn

cold bared

God Allah

God willing in sha’allah

There is no other God

but God la illah illa Allah

God is great Allah akbar;

Allah wa akbar

God, make this

a safe country haza baladan aminan

Patience is beautiful e-sabr gameel

DAYS OF THE WEEK

Monday El-etnein

Tuesday El-talat

Wednesday El-arbaa

Thursday El-khamees

Friday El-gumaa

Saturday El-sabt

Sunday El-had

MONTHS OF THE YEAR

January Yanayer

February Febrayer