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Advice, information and discussion about other parts of Egypt.
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Chocolatey
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by Chocolatey Mon Feb 23, 2009 10:09 am
Apart from 'La' and 'Shokran' - what was the first Egyptian word you started to say.....
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by Hurghada Lady Mon Feb 23, 2009 11:10 am
Momtaz................. remember Choccie lol.
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by Horus Mon Feb 23, 2009 11:16 am
I think mine was 'Minfadlak/Minfadlik'
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by Goddess Mon Feb 23, 2009 11:17 am
Pretty sure my first word was Aywa, obviously that's where it all went wrong - should have started with La!
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Chocolatey
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by Chocolatey Mon Feb 23, 2009 12:10 pm
Hurghada Lady wrote: Momtaz................. remember Choccie lol.
yes - and a certain relative of yours still uses it often lol
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by Chocolatey Mon Feb 23, 2009 12:11 pm
Goddess wrote: Pretty sure my first word was Aywa, obviously that's where it all went wrong - should have started with La!
ha ha ha
I have started to use the word 'muflissa' alot....... meaning 'broke'
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by Karenh Mon Feb 23, 2009 3:14 pm
Fil Mish Mish ~ that was the first thing I learnt after the usual, as salamalikon, Shukann, la Shukran, Ez Zayyaak etc~ Very handy phrase in Luxor and does raise a smile or two!
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by Pauline Sun Aug 16, 2009 8:20 pm
my first word after the usual, was imshee,lol
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by Kiya Sun Aug 16, 2009 9:28 pm
After the usual ..........Sabeh-elkheir.................Good morning
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by BBLUX Sun Aug 16, 2009 10:47 pm
We kind of like "mumkin"...has so many uses
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by Christine Mon Aug 17, 2009 11:23 am
All of the above but cant remember in which order, probably la shookran and la imshee, but then we started to learn numbers wahed itnien talata etc oh and shiy(tea) my hubby is a great tea drinker.
Remeber getting my foota's and fellooses mixed up for a while but we got there in the end!!
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by Susue Mon Aug 17, 2009 4:25 pm
The words I probably used the most were
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by Hurghadapat Mon Aug 17, 2009 6:22 pm
Ana 'aysha hina maashi!!.......very useful when arguing over the prices.
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