Translate English to Egyptian Arabic
Translate English to Egyptian Arabic in the box below: type the sentence and get what a Cairene would say, in the tone you need. Under it you get harakat, the Standard Arabic version, a Latin transliteration and a Listen button. Free, no account, nothing stored.
Translations are generated by an AI model and can be wrong; the Standard Arabic line is there so you can compare. Up to 1000 characters at a time.
What you get on this page
- English in, Egyptian out, with the dialect already selected and the MSA line under it for comparison.
- A short note under the result whenever the model had to assume something, for example that you are speaking to a man.
- Vowel marks, transliteration and Listen on every line; free, 1,000 characters per request, no sign-up.
Translate English to Egyptian Arabic in the right register
English hides things that Egyptian must show. You is one word in English and two in Cairo: inta to a man, inti to a woman, and the verb changes with it. Please can be the formal law sama7t to a waiter or the soft mumkin (is it possible) to a friend. Thank you ranges from the neutral shukran to tislam eedak, bless your hands, which you say to the person who cooked.
Tell the translator who you are talking to and it picks the right form. Write Can you help me? (to a woman) or I miss you (to my husband) in the box, and the gender, the verb ending and the level of politeness follow. When you leave it out, the model assumes a man and says so in the note under the result, so you can rerun it.
Ten lines people most often need in Egyptian
Asking, thanking, apologizing and texting someone close. Each row shows the form for a man and for a woman where they differ.
| You want to say | Arabic (harakat) | How it reads | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can you help me? | مُمْكِن تِسَاعِدْنِي؟ (m.) / مُمْكِن تِسَاعْدِينِي؟ (f.) | mumkin tisaa3idni? / tisa3deeni? | mumkin softens any request |
| The bill, please | الحِسَاب لَو سَمَحْت | il-7isaab law sama7t | to a waiter; law sama7ti to a waitress |
| Bless your hands (thanks for food or work) | تِسْلَم إِيدَك (m.) / تِسْلَم إِيدِك (f.) | tislam eedak / eedik | the thank-you after a meal |
| I miss you | وَحَشْتِنِي (m.) / وَحَشْتِينِي (f.) | wa7ashtini / wa7ashteeni | first to a man, second to a woman |
| My love | حَبِيبِي (m.) / حَبِيبْتِي (f.) | 7abeebi / 7abibti | 7abeebi also works between friends |
| Are you okay? | اِنْتَ كُوَيِّس؟ (m.) / اِنْتِ كُوَيِّسَة؟ (f.) | inta kuwayyis? / inti kuwayyisa? | |
| What are you doing? | بِتِعْمِل إِيه؟ (m.) / بِتِعْمِلِي إِيه؟ (f.) | biti3mil eeh? / biti3mili eeh? | casual, for texting |
| Good night | تِصْبَح عَلَى خِير (m.) / تِصْبَحِي عَلَى خِير (f.) | tisba7 3ala kheer / tisba7i 3ala kheer | reply: w-inta min ahlu |
| No problem | مَفِيش مُشْكِلَة | mafeesh mushkila | same to anyone |
| Take care of yourself | خَلِّي بَالَك مِن نَفْسَك (m.) / خَلِّي بَالِك مِن نَفْسِك (f.) | khalli baalak min nafsak / baalik min nafsik | when saying goodbye |
Tips for a translation that sounds Egyptian
- Keep sentences short and literal. I'll call you later translates cleanly; I'll hit you up may come out stiff.
- Add the relationship in brackets: (to my mother-in-law) raises the politeness, (to a friend) lowers it.
- Names stay as they are; if you want to see one in Arabic letters use the name in Arabic page.
- Check the MSA line: when it is nearly identical to the dialect line, your sentence was neutral anyway. When it differs a lot, the Egyptian line is the one for chat.
- Press Listen before sending a voice note of your own; the Egyptian g and the glottal stop are easy to hear and hard to guess from spelling.
Google Translate from English to Egyptian Arabic
Google does not have this direction. It translates English to Modern Standard Arabic, so I miss you becomes ashtaqtu ilayk, grammatical and completely unlike the wa7ashtini Egyptians say. Most general translators output Standard Arabic only. If you have already pasted a Google result into a chat, run the English through the box above and compare: the Egyptian Arabic translator page explains the differences in more detail, and the reverse direction decodes the reply you get back.
Frequently asked questions
How do I translate from English to Egyptian Arabic for a woman?
Write who you address in brackets, for example Are you okay? (to a woman). The result uses inti and the feminine verb ending, and the note under it confirms the choice.
Does Google Translate do English to Egyptian Arabic?
No. Google returns Modern Standard Arabic only, with no vowel marks. This page returns Egyptian with harakat and the MSA line for comparison.
Is the Egyptian translation formal or casual?
Casual by default, the way people text. Add (formal) or name the person, such as (to my boss), and the register moves up.
Can I hear the Egyptian pronunciation?
Yes. The Listen button reads the result with your device's Arabic voice. The voice is Standard Arabic in most browsers, so the sounds are right and the melody a little formal.
How long can the text be?
Up to 1,000 characters per request, about 150 words, within a daily free limit for the whole site. Split a long message into a few shorter ones.