Product Description

Whether traversing the Nile or exploring Cairo's labyrinthine alley-ways, delve beneath the surface and discover the intriguing language and culture of Egypt. Confidently converse in Egyptian Arabic and ensure you don't miss out on the friendliness and humor for which Egyptians are famous. Enhance your travels throug this enticing country!

Our phrasebooks give you a comprehensive mix of practical and social words and phrases in more than 120 languages. Chat with the locals and discover their culture - a guaranteed way to enrich your travel experience.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #130300 in Books
• Published on: 2008-05-01
• Original language: Arabic, English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 292 pages

Review
National Geographic Traveler, September 2006
'Lonely Planet Phrasebooks. Portable, pocket-size, cheap, and available for almost any country you might want to visit...'

Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 2004
"...Lonely Planet phrase books have long taken a hip, streetwise approach."

Language Notes
Text: English, Arabic

Customer Reviews

didn't really need it
got the regular lonely planet egypt book - that was good enough. i didn't really use this book during the trip. flipped through it once while on the plane there but that was about it.

Essential for Learners of Egyptian Arabic
I have all but worn this book out. While it's dictionary isn't exhaustive by any means, it has an ample amount of key words. And the phrase book section is excellent, even when talking to speakers of other dialects such as Gulf Arabic. Finally, the brief but complete section on grammar in the front of the book is fantastic. This book is with me at all times!

Egyptian Phrasebook a Lifesaver!
I ordered this book 2 years ago just before going to visit my in-laws. My Arabic is still not to the point where I can hold a decent conversation, but thankfully some of the family spoke English. This book definitely helped when we were all at a loss for words because it contains both the transliteration and the Arabic script. Even if you're not familiar with the sounds of the Arabic letters, you can always just show someone the book and they can read it and perfectly understand what you're trying to say.

I really love this book and recommend it to all my friends who are traveling to Egypt.