The Sounds of Cairo: Honking Horns, the Call to Prayer, “Boos Boos” and “Bikya!”
The many sounds of Cairo — traffic, the call to prayer, recycling collectors and the “bos bos” sound.
The many sounds of Cairo — traffic, the call to prayer, recycling collectors and the “bos bos” sound.
Why we’ll never be truly be local foreigners in Egypt… and that’s OK.
How to be a great online language teacher. Tips for teachers from students.
Everything we’ve learned from learning eight languages. Updated after our 2019 Egyptian Arabic challenge.
Find out some common language-learning mistakes to avoid falling into, from people who’ve fallen into (and climbed out of) dozens before.
All the words you need to talk about the sites and monuments in Egypt using Egyptian Arabic.
Our battle-tested guidance on how to eat kebab and konafeh in Egypt and still live to see another day.
Colloquial everyday useful survival phrases in Egyptian Arabic guaranteed to earn you respect.
Unlock delicious cheap local food by learning to read an Egyptian local menu in Arabic, 80-20 style.
What do you say when the government asks you “What’s your religion”? (This is an archive of our letter of 2 Feb 2019.)