The Challenge of Travelling “Like a Local” in Egypt
Why we’ll never be truly be local foreigners in Egypt… and that’s OK.
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How to Be a Good Online Language Teacher (From Students)
How to be a great online language teacher. Tips for teachers from students.
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10 Best Places to Visit in Cairo
The top-ten must-see things in Cairo from people who actually lived there, plus guidance on what to avoid.
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How We Learn Languages
Everything we’ve learned from learning eight languages. Updated after our 2019 Egyptian Arabic challenge.
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Are you making these common language learning mistakes?
Find out some common language-learning mistakes to avoid falling into, from people who’ve fallen into (and climbed out of) dozens before.
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Egyptian Arabic Place Names and Monument Names: A Comprehensive List
All the words you need to talk about the sites and monuments in Egypt using Egyptian Arabic.
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Staying Fit in Cairo, Egypt
Our battle-tested guidance on how to eat kebab and konafeh in Egypt and still live to see another day.
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40 Basic Egyptian Arabic Phrases to Sound Local
Colloquial everyday useful survival phrases in Egyptian Arabic guaranteed to earn you respect.
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Reading a Local Egyptian Arabic Food Menu 80-20 style
Unlock delicious cheap local food by learning to read an Egyptian local menu in Arabic, 80-20 style.
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Awkward Questions they Ask in Egypt: Rent and Religion
What do you say when the government asks you “What’s your religion”? (This is an archive of our letter of 2 Feb 2019.)
