ArabiCoffee

We taste the beauty of the Arabic language in front of a cup of coffee

Our mission: Making the Arabic language and the Egyptian dialect accessible to non-Arabic speakers coming to Egypt.

We wish to accompany you into this enjoyable journey, as we believe that the language opens the doors to discover the thousand and one surprises of a country.

Introduction

Learning Arabic can seem challenging, but it is not impossible.

At ArabiCoffee we introduce you to the basics of both the Modern Standard Arabic and the Egyptian Local Dialect while living memorable moments.

With passion, dedication and openness, you can enjoy this experience, which opens the doors for a surprising journey, as it was my case.

Are you ready to give it a try?

our focus

Basics of Modern standard arabic

To feel the beauty of the Arabic language, we start from the basics.The alphabet, reading and writing.

egyptian local dialect

Talking with Egyptians in the local language is our goal. We learn everyday life sentences in different contexts,from the market to sitting with friends at a local café.

learning through experience

Ibn ‘Arabi explains that knowledge involves both the mind and the heart. Therefore, we learn information while feeling emotions, creating a long-lasting knowledge through powerful experiences.

The arabic alphabet

Learning the Arabic alphabet will be our first step.

Once you master the knowledge of the Arabic letters, you can start reading out and writing in a new language!

Some basics:

28 letters
Writing from right to left
Abjad writing system: the letters written are mainly consonants.

Learning how to write can take some time and requires daily exercise for each letter. Once you learn how they look like alone, in the initial, middle and final part of the word, you will be able to recognize them and read!

The egyptian dialect

Learning the alWhile you can write the Egyptian dialect with the Arabic letters, a new system has been developed, called “Franco-Arabic”. It combines Latin letters with numbers. That’s good for news for non-native Arabic speakers, making it easier for them to know how to pronounce words. Franco-Arabic system:

Latin letters
Additional characters to identify special letters not found in the Latin alphabet:
- 2: [‘] ﺀ
- 7: [ħ] ح
- 5/7’: [x] خ
- 4: [ʃ] ش
- 9: [sˁ] ص
- 9’: [dˁ] ض
- 6: [tˁ] ط
- 6’: [zˁ] ظ
- 3: [ʔˁ] ع
- 3’: [ʁ]غ

On text messages, social media posts and discussions, you will probably find this combination of Latin letters and numbers. Don’t worry, it’s not a secret language, it’s Franco-Arabic!

SOME FACTS

Arabic language

There are around 290 million first-language Arabic speakers in the world, according to the language publication Ethnologue. The World Arabic Language Day is on 18 December since 2012.

The Egyptian dialect

It is the most widespread dialect in the region. In fact, the Egyptian cinema, music and theatre became famous all over the region. So, if you go to other Arabic-speaking countries, you can talk in Egyptian and people will easily understand you, even though they speak another dialect.

Egypt

It is a country rich of places of interest. It attracts annually.a large amount of tourists. According to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS), 102.8 million tourists arrived in Egypt in the last ten years. Remember, beyond the traditional commercial tours, there are many surprises to discover!