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Language in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt
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Arabic is the national language, but in all hotels in resorts English is spoken. Many locals in resorts also speak the language of the guests coming to the area. So it is possible to get by well in Italian, Russian, German or French as well.
A few useful Arabic words that will help you get around. I have written them as they are said. So the spelling is totally wrong:-
Yes Eye-waa
No La
Thank you Shock-ran
Please Min-fad-lack
Can I have Mumm-kin
Here Henna
There Hennak
Wait Stan-a
Right Yer-mean
Left Sher-mel
Money Felous
Hotel Fondoo
Restaurant Mat-am
Airport Mat-ar
 How much?  Kem
 
One Wha-hit   Seventy Saba-een
Two It-neen   Eighty Taman-een
Three Ta-letter   Ninety Tess-een
Four Are-bar   Hundred Meer
Five Ham-sa   Thousand Elf
Six Set-a   Million Mill-yon
Seven Sab-a   Pound (LE) Guinea
Eight Ta-man-ya   1/100th LE Pee-aster
Nine Tessa   Today Narder
Ten Ash-ra   Tomorrow Bock-ra
Twenty Ash-reen   Yesterday Um-barra
Thirty Tell-a-teen   Tip Back-sheesh
Forty Are-bar-een   God willing In-sharla
Fifty Ham-seen      
Sixty Set-een      
   
   
   
   
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