What’s your wildest dream job? A professional soccer player ? A pilot? You can even blow all the whistles and go for president. Have no fear; a walk down Egypt’s streets is guaranteed to make any of your dreams come true.
Below are the weirdest nicknames Egyptians use to address each other. Watch and learn from the Egyptians:
1. Ya Captain
Are you calling a football player? A pilot maybe?
2. “3amo, 3amo”
Why isn’t it “3amy”? It makes more sense. And why do they always use it twice in a row?
3. Ya Rayes
We have more than 90 million “rayes”!! Weird, I thought we had none!!
4. You who Have No Name
!!!!
5. Ya Law Sma7t
Is this a request or just you calling him?
6. Ya Bashmohandes
Tab let’s say he really is an engineer, el “Bash” ba2a di gat menin?
7. Ya 3arousa
8. Ya Sidy/Sety/Sedna
Aren’t we past the slavery time?
9. Ya Mazmazil
It used to be “Mademoiselle” abl el 7adsa.
10. Ya ozaz Ahmed
If this is your way of showing Ahmed your respect…Don’t respect him.
11. Ya ebny/benty
It might sound loving from older people, but it’s not always used in a fatherly way…
12. Ya Shatra
Ana aslan fashla!!!
13. Ya Belya
This one could be applied to any workman.
14. Ya me3alm
15. Ya Abla
In the Turkish society, it’s supposed to be a polite way to address your older sister. For us, it’s something else altogether!
16. Ya haga
What if she didn’t perform Hajj yet?
17. Ya Sheikha
I failed to come up with an explanation for this one!
