Time changes everything, the way we live, the way we dress, even the way we talk. Throughout the years, some expressions have vanished from our dictionary and we only get to hear them in the black & white movies. So let’s revisit 19 common Egyptian expressions that are no longer part of our vocabulary:
1. How they saluted each other…
2. While talking to a playboy
3. When someone is late…
4. When they are worried…
5. When they go somewhere…
6. When they were making a point…
7. How they asked for pardon…
8. When they talked frankly…
9. How they used to flirt…
10. When they fight…
There is also “Ya Safik”. It was a trademark back then.
11. How they valued singers…
12. What they called cars…
13. How they refer to a highborn…
14. Is that so?
15. How they toasted…
16. How they used to insult others…
That was how insults sounded back in the 50’s.
17. How noble people talked…
18. When a father lectured his daughter…
19. When they tell a tale…
