Though every Egyptian mother has her own qualities and personalized unique sayings, it seems there is some kind of a hidden code book where they learn particular sayings we – their sons and daughters- hear all time.
Below are 20 famous sayings in every Egyptian mother’s dictionary:
1. Sib el Zeft Da W Kalmni
“Zeft” can be describing your phone-laptop-Playstation-TV…. A mother knows how to pick her practical terms.
2. You Don’t Live In a Barn
3. Rabena Yerzo2ak b 3eyal Yewarouk Eli Warethouli
4. I Told You So
Even if what she predicted doesn’t happen, “I told you so” is still applicable in her mind.
5. Go Ask Your Father
6. How can you have NOTHING to wear? Your closet is FULL of clothes!
7. Eli Zaker Zaker
8. As long as you live under my roof, you’ll do as I say
9. Ya Ebny Kalm 5altak El 3ayana Es2al 3aleha
10. I don’t care what “everyone” is doing; I care what YOU are doing!
…but when it comes to grades, she will ask “How did the rest of your class score?”
11. Mat7otsh 2idak F Gebak Wenta Betkalmni
What is it with mothers and pockets?
12. Am I talking to a brick wall?
That’s when you don’t answer…
13. Betbartam Bte2oul Eh?
And that’s when you do answer…the ideal reply for this one is ‘Wala haga’!
14. Don’t ask me WHY. The answer is NO.
15. Do as I say, not as I do
16. Enta Git ?
17. Do you think this is a hotel? You can’t just come here only to spend the night.
18. How do you know you don’t like it if you haven’t even tasted it?
19. Enta Fakerna La2yin El Felous Fl Share3
20. Don’t make me get up!
But a mother is the only person who will tell you “I will always love you – no matter what” and mean it.
