john craig wrote:Judge wrote:plenty of germans in hurghada usually. have you seen any??
have you also tried the lingo i gave you
try this one when the price is too high
rah'lee, wulahi lazeem tal'arta halass (it takes time to pronounce it correctly)
Full of Germans mate, seen one lad in an Everton shirt and met one Scottish couple but apart from that most are Germans - which means getting up extra early to book your sunlounger by the pool![]()
Tried a bit of your lingo first day Judge, but the fellah looked at me as if I'd 2 heads. I can speak a little bit of German which is actually more helpful than Egyptian in Hurghada![]()
Think there's also a few Swedes kicking around so should be quite good banter watching the England game tonight...
if you pronounced the lingo correct they would understand you. However, there are various dialects in arabic
for example : in luxor LA means NO
in Cairo LA'A also means NO
if you want a cuppa tea you may say : ana ousza wahid shy min fadlak - i want one tea please
or
ana ousza wahid shay min fadlak - i want one tea please
are you confused yet, no wonder that geezer thought you had two heads
