How to say “my head hurts” in Egyptian Arabic
In Cairo you say demaghi betewga3ni (دماغي بتوجعني). Tap play to hear it, then slow it down.
Read it your way:
- demaghi betewga3niدماغي بتوجعنيMy head hurts / I have a headache
Cairenes say demagh (brain) for “head” far more than ras. “3andi soda3” (I have a headache) is the pharmacy version.
When to use it
Cairenes say demagh for “head”, and it's feminine, so it takes betewga3ni. At the pharmacy you can also say “3andi soda3” (I have a headache).
Learn it with
beyewga3ak fein? / beyewga3ek fein?
بيوجعك فين؟ / بيوجعِك فين؟Where does it hurt? (to a man / to a woman)
batni betewga3ni
بطني بتوجعنيMy stomach hurts
dahri beyewga3ni
ضهري بيوجعنيMy back hurts
3andi ko77a
عندي كحةI have a cough
Say it out loud in a 6-minute lesson
“demaghi betewga3ni” is in Unit 8, Pharmacy & doctor: “Where does it hurt?”. Start free with Units 1–2, then unlock every unit with Pro. Practise with Egyptian audio, pronunciation feedback and an AI partner that talks like a Cairene.