How to say “what's new” in Egyptian Arabic
In Cairo you say eh el-akhbar? (إيه الأخبار؟). Tap play to hear it, then slow it down.
Read it your way:
- eh el-akhbar?إيه الأخبار؟What's new? / How's it going?
The classic opener between friends. Answer with “kollo tamam” or a real update.
When to use it
Eh el-akhbar? is how friends catch up. “Kollo tamam” (all good) is the easy answer; “mafeesh gedeed” means nothing new.
Learn it with
3amel eh? / 3amla eh?
عامل إيه؟ / عاملة إيه؟How are you doing? (to a man / to a woman)
kollo tamam
كله تمامAll good
- وحشتني / وحشتيني
I missed you (to a man / to a woman)
fein el-ghaiba?
فين الغيبة؟Where have you been? (long time no see)
Say it out loud in a 6-minute lesson
“eh el-akhbar?” is in Unit 6, Ahwa: “What's new?”. 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.