How to say “where is the hospital” in Egyptian Arabic
In Cairo you say fein a2rab mostashfa? (فين أقرب مستشفى؟). Tap play to hear it, then slow it down.
Read it your way:
- fein a2rab mostashfa?فين أقرب مستشفى؟Where's the nearest hospital?
Private hospitals take you straight in but ask for payment or insurance first; public ones are free or cheap but busier.
When to use it
Fein a2rab mostashfa? asks for the nearest hospital. Swap in saydaleya for a pharmacy. In an emergency, the ambulance number in Egypt is 123.
Learn it with
- الحقوني!
Help! (lit. catch up with me, all of you)
ettesel bel-es3af / etteseli bel-es3af
اتصل بالإسعاف / اتصلي بالإسعافCall an ambulance! (to a man / to a woman)
et3awwart
اتعورتI've hurt myself
3andi ta2meen
عندي تأمينI have insurance
Say it out loud in a 6-minute lesson
“fein a2rab mostashfa?” is in Unit 8, Pharmacy & doctor: “Emergencies”. 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.