How to say “where is the metro” in Egyptian Arabic
In Cairo you say el-metro fein? (المترو فين؟). Tap play to hear it, then slow it down.
Read it your way:
- el-metro fein?المترو فين؟Where is the metro?
When to use it
El-metro fein? gets you pointed to the nearest station. Cairo's metro is cheap and fast, and every train has women-only carriages.
Learn it with
tazkara wa7da
تذكرة واحدةOne ticket
el-ma7atta el-gaya
المحطة الجايةThe next station
el-khat el-awal
الخط الأولLine one
ana hanzel fe...
أنا هنزل في...I'm getting off at...
Say it out loud in a 6-minute lesson
“el-metro fein?” is in Unit 3, Taxi & metro: “Riding the metro”. 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.