Egyptian Arabic:
Although Modern Standard Arabic is the official language, Egyptian Arabic is more popular among the Egyptians. It is used in print and electronic media. The success of the Egyptian film industry has also made this dialect popular in the Arab world. The accent and pronunciation used in Cairo, the capital city of the country, are popular all over Egypt. The speakers of regional vernaculars also speak Egyptian as their second language.
This language has been influenced by various foreign languages including English, French, Greek, Turkish, and Italian. It is written using the Arabic script. But when creating study materials for nonnative learners, Egyptian is written in the Latin alphabet. It is the lingua franca of the various Arabic speaking ethnic groups in Egypt. Upper Egypt and Southern Egypt dialects are very different from the variety spoken in Cairo. When Arabic integrated with Semitic languages like Assyrian, Syriac, and Berber languages, various dialects were born.
English is not a very common language in the Arab world. Even foreign trade is conducted in Arabic in most cases. Due to the economic success of Egypt, many foreign companies are interested in opening their offices in the country. But language is not a problem when doing business with Arabic speaking African and Middle Eastern countries. Egypt can do trade with countries like Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Libya, and Algeria without worrying about the language barrier. But if a British company wants to open its offices in Egypt, they will have to hire linguistic experts. It isn’t just the written language that is complex, but there are also the vital differences between several spoken dialects. The local dialects of Cairo and Alexandria are also different from each other. These are all the factors that a company has to keep in mind when hiring linguistic experts.