How to say “english” in Egyptian Arabic

The word is 'engleezi (إِنْجلِيزِي). Capitals mark the emphatic letters, 3 is ع and 7 is ح, and ' is the glottal stop that Cairo uses for q.

إِنْجلِيزِي

English

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In a sentence

رَاج هِنْدِي، مِش إِنْجلِيزِي.

Raj is Indian, not English.

هِيَّ إِنْجلِيزِيَّة، مِش أَمْرِيكِيَّة.

She's English, not American.

الْجِنْسِيَّات: مَصْرِي، هِنْدِي، إِنْجلِيزِي، أَمْرِيكِي.

The nationalities: Egyptian, Indian, English, American.

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