What language is spoken in Egypt?

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Egypt’s official language is Modern Standard Arabic, which is used in most written documents and schools. However, the most commonly spoken language in Egypt is Egyptian Colloquial Arabic or Masri/Masry. This language is based on the dialect of Cairo and is occasionally written in Arabic script or on new communication services in the Arabic chat alphabet. Southern Egypt’s main spoken language is Saidi Arabic. Many Egyptians also speak English, particularly those who work in the tourism industry, and French and Italian are also studied in Egypt. In addition to modern languages, ancient Egyptian and Coptic are historical languages that form a separate branch among the family of Afro-Asiatic languages.

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