Egypt is one of the most popular destinations among tourists. Cairo, its capital, is a leading political force in the region as well as the largest city in Africa and the Arabic-speaking world .It is also a modern cultural centre.

The Egyptian dialect is understood throughout the whole of the Arab region thanks to its ever popular music and film industry. It has produced the biggest Arabic pop stars such as Amr Diab or Hamid al Sary whose names and melodies are familiar to western ears as well. Since the 1960’s the products of the Egyptian film industry flooded the Arabic region with its trade mark comedies exporting the dialect.

Since their close geographical, trade, and cultural ties speakers of the Levantine and Egyptian dialects can easily understand each other.

People visiting the country for cultural, academic, business or leisure reason find it useful to use the local dialect.