GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Languages of Egypt. The official language of Egypt is Arabic, and most Egyptians speak one of several vernacular dialects of that language. As is the case in other Arab countries, the spoken vernacular differs greatly from the literary language.

Detailed explanation-2: -Egyptian Arabic, locally known as Colloquial Egyptian (Arabic: , [el.ʕæmˈmejjæ l.mɑsˤˈɾejjɑ]), or simply Masri (also Masry) (), is the most widely spoken vernacular Arabic dialect in Egypt.

Detailed explanation-3: -Before the arrival of the Arabs, the Demotic and Coptic languages were spoken but the official language was Greek. Then the Arabs came to Egypt with the entry of Arab Muslims Egypt in the 7th century AD.

Detailed explanation-4: -Five stages of the ancient Egyptian language are recognized: Old Egyptian, Middle Egyptian, Late Egyptian, Demotic and Coptic. These were written in at least four different scripts: Hieroglyphs, Hieratic, Demotic and Coptic.