That is not entirely true, unless you want it to be obvious you are a foreigner who has no knowledge of Egyptian Arabic. The most common way to greet someone is by saying 'Iz-za-ac' (mas.) 'Iz-za-ic' (fem.) meaning how are you, but the most popular greeting in Egypt. Egypt has their own dialect so knowing standard Arabic will not be very popular to say.
The most widely spoken language in Egypt is Arabic. The greeting for 'hello' in Arabic is 'Salem Ale Kum'.
In Egypt, the most common way to say hello is "marhaban" (مرحبًا) in Arabic.
ahlan bek(add y for female) fe masr
Hello : marhaba written : مرحبا
Egyptian (ancient Egypt) IitiEgyptian (ancient Egypt) Iiti em hotepEgyptian (ancient Egypt)[lit. in peace] Em hotepEgyptian (ancient Egypt)[in great peace] Em hotep neferEgyptian (ancient Egypt)[very great peace] Em hotep nefer weretEgyptian (ancient Egypt)[plural] Yii em hotepEgyptian (ancient Egypt)[informal] YehEgyptian (ancient Egypt) [to a man] Aw ibekEgyptian (ancient Egypt) [to a woman] Aw ibetj
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You say "hello" in English.
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Say Hello to Rosita!
halito is how you say hello and how to say hello how are you is Halito, Chim Achukma?
In Filipino, you say "hello" as "kamusta."
This is how you say hello in Turkish: Merhaba = Hello