Use ezzayak? when asking a man how he is and ezzayek? when asking a woman. The final vowel changes with the person you address.

The basic contrast

Address	Franco	Natural English
to a man	ezzayak?	how are you?
to a woman	ezzayek?	how are you?

Other spelling systems may write izzayak, ezzayyak, or show the vowels differently. Franco does not have one official spelling. Glyph keeps the two learner-facing forms visually distinct.

Listen to the dictionary's how-are-you recordings to compare the two forms. Its Franco spelling differs slightly from this guide; use the recordings alongside the written contrast above.

Useful short answers

Franco	Natural English
tamaam	good, all good
kwayyes	good, said by a man
kwayyesa	good, said by a woman
el7amdulillah	thank God, commonly used when answering how one is
mesh kwayyes	not good, said by a man
mesh kwayyesa	not good, said by a woman

The adjective agrees with the speaker. Tamaam is convenient because it does not change in the same way.

Return the question

Address	Franco	Natural English
back to a man	wenta?	and you?
back to a woman	wenti?	and you?
back to a group	wento?	and you all?

The w- at the beginning means and. In fast speech, it attaches to the pronoun.

Put the exchange together

ezzayek?
How are you? addressed to a woman.

kwayyesa, el7amdulillah. wenta?
I am good, thank God. And you? said by a woman to a man.

Notice that two different gender choices appear. Kwayyesa describes the woman speaking. Wenta addresses the man listening.

Practice by changing one role

Start with:

ezzayak?
How are you? addressed to a man.

Now change only the listener:

ezzayek?
How are you? addressed to a woman.

Then change the speaker's answer:

kwayyes
Good, said by a man.

kwayyesa
Good, said by a woman.

Keeping one contrast in focus is more effective than trying to memorize every greeting variation at once.

Practice the return question

In Glyph's guided lessons, ezzayak? leads directly to an answer and w enta?, so the phrase becomes a turn you can carry rather than a line you only recognize.

Useful references

Use these forms inside a first Egyptian Arabic conversation or hear the reviewed exchange in the conversation sample.