Because of Egypt's long cultural history, it has a rather complicated language history. Today there are a number of languages spoken in Egypt, but Egyptian Arabic (Maṣri) is by far the most widely spoken. Coptic, the last stage of the indigenous Egyptian language, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church.

The official language of Egypt is Standard Arabic and is used in most written media. Egyptian Arabic is the national and spoken language, and is occasionally written. English and French are also widely spoken and used in business and educated circles.