أريد رفع الملف إلى السحابة

Use it exactly like you would in English. You can swap الملف for other things. Want to upload a photo? Say أرفع الصورة (arfa' el-soura). Want to upload a video? Say أرفع الفيديو (arfa' el-video). It follows the standard Egyptian sentence structure. You start with your desire عايز, then the action أرفع. It is like building with Lego blocks. Just don't forget the أ at the start of أرفع to show you are the one doing it.

You will use this in the office constantly. Use it when talking to your IT guy. Use it when a friend asks for photos from last night's dinner. It is perfect for remote work calls. If you are at a print shop and they ask how you'll send the file, this is your line. It is the language of the 'digital nomad' in Cairo or Alexandria.

Do not use this in a super-traditional setting. If you are talking to someone who doesn't use a smartphone, they might think you are literally lifting a physical folder into the sky. Also, avoid it in extremely formal academic writing. In those cases, you would use Modern Standard Arabic. There, the verb would be تحميل (tahmeel) or رفع (raf') but with different grammar. Avoid using it if you are actually 'downloading'—that is أنزل (anzel), which means 'to bring down.'

Egyptians are very tech-savvy and love social media. Because of this, English tech terms have flooded the dialect. Instead of inventing a new Arabic word for 'cloud,' people just took the English one. It shows how Egyptian Arabic is a 'living' language. It adapts fast. You will hear people mixing English and Arabic (Arabish) in every cafe in Maadi or Zamalek. It is a sign of being 'modern' and connected.

You might hear هرفع (harfa') which means 'I will upload.' If you are asking someone else to do it, say ارفع (irfa'). If you are talking about a link, you might say أبعت اللينك (aba'at el-link) meaning 'I'll send the link.' Some people might use درايف (drive) instead of كلاود. For example, أرفعه على الدرايف (arfa'oh ala el-drive).