Learn Hardcore Arabic (Egyptian): هي من مصر.

هي is usually pronounced heyya in Egyptian Arabic.
من is usually men in Egyptian Arabic, not min.
مصر is Maṣr / Masr, with a short vowel and a final consonant cluster that may feel unusual to English speakers.

Why is there no word for is in this sentence?

In Arabic, present-tense sentences like She is from Egypt usually do not use a separate word for is.

So:

هي من مصر literally looks like she from Egypt
but it naturally means She is from Egypt

This is very normal in both Egyptian Arabic and Standard Arabic.

Is this sentence the same in Egyptian Arabic and Modern Standard Arabic?

Yes, the sentence هي من مصر works in both.

The main difference is usually pronunciation:

In Modern Standard Arabic, هي is pronounced more like hiya
In Egyptian Arabic, it is usually heyya

So the wording stays the same, but the sound changes a bit.

Do I have to say هي, or can I just say من مصر?

You can sometimes say just من مصر if the context is already clear.

For example, if someone asks:

هي منين؟ = Where is she from?

You could answer:

من مصر = From Egypt

But if you want a full sentence, or if the subject is not already obvious, هي من مصر is better.

Why do we use من here?

من is the normal word for from in Arabic.

So:

من مصر = from Egypt
من أمريكا = from America
من القاهرة = from Cairo

It is the correct preposition to show origin.

Why doesn’t مصر have الـ at the beginning?

Because مصر is a proper name: Egypt.

Proper names usually do not take الـ.

So:

مصر = Egypt
not المصر

This is similar to English: we say Egypt, not the Egypt.

What kind of sentence is this in Arabic grammar?

This is a nominal sentence, meaning a sentence that starts with a noun or pronoun rather than a verb.

Here:

هي is the subject
من مصر gives information about her

Arabic uses this kind of structure very often for simple statements in the present tense.

Can هي mean anything besides she?

Yes. هي can also mean it when referring to a feminine noun.

For example, if you are talking about a feminine noun like السيارة (the car), you could use هي to mean it.

But in هي من مصر, the natural meaning is she, because the sentence is about a person.

How would I say He is from Egypt instead?

You would say:

هو من مصر

In Egyptian pronunciation: howwa men Maṣr

So:

هي من مصر = She is from Egypt
هو من مصر = He is from Egypt

How would I say I am from Egypt?

You would say:

أنا من مصر

In Egyptian pronunciation: ana men Maṣr

So the pattern is easy:

أنا من مصر = I am from Egypt
إنتَ من مصر = You are from Egypt (to a man)
إنتِ من مصر = You are from Egypt (to a woman)
هي من مصر = She is from Egypt

How do I make this sentence negative?

In Egyptian Arabic, a common way is:

هي مش من مصر = She is not from Egypt

Here:

مش = not

So:

هي من مصر = She is from Egypt
هي مش من مصر = She is not from Egypt

This is the usual Egyptian way to negate this kind of sentence.

How do I turn هي من مصر into a question?

You can often make it a question just by using question intonation:

هي من مصر؟ = Is she from Egypt?

In speech, your voice rises at the end.

You could also ask more naturally:

هي منين؟ = Where is she from?

Then the answer could be:

هي من مصر or simply
من مصر

What does منين mean, and how is it related to this sentence?

منين means from where? or more naturally where ... from? in Egyptian Arabic.

So:

هي منين؟ = Where is she from?
هي من مصر = She is from Egypt

This is a very useful question-and-answer pair for everyday conversation.

Is the word order the same as in English?

Not exactly.

English says:

She is from Egypt

Arabic says:

She from Egypt

So Arabic leaves out the present-tense is, but otherwise the order is quite similar here:

subject: هي
prepositional phrase: من مصر

That makes this sentence a nice beginner-friendly example.

What should I pay attention to when reading هي?

A common beginner issue is confusing the pronunciation.

In Egyptian Arabic, هي is usually pronounced heyya, not just hee.

So try to hear it as two parts:

hey
ya

This helps it sound more natural in Egyptian speech.

Is مصر pronounced exactly like the English word Mister without the vowels?

Not exactly, but English speakers sometimes use rough approximations like Masr to help themselves.

A few important points:

The م is m
The ص is an emphatic s sound, heavier than a normal English s
The final ر is a tapped or rolled r, depending on the speaker

So مصر is best learned as Maṣr / Masr, not as an English word.

Can this sentence also mean She comes from Egypt?

Yes, depending on context, هي من مصر can naturally be understood as:

She is from Egypt
She comes from Egypt

In most cases, the simplest translation is She is from Egypt.