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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 2

PART 3 · LESSON 25 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

One and a Half Times

Mr. Fathi phones at night: a survey of a Zamalek house before nine tomorrow, and Leo names his price for the rush and the night: one and a half times, not double, back before one, and no, he hasn't gone soft, he has become a father.

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THE STORY

A winter evening in the Maadi flat; Mr. Fathi on the phone from the workshop. Leo says the polite you to Mr. Fathi, who calls him Leo with the plain you.

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عَايِز مُعَايْنَة فِي الزَّمَالِك قَبْل تِسْعَة.3AA-yiz mu-3AY-na fi iz-za-MAA-lik 'abl TIS-3a.I need a survey in Zamalek before nine.
بُكْرَة? مِرَاتِي فِي الشَّهْر السَّابِع!BUK-ra? mi-RAA-ti fi ish-SHAHR is-SAA-bi3!Tomorrow? My wife is in her seventh month!
تَلاَت سَاعَات, وِهَابْعَت لَك العَرَبِيَّة.TA-lat sa-3AAT, wi-HAB-3at lak il-3a-ra-BIY-ya.Three hours, and I'll send you the van.
مَرَّة وِنُصّ.MAR-ra wi-NUSSone and a half times, word for word a time and a half
عَلَى الاِسْتِعْجَال وِالسَّهْرَة, مَرَّة وِنُصّ.3A-la il-is-ti3-GAAL wis-SAH-ra, MAR-ra wi-NUSS.For the rush and the night, one and a half times.
عَلَى السَّهْرَة, الدُّبْل.3A-la is-SAH-ra, id-DUBL.For the night, double.
الدُّبْل سَرْقَة. مَرَّة وِنُصّ مَاشِي.id-DUBL SAR-'a. MAR-ra wi-NUSS MAA-shi.Double is robbery. One and a half, fine.
وِأَرْجَع قَبْل وَاحْدَة.wi-AR-ga3 'abl WA7-da.And I'm back before one.
كَرِيم بِيقُول إِنَّك بَقِيت طَرِي.ka-REEM bi-'OOL IN-nak ba-'EET TA-ri.Karim says you've gone soft.
مِش طَرِي, بَقِيت أَب.mish TA-ri, ba-'EET abb.Not soft, I've become a father.