Skip to content
fluentbyear
🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 2

PART 3 · LESSON 30 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Every Seven Minutes

A night in May: Salma wakes Leo, every seven minutes, is it time, it's time, call the taxi and don't forget the bag, a driver on the empty Corniche of Maadi, the hospital please, every five minutes now, we're here, breathe.

Audio instruction: English

Report a problem with this lesson

This lesson needs a subscription.

The first 2 lessons of each level are free. One subscription unlocks every other lesson, in the app and on the website.

See the plans

Already subscribed? Sign in. Or listen to lesson 1 for free.

THE STORY

The Maadi flat at three in the morning, then a taxi along the empty Corniche of Maadi to the hospital. Salma and Leo speak plainly; Leo says the polite you to the driver, who says the plain you to him.

Flashcards

The words and phrases of this lesson, one card each. Best after you’ve listened.

Create your account.

Create a free account and confirm your email to keep the cards you like and the decks you make.

Already have an account? Sign in

Words and phrases

The lesson is for your ears. Open this afterwards, to see what you learned.
كُلّ سَبَع دَقَايِق.kull SA-ba3 da-'AA-yi'every seven minutes
لِيُو, اِصْحَى. كُلّ سَبَع دَقَايِق.LI-yu, IS-7a. kull SA-ba3 da-'AA-yi'.Leo, wake up. Every seven minutes.
جِه وَقْتُه?geh WA'-tu?Is it time?
جِه وَقْتُه. يَلَّا, اِتَّصِل بِالتَّاكْسِي.geh WA'-tu. YAL-la, it-TA-sil bit-TAK-si.It's time. Come on, call the taxi.
مَتِنْسَاش الشَّنْطَة!ma-tin-SAASH ish-SHAN-ta!Don't forget the bag!
عَلَى فِين دِلْوَقْتِي يَا بَاشَا?3A-la feen dil-WA'-ti ya BAA-sha?Where to now, sir?
المُسْتَشْفَى عَلَى الكُورْنِيش, لَوْ سَمَحْت.il-mus-TASH-fa 3A-la il-kor-NEESH, law sa-MA7T.The hospital on the Corniche, please.
اِتْمَسِّك. مَفِيش زَحْمَة دِلْوَقْتِي.it-MAS-sik. ma-FEESH ZA7-ma dil-WA'-ti.Hold on. There's no traffic now.
كُلّ خَمَس دَقَايِق دِلْوَقْتِي.kull KHA-mas da-'AA-yi' dil-WA'-ti.Every five minutes now.
وِصِلْنَا. اِتْنَفَّسِي, أَنَا مَعَاكِي.wi-SIL-na. it-na-FAS-si, A-na ma-3AA-ki.We're here. Breathe, I'm with you.