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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 2

PART 1 · LESSON 6 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Lanes

Behind the Tentmakers' street with Karim, a passer-by shows the way to a shut carpenter's shop with a green door: go in, keep going, turn left, cross the square, on your right hand, go up, and a lady in a window.

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THE STORY

The lanes behind the Tentmakers' street in al-Darb al-Ahmar, a Saturday morning. Leo and Karim look for a shop to let and a passer-by helps. The friends speak plainly; Leo says the polite you to the passer-by, who answers plainly.

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مَحَلّ لِلإِيجَار وَرَا الخِيَامِيَّة.ma-7ALL lil-'e-GAAR WA-ra il-khi-ya-MIY-ya.A shop to let behind the Tentmakers' street.
خُشّ مِن البَوَّابَة دِي.khush min il-baw-WAA-ba di.Go in through this gate.
لِفّ شِمَال.liff shi-MAALturn left, to a man
كَمِّل لِلنَّاصْيَة وِلِفّ شِمَال.KAM-mil lin-NAS-ya wi-LIFF shi-MAAL.Keep going to the corner and turn left.
بِتْدَوَّرُوا عَلَى حَاجَة?bit-daw-WA-ru 3A-la 7AA-ga?Looking for something?
عَلَى مَحَلّ النَّجَّار.3A-la ma-7ALL in-nag-GAAR.For the carpenter's shop.
خُشّ الحَارَة وِاِعْدِي المِيدَان.khush il-7AA-ra wi-I3-di il-me-DAAN.Go into the lane and cross the square.
اِطْلَع الدُّور اللِّي فُوق.IT-la3 id-DOOR IL-li foo'.Go up to the floor above.
عَلَى إِيدَك اليِمِين, البَاب الأَخْضَر.3A-la EE-dak il-yi-MEEN il-BAAB il-'AKH-dar.On your right hand, the green door.
وِفِيه سِتّ فِي الشِّبَّاك.wi-FEEH sitt fi ish-shib-BAAK.And there's a lady in the window.

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