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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 16 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

A Taxi to Tahrir

Leo takes a taxi to Tahrir in the afternoon traffic: Tahrir please, traffic, what time is it, three o'clock, half past three, four God willing, I'm late, half an hour God willing.

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THE STORY

A taxi from Heliopolis to Tahrir in the afternoon traffic; Leo is meeting Salma at the museum and is late. Leo alone with the driver, an older man: the polite you both ways.

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التَّحْرِير, لَوْ سَمَحْت.it-ta7-REER, law sa-MA7T.Tahrir, please.
التَّحْرِير زَحْمَة!it-ta7-REER ZA7-ma!Tahrir is traffic!
السَّاعَة كَام?is-SAA-3a kaam?What time is it?
السَّاعَة وَاحْدَة.is-SAA-3a WA7-da.It's one o'clock.
السَّاعَة تَلَاتَة.is-SAA-3a ta-LAA-ta.Three o'clock.
السَّاعَة خَمْسَة وِنُصّ.is-SAA-3a KHAM-sa wi-NUSS.Half past five.
أَنَا مِتْأَخَّرَة.A-na mit-'akh-KHA-ra.I'm late.
وِنُصّ.wi-NUSSand a half, for half past
السَّاعَة تَلَاتَة وِنُصّ?is-SAA-3a ta-LAA-ta wi-NUSS?At half past three?
إِنْ شَاء الله.in SHAA' al-LAAHGod willing, said with anything still to come

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