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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 18 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

A Cafe with Karim

Leo and Karim sit down at a cafe: tea or coffee sir, coffee please, plain or medium, medium, and you, mint tea please, right away, backgammon, yes.

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THE STORY

A cafe in the old city, late afternoon, tea and coffee and a backgammon board. The waiter, an older man, is polite with both customers; Leo and Karim speak plainly to each other.

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قَهْوَة.'AH-wacoffee: where the letter q is written, a Cairene makes a stop in the throat
شَاي وَلَّا قَهْوَة, يَا بَاشَا?shaay WAL-la 'AH-wa, ya BAA-sha?Tea or coffee, sir?
قَهْوَة, لَوْ سَمَحْت.'AH-wa, law sa-MA7T.Coffee, please.
سَادَة وَلَّا مَظْبُوط?SAA-da WAL-la maz-BOOT?Plain or medium?
كِبِير وَلَّا صُغَيَّر?ki-BEER WAL-la su-GHAY-yar?Big or small?
مَظْبُوط, شُكْراً.maz-BOOT, SHUK-ran.Medium, thank you.
وِحَضْرِتَك, شَاي وَلَّا قَهْوَة?wi-7ad-RIT-ak, shaay WAL-la 'AH-wa?And you, tea or coffee?
شَاي بِنِعْنَاع, لَوْ سَمَحْت.shaay bi-ni3-NAA3, law sa-MA7T.Mint tea, please.
مَيَّة, لَوْ سَمَحْت.MAY-ya, law sa-MA7T.Water, please.
حَاضِر يَا بَاشَا.7AA-dir ya BAA-sha.Right away, sir.

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