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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 2 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES Free

The Car into Town

Night on the ring road in Karim's car, Salma in the back: are you tired, I'm not tired, a little hungry, do you understand Arabic, I don't understand, slowly please, this isn't Heliopolis yet.

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Lesson 2 · The Car into Town

Egyptian Arabic · 30 minutes

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Karim's car on the ring road from the airport, a Thursday night, Salma in the back seat. Karim and Salma are Leo's friends, so everyone says the plain you.

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لِيُو, إِنْتَ تَعْبَان?LI-yu, IN-ta ta3-BAAN?Leo, are you tired?
إِنْتِ تَعْبَانَة?IN-ti ta3-BAA-na?Are you tired?
مِش تَعْبَان.mish ta3-BAANnot tired, the little word for not in front
جَعَان شُوَيَّة.ga-3AAN shu-WAY-yaa little hungry: hungry is a cousin of tired, with the Egyptian g
لأ, مِش تَعْبَان. جَعَان شُوَيَّة.la', mish ta3-BAAN. ga-3AAN shu-WAY-ya.No, I'm not tired. A little hungry.
فَاهِم عَرَبِي?FAA-him 3A-ra-bi?Do you understand Arabic?
أَيْوَه, أَنَا فَاهِم.AY-wa, A-na FAA-him.Yes, I understand.
لأ, مِش فَاهِم.la', mish FAA-him.No, I don't understand.
مَعْلِش, لِيُو!ma3-LISH, LI-yu!Sorry, Leo!
مِن فَضْلِك.min FAD-likplease, to a woman, word for word from your kindness
بِالرَّاحَة, مِن فَضْلِك.bir-RAA-7a, min FAD-lik.Slowly, please.
دِي مَصْر الجِدِيدَة?di MASR ig-gi-DEE-da?This is Heliopolis?
لأ, دِي مِش مَصْر الجِدِيدَة.la', di mish MASR ig-gi-DEE-da.No, this isn't Heliopolis.
دِي مَدِينِة نَصْر.di ma-DEE-nit NASR.This is Nasr City.