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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 1

PART 3 · LESSON 22 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Friday Taxi

A Friday morning taxi from Heliopolis to al-Darb al-Ahmar with Uncle Mahmoud: by the meter, is there traffic, no traffic, Cairo is asleep, here is fine, how much, eighty pounds, keep the change, no problem.

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THE STORY

A taxi on a Friday morning, from Heliopolis to the old house in al-Darb al-Ahmar. Uncle Mahmoud and the driver are polite with each other, and the driver calls him sir; Leo listens and asks one thing.

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بِالعَدَّاد.bil-3ad-DAADby the meter, with the deep throat sound in the middle
الدَّرْب الأَحْمَر بِالعَدَّاد, لَوْ سَمَحْت.id-DARB il-A7-mar bil-3ad-DAAD, law sa-MA7T.Al-Darb al-Ahmar by the meter, please.
فِيه زَحْمَة?feeh ZA7-ma?Is there traffic?
فِيه مَيَّة?feeh MAY-ya?Is there water?
مَفِيش زَحْمَة, الجُمْعَة الصُّبْح.ma-FEESH ZA7-ma, ig-GUM-3a is-SUB7.No traffic, Friday morning.
القَاهِرَة نَايْمَة, يَا لِيُو!il-qaa-HI-ra NAY-ma, ya LI-yu!Cairo is asleep, Leo!
مَفِيش مُشْكِلَة.ma-FEESH mush-KI-la.No problem.
هِنَا, يَا بَاشَا?HI-na, ya BAA-sha?Here, sir?
هِنَا كْوَيِّس, بِكَام?HI-na KWAY-yis, bi-KAAM?Here is fine, how much?
تَمَانِين جْنِيه, يَا بَاشَا.ta-ma-NEEN gi-NEEH, ya BAA-sha.Eighty pounds, sir.

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