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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 3

PART 3 · LESSON 24 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

A Cafe on the Marina

Sugar-cane juice at a cafe on the marina in Hurghada after a day on the reef: have you ever seen fish like that, never in my life, have you ever been in the sea at night, once in Dahab, I've never eaten fish this fresh, I've never seen you this quiet, the sea makes you think.

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THE STORY

A cafe on the marina in Hurghada, an August evening, two glasses of sugar-cane juice; Karim and Leo, friends of the same age, speak plainly to each other.

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عُمْرَك شُفْت?3UM-rak SHUFThave you ever seen, word for word your life you saw
عُمْرَك شُفْت سَمَك زَيّ دَه?3UM-rak SHUFT SA-mak zayy da?Have you ever seen fish like that?
لأ, عُمْرِي مَا شُفْت.la', 3UM-ri ma SHUFT.No, never in my life.
عُمْرِكِ شُفْتِ شِيكَاغُو?3UM-ri-ki SHUF-ti shi-KAA-gu?Have you ever seen Chicago?
البَحْر بِاللِّيل.il-BA7R bil-LEELthe sea at night
وِعُمْرَك نْزِلْت البَحْر بِاللِّيل?wi-3UM-rak NZILT il-BA7R bil-LEEL?And have you ever been in the sea at night?
عُمْرِي مَا نْزِلْت. وِإِنْتَ?3UM-ri ma NZILT. wi-'IN-ta?Never. And you?
مَرَّة, فِي دَهَب. كُنْت خَايِف.MAR-ra, fi DA-hab. kunt KHAA-yif.Once, in Dahab. I was scared.
عُمْرِي مَا كَلْت سَمَك طَازَة كِدَه.3UM-ri ma KALT SA-mak TAA-za KI-da.I've never eaten fish this fresh.
عُمْرِي مَا شُفْتَك سَاكِت كِدَه, يَا لِيُو.3UM-ri ma shuf-TAK SAA-kit KI-da, ya LI-yu.I've never seen you this quiet, Leo.

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