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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 3

PART 1 · LESSON 6 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The First Evening

Karim brings the last box up to the Dokki flat: do you like the flat, I like it, the balcony is lovely, and the street, quiet, Mum likes it too, she saw the photos, and you, I like it but it's far, half an hour by metro, come on Friday.

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THE STORY

The two rooms in Dokki on the first evening in May, boxes on the floor and the balcony open. Karim and Leo, friends of the same age, speak plainly to each other.

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عَاجْبَاك?3ag-BAAK?do you like it, word for word it pleases you: the flat is a she, so the pleasing word is feminine
هَا, الشَّقَّة عَاجْبَاك?HAA, ish-SHA'-'a 3ag-BAAK?So, do you like the flat?
عَاجْبَانِي, البَلَكُونَة حِلْوَة.3ag-BAA-ni, il-ba-la-KOO-na 7IL-wa.I like it, the balcony is lovely.
وِالشَّارِع عَاجْبَك?wish-SHAA-ri3 3AG-bak?And do you like the street?
عَاجِبْنِي, هَادِي.3A-gib-ni, HAA-di.I like it, quiet.
مَامَا عَاجْبَاهَا كَمَان.MAA-ma 3ag-BAA-ha ka-MAAN.Mum likes it too.
شَافِت الصُّوَر.SHAA-fit is-SU-war.She saw the photos.
الصُّوَر عَاجْبَانِي كَمَان.is-SU-war 3ag-BAA-ni ka-MAAN.I like the photos too.
وِإِنْتَ, عَاجْبَاك?wi-'IN-ta, 3ag-BAAK?And you, do you like it?
عَاجْبَانِي, بَسّ بِعِيدَة.3ag-BAA-ni, bass bi-3EE-da.I like it, but it's far.

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