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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 10 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Come On, Downtown

Karim drags Leo out to the Downtown crowd on a Tuesday night: get up, come on, loosen up, for my sake, my treat and no argument, Mr. Sabry's cafe, Zizo will beat you at backgammon, one game only.

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THE STORY

Leo and Salma's flat in Maadi, a Tuesday night; Karim has come to take Leo to a cafe Downtown. Karim, Salma and Leo all speak plainly to each other.

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قُوم, يَلَّا بِينَا وِسْط البَلَد!'oom YAL-la BEE-na wist il-BA-lad!Get up, come on, we're going Downtown!
مَعْلِش, عَنْدِي شُغْل الصُّبْح.MA3-lish 3AN-di shughl is-SUB7.Sorry, I've got work in the morning.
فُكّ نَفْسَك يَا عَمّ!fukk NAF-sak ya 3amm!Loosen up, man!
وِلَيْلَى, مِين مَعَاهَا?wi-LAY-la meen ma-3AA-ha?And Layla, who's with her?
رُوح عَشَان خَاطْرِي, لَيْلَى مَعَايَا.roo7 3a-SHAAN KHAT-ri LAY-la ma-3AA-ya.Go, for my sake; Layla's with me.
قَهْوَة عَمّ صَبْرِي, فِي المَمَرّ.'AH-wa 3amm SAB-ri fi il-ma-MARR.The cafe of Mr. Sabry, in the passage.
عَلَى حِسَابِي, وِمَفِيش كَلَام!3A-la 7i-SAA-bi wi-ma-FEESH ka-LAAM!My treat, and no argument!
طَيِّب, مِين هِنَاك?TAY-yib meen hi-NAAK?All right, who's there?
زِيزُو, وِهَيِغْلِبَك فِي الطَّاوْلَة.ZEE-zu wi-ha-yigh-LI-bak fi it-TAW-la.Zizo, and he'll beat you at backgammon.
لِعْبَة وَاحْدَة بَسّ!LI3-ba WA7-da bass!One game only!