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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 15 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Look, the thing is

Zizo tells the night's news: look, the thing is, the passage is changing, changing how you mean, well, the shop on the corner closed, so get to the point, the point then, a new cafe with a screen, people will go there, that's it, we're finished, he says that every month mind, look, the thing is, I'm staying here, that's it, he's one of us.

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THE STORY

Mr. Sabry's cafe, a November night, Zizo with the news of the passage. Zizo, Karim and Leo are friends of the same age and speak plainly to each other.

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المَمَرّ بِيِتْغَيَّرil-ma-MARR bi-yit-GHAY-yarthe passage is changing
بُصّ, أَصْل المَمَرّ بِيِتْغَيَّر.buss asl il-ma-MARR bi-yit-GHAY-yar.Look, the thing is, the passage is changing.
بِيِتْغَيَّر إِزَّاي يَعْنِي?bi-yit-GHAY-yar iz-ZAAY YA3-ni?Changing how, you mean?
مَا هُوَّ المَحَلّ عَلَى النَّاصْيَة قَفَل.ma HUW-wa il-ma-7ALL 3A-la in-NAS-ya 'A-fal.Well, the shop on the corner closed.
اُدْخُل فِي المَوْضُوعUD-khul fi il-maw-DOO3get to the point, word for word enter the subject
طَبّ اُدْخُل فِي المَوْضُوع, يَا زِيزُو.tabb UD-khul fi il-maw-DOO3 ya ZEE-zu.So get to the point, Zizo.
المَوْضُوع بَقَى, قَهْوَة جْدِيدَة بِشَاشَة.il-maw-DOO3 BA-'a 'AH-wa GDEE-da bi-SHAA-sha.The point, then: a new cafe, with a screen.
النَّاس هَتْرُوح هِنَاك, خَلَاص, خِلِصْنَا.in-NAAS hat-ROO7 hi-NAAK kha-LAAS khi-LIS-na.People will go there; that's it, we're finished.
بِيقُول كِدَه كُلّ شَهْر, بَرْضُه.be-'OOL KI-da kull shahr BAR-du.He says that every month, mind.
بُصّ, أَصْل أَنَا قَاعِد هِنَا.buss asl A-na 'AA-3id HI-na.Look, the thing is, I'm staying here.

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