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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 20 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Cold to death

A December night, the cafe closes at one and the passage is freezing: closing everybody, go home, it's very cold, say cold to death or freezing, cold to death and a bit windy, a bit, it cuts, this is ice, Cairo is cold for two weeks and talks about it for two months, take the engineer home or he'll freeze, it was a great night really, bottom line you lost, good night.

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THE STORY

Mr. Sabry's cafe, a December night at one in the morning, the owner closing up. Mr. Sabry says the plain you to Leo and Karim and calls Leo engineer; Leo answers him politely; Leo and Karim speak plainly.

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بِنِقْفِل يَا جَمَاعَة, رَوَّحُوا.bi-NI'-fil ya ga-MAA-3a raw-WA-7u.Closing, everybody, go home.
الجَوّ بَرْد قَوِي.ig-GAWW bard 'A-wi.It's very cold.
بَرْد مُوتbard mootcold to death
قُول بَرْد مُوت, وَلَّا سَاقْعَة.'ool bard moot WAL-la SA'-3a.Say cold to death, or freezing.
بَرْد مُوت, وِهَوَا شُوَيَّة.bard moot wi-HA-wa shu-WAY-ya.Cold to death, and a bit windy.
بَرْد يِقْطَعbard YI'-ta3it cuts, word for word cold that cuts
شُوَيَّة? بَرْد يِقْطَع, دَه تَلْج!shu-WAY-ya bard YI'-ta3 da talg!A bit? It cuts, this is ice!
القَاهِرَة بَرْد أُسْبُوعِين, وِبِتِتْكَلِّم عَنُّه شَهْرِين.il-qa-HI-ra bard us-bo-3EEN wi-bi-tit-KAL-lim 3AN-nu shah-REEN.Cairo is cold for two weeks and talks about it for two months.
وَصَّل البَشْمُهَنْدِس, يَا كَرِيم, هَيِتْجَمِّد.WAS-sal il-bash-mu-HAN-dis ya ka-REEM ha-yit-GAM-mid.Take the engineer home, Karim, he'll freeze.
كَانِت لَيْلَة جَامْدَة, بِجَدّ.KAA-nit LEE-la GAM-da bi-GADD.It was a great night, really.

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