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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 4 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The News Wears a Tie

The Announcer reads the weather and traffic in Standard Arabic, and Dalia has Leo say it all again in plain Egyptian: hot, very, the cars standing, and the tomorrow that means maybe.

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THE STORY

The studio of a Cairo morning programme, on air, after the Announcer's bulletin. Dalia and Leo say the polite you to each other on air.

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الطَّقْس حَارّ الآن, وَالسَّيَّارَات تَسِير بِبُطْء.at-TAQS 7aarr al-'AAN was-say-ya-RAAT ta-SEER bi-BUT'.The weather is hot now, and the automobiles are moving slowly.
الجَوّ عَامِل إِيه, بِالبَلَدِي?ig-GAWW 3AA-mil eeh bil-BA-la-di?How's the weather, in plain Egyptian?
الجَوّ حَرّ خَالِص.ig-GAWW 7arr KHAA-lis.The weather is hot, very.
وِالسَّيَّارَات, بِالبَلَدِي?wis-say-ya-RAAT bil-BA-la-di?And the automobiles, in plain Egyptian?
زَحْمَة زَيّ كُلّ يُوم.ZA7-ma zayy kull yoom.Traffic, as every day.
العَرَبِيَّات مَاشْيَة بِالرَّاحَة.il-3a-ra-biy-YAAT MASH-ya bir-RAA-7a.The cars are moving slowly.
بِنْقُول وَاقْفَة, مِش مَاشْيَة.bin-'OOL WA'-fa mish MASH-ya.We say standing, not moving.
وِغَداً يَعْنِي بُكْرَة?wi-GHA-dan YA3-ni BUK-ra?And the Standard tomorrow, that is, tomorrow?
بُكْرَة يَعْنِي يِمْكِن. نِشُوف!BUK-ra YA3-ni YIM-kin ni-SHOOF!Tomorrow means maybe. We'll see!
الأَخْبَار لَابْسَة كَرَافَتَّة.il-'akh-BAAR LAB-sa ka-ra-FAT-ta.The news wears a tie.