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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 2

PART 2 · LESSON 18 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The first taxi

At a crowded Friday table Karim, Mona and Salma coax Leo into the story of his first taxi in Cairo, and the lesson is how Egyptians ask for a story softly: let Leo tell it, won't you tell us, go on, tell it, I wish Mona would tell one.

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THE STORY

The Mansours' Friday table in Heliopolis, crowded, in winter. Karim, Mona and Salma are Leo's own age and family; everyone speaks plainly.

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خَلِّي لِيُو يِحْكِي, أَوِّل تَاكْسِي.KHAL-li LI-yu YI7-ki, AW-wil TAK-si.Let Leo tell it, the first taxi.
مَا تِحْكِي لِنَا.ma TI7-ki LI-nawon't you tell us
أَيْوَه, مَا تِحْكِي لِنَا يَا لِيُو.AY-wa, ma TI7-ki LI-na ya LI-yu.Yes, won't you tell us, Leo.
يَلَّا اِحْكِي, بِوِشّ السَّوَّاق.YAL-la I7-ki, bi-WISH is-saw-WAA'.Go on, tell it, with the driver's face.
قُلْت لُه هِلْيُوبُولِيس, تَلاَت مَرَّات.'ult lu hil-yo-bo-LEES, ta-LAAT mar-RAAT.I told him Heliopolis, three times.
وِالسَّوَّاق عَمَل إِيه?wis-saw-WAA' 3A-mal eeh?And what did the driver do?
هَزّ رَاسُه, وِمِشِي سَاعَة كَامْلَة.hazz RAA-su, wi-MI-shi SAA-3a KAM-la.He nodded, and drove for a whole hour.
سَاعَة كَامْلَة?SAA-3a KAM-la?A whole hour?
وَرِّيتُه العُنْوَان, قَال, مَصْر الجِدِيدَة!war-REE-tu il-3un-WAAN, 'al, masr ig-gi-DEE-da!I showed him the address, he said, Heliopolis!
يَا رِيت مُنَى تِحْكِي.ya reet MU-na TI7-kiI wish Mona would tell one

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