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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 3

PART 3 · LESSON 30 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Cairo Airport

Leo and Salma have seen his parents to their gate at Cairo airport when a young traveller with a backpack asks him, in three words of Arabic, where the taxis are. Leo answers slowly, the way Karim and Salma answered him at this same airport eight years ago: hello, straight on then left, this is my wife, nice to meet you, let's go.

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THE STORY

Arrivals at Cairo airport, a spring evening. Leo and Salma have just seen Leo's parents through to their gate. A young traveller with a backpack and a paper address has three words of Arabic; Leo gives him the plain you, slowly. The Announcer calls a flight in Standard Arabic.

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رُكَّابُ رِحْلَةِ شِيكَاغُو.ruk-KAA-bu ri7-LA-ti she-KAA-ghuthe passengers of the Chicago flight
رُكَّابُ رِحْلَةِ شِيكَاغُو, إِلَى البَوَّابَةِ رَقْمِ اِثْنَا عَشَر.ruk-KAA-bu ri7-LA-ti she-KAA-ghu I-la il-baw-wa-BA-ti RA'-mi IS-na 3A-shar.Passengers of the Chicago flight, to gate number twelve.
لَوْ سَمَحْت, تَاكْسِي, فِين?law sa-MA7T TAK-si feen?Excuse me, taxi, where?
أَهْلاً! عَلَى طُول, وِبَعْدِين شِمَال.AH-lan 3A-la tool wi-ba3-DEEN shi-MAAL.Hello! Straight on, then left.
شُكْراً! كَام سَنَة هِنَا?SHUK-ran kaam SA-na HI-na?Thank you! How many years here?
تَمَن سِنِين, وِأَوِّل يُوم كُنْت زَيَّك.TA-man si-NEEN wi-AW-wil yoom kunt ZAY-yak.Eight years, and on my first day I was like you.
وِصَاحْبِي قَال لِي, دِي أُخْتِي.wi-SA7-bi 'al li di UKH-ti.And my friend said to me, this is my sister.
دِي مِرَاتِي سَلْمَى, فُرْصَة سَعِيدَة.di mi-RAA-ti SAL-ma FUR-sa sa-3EE-da.This is my wife Salma, nice to meet you.
يَلَّا بِينَا, نِوَصَّلَك.YAL-la BEE-na ni-was-SA-lak.Come on, let's go, we'll walk you there.