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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 1 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES Free

The Sleeper to Luxor

Giza station at nine at night, the sleeper to Luxor with Salma's group: did you bring your passport, I brought it and the tickets, did you forget anything, I forgot my charger, I didn't drink coffee.

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Lesson 1 · The Sleeper to Luxor

Egyptian Arabic · 30 minutes

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Giza station, nine at night: Salma's tour group is boarding the sleeper to Luxor and Leo is going along. Salma and Leo are friends of the same age and speak plainly to each other.

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خَدْت البَاسْبُور?KHADT il-bas-BOOR?Did you bring your passport?
شُفْت القَطْر?SHUFT il-'ATR?Did you see the train?
وِجِبْت التَّزَاكِر كَمَان.wi-GIBT it-ta-ZAA-kir ka-MAANand I brought the tickets too
خَدْتُه, وِجِبْت التَّزَاكِر كَمَان.KHAD-tu, wi-GIBT it-ta-ZAA-kir ka-MAAN.I took it, and I brought the tickets too.
نِسِيت حَاجَة?ni-SEET 7AA-ga?Did you forget anything?
نِسِيت الشَّاحِن.ni-SEET ish-SHAA-7in.I forgot the charger.
خَدْتِ التَّزَاكِر?KHAD-ti it-ta-ZAA-kir?Did you bring the tickets?
أَنَا مَنْسِيتْش, جِبْت اِتْنِين.A-na man-SEETSH, GIBT it-NEEN.I didn't forget; I brought two.
وِأَكَلْت حَاجَة?wi-'a-KALT 7AA-ga?And did you eat anything?
وِإِنْتِ, أَكَلْتِ?wi-'IN-ti, a-KAL-ti?And you, did you eat?
مَشْرِبْتِش قَهْوَة.ma-shi-RIB-tish 'AH-waI didn't drink coffee
أَكَلْت فِي البَيْت, وِمَشْرِبْتِش قَهْوَة.a-KALT fi il-BEET, wi-ma-shi-RIB-tish 'AH-wa.I ate at home, and I didn't drink coffee.
هَتْنَام فِي القَطْر.hat-NAAM fi il-'ATRyou'll sleep on the train
كْوَيِّس, يَعْنِي هَتْنَام فِي القَطْر.KWAY-yis, YA3-ni hat-NAAM fi il-'ATR.Good, so you'll sleep on the train.