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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 19 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Lights Go Out

Two in the morning, the late-night meal at a cafe by al-Hussein with Karim and Salma, and the lights go out: suddenly the lights went out, don't worry, something fell in the kitchen, a tray fell and two glasses broke, everybody is eating, Egypt doesn't stop, the lights came back by themselves, three more teas and the bill.

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THE STORY

A cafe by al-Hussein at two in the morning in Ramadan, the late-night meal on the table. Leo, Karim and Salma speak plainly to each other; the waiter and his customers use the polite forms.

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فَجْأَة النُّور قَطَع.FAG-'a in-NOOR 'A-ta3.Suddenly the lights went out.
مَتِقْلَقُوش, النُّور بِيِقْطَع كُلّ لَيْلَة.ma-ti'-la-'OOSH, in-NOOR bi-YI'-ta3 kull LEE-la.Don't worry; the power goes off every night.
حَاجَة وِقْعِت فِي المَطْبَخ.7AA-ga WI'-3it fi il-MAT-bakh.Something fell in the kitchen.
الكُبَّايَة اِتْكَسَرِت.ik-kub-BAA-ya it-KA-sa-rit.The glass broke.
صِينِيَّة وِقْعِت وِكُبَّايْتَيْن اِتْكَسَرُوا.se-NIY-ya WI'-3it wi-kub-bay-TEEN it-KA-sa-ru.A tray fell and two glasses broke.
بُصّ عَلَى الشَّارِع, النَّاس كُلَّهَا بِتَاكُل.buss 3A-la ish-SHAA-ri3, in-NAAS kul-LA-ha bi-TAA-kul.Look at the street: everybody is eating.
مَصْر مَبِتُقَفْش, وَلاَ حَتَّى فِي الضَّلْمَة.masr ma-bi-tu-'AFSH, WA-la 7AT-ta fi id-DAL-ma.Egypt doesn't stop, not even in the dark.
النُّور رِجِع لِوَحْدُه.in-NOOR RI-gi3 li-WA7-du.The lights came back by themselves.
تَلاَتَة شَاي كَمَان, وِالحِسَاب لَوْ سَمَحْت.ta-LAA-ta shaay ka-MAAN, wil-7i-SAAB law sa-MA7T.Three more teas, and the bill, please.