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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 2 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES Free

A Long Night

Six in the morning, the sleeper pulling into Luxor: how was the night, it was long and the bed was narrow, were you cold, there was a man snoring, there was no hot water, look, there's the Nile.

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Lesson 2 · A Long Night

Egyptian Arabic · 30 minutes

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Six in the morning on the sleeper, the train slowing into Luxor; Leo and Salma at the window of their compartment. Friends of the same age, they speak plainly to each other.

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صَبَاح الخَيْر, لِيُو!sa-BAA7 il-KHEER, LI-yu!Good morning, Leo!
كَانِت إِزَّيّ اللَّيْلَة?KAA-nit iz-ZAYY il-LAY-la?How was the night?
كَانِت طَوِيلَة, وِالسِّرِير كَان ضَيَّق.KAA-nit ta-WEE-la, wis-si-REER kaan DAY-ya'.It was long, and the bed was narrow.
كُنْتِ بَرْدَانَة?KUN-ti bar-DAA-na?Were you cold?
كُنْت تَعْبَان?KUNT ta3-BAAN?Were you tired?
مَكُنْتِش بَرْدَان.ma-KUN-tish bar-DAAN.I wasn't cold.
كُنْت بَرْدَانَة لِحَدّ تَلاَتَة, وِبَعْدِين نِمْت.KUNT bar-DAA-na li-7ADD ta-LAA-ta, wi-ba3-DEEN NIMT.I was cold till three, then I slept.
كَان فِيه رَاجِل.kaan FEEH RAA-gilthere was a man
كَان فِيه رَاجِل بِيِشْخُر جَنْبِنَا.kaan FEEH RAA-gil bi-YISH-khur gam-BI-na.There was a man snoring next to us.
مَكَانْش فِيه مَيَّة.ma-KANSH feeh MAY-yathere was no water
وِمَكَانْش فِيه مَيَّة سُخْنَة.wi-ma-KANSH feeh MAY-ya SUKH-na.And there was no hot water.
بُصِّي, دَه النِّيل!BUS-si, da in-NEEL!Look, there's the Nile!
وِالشَّمْس كَمَان, إِحْنَا فِي الأُقْصُر.wish-SHAMS ka-MAAN, I7-na fi il-'U'-sur.And the sun too; we're in Luxor.