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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 1

PART 3 · LESSON 26 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Luxor Again

At the workshop in al-Darb al-Ahmar, Mr. Fathi sends Leo to Luxor for a week: have you been to Luxor before, once with Salma's group, you'll go again, this time for work, an old house on the West Bank, go Monday on the night train, the first time I saw temples.

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THE STORY

The restoration workshop in al-Darb al-Ahmar, a morning in the week after the Feast. Mr. Fathi, Leo's boss, speaks plainly to Leo; Leo answers politely and calls him by his title.

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يَا لِيُو, رُحْت الأُقْصُر قَبْل كِدَه?ya LI-yu, RU7T il-'U'-sur 'abl KI-da?Leo, have you been to Luxor before?
مَرَّة وَاحْدَة, مَعَ جْرُوب سَلْمَى.MAR-ra WA7-da, MA-3a GRUUB SAL-ma.Once, with Salma's group.
حَاضِر, يَا أُسْتَاذ فَتْحِي.7AA-dir, ya us-TAAZ FAT-7i.Certainly, Mister Fathi.
يِبْقَى هَتْرُوح تَانِي, المَرَّة دِي شُغْل.YIB-'a hat-ROO7 TAA-ni, il-MAR-ra di shughl.Then you'll go again, this time for work.
فِيه إِيه هِنَاك?fee eeh hi-NAAK?What is there?
بِيت قَدِيم فِي البَرّ الغَرْبِي.beet 'a-DEEM fi il-BARR il-GHAR-bi.An old house on the West Bank.
سَافِر الاِتْنِين بِقَطْر اللِّيل, وِارْجَع الجُمْعَة.SAA-fir lit-NEEN bi-'ATR il-LEEL, WIR-ga3 ig-GUM-3a.Go Monday on the night train, and come back Friday.
أَوِّل مَرَّة شُفْت مَعَابِد.AW-wil MAR-ra SHUFT ma-3AA-bid.The first time I saw temples.
وِالمَرَّة دِي هَاشُوف بِيت.wil-MAR-ra di ha-SHOOF beet.And this time I'll see a house.