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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 1

PART 3 · LESSON 28 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Night Train

Luxor station at ten at night: the announcement in Standard Arabic, the conductor and the ticket, I've just got on, the train is just leaving, dinner in half an hour, what time do we arrive, you'll be asleep and then awake with the tea.

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THE STORY

Luxor station at ten at night, the sleeper to Cairo at platform two. The announcer speaks Standard Arabic; the conductor and Leo speak politely to each other.

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قِطَارُ القَاهِرَةِ يُغَادِرُ مِنَ الرَّصِيفِ الثَّانِي.qi-TAA-ru il-QAA-hi-ra-ti yu-GHAA-di-ru mi-na ir-ra-SEE-fi ith-THAA-ni.The Cairo train departs from platform two.
تَزْكَرْتَك لَوْ سَمَحْت.taz-KAR-tak law sa-MA7T.Your ticket, please.
لِسَّه رَاكِب.LIS-sa RAA-kibI have just got on: just, then riding
لِسَّه رَاكِب, دِي عَرَبِيَّة سَبْعَة?LIS-sa RAA-kib, di 3a-ra-BEY-ya SAB-3a?I've just got on, is this coach seven?
لِسَّه قَايِم.LIS-sa 'AA-yimjust leaving: just, then standing up to go
أَيْوَه, وِالقَطْر لِسَّه قَايِم.AY-wa, wil-'ATR LIS-sa 'AA-yim.Yes, and the train is just leaving.
أَنَا لِسَّه صَاحِي.A-na LIS-sa SAA-7i.I've just woken up.
الشَّاي السَّاعَة سِتَّة الصُّبْح.ish-SHAAY is-SAA-3a SIT-ta is-SUB7.Tea at six in the morning.
العَشَا بَعْد نُصّ سَاعَة.il-3A-sha ba3d nuss SAA-3a.Dinner in half an hour.
هَنِوْصَل السَّاعَة كَام?ha-NIW-sal is-SAA-3a kaam?What time do we arrive?

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