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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 4 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Bigger Than the Pyramids

Karnak at eight in the morning, before the crowds: bigger than any temple, bigger than the pyramids, taller than my house, older than Chicago by three thousand years, how much time do we have, less than two hours.

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THE STORY

Karnak temple at eight in the morning, before the crowds, Salma's group a few steps behind. Leo and Salma are friends of the same age and speak plainly to each other.

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الكَرْنَك أَكْبَر مِن أَيّ مَعْبَد.il-KAR-nak AK-bar min ayy MA3-bad.Karnak is bigger than any temple.
الأُقْصُر أَصْغَر مِن القَاهِرَة.il-'U'-sur AS-ghar min il-qaa-HI-ra.Luxor is smaller than Cairo.
أَكْبَر مِن الأَهْرَامَات?AK-bar min il-'ah-ra-MAAT?Bigger than the pyramids?
الأَهْرَامَات أَقْدَم, بَسّ دَه أَكْبَر.il-'ah-ra-MAAT A'-dam, bass da AK-bar.The pyramids are older, but this is bigger.
الأَعْمِدَة دِي أَطْوَل مِن بَيْتِي.il-'a3-MI-da di AT-wal min BEE-ti.These columns are taller than my house.
كَرِيم أَكْبَر مِنِّي بِسَنَتِين.ka-REEM AK-bar MIN-ni bi-sa-na-TEEN.Karim is older than me by two years.
وِأَقْدَم مِن شِيكَاغُو بِتَلاَت تَلاَف سَنَة.wi-A'-dam min shi-KAA-gu bi-ta-LAAT ta-LAAF SA-na.And older than Chicago by three thousand years.
عَنْدِنَا وَقْت قَدّ إِيه?3an-DI-na WA'T 'add eeh?How much time do we have?
أَقَلّ مِن سَاعْتِين.a-'ALL min sa3-TEEN.Less than two hours.
عَايِز أَشُوف كُلّ حَاجَة.3AA-yiz a-SHOOF kull 7AA-gaI want to see everything

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