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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 6 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Never in My Life

The Valley of the Kings with the group, Leo's first tomb: have you ever gone into a tomb, never in my life, I've come here maybe fifty times, have you ever seen colours like these, that's why I love my work.

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THE STORY

The Valley of the Kings on the West Bank of Luxor, late morning, the group filing into a painted tomb. Leo and Salma are friends of the same age and speak plainly to each other.

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عُمْرَك دَخَلْت مَقْبَرَة?3UM-rak da-KHALT MA'-ba-ra?Have you ever gone into a tomb?
دَخَلْت مَرَّة وَاحْدَة بَسّ.da-KHALT MAR-ra WA7-da bass.I went in only once.
عُمْرِي مَا دَخَلْت.3UM-ri ma da-KHALT.Never in my life.
أَنَا جِيت هِنَا يِمْكِن خَمْسِين مَرَّة.A-na GEET HI-na YIM-kin kham-SEEN MAR-ra.I've come here maybe fifty times.
وِعُمْرِك مَا زِهِقْتِ?wi-3UM-rik ma zi-HI'-ti?And you never got bored?
كُلّ مَرَّة بَاشُوف حَاجَة جْدِيدَة.kull MAR-ra ba-SHOOF 7AA-ga gi-DEE-daevery time I see something new
لأ, كُلّ مَرَّة بَاشُوف حَاجَة جْدِيدَة.la, kull MAR-ra ba-SHOOF 7AA-ga gi-DEE-da.No; every time I see something new.
عُمْرَك شُفْت أَلْوَان زَيّ دِي?3UM-rak SHUFT al-WAAN zayy di?Have you ever seen colours like these?
عُمْرِي مَا شُفْت حَاجَة زَيّ دِي.3UM-ri ma SHUFT 7AA-ga zayy di.I've never seen anything like this.
عُمْرِي مَا شُفْت, تَلاَت تَلاَف سَنَة وِزَيّ اِمْبَارِح.3UM-ri ma SHUFT, ta-LAAT ta-LAAF SA-na wi-ZAYY im-BAA-ri7.Never; three thousand years, and like yesterday.

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