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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 9 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

How Salma Became a Guide

Philae temple at evening, waiting for the boat back: how did you become a guide; one day my father took me to the Museum; first I got lost, then a guide found me; were you scared; he told me about the mask for an hour; in the end my father found me, and I had decided.

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THE STORY

Philae temple at evening, Leo and Salma on the quay waiting for the boat back to Aswan. Friends of the same age, they speak plainly to each other.

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بَقِيتِ مُرْشِدَة إِزَّيّ?ba-'EE-ti mur-SHI-da iz-ZAYY?How did you become a guide?
أَنَا بَقِيت مُهَنْدِس فِي شِيكَاغُو.A-na ba-'EET mu-HAN-dis fi shi-KAA-gu.I became an architect in Chicago.
كَان عَنْدِي اِتْنَاشَر سَنَة.kaan 3AN-di it-NAA-shar SA-na.I was twelve.
فِي يَوْم, بَابَا خَدْنِي المَتْحَف.fi yoom, BAA-ba KHAD-ni il-MAT-7af.One day, my father took me to the Museum.
وِبَعْدِين, حَصَل إِيه?wi-ba3-DEEN, 7A-sal eeh?And then, what happened?
وِبَعْدِين مُرْشِد لَقَانِي.wi-ba3-DEEN MUR-shid la-'AA-nithen a guide found me
أَوِّل حَاجَة تُهْت, وِبَعْدِين مُرْشِد لَقَانِي.AW-wil 7AA-ga TUHT, wi-ba3-DEEN MUR-shid la-'AA-ni.First I got lost, then a guide found me.
خُفْتِ وَلاَّ لأ?KHUF-ti WAL-la la?Were you scared or not?
لأ, حَكَى لِي عَن القِنَاع سَاعَة.la, 7A-ka li 3an il-'i-NAA3 SAA-3a.No; he told me about the mask for an hour.
وِفِي الآخِر?wi-fi il-AA-khir?And in the end?

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