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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 2

PART 1 · LESSON 2 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES Free

Between Two Groups

Leo brings Salma a sandwich at the Egyptian Museum while the loudspeaker closes the building in Standard Arabic: I'd love a coffee, I'd love to sit by the Nile, I'd love it to be May.

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Lesson 2 · Between Two Groups

Egyptian Arabic · 30 minutes

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The Egyptian Museum in Tahrir, between two of Salma's groups. Leo has brought a sandwich; the loudspeaker speaks Standard Arabic. Salma and Leo speak plainly to each other.

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يُغْلَقُ المُتْحَفُ بَعْدَ نِصْفِ سَاعَة.YUGH-la-qul MUT-7a-fu BA3-da NIS-fi SAA-3a.The museum closes in half an hour.
المَتْحَف بِيِقْفِل السَّاعَة كَام?il-MAT-7af bi-YI'-fil is-SAA-3a kaam?What time does the museum close?
نِفْسِي فِي قَهْوَة وِكُرْسِي.NIF-si fi 'AH-wa wi-KUR-si.I'd love a coffee and a chair.
كُرْسِي مَقْدَرْش, سَانْدْوِتْش أَيْوَه.KUR-si ma'-DARSH, sand-WITSH AY-wa.A chair I cannot, a sandwich yes.
نِفْسِي أَقْعُد عَلَى النِّيل.NIF-si A'-3ud 3A-la in-NEEL.I'd love to sit by the Nile.
نِفْسِي أَوِي!NIF-si A-wi!I'd love to!
بَعْد المُوسِم, فِي مَايُو.ba3d il-MOO-sim, fi MAA-yu.After the season, in May.
نِفْسِي يِكُون مَايُو دِلْوَقْتِي.NIF-si yi-KOON MAA-yu dil-WA'-ti.I'd love it to be May now.
جْرُوبِك التَّانِي عَلَى البَاب.GROO-bik it-TAA-ni 3A-la il-BAAB.Your second group is at the door.
نِفْسِي أَكُون تِمْثَال, مَحَدِّش بِيِسْأَلُه.NIF-si a-KOON tim-SAAL, ma-7AD-dish bi-yis-'A-lu.I'd love to be a statue, nobody asks it.