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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 2

PART 2 · LESSON 20 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Keys

Karim and Mona leave for a week in Dahab and hand Leo the keys: if anything happens, call; water the plants on Tuesday and, just in case, Friday too; take the second key just in case; and a jacket, because it is January.

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THE STORY

Karim and Mona's flat in Heliopolis, a Saturday morning in late January; the newlyweds are leaving for a week in Dahab and Leo will water the plants. The three are friends of the same age and speak plainly to each other.

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لَوْ حَصَل حَاجَة كَلِّمْنِي.law 7A-sal 7AA-ga kal-LIM-niif anything happens, call me
لِيُو, المَفَاتِيح. لَوْ حَصَل حَاجَة كَلِّمْنِي.LI-yu, il-ma-fa-TEE7. law 7A-sal 7AA-ga kal-LIM-ni.Leo, the keys. If anything happens, call me.
هَيِحْصَل إِيه يَعْنِي?ha-YI7-sal eeh YA3-ni?What could happen, I mean?
الزَّرْع يَوْم التَّلاَت, الجُمْعَة كَمَان اِحْتِيَاطِي.iz-ZAR3 yoom it-ta-LAAT, ig-GUM-3a ka-MAAN i7-ti-YAA-ti.The plants on Tuesday, Friday too just in case.
وِلَوْ الجِيرَان سَأَلُوا عَن الدَّوْشَة?wi-LAW ig-gi-RAAN sa-'A-lu 3an id-DAW-sha?And if the neighbours ask about the noise?
قُول لُهُم اِتْجَوِّزْنَا وِمِشِينَا.'ool LU-hum it-gaw-WIZ-na wi-mi-SHEE-na.Tell them we got married and left.
خُد المُفْتَاح التَّانِي اِحْتِيَاطِي.khud il-muf-TAA7 it-TAA-ni i7-ti-YAA-ti.Take the second key just in case.
وِإِنْتُو فِين, لَوْ حَدّ سَأَل?wi-IN-tu feen, law 7add SA-'al?And where are you, if anyone asks?
هَاخُد جَاكِتَّة اِحْتِيَاطِي.HAA-khud ga-KIT-ta i7-ti-YAA-tiI'll take a jacket just in case
دَهَب! هَاخُد جَاكِتَّة اِحْتِيَاطِي, إِحْنَا فِي يِنَايِر.DA-hab! HAA-khud ga-KIT-ta i7-ti-YAA-ti, I7-na fi yi-NAA-yir.Dahab! I'll take a jacket just in case, it's January.