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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 2

PART 1 · LESSON 6 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Cancelled Evening

Salma calls from a bus stuck in traffic and Leo has two concert tickets: what a pity, you should have booked Friday, you should have looked at the traffic, give the tickets to Karim and Mona.

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THE STORY

A phone call, an evening in November. Salma is on a bus stuck on the ring road; Leo waits with two concert tickets. The two speak plainly to each other.

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حَقَّك عَلَيَّ, الأُوتُوبِيس وَاقِف.7A'-'ak 3a-LAY-ya, il-'u-tu-BEES WAA-'if.Forgive me, the bus is stuck.
أَنَا وَاقْفَة فِي الزَّحْمَة.A-na WA'-fa fiz-ZA7-ma.I'm stuck in traffic.
يَا خْسَارَة, التَّذَاكِر مَعَايَا.ya KHSAA-ra, it-ta-ZAA-kir ma-3AA-ya.What a pity, I have the tickets.
كَان لَازِم تِحْجِز الجُمْعَة.kaan LAA-zim TI7-giz ig-GUM-3a.You should have booked Friday.
كَان لَازِم تِشُوفِي الزَّحْمَة.kaan LAA-zim ti-SHOO-fi iz-ZA7-ma.You should have looked at the traffic.
مَتِزْعَلْش, السَّوَّاق مِش أَنَا.ma-tiz-3ALSH, is-saw-WAA' mish A-na.Don't be upset, the driver, not me.
أَنَا مِش زَعْلَان مِنِّك.A-na mish za3-LAAN MIN-nik.I'm not upset with you.
اِدِّي التَّذَاكِر لِكَرِيم وِمُنَى.ID-di it-ta-ZAA-kir li-ka-REEM wi-MU-na.Give the tickets to Karim and Mona.
فِكْرَة حِلْوَة, يَا سَلْمَى.FIK-ra 7IL-wa, ya SAL-ma.Good idea, Salma.