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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 2

PART 1 · LESSON 9 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

One Free Evening

At a cafe in Zamalek Salma offers Leo the cinema or the concert, and he would rather sit here, hear about the wooden screen rather than mummies, and have her talk slowly.

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THE STORY

A cafe in Zamalek on Salma's one free evening of the month. Cinema, concert or this table. The two speak plainly to each other.

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السِّينِمَا وَلَّا الحَفْلَة اللَّيْلَة?is-SEE-ni-ma WAL-la il-7AF-la il-LEE-la?The cinema or the concert tonight?
إِنْتِ فَاضْيَة اللَّيْلَة?IN-ti FAD-ya il-LEE-la?Are you free tonight?
بِصَرَاحَة, أَفَضَّل أَقْعُد هِنَا.bi-sa-RAA-7a, a-FAD-dal A'-3ud HI-na.Honestly, I'd rather sit here.
أَفَضَّل نُقْعُد بَدَل مَا نْرُوح.a-FAD-dal NU'-3ud BA-dal ma-nROO7.I'd rather we sat than went out.
أَفَضَّل أَيّ حَاجَة غِير المَتْحَف.a-FAD-dal ayy 7AA-ga gheer il-MAT-7af.I'd rather anything but the museum.
المَشْرَبِيَّة بِتَاعْتَك?il-mash-ra-BIY-ya bi-TA3-tak?Your wooden screen?
أَيْوَه, بَدَل المُومْيَاوَات.AY-wa, BA-dal il-mum-ya-WAAT.Yes, instead of the mummies.
جِدُّه كَان قَاعِد وَرَاهَا?GID-du kaan 'AA-3id wa-RAA-ha?His grandfather sat behind it?
أَفَضَّل تِتْكَلِّمِي بِالرَّاحَة, هَانَام.a-FAD-dal tit-kal-LI-mi bir-RAA-7a, ha-NAAM.I'd rather you talked slowly, I'll fall asleep.