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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 3

PART 1 · LESSON 3 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Booking the Room

Leo phones a hotel in Zamalek for his parents: I'd like to book a room for two, from when to when, on the Nile or on the garden, is breakfast included, in whose name, if you please.

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THE STORY

Leo on the phone to a hotel on the Nile in Zamalek, booking for his parents; a receptionist he has never met. Both speak politely.

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مَسَاء الخِير, أَيّ خِدْمَة?ma-SAA' il-KHEER, ayy KHID-ma?Good afternoon, how can I help you?
كُنْت عَايِز.kunt 3AA-yizI would like, word for word I was wanting, as a man
كُنْت عَايِز أَحْجِز أُوضَة لِاِتْنَيْن.kunt 3AA-yiz A7-giz OO-da lit-NEEN.I'd like to book a room for two.
طَبْعاً, مِن إِمْتَى لِإِمْتَى?TAB-3an, min IM-ta li-IM-ta?Of course, from when to when?
مِن عَشَرَة لِأَرْبَعَة وِعِشْرِين.min 3A-sha-ra li-ar-BA-3a wi-3ish-REEN.From the tenth to the twenty-fourth.
عَلَى النِّيل وَلاَ عَلَى الجِنِينَة?3A-la in-NEEL WAL-la 3A-la ig-gi-NEE-na?On the Nile or on the garden?
لَوْ سَمَحْتِ.law sa-MA7-tiif you please, to a woman
عَلَى النِّيل لَوْ سَمَحْتِ, وِالفِطَار شَامِل?3A-la in-NEEL law sa-MA7-ti, wil-fi-TAAR SHAA-mil?On the Nile, if you please, and is breakfast included?
شَامِل. بِاسْم مِين لَوْ سَمَحْت?SHAA-mil. bi-ISM meen law sa-MA7T?Included. In whose name, if you please?
بِاسْم تُوم مِيتْشِل, مُتْشَكِّر قَوِي.bi-ISM tom MIT-shil, mut-SHAK-kir 'A-wi.In the name of Tom Mitchell, thank you so much.