Egyptian Arabic A1, Unit 15: In town: review

In town: review

Egyptian Arabic A1 · Unit 15

GoalUse places, directions and transport together on a short trip.

New words

لَو سَمَحْت، فِين…؟ (law samaḥt, fēn …?) · excuse me, where is …? (to a man)اِمْشِي دُغْرِي (imshi dughri) · walk straightلِفّ يَمِين (liff yimīn) · turn right (to a man)عَايِز أَرُوح… (ʿāyiz arūḥ …) · I want to go to …مَحَطَّة المِتْرُو (maḥaṭṭit il-metro) · the metro stationأَوِّل شَارِع (awwil shāriʿ) · the first street

Explanation

Use everything on one trip. Ask the way with لَو سَمَحْت، فِين …؟ or إِزَّاي أَرُوح …؟ Listen for the directions: دُغْرِي، يَمِين، شِمَال. Say what you want with عَايِز أَرُوح … if you are a man and عَايْزَة أَرُوح … if you are a woman. You can say where you went with the past tense: رُحْت السُّوق إِمْبَارِح. End politely with شُكْرًا.

Step	Say	Meaning
1	اِمْشِي دُغْرِي	walk straight
2	لِفّ يَمِين	turn right
3	بَعْد البَنْك	after the bank
4	المَحَطَّة قُدَّام	the station is ahead

Worked examples

Mariam

لَو سَمَحْت، عَايْزَة أَرُوح مَحَطَّة المِتْرُو.

Ahmed

اِمْشِي دُغْرِي. أَوِّل شَارِع لِفِّي يَمِين.

Mariam

وِهِيَّ بَعِيدَة؟

Ahmed

لَأ، قَرِيبَة. جَنْب البَنْك.

Mariam

شُكْرًا!

Mariam asks Ahmed the way. Press each line.

Yesterday in town. Press each card.

Class activity

Draw a map with four places and one street. Write directions from one place to another in four steps. Read them aloud to a friend, who follows them on the map with a finger.

Practice

Say «I want to go to the market» (a man speaking).

Tell a woman to walk straight.

Say «the bus is far».

Tell a man to turn in the direction of the arrow.

Say «I went to the bank yesterday».

Around town, taxis and directions

In town: review