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لقاء بالصدفة

A Chance Encounter

Egyptian Arabic A1 5 sentences
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Key Vocabulary

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صباح الخير

Good morning

Sabaḥ el-kheer

الشغل

Work

Esh-shoġl

عامل النظافة

cleaner

3āmil an-naẓāfa

إزيك

How are you (male)

Izzayyak

مع السلامة

Goodbye

Ma'a salama

الله يسلمك

May God keep you safe (response)

Allah yisallimak

بعمل قهوة

I make coffee

Ba'mel 'ahwa

بلبس هدومي

I get dressed

Balbes hudoomi

بجهز نفسي

I prepare myself

Baġahhez nafsi

السلام عليكم

Hello

as-salamu alaykum

بصحى

I wake up

Basḥa

صاحبي القديم

my old friend

ṣaḥbi el-'adeem

قلتله

I said to him

Oltelu

استغرب

he was surprised

Estaghrab

اتكلمنا

we talked

Etkallimna