Arabic for English speakers Supermarket · Lesson 4

How to get to downtown

Egyptian Arabic для getting downtown — Directions to downtown.

Conversation

  1. Meera Meera

    تعرف إزاي أوصل وسط البلد من هنا؟

    Ti3raf izzay awsal wist ilbalad min hina?

    Hi, can you tell me how to reach the downtown from here?

    Tip: Yiwasal is to reach or to arrive

  2. Kyle Kyle

    أكيد، خمس دقايق مشي في الشارع ده بعدين خشي شمال.

    Akid, khamas diyiya mashy fil shari3 da ba3din khoushy shimal

    Of course! It's a five-minute walk down this street, then make a left.

    Tip: Yikhosh is to enter or to turn. Khoushy is the imperative form for the feminine

  3. Meera Meera

    حلو، شكراََ

    7ilw, shukran

    Nice, thanks a lot!

  4. Kyle Kyle

    العفو

    il3afo

    You're welcome

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How do you ask 'how to get to downtown?' in Egyptian Arabic?

أوصل وسط البلد إزاي؟ = 'how do I get to downtown?'. وسط البلد = downtown (Cairo).

Egyptian Arabic для directions?

شمال (left), يمين (right), على طول (straight), رجع (go back), فوق (up), تحت (down).

Cairo downtown (وسط البلد)?

Historic core of Cairo with cafés, shops, museums. Famous landmarks: Tahrir Square, Egyptian Museum, Khedivial style buildings.

Test yourself

Pick the English translation for each line from this lesson. Wrong answers are pulled from other Arabic lessons.

4 quick questions on what you just heard.

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