Arabic for English speakers Supermarket · Lesson 5

Looking for a cafe and giving directions

Egyptian Arabic для finding cafes — Asking for directions, go straight, turn right.

Conversation

  1. Lindo Lindo

    أنا بدور علي مكان اسمه " The Coffee Spot" تعرفي مكانه فين؟

    Ana badawwar 3ala makan ismoh "The Coffee Spot", ti3rafy makanoh feen?

    I'm looking for a place called The Coffee Spot. Do you know where it is?

    Tip: Ti3rafy = Do you know (asking a female), Ti3raf is the masculine version

  2. Yaya Yaya

    أيوه، امشي على طول بعد تلت عماير خش يمين.

    Aiwa, imshy 3ala tool ba3d talat 3amayir khosh yimeen

    Yeah, just walk straight for three blocks, then turn right.

    Tip: Yimshy is to walk. Imshy is the imperative form

  3. Lindo Lindo

    تمام، شكراََ

    Tamam, shukran

    Great, thanks!

  4. Yaya Yaya

    العفو

    il3afw

    Welcome

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

Egyptian Arabic для café?

كافيه (café), قهوة (traditional coffeehouse), كوفي شوب (loanword for coffee shop).

Common direction phrases?

على طول (straight), خد يمين (turn right), خد شمال (turn left), بعد كذا = 'after X'.

Egyptian Arabic для 'close by'?

قريب (qareeb — close), بعيد (baʿeed — far). قريب من هنا = 'close to here'.

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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