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The Conversation

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صُدْفَة في أَوَّل يَوْم
Ṣudfa fī awwal yōm
A Chance Encounter on the First Day
المشهد 1
المَشْهَد 1: في الكافيه
El-mashhad 1: fil-kāfēh
Scene 1: At the Café
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كان آدَم قاعِد في كافيه صُغَيَّر في الإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّة، بِيِشْرَب قَهْوَة. دَخَل عُمَر وقَعَد على التَّرابيزَة اللِّي جَنْبُه.
Kān Ādam qāʿid fī kāfēh ṣughayyar fī al-Iskandariyya, biyishrab ahwa. Dakhal ʿUmar wa-qaʿad ʿala at-tarābēza illi ganbu.
Adam was sitting in a small café in Alexandria, drinking coffee. Omar came in and sat at the table next to him.
آدم
آدم Adam
أَهْلًا، المَكان ده فاضِي؟
Ahlan, el-makān da fāḍi?
Hi, is this seat free?
عمر
عمر Omar
أَيوا، اتْفَضَّل.
Aywa, itfaḍḍal.
Yes, go ahead.
آدم
آدم Adam
شُكْرًا.
Shukran.
Thank you.
عمر
عمر Omar
العَفْو.
El-ʿafw.
You're welcome.
المشهد 2
المَشْهَد 2: التَّعارُف
El-mashhad 2: et-taʿāruf
Scene 2: Getting Acquainted
آدم
آدم Adam
أَنا آدَم. اِسْمَك إيه؟
Ana Ādam. Ismak ēh?
I'm Adam. What's your name?
عمر
عمر Omar
أَنا عُمَر. اتْشَرَّفْت بيك.
Ana ʿOmar. Itsharraft bīk.
I'm Omar. Nice to meet you.
آدم
آدم Adam
وَأَنا كَمان. إِنْتَ مِن هِنا؟
Wi-ana kamān. Inta min hina?
Me too. Are you from here?
عمر
عمر Omar
أَيوا، أَنا مِن الإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّة. وَإِنْتَ؟
Aywa, ana min el-Iskandariyya. Wi-inta?
Yes, I'm from Alexandria. And you?
آدم
آدم Adam
أَنا مِن القُدْس.
Ana min el-Quds.
I'm from Jerusalem.
عمر
عمر Omar
جَميل! إِنْتَ عايِش هِنا؟
Gamīl! Inta ʿāyish hina?
Nice! Do you live here?
آدم
آدم Adam
أَيوا، عايِش هِنا بَقالي سَنَة.
Aywa, ʿāyish hina baʾāli sana.
Yes, I've been living here for a year.
المشهد 3
المَشْهَد 3: الشُّغْل والدِّراسَة
El-mashhad 3: esh-shughl wid-dirāsa
Scene 3: Work and Study
عمر
عمر Omar
بِتِشْتَغَل إيه؟
Bitishtaghāl ēh?
What do you do for work?
آدم
آدم Adam
أَنا طالِب. بَدْرُس في الجامِعَة. وَإِنْتَ؟
Ana ṭālib. Badrus fil-gāmʿa. Wi-inta?
I'm a student. I study at university. And you?
عمر
عمر Omar
أَنا بَشْتَغَل في شَرِكَة.
Ana bashtaghal fī sharika.
I work at a company.
آدم
آدم Adam
بِتِحِبّ شُغْلَك؟
Bitḥibb shughlak?
Do you like your job?
عمر
عمر Omar
أَيوا، بَحِبّ شُغْلي أَوِي.
Aywa, baḥibb shughlī awi.
Yes, I really like my job.
آدم
آدم Adam
ده شَيْء جَميل.
Da shayʾ gamīl.
That's a nice thing.
المشهد 4
المَشْهَد 4: الهِوايات
El-mashhad 4: el-hiwāyāt
Scene 4: Hobbies
عمر
عمر Omar
بِتِحِبّ تِعْمَل إيه في وَقْت فَراغَك؟
Bitḥibb tiʿmal ēh fī waqt farāghak?
What do you like to do in your free time?
آدم
آدم Adam
بَحِبّ أَتْفَرَّج على أَفْلام وَأَسْمَع موسيقى. وَبَحِبّ الكُورَة كَمان.
Baḥibb atfarrag ʿala aflām wa-asmaʿ mūsīqa. Wa-baḥibb el-kūra kamān.
I like watching movies and listening to music. I also like football.
عمر
عمر Omar
وَأَنا بَحِبّ الكُورَة! إيه فَريقَك المُفَضَّل؟
Wi-ana baḥibb el-kūra! Ēh farīʾak el-mufaḍḍal?
I like football too! What's your favorite team?
آدم
آدم Adam
فَريقي المُفَضَّل بَرْشَلونَة. وَإِنْتَ؟
Farīʾi el-mufaḍḍal Barcelona. Wi-inta?
My favorite team is Barcelona. And you?
عمر
عمر Omar
أَنا بَحِبّ رِيال مَدْريد.
Ana baḥibb Real Madrid.
I like Real Madrid.
آدم
آدم Adam
شَكْلِنا مِش هَنِتَّفِق في الكُورَة!
Shaklina mish hanittafiʾ fil-kūra!
Looks like we won't agree about football!
عمر
عمر Omar
صَحّ، بَسّ مُمْكِن نِبْقى أَصْحاب.
Ṣaḥḥ, bass mumkin nibʾa aṣḥāb.
True, but we can still be friends.
آدم
آدم Adam
طَبْعًا!
Ṭabʿan!
Of course!
المشهد 5
المَشْهَد 5: نِهايَة اللِّقاء
El-mashhad 5: nihāyet el-liʾā
Scene 5: End of the Meeting
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بَصّ آدَم على السّاعَة.
Baṣṣ Ādam ʿala es-sāʿa.
Adam looked at the clock.
آدم
آدم Adam
لازِم أَمْشي دِلْوَقْتي. اتْبَسَطْت إِنِّي قابَلْتَك يا عُمَر.
Lāzim amshi dilwaʾti. Itbasaṭt innī ʾābiltak yā ʿOmar.
I have to go now. It was nice meeting you, Omar.
عمر
عمر Omar
وَأَنا كَمان يا آدَم.
Wi-ana kamān yā Ādam.
Me too, Adam.
آدم
آدم Adam
مُمْكِن آخُد رَقْم تِليفونَك؟
Mumkin ākhud raʾm tilifōnak?
Can I get your phone number?
عمر
عمر Omar
طَبْعًا.
Ṭabʿan.
Of course.
آدم
آدم Adam
شُكْرًا. أَشوفَك قَريب.
Shukran. Ashūfak ʾarīb.
Thanks. See you soon.
عمر
عمر Omar
إِنْ شاءَ الله. سَلام!
In shāʾ Allāh. Salām!
God willing. Bye!
آدم
آدم Adam
سَلام!
Salām!
Bye!

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This lesson helps learners understand how introductions sound in real spoken Arabic. Listen to the conversation first, then use the transliteration and English translation whenever you need extra support.

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Review unfamiliar words in the Arabic Dictionary, then continue with Arabic Practice to reinforce the vocabulary and sentence patterns from the lesson.

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