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| English. | Arabic—Phonetic Pronunciation. | |
| please go and get the tickets | min fadlak rūḥ wa gīb et tazākir | |
| I want four first-class | 'auz arb'aa meḥellāt daragah ula | |
| there is a ticket short | fi tazkārah nāqes | |
| never mind! I will bring you another | m'aleysh I agīb lak kamān wāḥedah | |
| and the money; is it right? | w'al filūs, tamām? [complete] | |
| one piastre is bad | wāhed qirsh batāl | |
| [by the life of your father] I swear it is good | wā hāyat abūk! huwa tāyyib | |
| you are right, it is only old | lak haqq, huwa qadīm bass | |
| I would like to ask the interpreter | ana biddi is, āl et tergumān | |
| there is no need to | mā fīsh lezūm | |
| I will ascertain from him, all the same | ana istáfhem min-u bardu | |
| the luggage goes without extra charge | el 'afsh yerūḥ ballāsh | |
| no! I have paid 15 piastres; here's the receipt | lā ana dof 'aat khamast'ashrah qirsh; ahó el wasl | |
| I wish you a good journey | m'a es salāmah I (lit. with safety) | |
| you are travellers | ḥadrétkum musāfirīn | |
| how long have you been in Egypt? | baqa lakum kām yom fi berr Masr? | |
| we arrived only today | wasálna en nehār deh bass | |
| are you going to Cairo? | intum rāyḥin fi Masr ? | |
| we shall stay there four days waiting for the steamer | noqod henāk arb'at eyyām, mustannīn el wabūr | |
| it is not enough; you require 2 or 3 weeks at least | ma yekfīsh; lāzim aqall guma'ateyn telātah | |
| our intention is to see everything before we go back to England | qasdéna neshūf kullu qabli ma nirg'a fil bilād el ingelīz |
