Day 5 of 10

A Wrong Number in Aswan

Waiting on the Aswan Corniche, Ziad (A) rings his friend Mazen to say where he is, but he has one digit wrong, and a man he has never met (B) picks up.

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  1. A

    ألو يا مازن، أنا على الكورنيش.

    Alo ya Mazen, ana 'ala l-korniish.

    Hello, Mazen? I'm on the Corniche.

  2. B

    لأ يا ابني، أنا مش مازن.

    La' ya bni, ana mesh Mazen.

    No, son, I'm not Mazen.

  3. A

    آسف يا عمو!

    Aasef ya 'ammu!

    Oh, sorry, sir!

Words in this dialogue10
  1. ألوalohello (on the phone)
  2. ياya(calls someone)
  3. أناanaI
  4. على'alaon
  5. الكورنيشl-korniishthe Corniche (a riverside road)
  6. لأla'no
  7. ابنيbnimy son (to a younger man; ابن)
  8. مشmeshnot
  9. آسفaasefsorry
  10. عمو'ammuuncle (to an older man)

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