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بعد ١١ سنة في مصر... فكروني جاسوس! 🇺🇸 | They Called Me a Spy! | Egyptian Arabic Conversation

August 11, 2026 · 51 min

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قعدت مع إريك، اللي عاش في مصر ١١ سنة، وحكى عن الجواز من مصرية، الحب، والعربي اللي لسه بيتعلمه.

I sat down with Eric, who has lived in Egypt for 11 years, to talk about marriage, love, and still learning Arabic after all this time.

🎧 Natural, unscripted Egyptian Arabic conversation, great for learners and native speakers.

⏱️ Chapters

00:00 المقدمة | Intro

00:19 إريك وبداية رحلته مع مصر والعربي | How Eric ended up in Egypt

00:54 ليه قررت (العربي و مصر) | Why did you decide on Arabic & Egypt

01:20 I wish someone will correct my mistakes | I feel stuck

03:00 إزاي اتعلمت العربي | How did you learn Arabic

04:10 أنا ومراتي بنتخانق كتير بسبب العربي | I fight a lot with my wife

05:35 إزاي إختارت العربي و مش الصيني؟ | How did you choose Arabic & not Chinese?

08:10 خلِّي كل ده في الحلقة! | keep all of the mistakes I make in the episodes!10:45 Did you have a Prejudice regarding Egypt before coming? | هل كان عندك فكرة مسبقة عن مصر؟

11:57 ليه أهلي ماجوش مصر؟ | Why didn't my parents come to visit Egypt?14:48 يا جاسوس | Are you a spy?

18:00 الأمريكان رأيهم إيه لما بييجوا مصر؟ | What do Americans think when they are in Egypt?

23:00 شربت من مية النيل؟ | Did you drink from the Nile?

26:45 الجَواز من مصرية! | Marrying an Egyptian as an American!

28:55 هي بتعرف كل حاجة | She knows everything 34:35 إيه الحب بالنسبة لك؟ | What does love mean to you? | ال EGO

40:00 برة ال MATRIX 48:00 الخاتمة | Closingفي الحلقة دي اتكلمنا عن:

• شغل إريك في مصر وإزاي بدأ يتعلم العربي• الجواز من مصرية، الحب، والعلاقات• الاختلافات الثقافية• إنك حتى بعد سنين ممكن تغلط، ولسه بتتعلم وبتتطور

In this episode we talk about:

• Eric's work in Egypt and how he started learning Arabic

• Marriage to an Egyptian woman, love, and relationships

• Cultural differences

• Why you keep making mistakes even after years, and why you can always improve

🎙️ إريك ومراته عندهم بودكاست بالعربي اسمه From Cairo Podcast، وهنتكلم عنه أكتر في الحلقة الجاية.

Eric and his wife also run a podcast, From Cairo Podcast. We'll talk more about it in the next episode

⭐ لو الحلقة عجبتك: لايك، كومنت (بقرا كل كومنت!)، واشترك.

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