ðˈɛɹ, ˈæftɚ hɪz fˈɑːðɚz dˈɛθ ˈælɡˈæməlz hˈæf bɹˈʌðɚ sˈeɪmi dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd tə nˌɑːt pˈeɪ fɚðə hˈaɪ kˈɔst ʌv pɹˈaɪvət skˈuːl, sˌoʊ hiː ɛnɹˈoʊld hˌɪm ɪnðɪ ˌɪntɚmˈiːdiət skˈuːl ʌv kˈɑːmɜːs wˌɛɹ ˈælɡˈæməl wʌz ɐstˈɑːnɪʃt baɪ ðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ænd ɪmpɹˈɛst baɪ ðɛɹ stɹˈʌɡəl ɐɡˈɛnst ðɪ ˈɑːnslɔːt ʌvðə nˈɑːtsɪz.
There, after his father's death Al-Gammal's half brother Samy decided to not pay for the high cost of private school, so he enrolled him in the intermediate school of commerce where Al-Gammal was astonished by the British and impressed by their struggle against the onslaught of the Nazis.