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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 1 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES Free

Setting the Day

In the Mansours' living room, Uncle Mahmoud and Madame Nadia set the engagement for a Friday at home and Leo learns what a groom brings: supposed to, must, essential, no need and you don't have to.

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Lesson 1 · Setting the Day

Egyptian Arabic · 30 minutes

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The Mansours' living room in Heliopolis, an evening in October. Uncle Mahmoud, Madame Nadia and Salma are setting the engagement with Leo. Leo says the polite you to Salma's parents; they call him Leo with the plain you; Salma and Leo speak plainly.

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المَفْرُوض الخُطُوبَة فِي البَيْت.il-maf-ROOD il-khu-TOO-ba fi il-BEET.The engagement is supposed to be at home.
لاَزِم يِجِيب الشَّبْكَة.LAA-zim yi-GEEB ish-SHAB-kahe must bring the engagement gold
وِالعَرِيس لاَزِم يِجِيب الشَّبْكَة.wil-3a-REES LAA-zim yi-GEEB ish-SHAB-ka.And the groom must bring the engagement gold.
لاَزِم تِكُون دَهَب?LAA-zim ti-KOON DA-hab?Must it be gold?
مِش لاَزِم تِجِيب حَاجَة.mish LAA-zim ti-GEEB 7AA-gayou don't have to bring anything, said to a man
مَفِيش دَاعِي.ma-FEESH DAA-3ino need, word for word there is no reason
خَاتِم بَسّ, مَفِيش دَاعِي نِكَبَّرْهَا.KHAA-tim bass, ma-FEESH DAA-3i ni-kab-BAR-ha.Just a ring, no need to make it big.
ضَرُورِي أَهْلَك يِعْرَفُو المَعَاد.da-ROO-ri AH-lak yi3-RA-fu il-ma-3AAD.It's essential your parents know the date.
ضَرُورِي نِعْزِم العِمَارَة كُلَّهَا?da-ROO-ri NI3-zim il-3i-MAA-ra kul-LA-ha?Is it necessary to invite the whole building?
مِش ضَرُورِي, بَسّ عِيلِة سَيِّد لاَزِم تِيجِي.mish da-ROO-ri, bass 3EE-lit SAY-yid LAA-zim TEE-gi.Not necessary, but Sayed's family must come.
يِبْقَى الجُمْعَة, إِنْ شَاء الله.YIB-'a ig-GUM-3a, in SHAA' al-LAAH.Then Friday, God willing.