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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 10 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Contract

At the marriage office for foreigners, the registrar checks who is present, the contract is read in Standard Arabic, the first party and the second party, and Leo, Salma and her father agree in Egyptian: the participle of state by gender, present, agreeing, married.

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THE STORY

The registrar's desk at the marriage office for foreigners at Lazoghly, Downtown, a Thursday morning in February. The registrar, Leo, Salma, Uncle Mahmoud as her father, and the witnesses. The registrar and Leo say the polite you to each other.

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الشُّهُود مَوْجُودِين?ish-shu-HOOD maw-goo-DEEN?The witnesses, present?
مَوْجُودِين, وِالعَرُوسَة مَوْجُودَة.maw-goo-DEEN, wil-3a-ROO-sa maw-GOO-da.Present, and the bride is present.
الطَّرَفُ الثَّانِي.at-TA-ra-fu ath-THAA-nithe second party, in Standard Arabic
الطَّرَفُ الأَوَّلُ, لِيُو مِيتْشِل.at-TA-ra-fu al-AW-wa-lu, LI-yu MEET-shil.The first party, Leo Mitchell.
لِيُو, حَضْرِتَك مُوَافِق عَلَى العَقْد?LI-yu, 7ad-RI-tak mu-WAA-fi' 3A-la il-3A'D?Leo, do you agree to the contract?
أَنَا مُوَافِق.A-na mu-WAA-fi'.I agree.
وِأَنَا مُوَافْقَة.wi-A-na mu-WAF-'a.And I agree.
وِأَنَا أَبُوهَا, مَوْجُود وِمُوَافِق.wi-A-na a-BOO-ha, maw-GOOD wi-mu-WAA-fi'.And I, her father, am present and agree.
اِمْضُو هِنَا, مَبْرُوك, اِنْتُو مِتْجَوِّزِين.IM-du HI-na, mab-ROOK, IN-tu mit-gaw-wi-ZEEN.Sign here, congratulations, you're married.
الحَمْدُ لِله, سَلْمَى, إِحْنَا مِتْجَوِّزِين!il-7AM-du lil-LAAH, SAL-ma, I7-na mit-gaw-wi-ZEEN!Thank God, Salma, we're married!