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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 12 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The suit

Uncle Mahmoud picks navy wool for Leo's suit and his tailor measures him: let me measure you, make it longer, make him a groom, leave it to me, and the bill is on Uncle Mahmoud.

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THE STORY

The fabric shop on al-Azhar street, then the tailor's next door. Leo says the polite you to Uncle Mahmoud and to the tailor; Uncle Mahmoud calls Leo by his name and speaks plainly to his tailor of thirty years, who calls Leo engineer.

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دَه صُوف كُحْلِي لِلْعَرِيس.da soof KU7-li lil-3a-REES.This is navy wool, for the groom.
تَلَت مِتْر يِكَفُّوا?TA-lat mitr yi-KAF-fu?Will three metres do?
تَلاَتَة وِنُصّ, خَلِّي زِيَادَة.ta-LAA-ta wi-NUSS KHAL-li zi-YAA-da.Three and a half, leave some spare.
خَلِّينِي أَقِيس حَضْرِتَك.khal-LEE-ni a-'EES 7ad-RI-tak.Let me measure you.
اِتْفَضَّل, يَا بَشْمُهَنْدِس.it-FAD-dal ya bash-mu-HAN-dis.Come in, engineer.
خَلِّيهَا أَطْوَل, لَوْ سَمَحْت.khal-LEE-ha AT-wal law sa-MA7T.Make it longer, please.
هَاخَلِّيهَا أَطْوَل.ha-khal-LEE-ha AT-wal.I'll make it longer.
خَلِّيه عَرِيس, مِش مُهَنْدِس.khal-LEEH 3a-REES mish mu-HAN-dis.Make him a groom, not an engineer.
خَلِّيهَا عَلَيَّ.khal-LEE-ha 3a-LAY-yaleave it to me
خَلِّيهَا عَلَيَّ, البُرُوفَة السَّبْت.khal-LEE-ha 3a-LAY-ya il-bu-ROO-fa is-SABT.Leave it to me, the fitting is Saturday.

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