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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 13 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The invitation

The printed invitation comes in Standard Arabic, Karim teaches Leo the Egyptian words you say when you hand it over, honour us, you and the family, and Leo invites Sayed and his children at the door.

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THE STORY

The Mansours' flat in Heliopolis, then the building's door. Leo speaks plainly with Salma and Karim, and he and Sayed the doorman say the polite you to each other; Sayed calls him engineer.

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الكَارْت وِصِل, اِسْمَع.ik-KAART wi-SIL IS-ma3.The card has arrived, listen.
حَفْل الزِّفَاف.7AFL iz-zi-FAAFthe wedding ceremony, in Standard Arabic
نَتَشَرَّف بِدَعْوَتِكُم لِحَفْل الزِّفَاف.na-ta-SHAR-raf bi-da3-wa-TI-kum li-7AFL iz-zi-FAAF.We are honoured to invite you to the wedding.
دَه بِالفُصْحَى, زَيّ كُلّ كَارْت.da bil-FUS-7a zayy kull kaart.That's in Standard, like every card.
أَقُول إِيه لَمَّا أَسَلِّمُه?a-'OOL eeh LAM-ma a-sal-LI-mu?What do I say when I hand it?
شَرِّفُونَا إِنْتُو وِالعِيلَة.shar-ri-FOO-na IN-tu wil-3EE-la.Honour us, you and the family.
دَه لِحَضْرِتَك, يَا عَمّ سَيِّد.da li-7ad-RI-tak ya 3amm SAY-yid.This is for you, Sayed.
لِيَّا أَنَا, يَا بَشْمُهَنْدِس?LIY-ya A-na ya bash-mu-HAN-dis?For me, engineer?
إِنْتُو كُلُّكُو مَعْزُومِين.IN-tu kul-LU-ku ma3-zo-MEEN.You're all invited.
هَنِيجِي كُلِّنَا, يَا بَشْمُهَنْدِس.ha-NEE-gi kul-LI-na ya bash-mu-HAN-dis.We'll all come, engineer.