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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 2 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES Free

The Gold Street

On the gold street of the Khan el-Khalili, Madame Nadia, Salma and Leo buy the engagement gold: karats, grams and the price per gram, and how Egyptian Arabic counts things: three to ten take the plural, from eleven the singular comes back, and a measure word stays singular.

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Lesson 2 · The Gold Street

Egyptian Arabic · 30 minutes

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A jeweller's shop on the gold street of the Khan el-Khalili, a Saturday morning. Madame Nadia, Salma and Leo are choosing a ring and a bracelet. Everyone says the polite you to the jeweller, and he to them.

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عِيَار وَاحِد وِعِشْرِين.3i-YAAR WAA-7id wi-3ish-REENtwenty-one karat, word for word standard one and twenty
خَاتِم وِغْوِيشَة, عِيَار وَاحِد وِعِشْرِين.KHAA-tim wigh-WEE-sha, 3i-YAAR WAA-7id wi-3ish-REEN.A ring and a bracelet, twenty-one karat.
الغْوِيشَة اِتْنَيْن وِعِشْرِين جْرَام.ilgh-WEE-sha it-NEEN wi-3ish-REEN graam.The bracelet is twenty-two grams.
الجْرَام بِكَام النَّهَارْدَه?ig-RAAM bi-KAAM in-na-HAR-da?How much is the gram today?
الجْرَام بِأَرْبَع تَلاَف, وِالمَصْنَعِيَّة فُوق.ig-RAAM bi-'AR-ba3 ta-LAAF, wil-mas-na-3IY-ya foo'.The gram is four thousand, and the workmanship on top.
الخَاتِم وَاسِع شُوَيَّة, فِيه أَصْغَر?il-KHAA-tim WAA-si3 shu-WAY-ya, feeh AS-ghar?The ring is a bit wide, is there a smaller one?
تَلاَت خَوَاتِم.ta-LAAT kha-WAA-timthree rings, the number without its final a and rings in the plural
عَنْدِي تَلاَت خَوَاتِم مِن المُودِيل دَه.3AN-di ta-LAAT kha-WAA-tim min il-mu-DEEL da.I have three rings in this pattern.
تَمَانْيَة وِعِشْرِين جْرَام بِالكُلّ, صَحّ?ta-MAN-ya wi-3ish-REEN graam bil-KULL, sa77?Twenty-eight grams in all, right?
صَحّ, وِعَشَر أَيَّام لِلتَّغْيِير.sa77, wi-3A-shar ay-YAAM lit-tagh-YEER.Right, and ten days to exchange.