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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 20 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The old building off Road Nine

The landlady shows the couple her mother's flat in an old building off Road Nine: this was Mum's flat, she used to sit here every day, the shutters used to be oiled, since she died nobody has lived here, the kitchen used to be here, since you said shutters, I like you.

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THE STORY

An old building off Road Nine in Maadi, near the metro, a flat with original tiles and wooden shutters. Leo and Salma speak plainly to each other and say the polite you to the landlady and the agent, who say it back; the landlady calls Leo engineer.

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اِتْفَضَّلُو, دِي كَانِت شَقِّة مَامَا.it-fad-DA-lu di KAA-nit SHA'-'it MAA-ma.Come in, this was Mum's flat.
السُّقُوف وِالبَلاَط, يَا لِيُو!is-su-'OOF wil-ba-LAAT ya LI-yu!The ceilings and the tiles, Leo!
بَاصَلَّح بُيُوت قَدِيمَة.ba-SAL-la7 bu-YOOT 'a-DEE-ma.I restore old houses.
البَلاَط دَه أَصْلِي.il-ba-LAAT da AS-li.These tiles are the originals.
كَانِت بِتُقْعُد.KAA-nit bi-TU'-3udshe used to sit
مَامَا كَانِت بِتُقْعُد هِنَا كُلّ يُوم.MAA-ma KAA-nit bi-TU'-3ud HI-na kull yoom.Mum used to sit here every day.
وِالشِّيش كَان بِيِتْزَيِّت.wish-SHEESH kaan bi-yit-ZAY-yit.And the shutters used to be oiled.
وِدِي فِيهَا اِتْنِين.wi-di FEE-ha it-NEEN.And this one has two.
مِن سَاعَة مَا مَاتِت, مَحَدِّش سَاكِن.min SAA-3a ma MAA-tit ma-7AD-dish SAA-kin.Since she died, nobody has lived here.
المَطْبَخ كَان هِنَا.il-MAT-bakh kaan HI-na.The kitchen used to be here.

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