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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 1

PART 3 · LESSON 21 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The rent and the lease

In the landlady's kitchen off Road 9, the agent lays out the money and the lease is read: fourteen a month, two months' deposit, thirteen if Leo oils the shutters, the owner and the tenant as the two parties, who undertakes what, a year's contract from June.

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THE STORY

The landlady's kitchen in the old building off Road 9 in Maadi, the agent's papers on the table. Leo and Salma say the polite you to the landlady and the agent; the landlady calls Leo engineer.

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أَرْبَعْتَاشَر, وِشَهْرِين تَأْمِين.ar-ba3-TAA-shar wi-shah-REEN ta'-MEEN.Fourteen, and two months' deposit.
المَيَّة وِالنُّور عَلِيكُو.il-MAY-ya win-NOOR 3a-LEE-ku.Water and electricity are on you.
مُمْكِن تَلَتَّاشَر, يَا مَدَام?MUM-kin ta-lat-TAA-shar ya ma-DAAM?Could it be thirteen, madame?
لَوْ البَشْمُهَنْدِس يِزَيِّت الشِّيش.law il-bash-mu-HAN-dis yi-ZAY-yit ish-SHEESH.If the engineer oils the shutters.
المَالِك هُوَّ الطَّرَف الأَوَّل.il-MAA-lik HUW-wa it-TA-raf il-'AW-wal.The owner is the first party.
مَاشِي, تَلَتَّاشَر.MAA-shi ta-lat-TAA-shar.Fine, thirteen.
يَلْتَزِمُ المَالِكُ بِتَسْلِيمِ الشَّقَّةِ.yal-TA-zi-mu il-MAA-li-ku bi-tas-LEE-mi ish-shaq-QA-ti.The owner undertakes to hand over the flat.
عَلِيهَا إِنَّهَا تِسَلِّم الشَّقَّة.3a-LEE-ha in-NA-ha ti-SAL-lim ish-SHA'-'a.It's on her to hand over the flat.
وِعَلَى حَضْرِتَك إِنَّك تِدْفَع.wi-3A-la 7ad-RI-tak IN-nak TID-fa3.And it's on you to pay.
العَقْد سَنَة, مِن يُونْيُو.il-3A'D SA-na min YON-yu.A year's contract, from June.

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