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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 1

PART 3 · LESSON 22 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Moving in

Moving day in the old building in Maadi: the doorman offers to take the boxes up, the wardrobe comes in through the balcony with a rope, the mirror is not taken down like that, the lift was taken out long ago, and the doorman is asked up for tea.

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THE STORY

The stairs and the balcony of the old building off Road 9 in Maadi, the truck at the door. Leo, Karim and Salma speak plainly to each other; Leo says the polite you to the doorman, who calls him engineer.

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أَطَلَّع الكَرَاتِين?a-TAL-la3 ik-ka-ra-TEEN?Shall I take the boxes up?
شِيل الكَرْتُونَة دِي.sheel ik-kar-TOO-na di.Carry this box.
طَلَّع الكُتُب أَوِّل.TAL-la3 ik-KU-tub AW-wil.Take the books up first.
الدُّولاَب مِش هَيِدْخَل.id-do-LAAB mish ha-YID-khal.The wardrobe won't go in.
نِدَخَّلُه مِن البَلَكُونَة.ni-dakh-KHA-lu min il-ba-la-KOO-na.We take it in through the balcony.
مَتْنَزِّلْش المِرَايَة كِدَه.mat-naz-ZILSH il-mi-RAA-ya KI-da.Don't take the mirror down like that.
حُطّ المِرَايَة هِنَا.7utt il-mi-RAA-ya HI-na.Put the mirror here.
دَخَّلُوا الكَنَبَة بِالرَّاحَة.dakh-KHA-lu ik-KA-na-ba bir-RAA-7a.Bring the sofa in gently.
الأَسَانْسِير شَالُوه مِن زَمَان.il-'a-san-SEER sha-LOOH min za-MAAN.They took the lift out long ago.
اِطْلَع اِشْرَب شَاي مَعَانَا.IT-la3 ISH-rab shaay ma-3AA-na.Come up and have tea with us.

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