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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 1

PART 3 · LESSON 23 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Mr. Fathi's offer

In the workshop office, Mr. Fathi counts Leo's three years, says he has become the one who draws everything, and offers him a merchant's house behind Bab Zuweila as the architect in charge, with a bigger salary from the first of July.

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THE STORY

Mr. Fathi's office at the restoration workshop in al-Darb al-Ahmar, a quiet afternoon. Leo says the polite you to Mr. Fathi; Mr. Fathi calls him Leo with the plain you.

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بَقَى لَك تَلاَت سِنِين هِنَا?BA-'a lak ta-LAAT si-NEEN HI-na?You've been here three years now?
بَقَى لِي تَلاَت سِنِين.BA-'a li ta-LAAT si-NEEN.I've been here three years.
تَلاَتَة فِي الصِّيف.ta-LAA-ta fi is-SEEF.Three in the summer.
بَقِيت اللِّي بِيِرْسِم كُلّ حَاجَة.ba-'EET IL-li bi-YIR-sim kull 7AA-ga.You've become the one who draws everything.
دِي مَدْرَسِة حَضْرِتَك.di mad-RA-sit 7ad-RI-tak.That's your school.
بِيت تَاجِر وَرَا بَاب زُوِيلَة.beet TAA-gir WA-ra baab zu-WEE-la.A merchant's house behind Bab Zuweila.
عَايْزَك المُهَنْدِس المَسْؤُول.3AY-zak il-mu-HAN-dis il-mas-'OOL.I want you as the architect in charge.
أَنَا المَسْؤُول?A-na il-mas-'OOL?Me, in charge?
وِالمُرَتَّب هَيِبْقَى أَكْبَر.wil-mu-RAT-tab ha-YIB-'a AK-bar.And the salary becomes bigger.
مُوَافِق, مِن إِمْتَى?mu-WAA-fi' min IM-ta?Agreed; from when?

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