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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 1

PART 3 · LESSON 28 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The first site meeting

Leo's first morning as the architect in charge, in the courtyard of the merchant's house: the men are ready, the scaffolding must be ready and will be ready Wednesday, the roof stays closed, the wooden screen is to be in the workshop by Saturday, the furniture is to be covered, and nothing gets thrown away.

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THE STORY

The courtyard of the merchant's house behind Bab Zuweila, early on a weekday, the workshop's men waiting. Leo says the polite you to the foreman, who is older; the foreman says the polite you and calls him engineer.

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نِبْدَأ مِنِين, يَا بَشْمُهَنْدِس?NIB-da' mi-NEEN ya bash-mu-HAN-dis?Where do we start, engineer?
السَّقَّالَة لاَزِم تِكُون جَاهْزَة.is-sa'-'AA-la LAA-zim ti-KOON GAH-za.The scaffolding must be ready.
هَتِكُون جَاهْزَة الأَرْبَع.ha-ti-KOON GAH-za il-'AR-ba3.It'll be ready Wednesday.
وِالسَّقْف يِفْضَل مَقْفُول.wis-SA'F YIF-dal ma'-FOOL.And the roof stays closed.
وِالمَشْرَبِيَّة نِنَزِّلْهَا?wil-mash-ra-BIY-ya ni-naz-ZIL-ha?And do we take the screen down?
تِكُون فِي الوَرْشَة السَّبْت.ti-KOON fi il-WAR-sha is-SABT.It is to be in the workshop Saturday.
هَتِكُون هِنَاك, حِتَّة حِتَّة.ha-ti-KOON hi-NAAK 7IT-ta 7IT-ta.It'll be there, piece by piece.
العَفْش يِكُون مِتْغَطِّي.il-3AFSH yi-KOON mit-GHAT-ti.The furniture is to be covered.