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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 3 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Engagement Party

At the Mansours' flat, Grandma, Mona and Karim surround Leo and Salma on the engagement night: the wishes Egyptians say with the bare present, may God make you happy, may God bring it to a good end, God bless you, and the answer to every congratulation, may yours be next.

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THE STORY

The Mansours' flat in Heliopolis, a Friday evening in October, the engagement party. Grandma is up from the village; Mona and Karim stand with Leo and Salma. Grandma speaks plainly to everyone; Mona, Karim and Leo are friends of the same age.

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وَرِّينِي الخَاتِم, رَبِّنَا يِسْعِدْكُو.war-REE-ni il-KHAA-tim, rab-BI-na yis-3ID-ku.Show me the ring; may God make you two happy.
وِعُقْبَال الفَرَح!wi-3u'-BAAL il-FA-ra7may the wedding be next, word for word in the footsteps of the wedding
أَلْف مَبْرُوك يَا لِيُو, وِعُقْبَال الفَرَح!alf mab-ROOK ya LI-yu, wi-3u'-BAAL il-FA-ra7!A thousand congratulations, Leo, and may the wedding be next!
الله يِبَارِك فِيكِي, وِعُقْبَال البِيبِي!al-LAAH yi-BAA-rik FEE-ki, wi-3u'-BAAL il-BEE-bi!God bless you, and may the baby be next!
قُول إِنْ شَاء الله, تِيتَة سَامْعَة.'ool in SHAA' al-LAAH, TEE-ta SAM-3a.Say God willing, Grandma is listening.
رَبِّنَا يِتَمِّم بِخِير.rab-BI-na yi-TAM-mim bi-KHEERmay God bring it to a good end, word for word our Lord completes with goodness
رَبِّنَا يِتَمِّم بِخِير, وِيِمْلاَ بِيتْكُو عِيَال.rab-BI-na yi-TAM-mim bi-KHEER, wi-YIM-la BEET-ku 3i-YAAL.May God bring it to a good end, and fill your house with children.
الحَلَوِيَّات الأَوِّل يَا تِيتَة.il-7a-la-wiy-YAAT il-AW-wil ya TEE-ta.The sweets first, Grandma.
الشَّرْبَات! مِين يِصُبّ لِلعَرِيس?ish-shar-BAAT! meen yi-SUBB lil-3a-REES?The sweet red drink! Who pours for the groom?
اِمْسِك الصِّينِيَّة وِاِبْتِسِم, مَامَا بِتْصَوَّر.IM-sik is-see-NIY-ya wib-TI-sim, MAA-ma bit-SAW-war.Hold the tray and smile, Mum is filming.