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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 6 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Translation Office

At a translation office Downtown, Leo hands over the embassy's certificate and learns what gets done without saying who: the it-verbs, it gets translated, it gets stamped, it gets done, it will get handed over.

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THE STORY

A translation office Downtown, a weekday morning. Leo brings the certificate from his embassy to a translator, a woman older than him. They say the polite you to each other.

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أَهْلاً, عَنْدِنَا إِيه النَّهَارْدَه?AH-lan, 3an-DI-na eeh in-na-HAR-da?Hello, what do we have today?
شَهَادَة مِن السِّفَارَة, لاَزِم تِتْرَجِم.sha-HAA-da min is-si-FAA-ra, LAA-zim tit-RA-gim.A certificate from the embassy, it has to be translated.
وِبِتِتْخَتِم فِي الوِزَارَة.wi-bi-tit-KHA-tim fi il-wi-ZAA-raand it gets stamped at the ministry
بِتِتْرَجِم هِنَا, وِبِتِتْخَتِم فِي الوِزَارَة.bi-tit-RA-gim HI-na, wi-bi-tit-KHA-tim fi il-wi-ZAA-ra.It gets translated here, and gets stamped at the ministry.
الخِتْم بِيِتْعَمَل عَنْدُكُو وَلَّا عَنْدِي?il-KHITM bi-yit-3A-mal 3an-DU-ku WAL-la 3AN-di?Does the stamp get done by you or by me?
عَنْدِنَا, وِالجَوَاز كَمَان بِيِتْرَجِم.3an-DI-na, wig-ga-WAAZ ka-MAAN bi-yit-RA-gim.By us, and the passport gets translated too.
الوَرَقْتَيْن بِكَام?il-wa-ra'-TEEN bi-KAAM?How much for the two papers?
تَلاَتِمِيَّة, هَتِتْسَلِّم الخَمِيس.ta-la-ti-MIY-ya, ha-tit-SAL-lim il-kha-MEES.Three hundred, it gets handed over Thursday.
اِسْمِي يِتْكَتِب زَيّ الإِقَامَة, لَو سَمَحْتِ.IS-mi yit-KA-tib zayy il-i-'AA-ma, law sa-MA7-ti.My name gets written as on the residence card, please.