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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 8 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Who Brings What

At the Mansours' dining table, custom says who brings what to a marriage: the flat and the gold on the groom, the furniture on the bride's family, the hall half and half, and the little word for on that says what someone owes or takes on.

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THE STORY

The Mansours' dining table in Heliopolis, after a Friday lunch in the winter. Uncle Mahmoud, Madame Nadia, Salma and Leo settle who brings what. Leo says the polite you to Salma's parents; they call him Leo plainly; Salma and Leo speak plainly.

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الشَّقَّة وِالشَّبْكَة عَلَى العَرِيس.ish-SHA'-'a wish-SHAB-ka 3A-la il-3a-REES.The flat and the gold are on the groom.
الشَّقَّة عَلَيَّ.ish-SHA'-'a 3a-LAY-yathe flat is on me
الشَّقَّة عَلَيَّ, عَنْدِي شَقِّة الدُّقِّي.ish-SHA'-'a 3a-LAY-ya, 3AN-di SHA'-'it id-DU'-'i.The flat is on me, I have the Dokki one.
الدُّقِّي دِلْوَقْتِي, وِبَعْدِين المَعَادِي.id-DU'-'i dil-WA'-ti, wi-ba3-DEEN il-ma-3AA-di.Dokki for now, and later Maadi.
أُوضِة النُّوم وِالصَّالُون عَلِينَا.OO-dit in-NOOM wis-sa-LOON 3a-LEE-na.The bedroom and the living room are on us.
التَّلاَّجَة وِالبُوتَاجَاز عَلَيَّ.it-tal-LAA-ga wil-bu-ta-GAAZ 3a-LAY-ya.The fridge and the cooker are on me.
عَلَى العِيلْتَيْن.3A-la il-3eel-TEENon the two families, family with the ending for two
وِالقَاعَة عَلَى العِيلْتَيْن, نُصّ وِنُصّ.wil-'AA-3a 3A-la il-3eel-TEEN, nuss wi-NUSS.And the hall is on the two families, half and half.
وِالفُسْتَان عَلَيَّ يَا بَابَا, مَتْجَادِلْش.wil-fus-TAAN 3a-LAY-ya ya BAA-ba, mat-ga-DILSH.And the dress is on me, Dad, don't argue.
وِحَلَوِيَّات اللَّيْلَة عَلَيَّ.wi-7a-la-wiy-YAAT il-LEE-la 3a-LAY-ya.And tonight's sweets are on me.