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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 9 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Witnesses

In the workshop yard, Leo asks Karim and Mister Fathi to be his two witnesses: the little word that joins a sentence to a noun, the one who, that, which, in every position.

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THE STORY

The yard of the restoration workshop in al-Darb al-Ahmar, a weekday noon; Karim has come to fetch Leo, and Mister Fathi crosses the yard. Leo and Karim speak plainly; Leo says the polite you to Mister Fathi, who calls him Leo plainly.

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كَرِيم, تِبْقَى الشَّاهِد الأَوِّل?ka-REEM, TIB-'a ish-SHAA-hid il-AW-wil?Karim, will you be the first witness?
اللِّي جَابَك مَصْر.IL-li GAA-bak masrthe one who brought you to Egypt, said to a man
اللِّي جَابَك مَصْر يِمْضِي الأَوِّل, طَبْعاً.IL-li GAA-bak masr YIM-di il-AW-wil, TAB-3an.The one who brought you to Egypt signs first, of course.
وِحَضْرِتَك التَّانِي, يَا رِيت.wi-7ad-RI-tak it-TAA-ni, ya reet.And you the second, I'd love that.
الرَّيِّس اللِّي يِرْفُض دَه مِش رَيِّس.ir-RAY-yis IL-li YIR-fud da mish RAY-yis.A boss who refuses that is no boss.
هُوَّ الخَمِيس اللِّي قَالُه المُوَظَّف?HUW-wa il-kha-MEES IL-li 'AA-lu il-mu-WAZ-zaf?Is it the Thursday that the clerk said?
المَكْتَب اللِّي فِي لاَظُوغْلِي.il-MAK-tab IL-li fi la-ZOOGH-li.The office that's at Lazoghly.
وِالبِطَاقَة اللِّي مَعَاك, لِسَّه سَارْيَة?wil-bi-TAA-'a IL-li ma-3AAK, LIS-sa SAR-ya?And the card you have, is it still valid?
يَلَّا, الرَّسْم اللِّي عَلَى مَكْتَبِي مِسْتَنِّي.YAL-la, ir-RASM IL-li 3A-la mak-TA-bi mis-TAN-ni.Come on, the drawing that's on my desk is waiting.