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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 2

PART 2 · LESSON 11 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The accountant

Sherif the accountant, Karim's school friend, lists the steps of opening a studio over tea on the square: the issuing of the tax card, the registration stamp, the submission of a form, the payment of a fee, and the renewal.

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THE STORY

A cafe table on a square in al-Darb al-Ahmar, an autumn morning. Karim has brought Sherif, his school friend and an accountant; Leo and Sherif are the same age and speak plainly to each other.

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شِرِيف عَمَل وَرَق شِرْكِتِي.shi-REEF 3A-mal WA-ra' shir-KI-ti.Sherif did my company's papers.
اِسْتِخْرَاج البِطَاقَة الضَّرِيبِيَّة.is-tikh-RAAG il-bi-TAA-'a id-da-ree-BIY-yathe issuing of the tax card
أَوِّل حَاجَة, اِسْتِخْرَاج البِطَاقَة الضَّرِيبِيَّة.AW-wil 7AA-ga, is-tikh-RAAG il-bi-TAA-'a id-da-ree-BIY-ya.First thing, the issuing of the tax card.
أَجِيب إِيه مَعَايَا?a-GEEB eeh ma-3AA-ya?What do I bring with me?
عَقْد الإِيجَار بِخِتْم التَّسْجِيل.3a'd il-ee-GAAR bi-KHITM it-tas-GEEL.The lease with the registration stamp.
وِالتَّجْدِيد كُلّ سَنَة?wit-tag-DEED kull SA-na?And the renewal, every year?
وِبَعْدِين تَقْدِيم اِسْتِمَارَة فِي النَّقَابَة.wi-ba3-DEEN ta'-DEEM is-ti-MAA-ra fin-na-'AA-ba.Then the submission of a form at the syndicate.
وِالدَّفْع, كَام?wid-DAF3, kaam?And the payment, how much?
رَسْم صُغَيَّر, بَسّ أَتْعَابِي أَكْبَر.rasm su-GHAY-yar, bass at-3AA-bi AK-bar.A small fee, but my fee is bigger.
دَه صَاحْبِي, هَيْصَغَّرْهَا.da SA7-bi, hay-sagh-GHAR-ha.He's my friend, he'll make it smaller.

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