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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 2

PART 2 · LESSON 17 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

But I did tell you

The difficult client: Mr. Hisham's grandfather's lattice window is falling and he wants it like new, quickly. The frame is split, everyone says that, I'm telling you what I see, the thing is nobody has touched it, but I did tell you it's old, well then you know why.

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THE STORY

Mr. Hisham's grandfather's house near Bab Zuweila, a morning in autumn; Leo has come to see a lattice window. Mr. Hisham is twenty years older; the two say the polite you to each other.

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المَشْرَبِيَّة وَاقْعَة.il-mash-ra-BIY-ya WA'-3a.The lattice window is falling.
الإِطَار مَفْسُوخ.il-i-TAAR maf-SOOKH.The frame is split.
كُلّ النَّاس بِتْقُول كِدَه.kull in-NAAS bit-'OOL KI-da.Everyone says that.
بَقُول لِحَضْرِتَك اللِّي بَشُوفُه.ba-'OOL li-7ad-RI-tak IL-li ba-SHOO-fu.I'm telling you what I see.
وِالكَشْف بِكَام?wil-KASHF bi-KAAM?And how much is the survey?
هَتْلاَقِي مِيَّة مُشْكِلَة.hat-LAA-'i MIY-ya mush-KI-la.You'll find a hundred problems.
أَصْل مَحَدِّش لَمَسْهَا.ASL ma-7AD-dish la-MAS-ha.The thing is, nobody has touched it.
مَا أَنَا قُلْت لِحَضْرِتَك, قَدِيمَة!ma A-na 'ult li-7ad-RI-tak, 'a-DEE-ma!But I did tell you, it's old!
طَيِّب, عَارِف لِيه وَاقْعَة.TAY-yib, 3AA-rif leeh WA'-3a.Well then, you know why it's falling.
اِعْمِل الكَشْف, وِالبَاقِي نِتْكَلِّم.I3-mil il-KASHF, wil-BAA-'i nit-KAL-lim.Do the survey, and the rest we'll talk.