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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 2

PART 3 · LESSON 23 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Worse Than Before

Mr. Hisham is back: the lattice window is worse since the cleaning, and Leo answers with what was said: you should have said it would fall, but I did say, it's written in the survey, for free once, and you shouldn't have left the window open.

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THE STORY

The studio, a winter morning; Mr. Hisham, the difficult client with his grandfather's house near Bab Zuweila. The two say the polite you to each other.

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نَضَّفْتُه وِبَقَى أَوْحَش.nad-DAF-tu wi-BA-'a AW-7ash.You cleaned it and it got worse.
أَنَا قُلْت لِحَضْرِتَك, الإِطَار مَشْرُوخ.A-na 'ult li-7ad-RI-tak, il-'i-TAAR mash-ROOKH.I told you, the frame is split.
كَان لاَزِم.kaan LAA-zimyou should have, word for word was must
كَان لاَزِم تِقُول إِنُّه هَيُوقَع.kaan LAA-zim ti-'OOL IN-nu ha-YOO-'a3.You should have said it would fall.
كَان المَفْرُوض تِقْفِلُه.kaan il-maf-ROOD ti'-FI-lu.You were supposed to close it.
مَا أَنَا قُلْت. مَكْتُوب فِي المُعَايْنَة.ma A-na 'ult. mak-TOOB fi il-mu-3AY-na.But I did say. It's written in the survey.
وِدِلْوَقْتِي نِعْمِل إِيه?wi-dil-WA'-ti NI3-mil eeh?And now what do we do?
هَارَكِّب الحِتِّتِين بِبَلاَش, مَرَّة وَاحْدَة.ha-RAK-kib il-7it-ti-TEEN bi-ba-LAASH, MAR-ra WA7-da.I'll put the two pieces back for free, once.
مَاشِي, وِالسِّعْر مَكْتُوب.MAA-shi, wis-SI3R mak-TOOB.Fine, and the price in writing.
مَا كَانْش لاَزِم تِسِيب الشِّبَّاك مَفْتُوح.ma KAN-shi LAA-zim ti-SEEB ish-shib-BAAK maf-TOO7.You shouldn't have left the window open.