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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 2

PART 3 · LESSON 28 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

In Plain Words

Madame Afaf finally says what she wanted all along, a carved cupboard of her late husband's untouched for twenty years, and Leo makes her say it: you mean you'd like, what do you mean, trouble, in plain words, yes or no.

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THE STORY

The studio door on a quiet spring afternoon; Madame Afaf, the neighbour from the flat above. The two say the polite you to each other, her way of keeping a distance.

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حَضْرِتَك مَشْغُول طَبْعاً.7ad-RI-tak mash-GHOOL TAB-3an.You're busy, of course.
النَّهَارْدَه لأ, يَا مَدَام عَفَاف.in-na-HAR-da la', ya ma-DAAM 3a-FAAF.Not today, Madame Afaf.
فِيه دُولاَب فُوق, بِتَاع المَرْحُوم.feeh du-LAAB foo', bi-TAA3 il-mar-7OOM.There's a cupboard upstairs, my late husband's.
يَعْنِي حَضْرِتِك عَايْزَة.YA3-ni 7ad-RI-tik 3AY-zayou mean you'd like, politely to a woman
يَعْنِي حَضْرِتِك عَايْزَة أَبُصّ عَلِيه.YA3-ni 7ad-RI-tik 3AY-za a-BUSS 3a-LEEH.You mean you'd like me to look at it.
مِش عَايْزَة أَتْعِب حَضْرِتَك.mish 3AY-za AT-3ib 7ad-RI-tak.I don't want to trouble you.
يَعْنِي إِيه أَتْعِب?YA3-ni eeh AT-3ib?What do you mean, trouble?
أَنَا مِش طَالْبَة حَاجَة.A-na mish TAL-ba 7AA-ga.I'm not asking for anything.
بِالعَرَبِي, أَيْوَه وَلاَّ لأ?bil-3A-ra-bi, AY-wa WAL-la la'?In plain words, yes or no?
أَيْوَه, عَايْزَة.AY-wa, 3AY-za.Yes, I do.

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