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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 2

PART 1 · LESSON 9 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Small Print

At home, Salma reads Leo the lease clause by clause: the Standard Arabic of a contract, is obliged to, the second party, in case of delay, not more than, and the Egyptian answers, cross it out and write.

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THE STORY

The Maadi flat, an evening, the lease on the kitchen table. Salma reads the small print and Leo answers; the clauses are read as a contract is written, in Standard Arabic. Husband and wife speak plainly.

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اِقْرَا لِي بَنْد أَرْبَعَة.I'-ra li band ar-BA-3a.Read me clause four.
يَلْتَزِم الطَّرَف الثَّانِي بِدَفْع الإِيجَار.yal-TA-zim it-TA-raf ith-THAA-ni bi-DAF3 il-ee-GAAR.The second party is obliged to pay the rent.
مَاشِي, دَه إِحْنَا.MAA-shi da I7-na.Fine, that's us.
فِي حَالَة التَّأْخِير, وَاحِد بِالمِئَة.fi 7AA-lat it-ta'-KHEER, WAA-7id bil-MI-'a.In case of delay, one percent.
اِشْطُب, وِاِكْتِب عُشْر.ISH-tub wi-IK-tib 3ushr.Cross it out, and write a tenth.
اِكْتِب مَرَّة فِي السَّنَة.IK-tib MAR-ra fi is-SA-na.Write once a year.
وِبَنْد تِسْعَة, الإِيجَار يِزِيد?wi-BAND TIS-3a il-'e-GAAR yi-ZEED?And clause nine, the rent goes up?
لَا يَزِيد عَن عَشَرَة فِي المِيَّة.la ya-ZEED 3an 3A-sha-ra fi il-MIY-yanot more than ten percent
اِكْتِب, لَا يَزِيد عَن عَشَرَة فِي المِيَّة.IK-tib la ya-ZEED 3an 3A-sha-ra fi il-MIY-ya.Write, not more than ten percent.
إِنْتِ مُحَامْيَة, مِش مُرْشِدَة.IN-ti mu-7AM-ya mish mur-SHI-da.You're a lawyer, not a guide.

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