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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 3

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A girl

At dawn in a Heliopolis hospital corridor the nurse brings Leo the news and he calls Karim: congratulations, a girl, born at ten past four, I was worried and now I'm reassured, how much does she weigh, who does she look like.

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Lesson 1 · A girl

Egyptian Arabic · 30 minutes

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The corridor of a hospital in Heliopolis at dawn, in April. Leo says the polite you to the nurse and she gives it back; Leo and Karim speak plainly.

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اِتْوَلَدِت.it-wa-LA-ditshe was born, with the it- in front
مَبْرُوك, بِنْت! اِتْوَلَدِت أَرْبَعَة وِعَشَرَة.mab-ROOK, bint! it-wa-LA-dit ar-BA-3a wi-3A-sha-ra.Congratulations, a girl! Born at ten past four.
بِنْت وَلَّا وَلَد?bint WAL-la WA-lad?A girl or a boy?
وِسَلْمَى, إِزَّيْهَا دِلْوَقْتِي?wi-SAL-ma, iz-ZAY-ha dil-WA'-ti?And Salma, how is she now?
كْوَيِّسَة. حَضْرِتَك تِدْخُل بَعْد رُبْع سَاعَة.kway-YI-sa. 7ad-RI-tak TID-khul ba3d rub3 SAA-3a.Fine. You can go in in a quarter of an hour.
اِتْوَلَدِت يَا كَرِيم, لَيْلَى اِتْوَلَدِت!it-wa-LA-dit ya ka-REEM, LAY-la it-wa-LA-dit!She's born, Karim, Layla is born!
اِتْطَمِّنْت.it-tam-MINTI'm reassured, word for word I got calmed
مَبْرُوك يَا بَابَا! كُنْت قَلْقَان, وِدِلْوَقْتِي اِتْطَمِّنْت.mab-ROOK ya BAA-ba! kunt 'al-'AAN, wi-dil-WA'-ti it-tam-MINT.Congratulations, Dad! I was worried, and now I'm reassured.
وَزْنَهَا كَام?waz-NA-ha kaam?How much does she weigh?
تَلاَتَة كِيلُو وِمِيتِين, وِخَمْسِين سَانْتِي.ta-LAA-ta KEE-lu wi-mi-TEEN, wi-kham-SEEN SAN-ti.Three kilos two hundred, and fifty centimetres.
هِيَّ شَبَه مِين?HIY-ya SHA-ba meen?Who does she look like?
شَبَه أُمَّهَا, الحَمْدُ لِله.SHA-ba um-MA-ha, il-7AM-du lil-LAAH.Her mother, thank God.