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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 3

PART 2 · LESSON 13 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Who is what to Layla

With the baby asleep, Grandma sorts out who is what to Layla: Mona is her uncle's wife and an aunt by heart, Karim counts as her uncle on the mother's side, Leo's mother is a grandma in English, and the two grandfathers are in-laws, and tomorrow friends.

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THE STORY

The living room at the Mansours' in Heliopolis, Layla asleep in the next room. Mona, Karim's wife, speaks plainly with Leo and with Grandma; Grandma speaks plainly to everyone and Leo says the polite you to her.

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أَنَا أَبْقَى إِيه لِلَيْلَى?A-na AB-'a eeh li-LAY-la?So what am I to Layla?
وِأَنَا مِرَات كَرِيم.wi-A-na mi-RAAT ka-REEM.And I'm Karim's wife.
مِرَات خَالْهَا, وِخَالَة بِالقَلْب.mi-RAAT KHAL-ha wi-KHAA-la bil-'ALB.Her uncle's wife, and an aunt by heart.
وِكَرِيم يِبْقَى إِيه?wi-ka-REEM YIB-'a eeh?And Karim counts as what?
وِأَخُو أَبُوك يِبْقَى عَمَّهَا.wi-A-khu a-BOOK YIB-'a 3am-MA-haand your father's brother would be her uncle on the father's side
خَالْهَا, وِأَخُو أَبُوك يِبْقَى عَمَّهَا.KHAL-ha wi-A-khu a-BOOK YIB-'a 3am-MA-ha.Her uncle, and your father's brother would be her other uncle.
وِمَامِت لِيُو, تِبْقَى إِيه?wi-MAA-mit LI-yu TIB-'a eeh?And Leo's mother, what is she?
وِإِنْتَ يَا لِيُو, تِبْقَى أَبُوهَا.wi-IN-ta ya LI-yu TIB-'a a-BOO-ha.And you, Leo, you're her father.
تِيتَة, وَاحْدَة بِالعَرَبِي وِوَاحْدَة بِالإِنْجِلِيزِي.TEE-ta WA7-da bil-3A-ra-bi wi-WA7-da bil-'in-gi-LEE-zi.A grandma, one in Arabic and one in English.
وِأَبُو لِيُو لِعَمّ مَحْمُود?wi-A-bu LI-yu li-3AMM ma7-MOOD?And Leo's father to Uncle Mahmoud?

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