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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 3

PART 2 · LESSON 19 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

A father on leave

Leo closes his studio for May and hands his site to Mr. Fathi's workshop: from when until when, from the first of May until the end of the month, the workshop follows it if you agree, the whole month, my men pass by, the notice on the door in Standard Arabic, and under it, in big letters, congratulations.

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THE STORY

Mr. Fathi's restoration workshop in al-Darb al-Ahmar, at the end of April. Leo, with a studio of his own now, comes to hand over his site for May. Leo says the polite you to Mr. Fathi, who calls him by his name. The notice on the door is in Standard Arabic.

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هَاقْفِل المَكْتَب شَهْر, يَا مِسْتِر فَتْحِي.HA'-fil il-MAK-tab shahr ya MIS-tir FAT-7i.I'm closing the studio for a month, Mr. Fathi.
مِن إِمْتَى لِحَدّ إِمْتَى?min IM-ta li-7ADD IM-ta?From when until when?
مِن أَوِّل مَايُو لِحَدّ آخِر الشَّهْر.min AW-wil MAA-yu li-7ADD AA-khir ish-SHAHR.From the first of May until the end of the month.
وِشُغْلَك فِي الدَّرْب الأَحْمَر?wi-SHUGH-lak fi id-DARB il-'A7-mar?And your work in al-Darb al-Ahmar?
الوَرْشَة تِتَابْعُه, لَوْ حَضْرِتَك مُوَافِق.il-WAR-sha ti-TAB-3u law 7ad-RI-tak mu-WAA-fi'.The workshop follows it, if you agree.
طُول اليُوم مَعَ لَيْلَى.tool il-YOOM MA-3a LEE-la.The whole day with Layla.
طُول الشَّهْر, رِجَالْتِي بِتْعَدِّي.tool ish-SHAHR ri-GAL-ti bit-3AD-di.The whole month, my men pass by.
مُغْلَقٌ لِلإِجَازَةِ.mugh-LA-qun lil-'i-JAA-za-ticlosed for leave, in Standard Arabic
مُغْلَقٌ لِلإِجَازَةِ حَتَّى أَوَّلِ يُونْيُو.mugh-LA-qun lil-'i-JAA-za-ti 7AT-ta AW-wa-li YUN-yu.Closed for leave until the first of June.
وِتَحْتَهَا بِحُرُوف كِبِيرَة, مَبْرُوك.wi-ta7-TA-ha bi-7u-ROOF ki-BEE-ra mab-ROOK.And under it, in big letters, congratulations.