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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 3

PART 3 · LESSON 24 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

She Keeps Crying

A baby in a railway carriage: Layla keeps crying since Tanta, her grandfather keeps taking pictures, Grandma keeps talking to her, everybody keeps giving advice, and Leo keeps translating; the keeping-on word that says what someone keeps doing.

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THE STORY

First class on the fast train, past Tanta, the baby passed from lap to lap. Salma, Leo and Mona are friends and speak plainly to each other; Mona is Layla's aunt by marriage.

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عَمَّالَة تِعَيَّط.3am-MAA-la ti-3AY-yatshe keeps crying
عَمَّالَة تِعَيَّط مِن طَنْطَا.3am-MAA-la ti-3AY-yat min TAN-ta.She keeps crying since Tanta.
أَبُوكِي عَمَّال يِصَوَّر.a-BOO-ki 3am-MAAL yi-SAW-war.Your father keeps taking pictures.
إِنْتِ عَمَّالَة تِهَزِّي.IN-ti 3am-MAA-la ti-HAZ-zi.You keep rocking.
هَاتِيهَا لِي, يَا سَلْمَى.ha-TEE-ha li ya SAL-ma.Give her to me, Salma.
وَأَنَا عَمَّالَة أَهَزّ مِن سَاعَة!wa-A-na 3am-MAA-la a-HAZZ min SAA-3a!And I've been rocking for an hour!
تِيتَة عَمَّالَة تِتْكَلِّم مَعَاهَا.TEE-ta 3am-MAA-la tit-KAL-lim ma-3AA-ha.Grandma keeps talking to her.
كُلّ النَّاس عَمَّالِين يِدُّوا نَصَايِح.kull in-NAAS 3am-ma-LEEN YID-du na-SAA-yi7.Everybody keeps giving advice.
هِدْيِت, عَمَّالَة تِبُصّ لِلْغِيطَان.HID-yit 3am-MAA-la ti-BUSS lil-ghe-TAAN.She's calmed down, she keeps looking at the fields.
دِي العِيلَة, يَا لِيُو.di il-3EE-la ya LI-yu.That's a family, Leo.

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