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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 3

PART 3 · LESSON 30 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Agreed

A producer calls: five minutes a week about old houses, Thursdays at eight, live on a Cairo morning show; Leo has no objection, Karim has asked Salma, and the deal closes with the words of agreeing: are we agreed, agreed, fine, a story every week, start with Grandma's house.

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THE STORY

A phone call on the Maadi balcony in June, the studio about to reopen, Karim listening in. Leo says the polite you to the producer, who gives it back and calls him engineer; Karim and Leo speak plainly.

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خَمْس دَقَايِق عَن البُيُوت القَدِيمَة.khams da-'AA-yi' 3an il-bu-YOOT il-'a-DEE-ma.Five minutes about old houses.
أَنَا, فِي الرَّادْيُو, يَا فَنْدِم?A-na fi ir-RAD-yu ya FAN-dim?Me, on the radio, sir?
الخَمِيس السَّاعَة تَمَانْيَة, عَلَى الهَوَا.il-kha-MEES is-SAA-3a ta-MAN-ya 3A-la il-HA-wa.Thursday at eight, live.
مَا عَنْدِيش مَانِع.ma 3an-DEESH MAA-ni3I have no objection, word for word there is not with me an obstacle
مَا عَنْدِيش مَانِع, يَا فَنْدِم.ma 3an-DEESH MAA-ni3 ya FAN-dim.I have no objection, sir.
يِنَاسِب, أَنَا سَأَلِت سَلْمَى.yi-NAA-sib A-na SA-'a-lit SAL-ma.It suits, I asked Salma.
يِبْقَى اِتَّفَقْنَا?YIB-'a it-ta-FA'-na?So, are we agreed?
مُوَافِق, يَا فَنْدِم.mu-WAA-fi' ya FAN-dim.Agreed, sir.
مَاشِي, حِكَايَة كُلّ أُسْبُوع.MAA-shi 7i-KAA-ya kull us-BOO3.Fine, a story every week.
عَنْدُه مِيَّة, اِبْدَأ بِبِيت تِيتَة.3AN-du MIY-ya IB-da' bi-BEET TEE-ta.He has a hundred, start with Grandma's house.