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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 3

PART 1 · LESSON 4 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The whole building knows

At the door of the building Sayed and the neighbours greet Layla: congratulations, God bless you, a girl is a blessing on the house, the boy next time, may she grow up in your prosperity and your turn next, thank them for me, come up for tea.

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THE STORY

The door of the building in Maadi, the day Salma and Layla come home; Sayed has come with the family. Sayed and Leo say the polite you to each other and Sayed calls him engineer; Karim and Sayed speak plainly.

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مَبْرُوك يَا بَشْمُهَنْدِس, العِمَارَة كُلَّهَا عَارْفَة.mab-ROOK ya bash-mu-HAN-dis, il-3i-MAA-ra kul-LA-ha 3AR-fa.Congratulations, engineer, the whole building knows.
الله يِبَارِك فِي حَضْرِتَك.al-LAAH yi-BAA-rik fi 7ad-RI-tak.God bless you.
الله يِبَارِك فِيكِ يَا مَامَا.al-LAAH yi-BAA-rik FEE-ki ya MAA-ma.God bless you, Mum.
البِنْت بَرَكَة عَلَى البِيت.il-BINT BA-ra-ka 3al-BEET.A girl is a blessing on the house.
وِالوَلَد المَرَّة الجَايَّة.wil-WA-lad il-MAR-ra ig-GAY-ya.And the boy next time.
تِتْرَبَّى فِي عِزُّكُم, وِعُقْبَالَك يَا كَرِيم.tit-RAB-ba fi 3IZ-zu-kum, wi-3u'-BAA-lak ya ka-REEM.May she grow up in your prosperity, and your turn next, Karim.
الجِيرَان بَعَتُوا صَنِيَّة, اِشْكُرْهُم لِي.ig-gi-RAAN BA-3a-tu sa-NIY-ya, ish-KUR-hum li.The neighbours sent a tray, thank them for me.
هَاشِيل الشُّنَط, وِحَضْرِتَك شِيل البِيبِي.ha-SHEEL ish-SHU-nat, wi-7ad-RI-tak sheel il-BEE-bi.I'll carry the bags, and you carry the baby.
اِطْلَع اِشْرَب شَاي يَا عَمّ سَيِّد.IT-la3 ISH-rab shaay ya 3amm SAY-yid.Come up for tea, Uncle Sayed.