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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 3

PART 1 · LESSON 5 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Let her sleep

The first nights at home, with Grandma and Madame Nadia on a visit: how long has she been asleep, an hour since the feed, how long since you slept, three days, let her sleep and you sleep too, she wakes every two hours, that's a baby, give her to me, sixty years of rocking babies, just half an hour.

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THE STORY

The flat in Maadi, a week after the birth; Grandma and Madame Nadia have come for the afternoon. Leo says the polite you to both; they call him Leo and speak plainly.

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بَقَالْهَا.ba-'AL-hait has been to her, the start of how long she has
بَقَالْهَا قَدّ إِيه نَايْمَة?ba-'AL-ha 'add eeh NAY-ma?How long has she been asleep?
بَقَالْهَا سَاعَة, مِن الرَّضْعَة.ba-'AL-ha SAA-3a, min ir-RAD-3a.It's been an hour, since the feed.
وِإِنْتَ, بَقَالَك قَدّ إِيه مَنِمْتِش?wi-IN-ta, ba-'AA-lak 'add eeh ma-nim-TISH?And you, how long since you slept?
بَقَالِي تَلاَت تِيَّام مَنِمْتِش.ba-'AA-li TA-lat tiy-YAAM ma-nim-TISH.It's been three days I haven't slept.
خَلِّيهَا تِنَام.khal-LEE-ha ti-NAAMlet her sleep
خَلِّيهَا تِنَام, وِإِنْتَ نَام كَمَان.khal-LEE-ha ti-NAAM, wi-IN-ta naam ka-MAAN.Let her sleep, and you sleep too.
بِتِصْحَى كُلّ سَاعْتِين.bit-IS-7a kull sa3-TEEN.She wakes every two hours.
نُصّ سَاعَة بَسّ, يَا تِيتَة.nuss SAA-3a bass, ya TEE-ta.Just half an hour, Grandma.
دَه بِيبِي يَا لِيُو, شَهْر كِدَه.da BEE-bi ya LI-yu, shahr KI-da.That's a baby, Leo, for a month or so.

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