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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 3

PART 1 · LESSON 9 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The eyes must be open

At the photographer's Layla has her passport photograph taken: the eyes must be open, wake up Layla, it won't do for anyone to hold her, the background must be white, I'll hold her from behind the cloth, no smile, she smiles when she likes, six copies for two countries.

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THE STORY

A photographer's studio in Maadi, a white cloth and a stool. Leo and Salma say the polite you to the photographer and he gives it back; Salma speaks to Layla, who never answers.

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لاَزِم العِيُون تِكُون مَفْتُوحَة.LAA-zim il-3i-YOON ti-KOON maf-TOO-7a.The eyes must be open.
اِصْحِي يَا لَيْلَى, عَلَشَان الصُّورَة.IS-7i ya LAY-la, 3a-la-SHAAN is-SOO-ra.Wake up, Layla, for the picture.
مَا يِنْفَعْش حَدّ يِمْسِكْهَا.ma yin-FA3SH 7add yim-SIK-ha.It won't do for anyone to hold her.
وِلاَزِم الخَلْفِيَّة تِكُون بِيضَا.wi-LAA-zim il-khal-FIY-ya ti-KOON BEE-da.And the background must be white.
هَامْسِكْهَا مِن وَرَا القُمَاش.ham-SIK-ha min WA-ra il-'u-MAASH.I'll hold her from behind the cloth.
وِمَا يِنْفَعْش تِبْتِسِم.wi-ma yin-FA3SH tib-TI-sim.And it won't do for her to smile.
عُمْرَهَا تَلاَت أَسَابِيع, بِتِبْتِسِم لَمَّا تِحِبّ.3UM-ra-ha TA-lat a-sa-BEE3, bi-tib-TI-sim LAM-ma ti-7IBB.She's three weeks old, she smiles when she likes.
دِي! مِن غِير اِبْتِسَامَة.di! min gheer ib-ti-SAA-ma.That one! No smile.
سِتّ نُسَخ لَوْ سَمَحْت, لِبَلَدَيْن.sitt NU-sakh law sa-MA7T, li-ba-la-DEEN.Six copies please, for two countries.