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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 1

PART 3 · LESSON 21 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Days of the Week

Thursday evening at the Mansours' table: what day is today, tomorrow is Friday, Friday is lunch at Grandma's, every Friday, the whole family, Saturday is work, and the days of the week.

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THE STORY

Thursday evening at the Mansours' flat in Heliopolis, at the dinner table. Madame Nadia and Uncle Mahmoud call Leo by his name with the plain you; Leo answers them politely.

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النَّهَارْدَه.in-na-HAR-datoday, one long word with the weight near the end
يَا لِيُو, النَّهَارْدَه إِيه?ya LI-yu, in-na-HAR-da EEH?Leo, what day is today?
النَّهَارْدَه الخَمِيس.in-na-HAR-da il-kha-MEES.Today is Thursday.
الحَدّ, الاِتْنِين, التَّلاَت, الأَرْبَع.il-7ADD, il-it-NEEN, it-ta-LAAT, il-AR-ba3.Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday.
أَيْوَه, بُكْرَة الجُمْعَة.AY-wa, BUK-ra ig-GUM-3a.Yes, tomorrow is Friday.
الجُمْعَة الغَدَا عَنْد تِيتَة.ig-GUM-3a il-GHA-da 3and TEE-ta.Friday is lunch at Grandma's.
كُلّ جُمْعَة?kull GUM-3a?Every Friday?
بُكْرَة, إِنْ شَاء الله.BUK-ra, in SHAA' al-LAAH.Tomorrow, God willing.
العِيلَة كُلَّهَا.il-3EE-la kul-LA-hathe whole family, word for word the family, all of it
كُلّ جُمْعَة, العِيلَة كُلَّهَا.kull GUM-3a, il-3EE-la kul-LA-ha.Every Friday, the whole family.

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