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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 1

PART 3 · LESSON 24 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Grandma's Table

Friday lunch at Grandma's table: in God's name, eat my son, what's this, molokhia and stuffed vine leaves, taste, delicious, I like it, more, I'm full, bless your hands and its answer.

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THE STORY

Friday lunch around Grandma's table in the old house in al-Darb al-Ahmar. Grandma and Madame Nadia speak plainly to Leo; he answers politely and calls her Grandma.

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بِسْم الله.bism il-LAAHin God's name, said before the first bite
بِسْم الله, كُل يَا اِبْنِي!bism il-LAAH, kul ya IB-ni!In God's name, eat, my son!
دِي إِيه, يَا تِيتَة?di EEH, ya TEE-ta?What's this, Grandma?
دِي مُلُوخِيَّة, دُوق!di mu-lu-KHIY-ya, DOO'!This is molokhia, taste!
عَجَبِتْنِي.3a-ga-BIT-niI like it, of a she-thing: it pleased me
لَزِيز! عَجَبِتْنِي المُلُوخِيَّة.la-ZEEZ! 3a-ga-BIT-ni il-mu-lu-KHIY-ya.Delicious! I like the molokhia.
دَه مَحْشِي.da MA7-shi.This is stuffed vine leaves.
المَحْشِي عَجَبَك?il-MA7-shi 3a-GA-bak?The vine leaves, do you like them?
أَنَا شَبْعَانَة, شُكْراً.A-na shab-3AA-na, SHUK-ran.I'm full, thank you.
عَجَبْنِي كِتِير!3a-GAB-ni ki-TEER!I like them a lot!

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