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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 1

PART 3 · LESSON 26 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Tea on the Roof

Tea on Grandma's roof with Salma: do you love Egypt, I love Egypt a lot, and the molokhia, Salma loves the museum, do you love tea, I love tea on the roof, me too, God keep you.

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THE STORY

Late Friday afternoon on the flat roof of the old house, tea in glasses. Grandma speaks plainly to Leo; he says the polite you to her and the plain you to Salma.

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بِتْحِبّ.bit-7IBByou love, to a man, with the b of the present and the t of you
بِتْحِبّ مَصْر, يَا لِيُو?bit-7IBB masr, ya LI-yu?Do you love Egypt, Leo?
بَحِبّ مَصْر كِتِير.ba-7IBB masr ki-TEER.I love Egypt a lot.
وِالمُلُوخِيَّة?wil-mu-lu-KHIY-ya?And the molokhia?
بَحِبّ المُلُوخِيَّة!ba-7IBB il-mu-lu-KHIY-ya!I love the molokhia!
سَلْمَى بِتْحِبّ المَتْحَف.SAL-ma bit-7IBB il-MAT-7af.Salma loves the museum.
بِتْحِبِّي القَهْوَة, يَا سَلْمَى?bit-7IB-bi il-'AH-wa, ya SAL-ma?Do you love coffee, Salma?
وِحَضْرِتِك بِتْحِبِّي الشَّاي?wi-7ad-RIT-ik bit-7IB-bi ish-SHAAY?And you, do you love tea?
بَحِبّ الشَّاي عَلَى السَّطْح!ba-7IBB ish-SHAAY 3A-la is-SAT7!I love tea on the roof!
وَأَنَا كَمَان!wa-A-na ka-MAAN!Me too!

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