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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 3 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Madame Nadia at the Door

Madame Nadia opens the door of the flat in Heliopolis: good evening and its answer, the polite you to an elder, my name is, nice to meet you, come in, thank you Madame.

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THE STORY

The door of the Mansours' flat in Heliopolis, late on a Thursday night. Madame Nadia, Karim's mother, says the plain you to Leo as a mother would; Leo says the polite you to her.

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مَامَا, دَه لِيُو.MAA-ma, da LI-yu.Mum, this is Leo.
مَسَاء الخِير.ma-SAA' il-KHEERgood evening, word for word the evening of goodness
مَسَاء الخِير, مَدَام.ma-SAA' il-KHEER, ma-DAAM.Good evening, Madame.
مَسَاء النُّور, لِيُو!ma-SAA' in-NOOR, LI-yu!Good evening, Leo!
حَضْرِتِك.7ad-RI-tikthe polite you, to a woman, word for word your presence
إِزَّيّ حَضْرِتِك?iz-ZAYY 7ad-RI-tik?How are you?
إِزَّيّ حَضْرِتَك?iz-ZAYY 7ad-RI-tak?How are you?
أَهْلاً بِحَضْرِتِك.AH-lan bi-7ad-RI-tik.Hello to you.
اِسْمِي.IS-mimy name, the word for name with the ending for my
الحَمْدُ لِله. أَنَا اِسْمِي نَادْيَة.il-7AM-du lil-LAAH. A-na IS-mi NAD-ya.Thank God. My name is Nadia.

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