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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 1

PART 3 · LESSON 30 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Stay Through the Winter

The Heliopolis table at the end of the month: a month isn't enough, you must stay, the winter with us, and my work in Chicago, the house, we must work, our house is your house, then I stay, God willing, settled.

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THE STORY

Evening at the Mansours' table in Heliopolis, at the end of Leo's month. Uncle Mahmoud and Madame Nadia speak plainly to Leo and he answers them politely; Karim and Leo are friends.

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يَا لِيُو, شَهْر مِش كِفَايَة.ya LI-yu, shahr mish ki-FAA-ya.Leo, a month isn't enough.
لأ, مِش كِفَايَة.la', mish ki-FAA-ya.No, not enough.
لاَزِم تُقْعُد.LAA-zim TU'-3udyou must stay, to a man: must, then the bare verb
لاَزِم تُقْعُد, الشِّتَا مَعَانَا.LAA-zim TU'-3ud, ish-SHI-ta ma-3AA-na.You must stay, the winter with us.
لاَزِم تِشْرَب شَاي!LAA-zim TISH-rab shaay!You must drink tea!
الشِّتَا? وِشُغْلِي فِي شِيكَاغُو?ish-SHI-ta? wi-SHUGH-li fi shi-KAA-gu?The winter? And my work in Chicago?
لاَزِم نِشْتَغَل.LAA-zim nish-TA-ghalwe must work: must, then we work, with the n of we
البِيت, يَا لِيُو! لاَزِم نِشْتَغَل.il-BEET, ya LI-yu! LAA-zim nish-TA-ghal.The house, Leo! We must work.
لاَزِم أَرُوح الشُّغْل.LAA-zim a-ROO7 ish-SHUGHL.I must go to work.
بِيتْنَا بِيتَك, يَا لِيُو.BET-na BEE-tak, ya LI-yu.Our house is your house, Leo.

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