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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 6 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Breakfast

Breakfast with Madame Nadia in Heliopolis: do you want tea, yes please, with sugar, a little sugar, bread and cheese, eggs too, I want tea too, the breakfast is delicious.

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THE STORY

The kitchen table of the Mansours' flat in Heliopolis, Friday morning. Madame Nadia serves breakfast and says the plain you to Leo; he answers her politely.

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عَايِز.3AA-yizwant, said by or to a man: squeeze the throat for the first sound, as if lifting something heavy
لِيُو, عَايِز شَاي?LI-yu, 3AA-yiz shaay?Leo, do you want tea?
أَنَا عَايِز شَاي.A-na 3AA-yiz shaay.I want tea.
لَو سَمَحْتِ.law sa-MA7-tiplease, to a woman, word for word if you allow
أَيْوَه, لَو سَمَحْتِ.AY-wa, law sa-MA7-ti.Yes, please.
شَاي بِسُكَّر?shaay bi-SUK-kar?Tea with sugar?
سُكَّر شُوَيَّة.SUK-kar shu-WAY-ya.A little sugar.
مِش عَايِز سُكَّر.mish 3AA-yiz SUK-kar.I don't want sugar.
عَايِز عِيش وِجِبْنَة?3AA-yiz 3eesh wi-GIB-na?Do you want bread and cheese?
عَايِز بِيض كَمَان?3AA-yiz beed ka-MAAN?Do you want eggs too?

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