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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 2

PART 2 · LESSON 11 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

An invitation to the village

At the kitchen table Grandma invites Leo to her village in the Delta on Thursday: come with me, with you Grandma, Mahmoud is going with you, is Salma coming with us, take a heavy jacket, the village is cold at night.

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THE STORY

The kitchen in Heliopolis, a winter morning. Grandma is going to her village in the Delta near Tanta and invites Leo; Madame Nadia settles who drives. Leo says the polite you to both; Grandma and Madame Nadia speak plainly to him.

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الخَمِيس رَايْحَة البَلَد.il-kha-MEES RAY-7a il-BA-lad.Thursday I'm going to the village.
البَلَد فِي الدِّلْتَا?il-BA-lad fi id-DIL-ta?The village in the Delta?
تَعَالَى مَعَايَا.ta-3AA-la ma-3AA-ya.Come with me.
مَعَ حَضْرِتِك يَا تِيتَة?MA-3a 7ad-RIT-ik ya TEE-ta?With you, Grandma?
أَنَا رَايِح مَعَاكِي.A-na RAA-yi7 ma-3AA-ki.I'm going with you.
مَحْمُود رَايِح مَعَاك.ma7-MOOD RAA-yi7 ma-3AAK.Mahmoud is going with you.
سَلْمَى جَايَّة مَعَانَا?SAL-ma GAY-ya ma-3AA-na?Is Salma coming with us?
لأ, سَلْمَى بِتِشْتَغَل.la', SAL-ma bi-tish-TA-ghal.No, Salma's working.
جَاكِتَّة تِقِيلَة.ga-KIT-ta ti-'EE-laa heavy jacket
خُد جَاكِتَّة تِقِيلَة مَعَاك.khud ga-KIT-ta ti-'EE-la ma-3AAK.Take a heavy jacket with you.

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