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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 2

PART 2 · LESSON 17 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The village table

Grandma's table in the village, duck, rice, soup and the pie: did you eat, I ate, you didn't eat anything, I ate duck rice and soup, I didn't try the pie, try it now, nobody left hungry, I didn't say no, eat my son.

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THE STORY

Grandma's table in her village house, lunch: duck, rice, soup, the layered pie from the clay oven. Grandma and Uncle Mahmoud speak plainly to Leo; he says the polite you to them.

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أَكَلْت يَا لِيُو?a-KALT ya LI-yu?Did you eat, Leo?
أَكَلْت يَا تِيتَة.a-KALT ya TEE-ta.I ate, Grandma.
أَنَا شَبْعَان.A-na shab-3AAN.I'm full.
مَأَكَلْتِش.ma-'a-kal-TISHyou didn't eat, with ma in front and sh at the end
مَأَكَلْتِش حَاجَة! كُل.ma-'a-kal-TISH 7AA-ga! kul.You didn't eat anything! Eat.
أَكَلْت بَطّ وِرُزّ وِشُرْبَة!a-KALT batt wi-RUZZ wi-SHUR-ba!I ate duck, rice and soup!
وِالفَطِير يَا اِبْنِي?wil-fa-TEER ya IB-ni?And the pie, my son?
الفَطِير لَزِيز!il-fa-TEER la-ZEEZ!The pie is delicious!
مَجَرَّبْتِش.ma-gar-rab-TISHI didn't try
مَجَرَّبْتِش الفَطِير.ma-gar-rab-TISH il-fa-TEER.I didn't try the pie.

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