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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 2

PART 2 · LESSON 19 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

A cold

Leo's room in Heliopolis, a cold brought back from the village, Madame Nadia with a thermometer and Salma at the door: what's wrong, my throat hurts, do you have a temperature, my head hurts too, thirty-eight, stay in bed, make him lemon with honey, right away Mum.

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THE STORY

Leo's room at the Mansours' in Heliopolis, a winter evening; Madame Nadia with a thermometer, Salma at the door. Madame Nadia speaks plainly to Leo and to Salma; Leo says the polite you to her.

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مَالِك?MAA-likwhat's wrong, to a woman
مَالَك يَا لِيُو?MAA-lak ya LI-yu?What's wrong, Leo?
زُورِي بِيوْجَعْنِي.ZOO-ri bi-yiw-GA3-ni.My throat hurts.
عَنْدِي.3AN-diI have
عَنْدَك سُخُونِيَّة?3AN-dak su-khu-NIY-ya?Do you have a temperature?
أَيْوَه, وِرَاسِي بِتوْجَعْنِي.AY-wa, wi-RAA-si bit-WA-ga3-ni.Yes, and my head hurts.
تَمَانْيَة وِتَلاَتِين!ta-MAN-ya wi-ta-la-TEEN!Thirty-eight!
وِبُكْرَة, الأَجْزَخَانَة.wi-BUK-ra, il-ag-za-KHAA-na.And tomorrow, the pharmacy.
مِن لِيلَة البَلَد.min LEE-lit il-BA-lad.From the village night.
خَلِّيك فِي السِّرِير.khal-LEEK fis-si-REER.Stay in bed.

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