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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 2

PART 3 · LESSON 25 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Mother's Day

The day before Mother's Day, at the flower shop in Korba with Karim and Salma: what will you buy, I'll buy flowers, Salma will make a cake, you'll write a card in Arabic, I'll try, a bunch of roses, red or white, we'll take two bunches, one for mum, one for Grandma.

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THE STORY

The flower shop in Korba, Heliopolis, the afternoon before Mother's Day; Karim, Salma and Leo speak plainly to each other, and Karim says the polite you to the shopkeeper.

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بُكْرَة عِيد الأُمّ.BUK-ra 3EED il-'UMM.Tomorrow is Mother's Day.
هَتِشْتِرِي إِيه?ha-tish-TI-ri EEH?What will you buy?
هَاشْتِرِي وَرْد.hash-TI-ri WARDI'll buy flowers
هَتِعْمِل كِيكَة.ha-TI3-mil KEE-kashe will make a cake
هَاشْتِرِي وَرْد, وِسَلْمَى هَتِعْمِل كِيكَة.hash-TI-ri WARD, wi-SAL-ma ha-TI3-mil KEE-ka.I'll buy flowers, and Salma will make a cake.
وَأَنَا هَاعْمِل إِيه?wa-'A-na HA3-mil EEH?And what will I do?
هَتِكْتِب كَارْت بِالعَرَبِي!ha-TIK-tib KART bi-il-3A-ra-bi!You'll write a card in Arabic!
بِالعَرَبِي! هَاجَرَّب.bi-il-3A-ra-bi! ha-GAR-rab.In Arabic! I'll try.
كُلّ سَنَة وِإِنْتِ طَيِّبَة!kull SA-na wi-IN-ti TAY-yi-ba!Happy Mother's Day!
بُوكِيه وَرْد, لَوْ سَمَحْت.bu-KEEH WARD, law sa-MA7T.A bunch of roses, please.

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