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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 2

PART 3 · LESSON 27 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Colouring Eggs

The night before Sham el-Nessim, Grandma and Salma colour eggs with Leo: what do we do, let's start, let's colour this one red, and this one green, why eggs, eggs are spring, let's eat one now, no, tomorrow by the Nile, let's colour ten more, let's go.

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THE STORY

The kitchen in Heliopolis the night before Sham el-Nessim, a pot of coloured eggs on the table; Grandma speaks plainly to everyone and calls Leo my son, Leo says the polite you to her and the plain you to Salma.

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بُكْرَة شَمّ النِّسِيم, يَا اِبْنِي!BUK-ra SHAMM in-ni-SEEM, ya IB-ni!Tomorrow is Sham el-Nessim, my son!
نِعْمِل إِيه, يَا تِيتَة?NI3-mil EEH, ya TEE-ta?What do we do, Grandma?
يَلَّا نِبْدَأ.YAL-la NIB-da'let's start: come on, then we start
نِلَوِّن بِيض, يَلَّا نِبْدَأ.ni-LAW-win BEED, YAL-la NIB-da'.We colour eggs, let's start.
يَلَّا نِشْرَب شَاي.YAL-la NISH-rab SHAAY.Let's drink tea.
يَلَّا نِلَوِّن دِي أَحْمَر.YAL-la ni-LAW-win di A7-mar.Let's colour this one red.
وِدِي أَخْضَر. لِيه بِيض, يَا تِيتَة?wi-di AKH-dar. LEEH BEED, ya TEE-ta?And this one green. Why eggs, Grandma?
البِيض رَبِيع, حَيَاة جْدِيدَة.il-BEED ra-BEE3, 7a-YAA gi-DEE-da.Eggs are spring, new life.
يَلَّا نَاكُل وَاحْدَة دِلْوَقْتِي!YAL-la NAA-kul WA7-da dil-WA'-ti!Let's eat one now!
لأ! بُكْرَة, عَلَى النِّيل.la'! BUK-ra, 3a-la in-NEEL.No! Tomorrow, by the Nile.

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