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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 2

PART 3 · LESSON 30 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Staying

On the blanket at sunset, Karim's news from Mr. Fathi's workshop: the month became a winter, the winter became spring, the workshop needs an architect for a year, a whole year, for the old house and other houses, where will I live, here with us, or a flat in Dokki, a year in Cairo, God willing, welcome a third time.

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THE STORY

The blanket at the Qanater at sunset, the end of Sham el-Nessim, and Karim's news from Mr. Fathi's restoration workshop in al-Darb al-Ahmar; Karim speaks plainly with Leo, Leo says the polite you to Madame Nadia and Uncle Mahmoud, and they call him Leo with the plain you.

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لِيُو, الشَّهْر بَقَى شِتَا.LI-yu, ish-SHAHR BA-'a SHI-ta.Leo, the month became a winter.
وِالشِّتَا بَقَى رَبِيع.wi-ish-SHI-ta BA-'a ra-BEE3.And the winter became spring.
هَتُقْعُد قَدّ إِيه?ha-TU'-3ud 'ADD EEH?How long will you stay?
لِمُدِّة سَنَة.li-MUD-dit SA-nafor a year, word for word for the length of a year
الوَرْشَة مِحْتَاجَة مُهَنْدِس لِمُدِّة سَنَة.il-WAR-sha mi7-TAA-ga mu-HAN-dis li-MUD-dit SA-na.The workshop needs an architect for a year.
سَنَة كَامْلَة?SA-na KAM-la?A whole year?
لِلْبِيت القَدِيم.li-il-BEET il-'a-DEEM.For the old house.
لِحَدّ الصِّيف.li-7ADD is-SEEF.Till summer.
وَهَاعِيش فِين?wa-ha-3EESH FEEN?And where will I live?
هِنَا, مَعَانَا.HI-na, ma-3AA-na.Here, with us.

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