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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 3

PART 2 · LESSON 15 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

A Fish Restaurant

A fish restaurant on the harbour in Alexandria, with Karim and the waiter: a table for three, what would you like, what is best today, the sea bass is bigger, the mullet is tastier and cheaper, two mullet and a bream, grilled or fried, grilled is better, a bigger salad, the best salad in Alexandria.

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THE STORY

A fish restaurant on the harbour in Alexandria, Saturday lunch; Karim and Leo speak plainly to each other and use the polite forms with the waiter, who uses them back.

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تَرَابِيزَة لِتَلاَتَة.ta-ra-BEE-za li-ta-LAA-ta.A table for three.
تُحِبُّوا إِيه?ti-7IB-bu eeh?What would you like?
إِيه أَحْسَن النَّهَارْدَه?eeh AH-san in-na-HAR-da?What's best today?
البُورِي أَطْعَم.il-BUU-ri AT-3amthe mullet is tastier
القَارُوص أَكْبَر. البُورِي أَطْعَم.il-'aa-RUUS AK-bar. il-BUU-ri AT-3am.The sea bass is bigger. The mullet is tastier.
وِإِيه أَرْخَص?wi-'EEH AR-khas?And what's cheaper?
البُورِي أَرْخَص مِن القَارُوص.il-BUU-ri AR-khas min il-'aa-RUUS.The mullet is cheaper than the sea bass.
اِتْنِين بُورِي وِدِنِيس.it-NEEN BUU-ri wi-di-NEES.Two mullet and a bream.
مَشْوِي وَلاَّ مَقْلِي?MASH-wi WAL-la MA'-li?Grilled or fried?
المَشْوِي أَحْسَن.il-MASH-wi AH-san.Grilled is better.

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