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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 1 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES Free

A Morning of Jasmine

Seven in the morning at the station: Dalia meets Leo at the studio door and the two climb the ladder of morning greetings, from good morning to light, jasmine, cream, roses and beauty.

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Lesson 1 · A Morning of Jasmine

Egyptian Arabic · 30 minutes

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The studio of a Cairo morning programme, seven on a Tuesday in September; Leo has a slot about old houses. Dalia the presenter says the plain you to Leo off air; Leo keeps the polite you with her.

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صَبَاحُ الخَيْر مِن بَرْنَامَج الصَّبَاح.sa-BAA-7ul KHAYR min bar-NAA-maj is-sa-BAA7.Good morning from the morning programme.
صَبَاح الخِير, جِيت بَدْرِي!sa-BAA7 il-KHEER geet BAD-ri!Good morning, you're early!
صَبَاح النُّور يَا دَالْيَا.sa-BAA7 in-NOOR ya DAAL-ya.A morning of light, Dalia.
صَبَاح الفُلّ بَقَى.sa-BAA7 il-FULL BA-'a.A morning of jasmine, then.
صَبَاح القِشْطَة?sa-BAA7 il-'ISH-ta?A morning of cream?
اُقْعُد, النُّور الأَحْمَر هَيُولَع.U'-3ud in-NOOR il-'A7-mar ha-YOO-la3.Sit, the red light is coming on.
صَبَاح الوَرْد عَلَيْك. خِلِصْت?sa-BAA7 il-WARD 3a-LEEK khi-LIST?A morning of roses to you. Have you run out?
وِإِيه بَعْد الوَرْد?wi-EEH ba3d il-WARD?And what comes after roses?
الجَمَال, وِبَعْدِين تُسْكُت, وَلَّا هَيِقُولُوا عَايِز حَاجَة.ig-ga-MAAL wi-ba3-DEEN TUS-kut WAL-la ha-yi-'OO-lu 3AA-yiz 7AA-ga.Beauty, and then you stop, or they'll say you want something.
طَيِّب, هَابْدَأ بِصَبَاح الخِير.TAY-yib HAB-da' bi-sa-BAA7 il-KHEER.All right, I'll start with good morning.