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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 12 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The names of the dice

Backgammon with Zizo, the first game: sit, American, do you know backgammon, I only know the board, your turn, roll the dice, six-five, the dice here have names, one to six in their old names, two the same is a double, what did you roll, double four and you're locked in, one more game.

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THE STORY

Mr. Sabry's cafe, later the same night, a backgammon board between Leo and Zizo, the champion of the passage. Zizo and Leo say the plain you to each other from the first game; Karim watches.

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تِعْرَف طَاوْلَةTI3-raf TAW-lado you know backgammon
اُقْعُد يَا أَمْرِيكَانِي, تِعْرَف طَاوْلَة?U'-3ud ya am-re-KAA-ni TI3-raf TAW-la?Sit, American. Do you know backgammon?
أَعْرَف اللُّوح بَسّ.A3-raf il-LOO7 bass.I only know the board.
دُورِي وَلَّا دُورَك?DOO-ri WAL-la DOO-rak?My turn, or yours?
دُورَك, اِرْمِي الزَّهْر.DOO-rak IR-mi iz-ZAHR.Your turn, roll the dice.
شِيش بِيشsheesh beeshsix-five, the roll of a six and a five
شِيش بِيش! الزَّهْر هِنَا لُه أَسَامِي.sheesh beesh iz-ZAHR HI-na lu a-SAA-mi.Six-five! The dice here have names.
يَك, دُو, سِه, جَهَار, بَنْج, شِيش.yak du sih ga-HAAR bang sheesh.One, two, three, four, five, six.
وِاتْنِين زَيّ بَعْض, دُوبَارَة.wit-NEEN zayy ba3d do-BAA-ra.And two the same is a double.
وِإِنْتَ رَمِيت إِيه?wi-IN-ta ra-MEET eeh?And what did you roll?

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