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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 19 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Lilo

The crowd gives Leo a name: Aziz is Zizo, Mohamed is Mido, Ahmed is Hamada, and Leo from tonight is Lilo, don't fight it, I was Kiko for a year, and what do I call you, big man, chief, prince, pasha, all right chief, Mr. Sabry is uncle not sir, dad and mum are for home, Lilo then, my mother will never know.

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THE STORY

Mr. Sabry's cafe, late, the crowd around the backgammon board. Zizo, Karim and Leo are friends of the same age and speak plainly to each other.

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عَزِيز زِيزُو, وِمُحَمَّد مِيدُو, وِأَحْمَد حَمَادَة.3a-ZEEZ ZEE-zu wi-mu-7AM-mad MEE-du wi-A7-mad 7a-MAA-da.Aziz is Zizo, Mohamed is Mido, Ahmed is Hamada.
وِلِيُو, مِن اللَّيْلَة, لِيلُو!wi-LI-yu min il-LEE-la LEE-lu!And Leo, from tonight, is Lilo!
مَتْحَارِبْش, أَنَا كُنْت كِيكُو سَنَة.mat-7a-RIBSH A-na kunt KEE-ku SA-na.Don't fight it, I was Kiko for a year.
وَأَقُول لَك إِيه, يَا كَبِير?wa-a-'OOL lak eeh ya ka-BEER?And what do I call you, big man?
يَا زَعِيم, يَا بْرِنْس, يَا بَاشَا.ya za-3EEM ya brins ya BAA-sha.Chief, prince, pasha.
مَاشِي, يَا زَعِيم.MAA-shi ya za-3EEM.All right, chief.
وِعَمّ صَبْرِي يَا عَمّ, مِش يَا بِيه.wi-3AMM SAB-ri ya 3amm mish ya beeh.And Mr. Sabry is uncle, not sir.
وِيَا بَا وِيَا مَا لِلْبِيت.wi-ya ba wi-ya ma lil-BEET.And dad and mum are for home.