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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 1

PART 3 · LESSON 26 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

What Did She Just Say

At home in Maadi, Layla nearly a year old on the carpet: Mona asks what the baby words mean, and Salma and Leo give the grown-up word beside each one.

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THE STORY

The living room of Leo and Salma's flat in Maadi on a Friday afternoon, Layla on the carpet with a cup. Salma, Mona and Leo are friends of the same age and speak plainly to each other.

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هِيَّ قَالِت إِيه دِلْوَقْتِي?HIY-ya 'AA-lit eeh dil-WA'-ti?What did she just say?
مْبُو يَعْنِي مَيَّة,mbu YA3-ni MAY-yathe baby word for water, then the little word for meaning, then water
مْبُو يَعْنِي مَيَّة, وِمَمّ يَعْنِي أَكْل.mbu YA3-ni MAY-ya wi-MAMM YA3-ni akl.Mbu means water, and mam means food.
وِنِنَّا يَعْنِي إِيه?wi-NIN-na YA3-ni eeh?And what does nenna mean?
نِنَّا يَعْنِي نَوْم, وِتَاتَا يَعْنِي نِمْشِي.NIN-na YA3-ni noom wi-TAA-ta YA3-ni NIM-shi.Nenna means sleep, and tata means let's walk.
وِلَمَّا تِقُول كُخّ?wi-LAM-ma ti-'OOL kukh?And when she says kokh?
كُخّ يَعْنِي وِسِخ, زَيّ عَرَبِيِّة كَرِيم.kukh YA3-ni wi-SIKH zayy 3a-ra-BIY-yit ka-REEM.Kokh means dirty, like Karim's car.
وِتِيتَا, مِين دِي?wi-TEE-ta meen di?And teta, who's that?
اللِّي مَقَالِتْهَاش لِسَّه.IL-li ma-'a-lit-HAASH LIS-sawhich she hasn't said yet: the negative wrapped around said it
دِي تِيتَة, وِالكِلْمَة اللِّي مَقَالِتْهَاش لِسَّه.di TEE-ta wik-KIL-ma IL-li ma-'a-lit-HAASH LIS-sa.That's Grandma, and the word she hasn't said yet.

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