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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 1

PART 3 · LESSON 29 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Challenge Accepted

On air on the last Tuesday of March: Dalia reads out a listener's message in Standard Arabic, a Zamalek library club inviting the engineer to read stories aloud, dares Leo to say yes, and Grandma calls in to settle it.

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THE STORY

The radio studio at half past seven on a Tuesday morning late in March, the red light on and a caller waiting. Dalia and Leo say the polite you to each other on air; Grandma speaks plainly to everyone and Leo gives her the polite forms.

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رِسَالَة, هَقْرَاهَا زَيّ مَا هِيَّ.ri-SAA-la ha'-RAA-ha zayy ma HIY-ya.A message, I'll read it as it is.
نَادِي المَكْتَبَة يَدْعُو المُهَنْدِس.NAA-di al-mak-TA-ba YAD-3u al-mu-HAN-dis.The library club invites the engineer.
أَنَا? أَقْرَا بِصُوت عَالِي?A-na A'-ra bi-SOOT 3AA-li?Me? Read aloud?
هَتْقُول لأ عَلَى الهَوَا? مِش هَتِقْدَر.hat-'OOL la' 3A-la il-HA-wa mish ha-TI'-dar.You'd say no on air? You won't manage.
قَبِلْت التَّحَدِّي.'a-BILT it-ta-7AD-dichallenge accepted, word for word I accepted the challenge
هُوَّ دَه تَحَدِّي? قَبِلْت التَّحَدِّي.HUW-wa da ta-7AD-di 'a-BILT it-ta-7AD-di.Is that a dare? Challenge accepted.
هَيِقْدَر, وِهَيِقْرَا أَمْثَالِي.ha-YI'-dar wi-ha-YI'-ra am-SAA-li.He'll manage, and he'll read my proverbs.
مِن عِنِيَّاmin 3i-NIY-yagladly, word for word from my eyes
مِن عِنِيَّا يَا تِيتَة, اِتَّفَقْنَا.min 3i-NIY-ya ya TEE-ta it-ta-FA'-na.From my eyes, Grandma, agreed.
مَاشِي يَا بِنْتِي, وِقُولِيلُه يَاكُل.MAA-shi ya BIN-ti wi-'o-LEE-lu YAA-kul.All right, my daughter, and tell him to eat.