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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 2

PART 1 · LESSON 10 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Clever Hassan and the Ghoul

Karim films at the club as Leo tells Clever Hassan and the ghoul: the cure is with the ghoul, the king's sons are afraid she'll eat them, Hassan is afraid of nothing, greet her or else she smells you, and the proverb that he who fears the ghoul, the ghoul appears to him.

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THE STORY

The reading room of the library in Zamalek, a Thursday at seven, Karim filming. Madame Soad and Mr. Adel say the plain you to Leo by his name; Leo says the polite you to them and the plain you to Karim.

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النَّاس كَانُوا خَايْفِين مِن إِيه?in-NAAS KAA-nu khay-FEEN min eeh?What were people afraid of?
الدَّوَا عَنْد الغُولَة.id-DA-wa 3and il-GHOO-la.The cure is with the ghoul.
خَايْفِين تَاكُلْهُم.khay-FEEN ta-KUL-humafraid she'll eat them
وِلاَدُه خَايْفِين تَاكُلْهُم.wi-LAA-du khay-FEEN ta-KUL-hum.His sons are afraid she'll eat them.
وِالصُّغَيَّر, حَسَن?wis-su-GHAY-yar, 7A-san?And the youngest, Hassan?
حَسَن مِش خَايِف مِن حَاجَة.7A-san mish KHAA-yif min 7AA-ga.Hassan isn't afraid of anything.
لَحْسَن تِشِمَّك.la-7A-san ti-SHIM-makor else she'll smell you
سَلِّم عَلِيهَا, لَحْسَن تِشِمَّك.SAL-lim 3a-LEE-ha, la-7A-san ti-SHIM-mak.Greet her, or else she'll smell you.
وِسَلِّم عَلِيهَا, يَا لِيُو?wi-SAL-lim 3a-LEE-ha, ya LI-yu?And he greeted her, Leo?
سَلِّم, وِاِدِّت لُه المَيَّة.SAL-lim, wid-DIT lu il-MAY-ya.He greeted her, and she gave him the water.

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