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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 2

PART 2 · LESSON 11 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Vine leaves

In Grandma's kitchen Leo rolls his first vine leaves and learns two proverbs and the little word that opens them: the one who doesn't know says lentils, and the monkey in its mother's eye is a gazelle.

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THE STORY

Grandma's kitchen in the Heliopolis flat on a weekday morning, a bowl of soaked vine leaves on the table. Grandma speaks plainly to everyone and calls Leo my son; Leo says the polite you to her.

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لِفّ بِالرَّاحَة, مَتِعْصَرْش.liff bir-RAA-7a, ma-ti3-SARSH.Roll it slowly, don't squeeze.
اِتْقَطَعِت يَا تِيتَة.it-'A-ta-3it ya TEE-ta.It tore, Grandma.
اللِّي مَا يِعْرَفْش.IL-li ma yi3-RAFSHthe one who doesn't know
اللِّي مَا يِعْرَفْش يِقُول عَدْس.IL-li ma yi3-RAFSH yi-'OOL 3ads.The one who doesn't know says lentils.
يَعْنِي مِين اللِّي مَا يِعْرَفْش?YA3-ni meen IL-li ma yi3-RAFSH?So who is the one who doesn't know?
أَيّ حَدّ يَا اِبْنِي, المَثَل لِكُلّ النَّاس.ayy 7add ya IB-ni, il-MA-sal li-KULL in-NAAS.Anyone, my son. A proverb is for everyone.
يَعْنِي, اللِّي يْعِيش يَامَا يْشُوف.YA3-ni, IL-li y3eesh YAA-ma yshoof.So, the one who lives long sees a lot.
فِي عِين أُمُّه.fi 3een UM-muin its mother's eye
فِهِم! القِرْد فِي عِين أُمُّه غَزَال.FI-him! il-'IRD fi 3een UM-mu gha-ZAAL.He's got it! And the monkey in its mother's eye is a gazelle.
بِتَاع حَضْرِتِك جَوَاهِر يَا تِيتَة.bi-TAA3 7ad-RI-tik ga-WAA-hir ya TEE-ta.Yours are jewels, Grandma.

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