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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 2

PART 2 · LESSON 19 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Grandma on camera

Karim films and Leo asks: Grandma tells how she came to the old house as a bride of seventeen, sat a year behind the wooden window before she knew the neighbours, left after the children grew, and how since that day the house has waited, until now.

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THE STORY

The courtyard of the old house in al-Darb al-Ahmar on a spring morning, Karim behind the camera. Grandma speaks plainly and calls Leo my son; Leo says the polite you to her; Karim and Leo speak plainly.

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بُصِّي لِلِيُو يَا تِيتَة, مِش لِيَّ.BUS-si LI-li-yu ya TEE-ta, mish LIY-ya.Look at Leo, Grandma, not at me.
حَضْرِتِك جِيتِ البِيت إِمْتَى?7ad-RI-tik GEE-ti il-BEET IM-ta?When did you come to the house?
عَرُوسَة سَبَعْتَاشَر سَنَة, مِن البَلَد.3a-ROO-sa sa-ba3-TAA-shar SA-na, min il-BA-lad.A bride of seventeen, from the village.
وِالشِّبَّاك الخَشَب يَا تِيتَة?wish-shib-BAAK il-KHA-shab ya TEE-ta?And the wooden window, Grandma?
قَبْل مَا أَعْرَف الجِيرَان.'abl ma A3-raf ig-ge-RAANbefore I knew the neighbours
سَنَة وَرَاه قَبْل مَا أَعْرَف الجِيرَان.SA-na wa-RAAH 'abl ma A3-raf ig-ge-RAAN.A year behind it before I knew the neighbours.
وِالعِيلَة سَابِت إِمْتَى?wil-3EE-la SAA-bit IM-ta?And when did the family leave?
بَعْد مَا كِبْرُوا.ba3d ma KIB-ruafter they grew
بَعْد مَا كِبْرُوا, وِمِن يُومْهَا مِسْتَنِّي.ba3d ma KIB-ru, wi-MIN YOM-ha mis-TAN-ni.After they grew, and since that day it has waited.
لِحَدّ دِلْوَقْتِي يَا تِيتَة?li-7ADD dil-WA'-ti ya TEE-ta?Until now, Grandma?

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