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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 2

PART 3 · LESSON 22 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Like a Lost Tourist

Mr. Fathi on camera at the restoration workshop: Leo on his first day looked like a lost tourist with three words, drew like an engineer and talked as if he were a child; his ceiling is better than Mr. Fathi's first; give the bread to its baker, and ask the one who has tried.

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THE STORY

The restoration workshop in al-Darb al-Ahmar, a weekday morning; Karim films Mr. Fathi, with Leo beside him. Leo and Karim say the polite you to Mr. Fathi, who calls Leo by name with the plain you.

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لِيُو كَان شَكْلُه إِيه أَوَّل يُوم?LI-yu kaan SHAK-lu eeh AW-wal yoom?What did Leo look like the first day?
زَيّ سَايِح تَايِه.zayy SAA-yi7 TAA-yihlike a lost tourist, the little word for like in front
زَيّ سَايِح تَايِه, مَعَاه تَلَات كِلْمَات.zayy SAA-yi7 TAA-yih ma-3AAH ta-LAAT kil-MAAT.Like a lost tourist, with three words.
أَرْبَعَة يَا أُسْتَاذ فَتْحِي.ar-BA-3a ya us-TAAZ FAT-7i.Four, Mr. Fathi.
كَإِنُّه عَيِّل.ka-'IN-nu 3AY-yilas if he were a child
بِيرْسِم زَيّ مُهَنْدِس, وِبِيِتْكَلِّم كَإِنُّه عَيِّل.BER-sim zayy mu-HAN-dis wi-bi-yit-KAL-lim ka-'IN-nu 3AY-yil.He draws like an engineer and talks as if he were a child.
سَقْفُه أَحْسَن مِن سَقْفِي الأَوَّل.SA'-fu A7-san min SA'-fi il-'AW-wal.His ceiling is better than my first one.
اِدِّي العِيش لِخَبَّازُه.ID-di il-3EESH li-khab-BAA-zu.Give the bread to its baker.
وِاسْأَل مُجَرِّب, وَلَا تِسْأَل طَبِيب.WIS-'al mu-GAR-rib WA-la TIS-'al ta-BEEB.And ask the one who has tried, not a doctor.
كَات! صُوت الوَرْشَة زَيّ المَطْبَخ.kaat soot il-WAR-sha zayy il-MAT-bakh.Cut! The workshop sounds like a kitchen.