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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 2

PART 1 · LESSON 3 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Told in the Present

At the club, Leo tells Goha and the donkey in his own words before reading the page: a tale told in the present, as if it were happening now, a man passes and says to him, a woman passes and says to him, and the proverb that pleasing everyone is a goal never reached.

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THE STORY

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

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قَبْل الكِتَاب, اِحْكِيهَا لِصَاحْبَك.abl ik-ki-TAAB, i7-KEE-ha li-SA7-bak.Before the book, tell it to a friend.
جُحَا رَايِح السُّوق بِالحُمَار.GU-7a RAA-yi7 is-SOO' bil-7u-MAAR.Goha is going to the market with the donkey.
زَيّ مَا هِيَّ حَاصْلَة دِلْوَقْتِي.zayy ma HIY-ya 7AS-la dil-WA'-ti.As if it's happening now.
وِبِيقُول لُه.wi-bi-y'OOL luand says to him
رَاجِل بِيعَدِّي وِبِيقُول لُه, عِيب!RAA-gil bi-y3AD-di wi-bi-y'OOL lu, 3eeb!A man passes and says to him, shame!
وِبَعْدِين سِتّ بِتْعَدِّي.wi-ba3-DEEN sitt bit-3AD-di.And then a woman passes.
وِبِتْقُول لُه, وِالأَب مَاشِي?wi-bit-'OOL lu, wil-ABB MAA-shi?And she says to him, and the father walks?
فِي الآخِر جُحَا بِيشِيل الحُمَار.fil-AA-khir GU-7a bi-y-SHEEL il-7u-MAAR.In the end Goha carries the donkey.
اِرْضِي النَّاس غَايَة مَا تُدْرَك.IR-di in-NAAS GHAA-ya ma TUD-rak.Pleasing everyone is a goal never reached.
دِلْوَقْتِي اِقْرَا لِنَا الصَّفْحَة.dil-WA'-ti I'-ra LI-na is-SAF-7a.Now read us the page.