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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 2

PART 1 · LESSON 5 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Goha's Nail

Goha's nail at the club: Goha sells his house on one condition, a nail in the wall stays his, he visits it every day, and suddenly brings a sheep, and in the end the buyer runs off: the punchline words of a tale, and suddenly, and in the end, it turned out.

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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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خَلِّي الآخِر لِلْآخِر.KHAL-li il-AA-khir lil-AA-khir.Keep the end for the end.
جُحَا بَاع بَيْتُه, بِشَرْط.GU-7a baa3 BEE-tu, bi-SHART.Goha sold his house, on one condition.
شَرْط إِيه, يَا لِيُو?shart eeh, ya LI-yu?What condition, Leo?
وِكُلّ يَوْم بِيزُور المُسْمَار.wi-KULL yoom bi-y-ZOOR il-mus-MAAR.And every day he visits the nail.
وِاللِّي اِشْتَرَى البَيْت?wil-LI ish-TA-ra il-BEET?And the one who bought the house?
وِفَجْأَة, جُحَا جَاب خَرُوف!wi-FAG-'a, GU-7a gaab kha-ROOF!And suddenly, Goha brought a sheep!
وِفِي الآخِر الرَّاجِل هَرَب.wi-fil-AA-khir ir-RAA-gil HA-rab.And in the end the man ran off.
وِالآخِر, يَا لِيُو?wil-AA-khir, ya LI-yu?And the end, Leo?
طِلِع المُسْمَار هُوَّ البَيْت.TI-li3 il-mus-MAAR HUW-wa il-BEET.It turned out the nail was the house.