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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 2

PART 1 · LESSON 6 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Egyptian Cinderella

Salma is the guest at the club with the oldest Cinderella: a servant girl by the Nile, red slippers, a bird that drops one in the lap of the Pharaoh, who searches all Egypt for her; told with the hedges a tale needs, they say that, as the story goes, so they say.

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THE STORY

The reading room of the library in Zamalek, a Thursday at seven. Salma, a guide at the Egyptian Museum, is the guest; Madame Soad and Mr. Adel say the plain you to her and to Leo; Leo says the polite you to them.

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مَعَانَا سَلْمَى, مِن المَتْحَف.ma-3AA-na SAL-ma, min il-MAT-7af.With us, Salma, from the museum.
بِيقُولُوا إِنّ بِنْت كَانِت خَدَّامَة.bi-y'OO-lu inn bint KAA-nit khad-DAA-ma.They say that a girl was a servant.
بِيقُولُوا, وَلَّا حَقِيقِي?bi-y'OO-lu, WAL-la 7a-'EE-'i?They say, or is it true?
زَيّ مَا الحِكَايَة بِتْقُول.zayy ma il-7i-KAA-ya bit-'OOL.As the story goes.
وِالجَزْمَة, يَا سَلْمَى?wig-GAZ-ma, ya SAL-ma?And the slippers, Salma?
اِدَّاهَا جَزْمَة حَمْرَا.id-DAA-ha GAZ-ma 7AM-ra.He gave her red slippers.
وِطِير خَد وَاحْدَة لِفِرْعَوْن.wi-TEER khad WA7-da li-fir-3OON.And a bird took one to the Pharaoh.
وِفِرْعَوْن عَمَل إِيه?wi-fir-3OON 3A-mal eeh?And what did the Pharaoh do?
دَوَّر, وِلَقَاهَا فِي النِّيل.DAW-war, wi-la-'AA-ha fin-NEEL.He searched, and found her at the Nile.
اللِّي مَكْتُوب عَ الجِبِين.IL-li mak-TOOB 3al-gi-BEENwhat is written on the forehead

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