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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 2

PART 1 · LESSON 9 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Two Arabics

The book at the club: the Announcer reads the first line of Clever Hassan in Standard Arabic, there was once a king who had three sons, and Leo says it the way Grandma would; the book's who against our little word, the book's not against ours, and the b- of the present.

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THE STORY

The reading room of the library in Zamalek, a Thursday at seven, the book open on the table. 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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كَانَ هُنَاكَ مَلِكٌ لَهُ ثَلاَثَةُ أَبْنَاءٍ.KAA-na hu-NAA-ka MA-li-kun LA-hu tha-LAA-tha-tu ab-NAA-in.There was once a king who had three sons.
قُولْهَا زَيّ تِيتَة.'UL-ha zayy TEE-ta.Say it the way Grandma would.
عَنْدُه تَلاَت وِلاَد.3AN-du TA-lat wi-LAADhe had three sons
كَان فِيه مَلِك عَنْدُه تَلاَت وِلاَد.kaan feeh MA-lik 3AN-du TA-lat wi-LAAD.There was a king who had three sons.
الَّذِي فِي الكِتَاب, اللِّي عَنْدِنَا.al-LA-zi fil-ki-TAAB, IL-li 3an-DI-na.The book's who is our little word.
فِي الكِتَاب المَلِك لَا يَعْرِف.fil-ki-TAAB il-MA-lik la YA3-rif.In the book the king does not know.
وِفِي المَطْبَخ, مَا يِعْرَفْش.wi-fil-MAT-bakh, ma yi3-RAFSH.And in the kitchen, he doesn't know.
إِحْنَا بِنْقُول بِيرُوح.I7-na bin-'OOL bi-y-ROO7.We say he's going.
بَقْرَا بِالفُصْحَى وِبَحْكِي مَصْرِي.BA'-ra bil-FUS-7a wi-BA7-ki MAS-ri.I read in Standard, and tell in Egyptian.
الخَمِيس الجَايّ, الشَّاطِر حَسَن.il-kha-MEES ig-GAYY, ish-SHAA-tir 7A-san.Next Thursday, Clever Hassan.