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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 3

PART 3 · LESSON 21 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Opening Day

At the workshop in al-Darb al-Ahmar, Mister Fathi sets the opening of the restored house, the Thursday after Sham el-Nessim at six, and Leo asks for two things the formal way: could we have the courtyard the day before, could I connect the pump. He gets a formal no twice, and an agreed.

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THE STORY

The restoration workshop in al-Darb al-Ahmar, a spring morning. Leo says the polite you to Mister Fathi, the boss of the workshop; Mister Fathi says the plain you to Leo and calls him engineer.

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الخَمِيس بَعْد شَمّ النِّسِيم, السَّاعَة سِتَّة.il-kha-MEES ba3d shamm in-ni-SEEM is-SAA-3a SIT-ta.The Thursday after Sham el-Nessim, at six.
قَبْلُه بِيُوم.'AB-lu bi-YOOMthe day before, word for word before it by a day
يِنْفَع نَاخُد الحُوش قَبْلُه بِيُوم?YIN-fa3 NAA-khud il-7OOSH 'AB-lu bi-YOOM?Could we have the courtyard the day before?
لِلْأَسَف مِش هَيِنْفَع, الصُّبْح بَسّ.lil-'A-saf mish ha-YIN-fa3 is-SUB7 bass.Unfortunately that won't work, only the morning.
مُمْكِن أَوَصَّل المُوتُور?MUM-kin a-WAS-sal il-mo-TOOR?Could I connect the pump?
دَه مِش مَوْضُوع نِقَاش.da mish maw-DOO3 ni-'AASH.That's not up for discussion.
سَامِحْنِي, مُهَنْدِس بِيِسْأَل.sa-MI7-ni mu-HAN-dis bi-YIS-'al.Forgive me, an architect asking.
وِالبِرْنَامِج مَكْتُوب, مَعَ الكِلْمَة.wil-bir-NAA-mig mak-TOOB MA-3a ik-KIL-ma.And the programme in writing, with the speech.
اِتَّفَقْنَا, يَا أُسْتَاذ فَتْحِي.it-ta-FA'-na ya us-TAAZ FAT-7i.Agreed, Mister Fathi.