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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 3

PART 3 · LESSON 29 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Opening

The courtyard of the restored house, six in the evening: Leo gives his speech, good evening everyone, allow me to present the house, thank you all for coming, the house opens its door, come in; Grandma cuts the ribbon and says the house is yours, mind the step; and a journalist asks what the hardest thing was.

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THE STORY

The courtyard of the restored house in al-Darb al-Ahmar, the evening of the opening, the neighbours and the craftsmen standing round the fountain. Leo speaks to the whole courtyard as you all; Grandma speaks plainly to everyone; the journalist and Leo say the polite you to each other.

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مَسَاء الخِير يَا جَمَاعَة.ma-SAA' il-KHEER ya ga-MAA-3a.Good evening, everyone.
اِسْمَحُوا لِي أَقَدِّم البِيت.is-MA-7u li a-'AD-dim il-BEET.Allow me to present the house.
شُكْراً إِنّكُم جِيتُو كُلُّكُم.SHUK-ran INN-kum GEE-tu kul-LU-kum.Thank you all for coming.
البِيت بِيِفْتَح بَابُه, اِتْفَضَّلُوا!il-BEET bi-YIF-ta7 BAA-bu it-fad-DA-lu!The house opens its door, come in!
البِيت بِيتْكُم, وِبَالْكُم مِن السِّلِّمَة.il-BEET BET-kum wi-BAL-kum min is-sil-LI-ma.The house is yours, and mind the step.
إِيه أَصْعَب حَاجَة فِي البِيت?eeh AS-3ab 7AA-ga fi il-BEET?What was the hardest thing in the house?
عُمْرَهَا مَا قَالِت لأ.3um-RA-ha ma 'AA-lit la'she never said no, word for word her life she did not say no
السِّتّ بِتَاعِة المَقَصّ, عُمْرَهَا مَا قَالِت لأ.is-SITT bi-TAA-3it il-ma-'ASS 3um-RA-ha ma 'AA-lit la'.The lady with the scissors, she never said no.
اِكْتِبِي إِنّ الفَطِير بِتَاعِي.ik-TI-bi inn il-fa-TEER bi-TAA-3i.Write that the pastry is mine.