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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 3

PART 1 · LESSON 3 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Inviting Sayed

At the doorway of the building in Heliopolis, Leo invites Sayed and his wife to Grandma's ninetieth the formal way, and Sayed, who was coming anyway, brings the chairs: a formal invitation and its answers.

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THE STORY

The doorway of the Mansours' building in Heliopolis, a morning. Leo and Sayed, the doorman, say the polite you to each other, as they always have; Sayed calls him engineer.

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حَضْرِتَك وِالمَدَام مَعْزُومِين عَنْدِنَا.7ad-RI-tak wil-ma-DAAM ma3-zo-MEEN 3an-DI-na.You and your wife are invited to our place.
يُوم اِتْنَاشَر, بَعْد المَغْرِب.yoom it-NAA-shar ba3d il-MAGH-rib.On the twelfth, after sunset.
نِتْشَرَّف بِحُضُورْكُم.nit-SHAR-raf bi-7u-DOR-kum.We would be honoured by your presence.
إِيه الكَلاَم الرَّسْمِي دَه?eeh ik-ka-LAAM ir-RAS-mi da?What's this formal talk?
شُكْراً عَلَى العُزُومَة.SHUK-ran 3A-la il-3u-ZOO-ma.Thanks for the invitation.
أَنَا كُنْت جَايّ جَايّ.A-na kunt gaayy gaayy.I was coming anyway.
تِيتَة قَالِت بَلاَش دَوْشَة.TEE-ta 'AA-lit ba-LAASH DOO-sha.Grandma said no fuss.
وِمِرَاتِي المَحْشِي.wi-mi-RAA-ti il-MA7-shiand my wife the stuffed vine leaves
هَاجِيب الكَرَاسِي, وِمِرَاتِي المَحْشِي.ha-GEEB ik-ka-RAA-si wi-mi-RAA-ti il-MA7-shi.I'll bring the chairs, and my wife the stuffed vine leaves.
العِمَارَة كُلَّهَا عَارْفَة خَلاَص.il-3i-MAA-ra kul-LA-ha 3AR-fa kha-LAAS.The whole building knows already.