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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 3

PART 1 · LESSON 4 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Grandma's Voice

In Karim and Mona's flat, hours of documentary footage and one clip of Grandma talking over the pastry: linking two actions in time with when, after and before, and while with a verb.

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THE STORY

Karim and Mona's flat in Heliopolis, an evening, a laptop full of footage of the old house. Karim, Mona and Leo are friends of the same age and speak plainly to one another.

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لَقِيت اللَّقْطَة, يَا كَرِيم.la-'EET il-LA'-ta ya ka-REEM.I found the clip, Karim.
وِهِيَّ بِتِفْرِد الفَطِيرَة.wi-HIY-ya bi-TIF-rid il-fa-TEE-rawhile she rolls the pastry
بِتِحْكِي وِهِيَّ بِتِفْرِد الفَطِيرَة.bi-TI7-ki wi-HIY-ya bi-TIF-rid il-fa-TEE-ra.She's telling the story while she rolls the pastry.
بَعْد مَا سِمِعْتْهَا, عِرِفْت إِنّهَا الآخِر.ba3d ma si-MI3T-ha 3i-RIFT INN-ha il-'AA-khir.After I heard it, I knew it was the ending.
لَمَّا صَوَّرْتْهَا, مَكَانِتْش عَارْفَة.LAM-ma saw-WART-ha ma-ka-NITSH 3AR-fa.When I filmed her, she didn't know.
قَبْل مَا نِعْرِضْهَا, نِسْأَلْهَا.'abl ma ni3-RID-ha nis-'AL-ha.Before we show it, we ask her.
لَو سَأَلْنَاهَا, هَتْقُول لأ.law sa-'al-NAA-ha hat-'OOL la'.If we ask her, she'll say no.
وِبَعْد مَا تِشُوفْهَا, هَتِعَيَّط.wi-BA3D ma ti-SHOF-ha ha-ti-3AY-yat.And after she sees it, she'll cry.
هَتِسْتَخَبَّى لَمَّا تِشُوفْهَا.ha-tis-ta-KHAB-ba LAM-ma ti-SHOF-ha.She'll hide when she sees it.
مَحَدِّش بِيِسْتَخَبَّى مِن صُوتُه.ma-7AD-dish bi-yis-ta-KHAB-ba min SOO-tu.Nobody hides from their own voice.