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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 13 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Flower Shop

A flower shop in Zamalek with Karim: you should have called her, my phone was dead, you should have borrowed one, I should have left early, what are you looking for, flowers for someone angry, then red roses, give me all of them.

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THE STORY

A flower shop in Zamalek in the late afternoon. Leo and his friend Karim speak plainly to each other; the flower seller and Leo use the polite you with each other.

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لاَزِم تِتَّصِل بِيهَا.LAA-zim tit-TA-sil BEE-hayou must call her
كَان لاَزِم تِتَّصِل بِيهَا.kaan LAA-zim tit-TA-sil BEE-ha.You should have called her.
مُوبَايْلِي كَان فَاصِل.mo-BAY-li kaan FAA-sil.My phone was dead.
كَان لاَزِم تِسْتِلِف وَاحِد مِن الوَرْشَة.kaan LAA-zim tis-TI-lif WAA-7id min il-WAR-sha.Then you should have borrowed one from the workshop.
عَارِف, كَان لاَزِم أَمْشِي بَدْرِي.3AA-rif, kaan LAA-zim AM-shi BAD-ri.I know; I should have left early.
حَضْرِتَك بِتْدَوَّر عَلَى إِيه?7ad-RI-tak bit-DAW-war 3A-la eeh?What are you looking for?
هِيَّ زَعْلاَنَة مِنَّك.HIY-ya za3-LAA-na MIN-nak.She's angry with you.
وَرْد, لِوَاحْدَة زَعْلاَنَة.ward, li-WA7-da za3-LAA-na.Flowers, for someone angry.
يِبْقَى وَرْد أَحْمَر, وِكْتِير مِنُّه.YIB-'a ward A7-mar, wik-TEER MIN-nu.Then red roses, and a lot of them.
هَاتْلِي الأَحْمَر كُلُّه, لَوْ سَمَحْت.HAT-li il-'A7-mar KUL-lu, law sa-MA7T.Give me the red ones, all of them, please.