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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 14 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Making Up on the Bridge

The Qasr el-Nil bridge at sunset, making up: I was wrong, forgive me, yes you were wrong, you were very angry, I was angry because I was worried about you, I was tired and hungry and stupid, you're right, give me the flowers already.

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THE STORY

The Qasr el-Nil bridge at sunset, Leo with a bunch of red roses. Leo and Salma, a couple, speak plainly to each other; each form of the past of being and of the adjectives follows who speaks and who is spoken to.

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كُنْت غَلْطَان, سَامْحِينِي.kunt ghal-TAAN, sam-7EE-ni.I was wrong; forgive me.
كُنْت غَلْطَانَة.kunt ghal-TAA-na.I was wrong.
أَيْوَه, كُنْت غَلْطَان.AY-wa, kunt ghal-TAAN.Yes, you were wrong.
وِإِنْتِ كُنْتِ زَعْلاَنَة قَوِي.wi-'IN-ti KUN-ti za3-LAA-na 'A-wi.And you were very angry.
كُنْت قَلْقَانَة عَلَيْك.kunt 'al-'AA-na 3a-LEEKI was worried about you, a woman to a man
كُنْت زَعْلاَنَة عَلَشَان كُنْت قَلْقَانَة عَلَيْك.kunt za3-LAA-na 3a-la-SHAAN kunt 'al-'AA-na 3a-LEEK.I was angry because I was worried about you.
تَعْبَان وِجَعْان وِهَبِيل.ta3-BAAN wi-ga-3AAN wi-ha-BEELtired and hungry and stupid, said by a man
وَأَنَا كُنْت تَعْبَان وِجَعْان وِهَبِيل.wa-A-na kunt ta3-BAAN wi-ga-3AAN wi-ha-BEEL.And I was tired and hungry and stupid.
كُنْت قَلْقَان عَلَيْكِ.kunt 'al-'AAN 3a-LEE-ki.I was worried about you.
كُنْت هَبِيل, مَعَاك حَقّ.kunt ha-BEEL, ma-3AAK 7a''.You were stupid; you're right.

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