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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 17 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Sayed's Lanterns

The building's entrance in Heliopolis, Sayed hanging the Ramadan lanterns on the stairs: did you fast today, I fasted, till four I managed, after four I couldn't, I drank a glass of water, tomorrow you'll manage, did you manage to hang the lanterns, I'll hold the ladder, together we'll manage.

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THE STORY

The entrance of the Mansours' building in Heliopolis at sunset in Ramadan, Sayed on a ladder with a string of lanterns. Sayed and Leo use the polite you with each other; Sayed calls Leo engineer, as Egyptians call every architect.

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صُمْت النَّهَارْدَه يَا بَشْمُهَنْدِس?sumt in-na-HAR-da ya bash-mu-HAN-dis?Did you fast today, engineer?
صُمْت, لِحَدّ أَرْبَعَة قِدِرْت.sumt, li-7ADD ar-BA-3a 'i-DIRT.I fasted; till four I managed.
وِبَعْد أَرْبَعَة?wi-BA3D ar-BA-3a?And after four?
مَقْدِرْتِش, شْرِبْت كُبَّايَة مَيَّة.ma'-DIR-tish, shribt kub-BAA-ya MAY-ya.I couldn't; I drank a glass of water.
أَوِّل يَوْم أَصْعَب يَوْم, بُكْرَة هَتِقْدَر.AW-wil yoom AS-3ab yoom, BUK-ra ha-TI'-dar.The first day is the hardest; tomorrow you'll manage.
حَضْرِتَك قِدِرْت تِعَلَّق الفَوَانِيس?7ad-RI-tak 'i-DIRT ti-3AL-la' il-fa-wa-NEES?Did you manage to hang the lanterns?
السَّلاَلِم قِدِرْت, بَسّ البَلَكُونَة مَقْدِرْتِش.is-sa-LAA-lim 'i-DIRT, bass il-ba-la-KOO-na ma'-DIR-tish.The stairs I managed, but the balcony I couldn't.
هَامْسِك السِّلِّمَة, وِسَوَا هَنِقْدَر.HAM-sik is-sil-LI-ma, wi-SA-wa ha-NI'-dar.I'll hold the ladder; together we'll manage.