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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 18 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Mona at the Table

The evening meal at the Mansours': Salma brings her friend Mona, and Karim will not put down the bread: this is Mona, how long have you been in Cairo, two years now, since when have you been friends, since the first day of school, take more soup, Karim has been standing with the bread for ten minutes, since Mona came in.

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THE STORY

The Mansours' dining table in Heliopolis on a Ramadan evening, Salma's school friend Mona at the table for the first time. Leo, Salma, Karim and Mona are the same age and speak plainly to each other.

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دِي مُنَى, صَاحْبِتِي مِن المَدْرَسَة.di MU-na, sa7-BI-ti min il-mad-RA-sa.This is Mona, my friend from school.
قَدّ إِيه?'add eehhow long, word for word how much
بَقَى لَك قَدّ إِيه فِي مَصْر?BA-'a lak 'add eeh fi masr?How long have you been in Egypt?
أَنَا هِنَا مِن سَنَتِين.A-na HI-na min sa-na-TEEN.I've been here for two years.
بَقَى لِي سَنَتِين.BA-'a li sa-na-TEEN.Two years now.
وِإِنْتُو صُحَاب مِن إِمْتَى?wi-'IN-tu su-7AAB min IM-ta?And since when have you been friends?
مِن أَوِّل يَوْم مَدْرَسَة, عِشْرِين سَنَة.min AW-wil yoom mad-RA-sa, 3ish-REEN SA-na.Since the first day of school; twenty years.
خُدِي شُرْبَة كَمَان يَا مُنَى, وِخُدِي عِيش.KHU-di SHUR-ba ka-MAAN ya MU-na, wi-KHU-di 3eesh.Take more soup, Mona, and take bread.
كَرِيم وَاقِف بِالعِيش مِن عَشَر دَقَايِق.ka-REEM WAA-'if bil-3EESH min 3A-shar da-'AA-yi'.Karim has been standing with the bread for ten minutes.
مِن سَاعَة مَا مُنَى دَخَلِت.min SAA-3a ma MU-na DA-kha-lit.Since Mona came in.