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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 20 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

How Uncle Mahmoud Met Madame Nadia

The last evening of Ramadan at the family table, Uncle Mahmoud's story: how did you meet Madame Nadia, I was working in the shop and it was very hot, a teacher came in and asked for blue cloth, he showed me every colour except blue, she came back the next day, on the third day he asked her name, and I said marry her.

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THE STORY

The Mansours' table in Heliopolis on the last evening of Ramadan, the plates cleared and the tea poured. Uncle Mahmoud, Madame Nadia and Grandma speak plainly to Leo; Leo is polite with them.

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حَضْرِتَك قَابِلْت مَدَام نَادْيَة إِزَّاي?7ad-RI-tak 'a-BILT ma-DAAM NAD-ya iz-ZAAY?How did you meet Madame Nadia?
كُنْت شَغَّال فِي المَحَلّ.kunt shagh-GHAAL fi il-ma-7ALLI was working in the shop: the scene
كُنْت شَغَّال فِي المَحَلّ, وِكَان الجَوّ حَرّ قَوِي.kunt shagh-GHAAL fi il-ma-7ALL, wi-KAAN ig-GAWW 7arr 'A-wi.I was working in the shop, and the weather was very hot.
وِبَعْدِين?wi-ba3-DEEN?And then?
دَخَلِت مُدَرِّسَة, وِطَلَبِت قُمَاش أَزْرَق.DA-kha-lit mu-dar-RI-sa, wi-TA-la-bit 'u-MAASH AZ-ra'.A teacher came in and asked for blue cloth.
كُنْت مُدَرِّسَة صُغَيَّرَة.kunt mu-dar-RI-sa su-ghay-YA-ra.I was a young teacher.
وَرَّانِي كُلّ الأَلْوَان إِلاَّ الأَزْرَق.war-RAA-ni kull il-'al-WAAN IL-la il-'AZ-ra'.He showed me every colour except blue.
رِجْعِت تَانِي يَوْم, وِاللِّي بَعْدُه.RIG-3it TAA-ni yoom, WIL-li BA3-du.She came back the next day, and the day after.
وِفِي تَالِت يَوْم?wi-fi TAA-lit yoom?And on the third day?
سَأَل عَن اِسْمَهَا, وَأَنَا قُلْت اِتْجَوِّزْهَا.SA-'al 3an is-MA-ha, wa-A-na 'ult it-gaw-WIZ-ha.He asked her name, and I said, marry her.