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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 1

PART 3 · LESSON 21 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Feast Morning

The morning of the Feast at the Mansours': Leo brings cookies, and he and Karim have decided on the Fayoum: decided, agreed, chose, Uncle Mahmoud's car and the day with less traffic.

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THE STORY

The Feast morning in the Mansours' flat in Heliopolis, cookies on the table. Leo speaks plainly to Karim and politely to Madame Nadia and Uncle Mahmoud, who call him by his name.

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كُلّ سَنَة وِإِنْتَ طَيِّب!kull SA-na wi-'IN-ta TAY-yib!Happy Feast!
كُلّ سَنَة وِإِنْتِ طَيِّبَة, يَا سَلْمَى!kull SA-na wi-'IN-ti TAY-yi-ba, ya SAL-ma!Happy Feast, Salma!
وِإِنْتُو طَيِّبِين! دُول لِحَضْرِتِك.wi-'IN-tu tay-yi-BEEN! dool li-7ad-RIT-ik.And you all! These are for you.
قَرَّرْنَا.'ar-RAR-nawe decided
قَرَّرْنَا نِرُوح الفَيُّوم.'ar-RAR-na ni-ROO7 il-fay-YOOM.We decided to go to the Fayoum.
وِاتَّفَقْتُو هَاتْرُوحُو إِزَّاي?wit-ta-fa'-TU hat-ROO-7u iz-ZAAY?And have you agreed on how you'll go?
اِتَّفَقْنَا عَلَى عَرَبِيَّة حَضْرِتَك.it-ta-FA'-na 3A-la 3a-ra-BEY-ya 7ad-RIT-ak.We agreed on your car.
خُدْهَا. اِخْتَرْت الجُمْعَة, الزَّحْمَة أَقَلّ.KHUD-ha. ikh-TART ig-GUM-3a, iz-ZA7-ma 'a-'ALL.Take it. I chose Friday, there's less traffic.
قَرَّرْنَا نِقْعُد لِيلْتِين فِي تُونِس.'ar-RAR-na NI'-3ud lil-TEEN fi TOO-nis.We decided to stay two nights in Tunis.
قَرَّرْتُو وِاتَّفَقْتُو, كُلُو الكَحْك بَقَى!'ar-rar-TU wit-ta-fa'-TU, KU-lu il-KA7K BA-'a!You decided and agreed, now eat the cookies!