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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 2

PART 2 · LESSON 12 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Mona at Dinner

Mona, Salma's friend since school and the bride to be, finally meets Leo at the Mansours' and plots to make Karim dance at the wedding: so that, and so as not to.

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THE STORY

The Mansours' living room in Heliopolis after dinner, a winter evening. Mona, a pharmacist in Korba and Salma's friend since the first day of school, meets Leo at last. Mona, Salma and Leo are the same age and speak plainly to each other.

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عَشَان مَأَسْأَلَكْش.3a-SHAAN ma-'as-'A-lakshso that I don't ask you
أَخِيراً! سَلْمَى بِتْخَبِّيك عَشَان مَأَسْأَلَكْش.a-KHEE-ran! SAL-ma bit-khab-BEEK 3a-SHAAN ma-'as-'A-laksh.At last! Salma hides you so that I don't ask you questions.
بَاخَبِّيه عَشَان يِسْتَحْمِل عِيلْتِي.ba-khab-BEEH 3a-SHAAN yis-TA7-mil 3EL-ti.I hide him so that he can stand my family.
عَشَان أَكُون مُسْتَعِدّ, هَتِسْأَلِي إِيه?3a-SHAAN a-KOON mus-ta-3IDD, ha-tis-'A-li eeh?So that I'm ready, what will you ask?
هَتْخَلِّي كَرِيم يُرْقُص فِي الفَرَح?hat-KHAL-li ka-REEM YUR-'us fi il-FA-ra7?Will you get Karim to dance at the wedding?
كَرِيم? مِحْتَاج شَهْر, عَشَان مَيِجْرِيش.ka-REEM? mi7-TAAG shahr, 3a-SHAAN ma-yig-REESH.Karim? I need a month, so that he doesn't run.
وِعَشَان مَنْقُولْش لِسَلْمَى.wi-3a-SHAAN man-'OOLSH li-SAL-maand so as not to tell Salma
تَعَالَى الأَجْزَخَانَة عَشَان نِخَطَّط, وِعَشَان مَنْقُولْش لِسَلْمَى.ta-3AA-la il-'ag-za-KHAA-na 3a-SHAAN ni-KHAT-tat, wi-3a-SHAAN man-'OOLSH li-SAL-ma.Come to the pharmacy so that we plan it, and so as not to tell Salma.
بَاسْمَع كُلّ حَاجَة يَا مُونَا.BAS-ma3 kull 7AA-ga ya MOO-na.I hear everything, Mona.
هَنِتْوَشْوِش عَشَان مَتِسْمَعِيش.ha-nit-WASH-wish 3a-SHAAN ma-tis-ma-3EESH.We'll whisper, so that you don't hear.