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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 2

PART 2 · LESSON 15 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Suit

At a tailor's downtown Karim tries on his wedding suit while Leo relays Mona's questions from the phone: whether it's navy or black, whether he minds, whether he'll dance in it, whether the trousers should be narrow or straight.

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THE STORY

A tailor's shop on Qasr el-Nil street downtown, a weekday afternoon in January. Karim tries on the suit for his wedding; Leo holds Karim's phone and relays Mona's messages. Karim and Leo say the polite you to the tailor, who calls Karim sir; the friends speak plainly to each other.

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إِذَا كَان الكِتْف مَظْبُوط.I-za kaan il-KITF maz-BOOTwhether the shoulder sits right
خَلِّينِي أَشُوف إِذَا كَان الكِتْف مَظْبُوط.khal-LEE-ni a-SHOOF I-za kaan il-KITF maz-BOOT.Let me see whether the shoulder sits right.
مُونَا بِتِسْأَل إِذَا كَانِت كُحْلِي وَلَّا سُودَا.MOO-na bi-TIS-'al I-za KAA-nit KU7-li WAL-la SOO-da.Mona asks whether it's navy or black.
كُحْلِي. اِسْأَلْهَا إِذَا كَان عَنْدَهَا مَانِع.KU7-li. is-'AL-ha I-za kaan 3an-DA-ha MAA-ni3.Navy. Ask her whether she minds.
بِتِسْأَل إِذَا كُنْت هَتُرْقُص بِيهَا.bi-TIS-'al I-za kunt ha-TUR-'us BEE-ha.She asks whether you'll dance in it.
قُول لَهَا مَعْرَفْش إِذَا كُنْت هَارْقُص.'ool LA-ha ma3-RAFSH I-za kunt HAR-'us.Tell her I don't know whether I'll dance.
وِالبَنْطَلُون يَا بَاشَا, ضَيَّق وَلَّا عَدْل?wi-il-ban-ta-LOON ya BAA-sha, DAY-ya' WAL-la 3adl?And the trousers, sir, narrow or straight?
عَدْل. اِسْأَلْهَا إِذَا كَان العَدْل كْوَيِّس.3adl. is-'AL-ha I-za kaan il-3ADL KWAY-yis.Straight. Ask her whether straight is all right.
عَدْل وَلَّا لَأ, المُهِمّ تِيجِي الخَمِيس.3adl WAL-la la', il-mu-HIMM TEE-gi il-kha-MEES.Straight or not, the main thing is you come on Thursday.