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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 2

PART 2 · LESSON 16 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Curtains

Mona, Salma and Leo measure the newlyweds' flat for curtains in fabric from Uncle Mahmoud's shop: if only the living room were wider, as long as the fabric is from Dad's shop, if only Karim had measured before he bought the sofa.

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THE STORY

Karim and Mona's new flat in Heliopolis, ten minutes' walk from the Mansours', a Saturday morning in January. Mona, Salma and Leo measure the windows for curtains in fabric from Uncle Mahmoud's shop. The three are the same age and speak plainly to each other.

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يَا رِيت الصَّالَة كَانِت أَوْسَع.ya reet is-SAA-la KAA-nit AW-sa3.If only the living room were wider.
مَا دَام القُمَاش مِن مَحَلّ بَابَا, مَامَا مَبْسُوطَة.ma daam il-'u-MAASH min ma-7ALL BAA-ba, MAA-ma mab-SOO-ta.As long as the fabric is from Dad's shop, Mum is happy.
يَا رِيت مَحَلّ بَابَاكِي فِيه أَزْرَق.ya reet ma-7ALL ba-BAA-ki feeh AZ-ra'.If only your dad's shop had blue.
كُلّ أَزْرَق فِي مَصْر, مَا دَام عَارْفَة اِسْمُه.kull AZ-ra' fi masr, ma daam 3AR-fa IS-mu.Every blue in Cairo, as long as you know its name.
السَّقْف عَالِي, سَتَايِر طَوِيلَة?is-SA'F 3AA-li, sa-TAA-yir ta-WEE-la?The ceiling is high, long curtains?
طَوِيلَة, مَا دَام مَحَدِّش هَيُقَع.ta-WEE-la, ma daam ma-7AD-dish ha-YU-'a3.Long, as long as nobody falls.
يَا رِيت كَرِيم قَاس قَبْل مَا اِشْتَرَى الكَنَبَة.ya reet ka-REEM 'aas 'abl ma ish-TA-ra il-ka-NA-ba.If only Karim had measured before he bought the sofa.
مَا دَام هَيِيجِي الخَمِيس, مَيْقِيسْش حَاجَة.ma daam ha-YEE-gi il-kha-MEES, may-'ISSH 7AA-ga.As long as he comes on Thursday, let him measure nothing.