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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 2

PART 3 · LESSON 24 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Move

The first Saturday of March, Sayed's cousin's pickup truck and too many books: if I'd known, I'd have brought the big truck; if I'd measured, I'd have taken it apart.

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THE STORY

The stairs of Leo's old flat in Dokki, the first Saturday of March; Sayed has come with his cousin's pickup truck. Sayed and Leo say the polite you to each other; Sayed calls Leo engineer, Leo calls him uncle.

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يَا بَشْمُهَنْدِس, كُلّ دَه كُتُب?ya bash-mu-han-DIS, kull da KU-tub?Engineer, all this is books?
بِالرَّاحَة, دِي تِقِيلَة.bir-RAA-7a, di ti-'EE-la.Gently, it's heavy.
كُتُب وِرَسْم, يَا عَمّ سَيِّد.KU-tub wi-RASM, ya 3amm SAY-yid.Books and drawings, Sayed.
لَوْ كُنْت أَعْرَف.law kunt A3-rafif I'd known
كُنْت جِبْت عَرَبِيَّة كِبِيرَة.kunt GIBT 3a-ra-BEE-ya ki-BEE-raI'd have brought a big truck
لَوْ كُنْت أَعْرَف, كُنْت جِبْت عَرَبِيَّة كِبِيرَة.law kunt A3-raf, kunt GIBT 3a-ra-BEE-ya ki-BEE-ra.If I'd known, I'd have brought a big truck.
الكَرَاتِين فِي العَرَبِيَّة.il-ka-ra-TEEN fil-3a-ra-BEE-ya.The boxes are in the truck.
لَوْ كُنْت أَعْرَف, كُنْت طَلَبْتَهَا.law kunt A3-raf, kunt ta-lab-TA-ha.If I'd known, I'd have asked for it.
التَّرَابِيزَة مِش دَاخْلَة.it-ta-ra-BEE-za mish DAKH-la.The table doesn't fit.
لَوْ كُنْت قِسْت, كُنْت فَكِّكْتَهَا.law kunt 'IST, kunt fak-kik-TA-ha.If I'd measured, I'd have taken it apart.

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