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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 2

PART 3 · LESSON 27 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Window Four

The passports office: the sign over window four in Standard Arabic, a blue background on the photographs, and a photographer downstairs: it won't do unless the background is white.

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THE STORY

The passports office, a morning in March: the sign over window four, the clerk and Leo, who say the polite you to each other. The sign is in Standard Arabic, read by the Announcer.

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شُبَّاك أَرْبَعَة, تَجْدِيد الإِقَامَة.shub-BAAK 'ar-BA-3a, taj-DEED al-'i-QAA-ma.Window four, renewal of residence.
فِين شُبَّاك أَرْبَعَة?feen shub-BAAK ar-BA-3a?Where's window four?
الوَرَق بِتَاع حَضْرِتَك?il-WA-ra' bi-TAA3 7ad-RI-tak?Your papers?
اِتْفَضَّل, الوَرَق كُلُّه.it-FAD-dal, il-WA-ra' kul-LU.Here, all the papers.
إِلَّا لَوْ بِيضَا.IL-la law BEE-daunless it's white
الخَلْفِيَّة زَرْقَا, مَا تِنْفَعْش إِلَّا لَوْ بِيضَا.il-khal-FEE-ya ZAR-'a, ma tin-FA3SH IL-la law BEE-da.The background is blue; it won't do unless it's white.
الصُّوَر دِي تِنْفَع?is-SU-war di TIN-fa3?Will these photographs do?
وَأَعْمِل إِيه دِلْوَقْتِي?wa-A3-mil eeh dil-WA'-ti?And what do I do now?
اِمْضِي هِنَا, مِن فَضْلِك.IM-di HI-na, min FAD-lik.Sign here, please.
فِيه مُصَوَّرَاتِي تَحْت.feeh mu-saw-wa-RAA-ti ta7t.There's a photographer downstairs.

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