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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 2

PART 1 · LESSON 5 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

On the Scaffold

Mr. Ibrahim climbs the scaffold with the tea and tells Leo what he wants him to do: make the wooden screen new, finish before the winter, drink tea every day; Leo wants to keep it old.

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THE STORY

The scaffold at Mr. Ibrahim's old house on al-Mu'izz street, a morning in autumn. The owner, seventy, brings the tea up himself. He and Leo use the polite you with each other; he calls Leo engineer.

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يَا بَشْمُهَنْدِس, عَايِز حَضْرِتَك تِعْمِلْهَا جِدِيدَة.ya bash-mu-HAN-dis, 3AA-yiz 7ad-RI-tak ti3-MIL-ha gi-DEE-da.Engineer, I want you to make it new.
عَايْزَك تِيجِي بُكْرَة.3AY-zak TEE-gi BUK-ra.I want you to come tomorrow.
عَايِز أَخَلِّيهَا قَدِيمَة, يَا حَاجّ.3AA-yiz a-khal-LEE-ha 'a-DEE-ma, ya 7aagg.I want to keep it old, sir.
جِدِّي كَان قَاعِد وَرَاهَا.GID-di kaan 'AA-3id wa-RAA-ha.My grandfather sat behind it.
عَايِز حَضْرِتَك تِحْكِي لِي عَنُّه.3AA-yiz 7ad-RI-tak TI7-ki li 3AN-nu.I want you to tell me about him.
عَايِز حَضْرِتَك تِخَلَّص قَبْل الشِّتَا.3AA-yiz 7ad-RI-tak ti-KHAL-las 'abl ish-SHI-ta.I want you to finish before the winter.
قَبْل المَطَرَة, إِن شَاء اللَّه.'abl il-MA-ta-ra, in SHAA' al-LAAH.Before the rains, God willing.
وِتِشْرَب مَعَانَا شَاي كُلّ يَوْم.wi-TISH-rab ma-3AA-na shaay kull yoom.And you drink tea with us every day.
الشَّاي أَيْوَه, بَسّ السُّكَّر أَقَلّ.ish-SHAAY AY-wa, bass is-SUK-kar a-'ALL.Tea yes, but less sugar.