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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 3

PART 2 · LESSON 14 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

A Photo at the Pyramids

Leo asks a passer-by to take a photo of both families with the Great Pyramid behind: could you, if you please, with pleasure, all eight of us, and the blessings that end a favour.

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THE STORY

The Giza plateau, the Great Pyramid behind, eight people in a row: the Mitchells and the Mansours. Leo speaks politely to the passer-by, a stranger older than him, and plainly to Karim.

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تِصَوَّرْنَا.ti-saw-WAR-natake a photo of us
لَوْ سَمَحْت, مُمْكِن حَضْرِتَك تِصَوَّرْنَا?law sa-MA7T, MUM-kin 7ad-RI-tak ti-saw-WAR-na?Excuse me, could you take a photo of us?
بِكُلّ سُرُور, أَدُوس فِين?bi-KULL su-ROOR, a-DOOS feen?With pleasure, where do I press?
هِنَا, كُلِّنَا التَّمَانْيَة.HI-na, kul-LI-na it-ta-MAN-ya.Here, all eight of us.
تِيتَة فِي النُّصّ, وِالأَمْرِيكَان جَنْبَهَا.TEE-ta fin-NUSS, wil-am-ri-KAAN GAM-ba-ha.Grandma in the middle, and the Americans beside her.
وَاحْدَة كَمَان, لَوْ سَمَحْت.WA7-da ka-MAAN, law sa-MA7T.One more, please.
تَمَام, إِنْتُو عِيلَة وَاحْدَة?ta-MAAM, IN-tu 3EE-la WA7-da?Done, are you one family?
عِيلْتِين, مِن شِيكَاغُو وِمِن مَصْر.3il-TEEN, min shi-KAA-gu wi-min MASR.Two families, from Chicago and from Egypt.
رَبِّنَا يِخَلِّيكُم لِبَعْض.rab-BI-na yi-khal-LEE-kum li-BA3D.May God keep you together.
الله يِدِّي حَضْرِتَك الصِّحَّة.al-LAAH yid-DI 7ad-RI-tak is-SI7-7a.May God give you health.