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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 3

PART 2 · LESSON 16 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Khan el-Khalili with Two Mothers

In a brass shop in the Khan, Madame Nadia bargains for Leo's mother: eight hundred becomes five hundred, she advised us to take two, and I warned her about the Khan, too late.

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THE STORY

A brass seller's shop in Khan el-Khalili in the afternoon: lamps hanging from the ceiling, Madame Nadia in charge, Leo's mother looking, Leo translating. Leo speaks politely to Madame Nadia and to the shopkeeper.

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قُول لِمَامْتَك تِتْفَرَّج بَسّ.'OOL li-MAM-tak tit-FAR-rag bass.Tell your mother to just look.
بِتْقُول إِنّ الفَانُوس عَاجِبْهَا.bit-'OOL inn il-fa-NOOS 3aa-GIB-ha.She says she likes the lamp.
الفَانُوس بِتُمْنُمِيَّة, يَا مَدَام.il-fa-NOOS bi-tum-nu-MIY-ya, ya ma-DAAM.The lamp is eight hundred, madame.
رُبْعُمِيَّة, وِنَاخُد اِتْنِين.rub-3u-MIY-ya, wi-NAA-khud it-NEEN.Four hundred, and we take two.
وِصِينِيَّة هِدِيَّة.wi-si-NIY-ya hi-DIY-ya.And a tray as a gift.
هِيَّ نَصَحِتْنَا نَاخُد اِتْنِين.HIY-ya na-sa-7IT-na NAA-khud it-NEEN.She advised us to take two.
لِخَاطِر المَدَام, خُمْسُمِيَّة.li-KHAA-tir il-ma-DAAM, khum-su-MIY-ya.For madame's sake, five hundred.
قُول لْهَا حَذَّرْتْهَا مِن الخَان.'OOL LA-ha 7az-ZART-ha min il-KHAAN.Tell her I warned her about the Khan.
حَذَّرْتِيهَا.7az-zar-TEE-hayou warned her, to a woman
بِتْقُول حَضْرِتِك حَذَّرْتِيهَا مِتْأَخَّر.bit-'OOL 7ad-RI-tik 7az-zar-TEE-ha mit-'AKH-khar.She says you warned her too late.