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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 3

PART 2 · LESSON 17 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

What Does Salma Like?

At a cafe in Zamalek Leo asks Mona for help with a secret: she once said she doesn't like yellow gold, she always says the small one is prettier, and her size is like Mona's ring, exactly.

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THE STORY

A cafe terrace in Zamalek in the late afternoon, two glasses of tea; Leo has asked Mona, Salma's oldest friend and Karim's wife, to meet him alone. Friends of the same age, they speak plainly to each other.

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مُونَا, مِحْتَاج مُسَاعْدِتِك.MOO-na, mi7-TAAG mu-sa3-DI-tik.Mona, I need your help.
خَاتِم! أَخِيراً!KHAA-tim! a-KHEE-ran!A ring! At last!
دَه سِرّ بِينَّا, مَاشِي?da sirr BEEN-na, MAA-shi?It's a secret between us, all right?
مَا تْقُولِيش لِسَلْمَى!ma t'u-LEESH li-SAL-ma!Don't tell Salma!
سَلْمَى بِتْحِبّ إِيه?SAL-ma bit-7IBB eeh?What does Salma like?
قَالِت مَرَّة إِنَّهَا مَا بِتْحِبِّش الأَصْفَر.'AA-lit MAR-ra in-NA-ha ma bit-7IB-bish il-AS-far.She once said she doesn't like yellow.
دَهَب أَبْيَض, يَعْنِي.DA-hab AB-yad, YA3-ni.White gold, then.
دَايْماً بِتْقُول إِنّ الصُّغَيَّر أَحْلَى.DAY-man bit-'OOL inn is-su-GHAY-yar A7-la.She always says the small one is prettier.
وِمَقَاسْهَا إِيه?wi-ma-'AAS-ha eeh?And what's her size?
زَيّ خَاتْمِي بِالظَّبْط.zayy KHAT-mi biz-ZABT.Like my ring, exactly.