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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 3

PART 3 · LESSON 24 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Box of Sweets

Karim coaches Leo for the sitting and they buy the box of sweets: I don't know what to bring, tell me what to say, choose with your taste, tell me how much.

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THE STORY

A pastry shop in Heliopolis, an evening in November. Leo and Karim are friends and speak plainly; Leo says the polite you to the shopkeeper.

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مَعْرَفْش أَجِيب إِيه, وَرْد?ma3-RAFSH a-GEEB eeh, ward?I don't know what to bring, flowers?
قُول لِي أَقُول إِيه.'ool li a-'OOL eeh.Tell me what to say.
مِش وَرْد, عِلْبَة حَلَوِيَّات كِبِيرَة.mish ward, 3IL-ba 7a-la-wiy-YAAT ki-BEE-ra.Not flowers, a big box of sweets.
وِمَعْرَفْش أَقُول إِيه.wi-ma3-RAFSH a-'OOL eeh.And I don't know what to say.
إِنْتَ عَارِف تِقُول إِيه, بَسّ بِالرَّاحَة.IN-ta 3AA-rif ti-'OOL eeh, bass bir-RAA-7a.You know what to say, just slowly.
اِخْتَار بِذُوق حَضْرِتَك.ikh-TAAR bi-ZOO' 7ad-RI-takchoose with your taste, with the polite you
عِلْبَة كِبِيرَة, هِدِيَّة, اِخْتَار بِذُوق حَضْرِتَك.3IL-ba ki-BEE-ra, hi-DIY-ya, ikh-TAAR bi-ZOO' 7ad-RI-tak.A big box, a gift, choose with your taste.
بِذُوقِي? بَقْلاَوَة وِبَسْبُوسَة وِكُنَافَة.bi-ZOO-'i? ba'-LAA-wa wi-bas-BOO-sa wi-ku-NAA-fa.With my taste? Baklava, semolina cake and the ones with cream.
تَمَام, وِقُول لِي بِكَام.ta-MAAM, wi-'ool li bi-KAAM.Fine, and tell me how much.
أَرْبَعْمِيَّة, وِرَبِّنَا يِتَمِّم بِخَيْر.ar-ba3-MIY-ya, wi-rab-BI-na yi-TAM-mim bi-KHEER.Four hundred, and may God complete it with good.