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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 3

PART 3 · LESSON 28 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Grandma's Blessing

In Grandma's kitchen Salma shows the ring: show me, come here, a thousand congratulations, may God make you happy, may He fill your home with children, may I live to see your children, the stuffed vine leaves are for the engaged ones.

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THE STORY

Grandma's kitchen in the old house in al-Darb al-Ahmar, the evening after the sitting. Grandma speaks plainly to everyone; Leo says the polite you to her; Salma is her granddaughter.

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هَا, وَرِّينِي الخَاتِم.ha, war-REE-ni il-KHAA-tim.Well, show me the ring.
اِتْفَضَّلِي يَا تِيتَة.it-fad-DA-li ya TEE-ta.Here, Grandma.
صُغَيَّر وِحِلْو زَيَّك, تَعَالَى يَا لِيُو.su-GHAY-yar wi-7ILW zay-YIK, ta-3AA-la ya LI-yu.Small and pretty like you, come, Leo.
أَيْوَه يَا تِيتَة.AY-wa ya TEE-ta.Yes, Grandma.
أَلْف مَبْرُوك, رَبِّنَا يِسْعِدْكُم.alf mab-ROOK, rab-BI-na yis-3ID-kum.A thousand congratulations, may God make you happy.
اللَّه يِبَارِك فِي حَضْرِتِك يَا تِيتَة.al-LAAH yi-BAA-rik fi 7ad-RI-tik ya TEE-ta.God bless you, Grandma.
وِيِمْلاَ بَيْتْكُم عِيَال, وَأَعِيش وَأَشُوف عِيَالْكُم.wi-YIM-la bet-KUM 3i-YAAL, wa-a-3EESH wa-a-SHOOF 3i-YAL-kum.And may He fill your home with children, and may I live to see your children.
هَتْعِيشِي وِتْشُوفِي يَا تِيتَة.hat-3EE-shi wit-SHOO-fi ya TEE-ta.You'll live and see, Grandma.
اُقْعُدُوا, المَحْشِي لِلمَخْطُوبِين.u'-3U-du, il-MA7-shi lil-makh-tu-BEEN.Sit, the stuffed vine leaves are for the engaged ones.