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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 3

PART 3 · LESSON 29 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Workshop Hears the News

In Mr. Fathi's office at the workshop: a thousand congratulations, God bless you, they want the engagement in spring, I want you to finish the roof first, I promise you, she wants us to live in Cairo.

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THE STORY

Mr. Fathi's office at the restoration workshop in al-Darb al-Ahmar, a Monday morning. Leo says the polite you to his boss, who calls him by his name and engineer.

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أَلْف مَبْرُوك يَا لِيُو.alf mab-ROOK ya LI-yu.A thousand congratulations, Leo.
اللَّه يِبَارِك فِي حَضْرِتَك يَا أُسْتَاذ.al-LAAH yi-BAA-rik fi 7ad-RI-tak ya us-TAAZ.God bless you, Mr. Fathi.
وِعَمّ مَحْمُود قَال إِيه?wi-3amm ma7-MOOD 'aal eeh?And what did Uncle Mahmoud say?
عَايْزِين الخُطُوبَة فِي الرَّبِيع.3ay-ZEEN il-khu-TOO-ba fir-ra-BEE3.They want the engagement in spring.
عَايِزَك تِخَلَّص السَّقْف أَوَّل.3AY-zak ti-KHAL-las is-SA'F AW-wil.I want you to finish the roof first.
السَّقْف أَوَّل, أَنَا وَاعِد حَضْرِتَك.is-SA'F AW-wil, A-na WAA-3id 7ad-RI-tak.The roof first, I promise you.
وِمَدَام نَادْيَة عَايْزَة إِيه?wi-ma-DAAM NAD-ya 3AY-za eeh?And what does Madame Nadia want?
عَايْزَانَا نِعِيش فِي القَاهِرَة.3ay-ZAA-na ni-3EESH fil-QAA-hi-ra.She wants us to live in Cairo.
رَبِّنَا يِتَمِّم بِخَيْر يَا بَشْمُهَنْدِس.rab-BI-na yi-TAM-mim bi-KHEER ya bash-mu-han-DIS.May God complete it with good, Mr. Engineer.