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🇪🇬 Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 3

PART 1 · LESSON 8 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The First Dinner

The first dinner at the Mansours' table: with health and healing, she has never seen a table like this, tell your father to try the pigeon with his hands, tell your mother to take more, bless your hands, tomorrow the kitchen is theirs.

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THE STORY

Dinner at the Mansours' flat in Heliopolis on the parents' first evening, Madame Nadia and Uncle Mahmoud at the head of the table. Leo speaks to them politely; they call him by his name.

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بِالهَنَا وِالشِّفَا.bil-HA-na wish-SHI-fawith health and healing, said over every meal
اِتْفَضَّلُوا, بِالهَنَا وِالشِّفَا.it-fad-DA-lu, bil-HA-na wish-SHI-fa.Please sit, with health and healing.
الله يِهَنِّيكِ.al-LAAH yi-han-NEE-ki.May God give you joy.
عُمْرَهَا مَا شَافِت سُفْرَة زَيّ دِي.3UM-ra-ha ma SHAA-fit SUF-ra zayy di.She has never seen a table like this.
قُول لِأَبُوك يِجَرَّب الحَمَام بِإِيدُه.'OOL li-a-BOOK yi-GAR-rab il-7a-MAAM bi-EE-du.Tell your father to try the pigeon with his hands.
بِيقُول أَحْلَى حَاجَة فِي حَيَاتُه.bi-y'OOL A7-la 7AA-ga fi 7a-YAA-tu.He says it's the best thing in his life.
قُول لِمَامْتَك تَاخُد كَمَان.'OOL li-MAM-tak TAA-khud ka-MAAN.Tell your mother to take more.
بِتْقُول شَبْعَانَة, تِسْلَم إِيدِيكِ.bit-'OOL shab-3AA-na, TIS-lam i-DEE-ki.She says she's full; bless your hands.
الله يِسَلِّمَك, بُكْرَة المَطْبَخ لُهُم.al-LAAH yi-sal-LI-mak, BUK-ra il-MAT-bakh LU-hum.May God keep you; tomorrow the kitchen is theirs.
بَابَا بِيقُول هَيُطْبُخ بُكْرَة.BAA-ba bi-y'OOL ha-YUT-bukh BUK-ra.Dad says he's cooking tomorrow.