Egyptian Arabic Story #6: Minding my Own Business! - B1-C1

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This story is by Sherif Rohayem

قاعِد لا بيَّا ولا عَلَيَّا فِي يُوم مِن الأَيَّام، وِأَنا قَاعِد في قَهْوَة، دَخَلَت سِتّ وِقَعَدِت عَلَى تَرَابِيزَة قُرَيِّبَة مِن بِتَاعْتِي. هِيّ اخْتَارِت التَّرَابِيزَة الكِبِيرَة اللِّي جَنْب الشِّبَّاك وِفِي وِشّ مَدْخَل المَحَلّ. التَّرَابِيزَة دِي بِتَاخُد خَمْس أَفْرَاد. أَوِّل حَاجَة عَمَلِتْهَا بَعْد مَا قَعَدِت، نَزَّلِت سِتَارَة الشِّبَّاك، وِبَعْد كِدَه قَامِت مِن مَكَانْهَا وِرِجْعِت بِـ"ريموت" التَّكْيِيف فِي إِيدْهَا وِشَغَّلِت التَّكْيِيف عَلَى حَوَالِي ١٧. فَجْأَة، المَكَان بَقَى مِضَلَّم وِسَاقِع. أَنَا اتْعَفْرَتّ، وِاتْوَقَّعْت إن الزَّبَايِن التَّانْيِين بَرْضُه اتْضَايْقُوا مِن السِّتّ اللِّي قَلَبِت المَكَان مِن الأَرْض لِلمَرِّيخ فِي مَافِيش. وَأَنَا بَرَاقِب رَدّ فِعْل الزَّبَايِن التَّانْيِين فِي القَهْوَة، لَاقِيتْهُم مَاخَدُوش بَالْهُم مِن اللِّي حَصَل وَلَا فَارِق مَعَاهُم. أَنَا اسْتَسْلِمْت وِطَلَبْت الحِسَاب وِمِشِيت. أَنَا مُنْبَهِر قَدّ إِيه المَصْرِيِّين بِيِسْتَحْمِلُوا بَعْض. ........................................................................... I hope that this podcast supports you on your journey learning Egyptian Arabic! If it does, I’d love to hear your thoughts. Please follow us and give us 5 stars if you would like me to continue making content.

قاعِد – ‘ā‘id – sitting لا بيَّا ولا عَلَيَّا – lā bēyya wa lā ‘alayya – minding my own business قَهْوَة – ‘ahwa – café / coffee shop دَخَلِت – dakhalt – she entered سِتّ – sitt – woman / lady تَرَابِيزَة – tarabēza – table قُرَيِّبَة – ‘urayyiba – nearby / close بِتَاعْتِي – bitā‘ti – mine (feminine) الشِّبَاك – ish-shibbāk – the window مَدْخَل – madkhal – entrance مَحَلّ – maḥall – shop / place خَمْس أَفْرَاد – khams afrād – five people سِتَارَة – sitāra – curtain رِجْعِت – rig‘it – she returned ريموت – rīmūt – remote التَّكْيِيف – it-takyīf – air conditioning سَاقِع – sā’i‘ – cold اتْعَفْرَت – it‘afrit – I got irritated اتْوَقَّعْت-ق – itwaqqa‘t – I expected الزَبَايِن – iz-zabāyin – the customers التَانْيِين – it-tānyīn – the others اتْضَايْقُوا – iḍḍāyu’ū – they got annoyed قَلَبِت – ‘alabit – she flipped / changedالمَرِّيخ Marc في مَافِيش – māfīsh – in no time / instantly بَرَاقِب – barā’īb – I observe رَدّ فِعْل – radd fi‘l – reaction لَاقِيتْهُم – lā’eet-hum – I found them مَاخَدُوش بَالْهُم – mākhadūsh bālhum – they didn’t notice فَارِق مَعَاهُم – fāri’ ma‘āhum – it didn’t matter to them اسْتَسْلِمْت – istaslimt – I gave up طَلَبْت الحِسَاب – ṭalabt il-ḥisāb – I asked for the bill مِشِيت I walked away– mishēt – I left مُنْبَهِر – munbahir – amazed بِيِسْتَحْمِلُوا – biyistaḥmilū – they tolerate بَعْض – ba‘ḍ – each other

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