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Introduction
Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Egyptian Arabic Season 1, Lesson 6 - Refusing Politely In this lesson, you’ll learn how to politely refuse an invitation in Egyptian Arabic.
Body
Becky: Here's the informal way to say 'No, thanks.' in Egyptian Arabic.
Nora: [Normal] لا, ميرسي.(lā, mīrsī.)
Becky: First is a word meaning 'no'
Nora: [Normal] لا [Slow] لا (lā)
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'thanks'
Nora: [Normal] ميرسي [Slow] ميرسي(mīrsī)
Becky: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'No, thanks.'
Nora: [Slow] لا, ميرسي. [Normal] لا, ميرسي.
Becky: Ok, now let's take a look at the way to say 'No, thank you.'
Nora: [Normal] لا, شكراً(lā, šukran)
Becky: First is a word meaning 'no'
Nora: [Normal] لا [Slow] لا (lā)
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'thank you'
Nora: [Normal] شكراً [Slow] شكراً(šukran)
Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'No, thank you.'
Nora: [Slow] لا, شكراً [Normal] لا, شكراً
Becky: Next up is the way to say 'Sorry, I'm busy.'
Nora: [Normal] سوري, أنا مشغول.(sorī, ʾanā mašġūl.)
Becky: First is a word meaning 'Sorry'
Nora: [Normal] سوري [Slow] سوري(sorī)
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'I'
Nora: [Normal] أنا [Slow] أنا(ʾanā)
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'busy'
Nora: [Normal] مشغول [Slow] مشغول(mašġūl)
Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'Sorry, I'm busy.'
Nora: [Slow] سوري, أنا مشغول. [Normal] سوري, أنا مشغول.
Becky: Finally, here is a way to say 'Sorry, but I have an appointment.'
Nora: [Normal] معلش عندي معاد.(maʿleš ʿandī maʿād.)
Becky: First is a word meaning 'sorry'
Nora: [Normal] معلش [Slow] معلش(maʿleš)
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'I have'
Nora: [Normal] عندي [Slow] عندي(ʿandī)
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'an appointment'
Nora: [Normal] معاد [Slow] معاد(maʿād)
Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'Sorry, but I have an appointment.'
Nora: [Slow] معلش عندي معاد. [Normal] معلش عندي معاد.
Cultural Insight
Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Nora: You need to be very cautious about refusing things in Egypt, especially food! If somebody offers you food, there is no way out of it. If you want to build good bonds with Egyptians, you should eat the food they offer.

Outro

Becky: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson!

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