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INTRODUCTION
Becky: Must-Know Egyptian Arabic Social Media Phrases Season 1, Lesson 15 - At a Family Reunion.
Becky: Hi everyone, I'm Becky.
Amr: And I'm Amr.
Becky: In this lesson, you'll learn how to post and leave comments in Egyptian Arabic about a family gathering. Amir goes to a family gathering, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment:
Amr: مفيش زي اللمة الحلوة دي. (mafīš zay el-lammah el-ḥelwah dī.)
Becky: Meaning - "Nothing is as good as this beautiful get-together." Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow.
DIALOGUE
(clicking sound)
أمير: مفيش زي اللمة الحلوة دي. (mafīš zay el-lammah el-ḥelwah dī.)
(clicking sound)
شيرين: بجد و لا كلام و خلاص؟ (bǧad wa lā kalām wa ḫalāṣ?)
سامي: أكيد طبعاً, أكل تيتا مفيش زيه! (ʾakīd ṭabʿan, ʾakl tītā mafīš zayyuh!)
ملك: ربنا يخليكو لبعض. (rabbenā yeḫallīkū lebaʿḍ.)
مراد: الأكل مع العيلة ليه طعم تاني. (elʾakl maʿ el-ʿīlah līh ṭaʿm tānī.)
Becky: Listen again with the English translation.
(clicking sound)
أمير: مفيش زي اللمة الحلوة دي. (mafīš zay el-lammah el-ḥelwah dī.)
Becky: "Nothing is as good as this beautiful get-together."
(clicking sound)
شيرين: بجد و لا كلام و خلاص؟ (bǧad wa lā kalām wa ḫalāṣ?)
Becky: "Really? Or is it just talk?"
سامي: أكيد طبعاً, أكل تيتا مفيش زيه! (ʾakīd ṭabʿan, ʾakl tītā mafīš zayyuh!)
Becky: "Of course, there is nothing like grandmother’s food!"
ملك: ربنا يخليكو لبعض. (rabbenā yeḫallīkū lebaʿḍ.)
Becky: "May God protect you for each other('s sake)."
مراد: الأكل مع العيلة ليه طعم تاني. (elʾakl maʿ el-ʿīlah līh ṭaʿm tānī.)
Becky: "Eating with the family has a different taste!"
POST
Becky: Listen again to Amir's post.
Amr: مفيش زي اللمة الحلوة دي. (mafīš zay el-lammah el-ḥelwah dī.)
Becky: "Nothing is as good as this beautiful get-together."
Amr: (SLOW) مفيش زي اللمة الحلوة دي. (mafīš zay el-lammah el-ḥelwah dī.) (Regular) مفيش زي اللمة الحلوة دي. (mafīš zay el-lammah el-ḥelwah dī.)
Becky: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "Nothing is as good as."
Amr: مفيش زي (mafīš zay)
Becky: This expression is a lot like its English counterpart. Literally, it means "there is nothing like," and it expresses how great something is. Listen again - "Nothing is as good as" is...
Amr: (SLOW) مفيش زي (mafīš zay) (REGULAR) مفيش زي (mafīš zay)
Becky: Then comes the phrase - "This beautiful get-together."
Amr: اللمة الحلوة دي. (el-lammah el-ḥelwah dī.)
Becky: The idiom "beautiful get-together" is mostly used the way it is in English. In Egyptian, the word "this" comes after the noun. Listen again - "This beautiful get-together" is...
Amr: (SLOW) اللمة الحلوة دي. (el-lammah el-ḥelwah dī.) (REGULAR) اللمة الحلوة دي. (el-lammah el-ḥelwah dī.)
Becky: All together, "Nothing is as good as this beautiful get-together."
Amr: مفيش زي اللمة الحلوة دي. (mafīš zay el-lammah el-ḥelwah dī.)
COMMENTS
Becky: In response, Amir's friends leave some comments.
Becky: His friend, Shereen, uses an expression meaning - "Really? Or is it just talk?"
Amr: (SLOW) بجد و لا كلام و خلاص؟ (bǧad wa lā kalām wa ḫalāṣ?) (REGULAR) بجد و لا كلام و خلاص؟ (bǧad wa lā kalām wa ḫalāṣ?)
[Pause]
Amr: بجد و لا كلام و خلاص؟ (bǧad wa lā kalām wa ḫalāṣ?)
Becky: Use this expression to sound funny.
Becky: His nephew, Sami, uses an expression meaning - "Of course, there is nothing like grandmother’s food!"
Amr: (SLOW) أكيد طبعاً, أكل تيتا مفيش زيه! (ʾakīd ṭabʿan, ʾakl tītā mafīš zayyuh!) (REGULAR) أكيد طبعاً, أكل تيتا مفيش زيه! (ʾakīd ṭabʿan, ʾakl tītā mafīš zayyuh!)
[Pause]
Amr: أكيد طبعاً, أكل تيتا مفيش زيه! (ʾakīd ṭabʿan, ʾakl tītā mafīš zayyuh!)
Becky: Use this expression to show you're feeling cynical.
Becky: His neighbor, Malak, uses an expression meaning - "May God protect you for each other's sake."
Amr: (SLOW) ربنا يخليكو لبعض. (rabbenā yeḫallīkū lebaʿḍ.) (REGULAR) ربنا يخليكو لبعض. (rabbenā yeḫallīkū lebaʿḍ.)
[Pause]
Amr: ربنا يخليكو لبعض. (rabbenā yeḫallīkū lebaʿḍ.)
Becky: Use this expression to show you're feeling warmhearted.
Becky: His supervisor, Morad, uses an expression meaning - "Eating with the family has a different taste!"
Amr: (SLOW) الأكل مع العيلة ليه طعم تاني. (elʾakl maʿ el-ʿīlah līh ṭaʿm tānī.) (REGULAR) الأكل مع العيلة ليه طعم تاني. (elʾakl maʿ el-ʿīlah līh ṭaʿm tānī.)
[Pause]
Amr: الأكل مع العيلة ليه طعم تاني. (elʾakl maʿ el-ʿīlah līh ṭaʿm tānī.)
Becky: Use this expression to sound old-fashioned.

Outro
Becky: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about a family gathering, which phrase would you use? Leave us a comment letting us know. And we'll see you next time!
Amr: Salam!

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