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Lesson Transcript

INTRODUCTION
Becky: Must-Know Egyptian Arabic Social Media Phrases Season 1, Lesson 9 - Talking About an Injury.
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 being injured. Amir suffers a painful injury, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment:
Amr: لسه طالع من المستشفى. الحمد لله. (lessah ṭāleʿ men el-mustašfā. el-ḥamdu lellah.)
Becky: Meaning - "Just got out of the hospital. Praise be to God." Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow.
DIALOGUE
(clicking sound)
أمير: لسه طالع من المستشفى. الحمد لله. (lessah ṭāleʿ men el-mustašfā. el-ḥamdu lellah.)
(clicking sound)
سيف: بطل شقاوة يا واد. (baṭṭal šaʾāwah yā wād.)
مراد: خلي بالك من نفسك يا إبني. (ḫallī bālak men nafsak yā ʾebnī.)
سارة: سلامتك يا أمير! (slaāmtak yā ʾamīr!)
منى: قلقتني عليك يا روحي. (ʾalaʾtenī ʿalīk yā rūḥī.)
Becky: Listen again with the English translation.
(clicking sound)
أمير: لسه طالع من المستشفى. الحمد لله. (lessah ṭāleʿ men el-mustašfā. el-ḥamdu lellah.)
Becky: "Just got out of the hospital. Praise be to God."
(clicking sound)
سيف: بطل شقاوة يا واد. (baṭṭal šaʾāwah yā wād.)
Becky: "Stop playing around, boy!"
مراد: خلي بالك من نفسك يا إبني. (ḫallī bālak men nafsak yā ʾebnī.)
Becky: "Take care, my son."
سارة: سلامتك يا أمير! (slaāmtak yā ʾamīr!)
Becky: "Get well soon, Amir!"
منى: قلقتني عليك يا روحي. (ʾalaʾtenī ʿalīk yā rūḥī.)
Becky: "I was so worried about you, dear!"
POST
Becky: Listen again to Amir's post.
Amr: لسه طالع من المستشفى. الحمد لله. (lessah ṭāleʿ men el-mustašfā. el-ḥamdu lellah.)
Becky: "Just got out of the hospital. Praise be to God."
Amr: (SLOW) لسه طالع من المستشفى. الحمد لله. (lessah ṭāleʿ men el-mustašfā. el-ḥamdu lellah.) (Regular) لسه طالع من المستشفى. الحمد لله. (lessah ṭāleʿ men el-mustašfā. el-ḥamdu lellah.)
Becky: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "Just got out of the hospital."
Amr: لسه طالع من المستشفى. (lessah ṭāleʿ men el-mustašfā.)
Becky: This expression literally means "going up from the hospital." But, when "going up" is used with a destination, it means that you're getting out of that place. Listen again - "Just got out of the hospital" is...
Amr: (SLOW) لسه طالع من المستشفى. (lessah ṭāleʿ men el-mustašfā.) (REGULAR) لسه طالع من المستشفى. (lessah ṭāleʿ men el-mustašfā.)
Becky: Then comes the phrase - "Praise be to God."
Amr: الحمد لله. (el-ḥamdu lellah.)
Becky: Muslims in general use this expression after any incident to show that they’re content with what God has given them, even if it was a bad thing. Listen again - "Praise be to God" is...
Amr: (SLOW) الحمد لله. (el-ḥamdu lellah.) (REGULAR) الحمد لله. (el-ḥamdu lellah.)
Becky: All together, "Just got out of the hospital. Praise be to God."
Amr: لسه طالع من المستشفى. الحمد لله. (lessah ṭāleʿ men el-mustašfā. el-ḥamdu lellah.)
COMMENTS
Becky: In response, Amir's friends leave some comments.
Becky: His college friend, Seif, uses an expression meaning - "Stop playing around, boy!"
Amr: (SLOW) بطل شقاوة يا واد. (baṭṭal šaʾāwah yā wād.) (REGULAR) بطل شقاوة يا واد. (baṭṭal šaʾāwah yā wād.)
[Pause]
Amr: بطل شقاوة يا واد. (baṭṭal šaʾāwah yā wād.)
Becky: Use this expression to show you're feeling frivolous.
Becky: His supervisor, Morad, uses an expression meaning - "Take care, my son."
Amr: (SLOW) خلي بالك من نفسك يا إبني. (ḫallī bālak men nafsak yā ʾebnī.) (REGULAR) خلي بالك من نفسك يا إبني. (ḫallī bālak men nafsak yā ʾebnī.)
[Pause]
Amr: خلي بالك من نفسك يا إبني. (ḫallī bālak men nafsak yā ʾebnī.)
Becky: Use this expression to sound old-fashioned.
Becky: His high school friend, Sarah, uses an expression meaning - "Get well soon, Amir!"
Amr: (SLOW) سلامتك يا أمير! (slaāmtak yā ʾamīr!) (REGULAR) سلامتك يا أمير! (slaāmtak yā ʾamīr!)
[Pause]
Amr: سلامتك يا أمير! (slaāmtak yā ʾamīr!)
Becky: Use this expression to show that you're feeling optimistic.
Becky: His girlfriend, Mona, uses an expression meaning - "I was so worried about you, dear!"
Amr: (SLOW) قلقتني عليك يا روحي. (ʾalaʾtenī ʿalīk yā rūḥī.) (REGULAR) قلقتني عليك يا روحي. (ʾalaʾtenī ʿalīk yā rūḥī.)
[Pause]
Amr: قلقتني عليك يا روحي. (ʾalaʾtenī ʿalīk yā rūḥī.)
Becky: Use this expression to show your concern.

Outro
Becky: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about being injured, 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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