A New Neighbor in Heliopolis

On the landing of an old building in Heliopolis, Reem (A), carrying boxes into the flat she has just rented, meets Ehab (B), who lives across the landing.

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  1. A

    صباح الخير.

    Sabaah el-kheer.

    Good morning.

  2. B

    صباح النور، إنتي الجارة الجديدة؟

    Sabaah en-nuur, enti g-gaara g-gediida?

    Morning! Are you the new neighbor?

  3. A

    أيوه، أنا ريم، وحضرتك؟

    Aywa, ana Reem, wehadretak?

    Yes, I'm Reem. And you are?

  4. B

    أنا إيهاب، نورتي العمارة.

    Ana Ehab, nawwarti l-'emaara.

    I'm Ehab. Welcome to the building!

Words in this dialogue13
  1. صباحsabaahmorning (صباح الخير: good morning)
  2. الخيرel-kheerthe good (صباح الخير: good morning)
  3. صباحsabaahmorning (صباح النور: good morning, in reply)
  4. النورen-nuurthe light (صباح النور: good morning, in reply)
  5. إنتيentiyou (to a woman)
  6. الجارةg-gaarathe neighbor (a woman; جار)
  7. الجديدةg-gediidathe new (a woman; جديد)
  8. أيوهaywayes
  9. أناanaI
  10. وweand
  11. حضرتكhadretakyou (polite)
  12. نورتيnawwartiwelcome (to a woman; نور: light)
  13. العمارةl-'emaarathe building (عمارة)

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