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At the coffee shop
Published in The Egyptian Gazette on 07 - 09 - 2010

Richarad wei miratuh Christie raahou el-qahwa fei wast elbalad baad el-fittar aashan yeshrabou shaai wei baadein yeroohu yeshtiro hodoom eid el-fitr ell ha yebitdi youm elgomaa, 10 september.
Richard: Missa el-kheir. Fih
tarabiza fadiya li etnein lau
samahat?
Richard: Good evening. Is
there an empty table for two,
please?
Garçon: Missa el-nur.
Ayouah. Etfaddalou maaiya.
Waiter: Good evening to you
both. Please follow me.
Garçon: Haader. Tehibou
teshrabou eih? Fi assir manga,
lamoon awe romaan tazza?
Waiter: All right. What
would you like to drink? We
have fresh juice. Mango, lemon
or pomegranate.
Christie: Ana awza mooze
billaban wei ezzazat maiya
maadaniya soghaira.
Christie: I want a banana
milkshake and a small bottle of
mineral water.
Garçon: Wi hadretik teheb
teshrab eih?
Waiter: And what would you
like to drink, sir?
Richard: Ana awez ashrab
assir romaan tazza.
Richard: I want to drink
fresh pomegranate juice.
Garçon: Haader. Tayyeb.
Waiter: Tout de suite.
Richard to Christie: Enti
awza teshtiri eyh aashan el-eid?
Richard to Christie: What do
you want to buy for the feast?
Christie: Hagaat kiteer awei.
(A lot of things). Ana awza
ashtiri (I want to buy) fustaan
(a dress), shoraab (socks),
hedoom dakhliya (underwear),
gonellah (a skirt), gazma wei
shanta (a pair of shoes and a
handbag).
Richard: Wei ana kaman
awez ashtiri badla lonha ramaadi
aashan el-eid.
Richard: I, too, want to buy a
grey suit for the feast.
Christie: Baad maa nessib elqahwa
neshouf el-bedaal kolaha.
Christie: OK. After we leave
the coffee shop we'll and look
at all the suits.
Richard: Ana barduh awez
ashtiri kamis kohly wi karavata
rossasi.
Richard: I also want to buy a
dark blue shirt and a grey tie.
Christie: Lao tehib teshtiri
gazma wi sharaab kaman?
Christie: Do you want to buy
a pair of shoes and socks too?
Richard: Aywa. Ana awez
gazma lonoh eswed we sharaab
lonoh azraq.
Richard: Yes, I want some
black shoes and blue socks.
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