Cathy wei akhoha Peter rahoo sharia el-fagallah fi el-qahira aashan yeshitro adwaat el-madrass elli hattebtiddi fi masr youm 18 september elli gai. Cathy and her brother Peter went to Al-Fagallah Street in Cairo to buy the necessities for the school year, which starts in Egypt on September 18. (This street is Cairo's main stationery quarter). Cathy: Missa el-kheir ya ostaz. Cathy: Good evening, sir. Saheb el-mahal: Missa el-nur. Aya khidma? Shop owner: Good evening to you. May I help you? Cathy: Aywa. Ana awza ashtiri aashar koraasat misatter, wei aashar koraasat satrein, wei korasat rasm, wei korasat rasm bainai, wei mastara hadeed, wei mastara plastic, wei elbat aqlam gaf esswid, wei elbat aqlam gaf azraq, wei elbat aqlam rosass, wei khamas assateek, wei elbat alwan shaamw, laou samaaht. Cathy: Yes, I want to buy ten one-lined copybooks, ten twolined copybooks, one sketchpad, a notebook for graphs, a steel ruler, a plastic one, a cartoon of black ballpoint pens, a cartoon of blue ballpoint pens, a cartoon of pencils, five erasers and a box of coloured crayons, please. Saheb el-mahal: Hadir, estraihi shoyaat leghait lama awadaab eltalaabat di kollaha. Shop owner: All right, relax for a while, while I prepare everything you need Peter: Wei ana kaman awez nafs el-hagaat elli Cathy talabitha minak bass ana awez kaman qalam hebr wei dawwayit hebr eswed, wei magmouat aqlam khat arabi. Peter: I, too, want the same things Cathy has asked from you. But, I also want a fountain pen, a pot of black ink and an Arabic calligraphy set. Saheb el-mahal: Hader, tihebbo teshoofu magmooaty min shonaat el-madrassa? Shop owner: Would you like to see my collection of school bags? Cathy: Leih laa. Faragni alla elshonaat elli andak. Cathy: Why not? Show me the bags you have got. Saheb el-mahal: Tayyeb, enti awza shanta tisheeliha alla dharik walla temsikiha fi eedik? Shop owner: Do you want a back bag, or one you can carry in your hand? Cathy: Laa, ana awza shanta asheelha alla dhari wei ykon alliha soraat ahram el-giza. Cathy: No, I want a back bag with a picture of the Giza Pyramids on it. Peter: Wei ana kaman awez shanta zai bitaat Cathy, bass yekoun alliha sorat tutankhamon. Peter: I want a bag like Cathy's, but with a picture of King Tut on it. Saheb el-mahal: Maashi ya am Peter, wei feih kaman shonaat alliha soraat el-ragal el-wittwat, wei el-ragol el-ankaboot wei kaman superman. Shop owner: OK, my pal Peter. I have also got back bags with Batman, Spiderman and Superman on. Peter: Laa, ana awez King Tut. [email protected]
