Bilmasri [in Egyptian Arabic]
An Education podcast
Bilmasri [in Egyptian Arabic]
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Episodes of Bilmasri [in Egyptian Arabic]
Mark All
Back after a long hiatus of over a year(!) with this first in -hopefully- a series of chats with people from across Arabic speaking countries. As I mentioned in my last post, the podcast (as and when it happens) will now be primarily on YouTube
In this 3rd episode on Sayyed Darwish, let's look at one of his most famous songs, قوم يا مصري, once again written by بديع خيري - a "patriotic" song with a difference. In it, Egypt talks to the Egyptians ahead of the 1919 revolution, reminding
As I said in the only just published Episode 25 (on the life of Egyptian composer and singer Sayyed Darwish), I have now launched Bilmasri on YouTube, and I think this episode in particular is worth watching on there. That's not to say you shou
Sayyed Darwish 1892-1923 - his BiographyWith this episode, I'm very excited to be launching Bilmasri on YouTube! As I explain in the podcast, how and where you use Bilmasri is up to you (of course :)). Some may find it works best for th
In this third episode dedicated to regional Egyptian accents, I chat with Moustafa Maghraby from the southern Egyptian city of Qena. Qena lies just to the north of Luxor, and as Moustafa explains, both accents are very similar (although the nor
Today's episode is another collaboration, and this time I was delighted to team up with Hector Fahmy, a fellow "Masri" enthusiast who runs the العالم بالمصري Facebook page, which aims to bring the world to the Egyptian reader (so you could say,
In this second episode dedicated to regional Egyptian accents, I chat with Taha Seweidy from the northeastern Egyptian city/ governorate of Domyat (Damietta), who is currently working as a doctor in Brighton. Taha, who also has his own book
Today’s reading is from the first few pages of المولودة Al-Mawluda (the newborn) by Nadia Kamel, which was published in 2018 and written entirely in Egyptian ‘aammiya.In this biography-memoir-novel, Nadia Kamel tells the story of her mother
In this first of hopefully a series of episodes, I wanted to introduce you (and myself!!) to a number of regional Egyptian dialects. Because - let's face it - Bilmasri isn't really bilmasri if it stays as Cairo-centric as I am!And so I'm te
Earlier today, we lost one of Egypt's foremost feminist writers and political activists, Dr Nawal El Saadawi (born 1931). A uniquely courageous woman who inspired so many, women as well as men, to stand up against their oppressors. Her outs
2nd reading from Khaled Al-Khamissi's "Taxi"Today we revisit Al-Khamissi's delightful compilation of conversations with Cairo taxi drivers, the 'aamiya/ fusha book "Taxi" from 2006 (I had previously read a chapter from it back in June).
We're getting political! Yikes :)Pictures, from top left, Ahmed Maher, Nawwara Negm, Mina Thabet, Mohammed Ibrahim, Gaber Jika, Mina Daniel, Mary DanielToday's reading is from excerpts of a "Raseef22" article commemorating ten years sin
Language focus: Imperative & command wordsHello dear Bilmasri followers, it’s good to be back after a long break!For the first podcast in the new year, and for a bit of fun and silliness, I decided to read the year’s horoscopes in Egyptian Ar
Language focus: Conditional ("if") sentencesIn today's podcast I read from an article found on BBC Arabic (link below), on a young Egyptian woman who decided to post videos on her Facebook page of herself dancing in her bedroom - videos that g
Today’s podcast is about Bayram Al-Tunisi, one of the most celebrated Egyptian poets of the “azjal” or “azgal”, the colloquial poetry. Born to Tunisian parents in Alexandria in 1893 and only acquiring Egyptian citizenship in the 1950s, he was n
Reading from Khaled Al-Khamissi's "Taxi" (2006)I make up for a whole month's absence with a superlong 20-minute episode... This time I read a chapter of Khaled Al-Khamissi's 2006 bestseller "Taxi" تاكسي - حواديت المشاوير.. a compilation of con
Language focus: Present participle, اسم الفاعلIn today's (long-ish) episode, I read the first few Egyptianised* paragraphs from the novel أنا حرة by the popular Egyptian novelist Ihsan Abdul Quddus. The novel is of course written in فصحى, alth
Language focus: the dual, ألمثنّىToday's podcast episode is dedicated to the "Planet of the East", كوكب الشرق as she is known by those who adored her - the Egyptian singer Umm Kulthoum (1898-1975). Listen to a piece about her life, aft
Today’s episode borrows a text from the Egyptian edition of Wikipedia – ويكيبيديا مصري. The extract I picked was the “About” page which explains why ويكيبيديا مصري exists, and lists all the points made by the proponents and opponents of its ex
Today's longer than usual podcast (sorry in advance if too long! :) ) is dedicated to Ramadan, specifically the Ramadan childhood memories of some Egyptian writers. I precede each short excerpt/ quote with a quick summary of this memory, as wel
In today’s episode, and on the occasion of the “Shamm el-Nessim” day being celebrated in Egypt today, I am reading excerpts from two different texts. The first is a brief factual text about this unique non-religious celebration, its ancient Egy
In today's podcast I read the Egyptian Arabic verison of Queen Elizabeth's most recent coronavirus address to the British people. As I could not find the full فصحى version of the speech, I have simply translated the English original straight in
Language focus: NegationIn today’s podcast episode, and for the first time, I have not “Egyptianised” a text that originally existed in fuS-Ha. Instead, I’m reading a passage from a short novel for young people that was originally written a
Language focus: Numbers/ numeralsToday's text is on a topic we just can't seem to get away from, so might as well know how to talk about it بالمصري!The language focus is numerals and how they differ from those in فصحىListen and see
Language focus: Passive formsIn today's episode, I briefly introduce the new Instagram/ Facebook account dedicated to idioms.I then say some essential stuff - relevant to today's reading - about the various degrees of 'aammiya (dialect), an
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