Am Story 13 Flashcards
جبل السّعادة
The happiness mountain
إخْتيار
old man
وَلدين شباب
two young sons
والِدَين
parents
كان نَشيط
he was energetic, active
ما عِرف شو يعْمَل مَعُه
didn’t know what to do with him
سَأَل
he asked
سؤال
question
فَين
(وين) where (Egyptian dialect)
تلاقي
meet, find
شويه
a little
صار
began
على
after
تِعِب
became tired
وهو يمشي
while he walked
لحد ما
until
ما is affirmation
عَن إذنك
if you would please…
تَعال عِندي
come to me
كيف بتحِس هلقيت
how do you feel now?
فوق الرِّيح
folk expression- “over the wind” - superior
سُعَداء
happy (plural)
سَعْيد
happy (singular)
بَعَتُه
sent him
خجل
he was ashamed
و من وقتها
and from that time
والشُّغُل
and labored, engagement in something
هُوِّ إللي بجيب لُه
which brought to him
المَتَل (المثل)
a saying, proverb
إلكَسَل ما بطعم عسل
The laziness didn’t feed honey