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This story is by Sherif Rohayem
قاعِد لا بيَّا ولا عَلَيَّا
فِي يُوم مِن الأَيَّام، وِأَنا قَاعِد في قَهْوَة، دَخَلَت سِتّ وِقَعَدِت عَلَى تَرَابِيزَة قُرَيِّبَة مِن بِتَاعْتِي. هِيّ اخْتَارِت التَّرَابِيزَة الكِبِيرَة اللِّي جَنْب الشِّبَّاك وِفِي وِشّ مَدْخَل المَحَلّ. التَّرَابِيزَة دِي بِتَاخُد خَمْس أَفْرَاد.
أَوِّل حَاجَة عَمَلِتْهَا بَعْد مَا قَعَدِت، نَزَّلِت سِتَارَة الشِّبَّاك، وِبَعْد كِدَه قَامِت مِن مَكَانْهَا وِرِجْعِت بِـ"ريموت" التَّكْيِيف فِي إِيدْهَا وِشَغَّلِت التَّكْيِيف عَلَى حَوَالِي ١٧.
فَجْأَة، المَكَان بَقَى مِضَلَّم وِسَاقِع. أَنَا اتْعَفْرَتّ، وِاتْوَقَّعْت إن الزَّبَايِن التَّانْيِين بَرْضُه اتْضَايْقُوا مِن السِّتّ اللِّي قَلَبِت المَكَان مِن الأَرْض لِلمَرِّيخ فِي مَافِيش.
وَأَنَا بَرَاقِب رَدّ فِعْل الزَّبَايِن التَّانْيِين فِي القَهْوَة، لَاقِيتْهُم مَاخَدُوش بَالْهُم مِن اللِّي حَصَل وَلَا فَارِق مَعَاهُم. أَنَا اسْتَسْلِمْت وِطَلَبْت الحِسَاب وِمِشِيت.
أَنَا مُنْبَهِر قَدّ إِيه المَصْرِيِّين بِيِسْتَحْمِلُوا بَعْض.
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قاعِد – ‘ā‘id – sitting
لا بيَّا ولا عَلَيَّا – lā bēyya wa lā ‘alayya – minding my own business
قَهْوَة – ‘ahwa – café / coffee shop
دَخَلِت – dakhalt – she entered
سِتّ – sitt – woman / lady
تَرَابِيزَة – tarabēza – table
قُرَيِّبَة – ‘urayyiba – nearby / close
بِتَاعْتِي – bitā‘ti – mine (feminine)
الشِّبَاك – ish-shibbāk – the window
مَدْخَل – madkhal – entrance
مَحَلّ – maḥall – shop / place
خَمْس أَفْرَاد – khams afrād – five people
سِتَارَة – sitāra – curtain
رِجْعِت – rig‘it – she returned
ريموت – rīmūt – remote
التَّكْيِيف – it-takyīf – air conditioning
سَاقِع – sā’i‘ – cold
اتْعَفْرَت – it‘afrit – I got irritated
اتْوَقَّعْت-ق – itwaqqa‘t – I expected
الزَبَايِن – iz-zabāyin – the customers
التَانْيِين – it-tānyīn – the others
اتْضَايْقُوا – iḍḍāyu’ū – they got annoyed
قَلَبِت – ‘alabit – she flipped / changedالمَرِّيخ Marc
في مَافِيش – māfīsh – in no time / instantly
بَرَاقِب – barā’īb – I observe
رَدّ فِعْل – radd fi‘l – reaction
لَاقِيتْهُم – lā’eet-hum – I found them
مَاخَدُوش بَالْهُم – mākhadūsh bālhum – they didn’t notice
فَارِق مَعَاهُم – fāri’ ma‘āhum – it didn’t matter to them
اسْتَسْلِمْت – istaslimt – I gave up
طَلَبْت الحِسَاب – ṭalabt il-ḥisāb – I asked for the bill
مِشِيت I walked away– mishēt – I left
مُنْبَهِر – munbahir – amazed
بِيِسْتَحْمِلُوا – biyistaḥmilū – they tolerate
بَعْض – ba‘ḍ – each other
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