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Hosted by Nesrin Amin · EN-GB · 28 episodes
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Bilmasri is a podcast and blog (www.bilmasri.com) dedicated to the Egyptian dialect. It is for learners of Arabic (ideally anywhere between lower intermediate to advanced level) who have so far been focusing on Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), who may or may not have some knowledge of another Arabic dialect, and who would like to understand how the Egyptian dialect works. The starting point of most blog posts and podcast episodes is a text in Modern Standard Arabic – a news story, an excerpt from a work of fiction, or another form of text – which has been adapted into Egyptian Arabic. In the first part of each podcast episode, I will slowly read out the Egyptian version of the text. In the second part, I will take you through (in English) one or more aspects of the language just heard: this could be the pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, idioms, etc., with a particular focus on the differences and similarities between Egyptian and MSA. The blog post will contain both Egyptian Arabic and MSA versions of the text, followed by a brief summary of the podcast discussion. The blog’s tags will help you find any language-related topics you’re looking for, and the episodes they’re discussed in.
Nesrin Amin hosts Bilmasri [in Egyptian Arabic], a education show with 28 episodes published.
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 191
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. Th
Sayyed Darwish 1892-1923 - his Biography With 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
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 s
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 r
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 a
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 th
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 a
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
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
We're getting political! Yikes :) Today's reading is from excerpts of a "Raseef22" article commemorating ten years since the Egyptian revolution overthrew then-president Hosni Mubarak. Former participants, and family mem
Language focus: Imperative & command words Hello 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 h
Language focus: Conditional ("if") sentences In 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
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 citizenshi
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 &quo
Language focus: Present participle, اسم الفاعل In 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
Language focus: the dual, ألمثنّى Today'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
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
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 s
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 cele
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Bilmasri [in Egyptian Arabic] is hosted by Nesrin Amin. The show is categorised under Education (Courses) and has published 28 episodes.
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