كان فيه صَيّاد ماشي في غابَة بِبُنْدُقِيَّة        [click]

Kaan fiih ṣayyaad maashi fi ghaaba bi bundu'yya.              There was a hunter walking in the forest with a gun.

 اِلْغابَة كانِت مَلْيانَة شَجَر وِوَرَق شَجَر        [click]

Ig ghaaba kaanit malyaana shagar wi wara' shagar.  The forest was full of trees and leaves.

 وِنور الشَّمْس ما كانْش بايِن عَشان فُروع اِلشَّجَر كانِت كِتيرَة قَوي        [click]

Wi noor ish shams makaansh bayen ïçashaan fruuïçish shaga kaanit kitiira awwi.   And the sunlight was not visible because branches of the trees were a lot.

 اِلصَّيّاد كان ماشي في الضَّلْمَة بِشْويش بِيْدَوَّر عَلىَ أيْ حاجَة ياكُلْها          [click]

Iṣṣayyaad kaan maashi fil dalma bishwiish biydawar ïçala 'ay ḥaaga yakulha.   The hunter was walking in the dark slowly looking for anything to eat.

 عشان ما كانْش شايِف كْوَيِّس كان مِعْتِمِد عَلىَ الْسَمْع        [click]

ïçashaan makaansh shaayif kwayyis kaan miïçtamid ïçala is samïç.  Because he couldn't see well he relied on hearing.

 كان فيه بيضَة واقْفَة خايْفَة وَراه        [click]

Kaan fiih biiḍa wa'fa khayfa waraah.  There was an egg standing behind him afraid.

 اِلْبيضَة شافِت اِلصَّيّاد وِهُوَّ ماشي بِشْويش بِالْبُنْدُقِيّة وِجِرْيِت وَرا شَجَرَة تِسْتَخَبىَ        [click]

Il biiḍa shaafit iṣṣayyaad wi huwwa maashi bishwiish bil bundu'yya wi giryit wara shagara tistakhaba.   The egg saw the hunter while he was walking slowly with the gun and it ran behind the tree to hide.

 اِلصَّيّاد كان عارِف إن هِيَّ وَرا الشَّجَرَة بِتِسْتَخَبىَ عَشان سَمَعْها        [click]

Iṣṣayyaad kaan ïçaarif in hiyya wara ish shagara bitistakhaba ïçashaan samaïçha.  The hunter knew she was behind the tree hiding because he heard her.

 يِعْمِل إيه ؟ هُوَّ كان جَعان        [click]

Yeïçmil eh? Huwwa kaan gaïçaan.  What should he do? He was hungry.

 اِلْمُشْكِلَة إنْ رُصاصَة مِن بُنْدُقِيَّة ما تِنْفَعش في قَتْل بيضَة وِالصَّيّاد كان عارِف كِدا        [click]

il mushkila in rusaasa min bundu'yya matinfaaïçsh fi 'atl bida wi is ṣayyaad kaan ïçaarif keda.  The problem is that a bullet from a gun can not kill an egg and the hunter knew this.

 مِش غَريبَة إن الْبيضَة اِلْلي مِش جامْدَة خالِص مِش مَفْروض تِخاف مِن صَيّاد بِبُنْدٌقِيّة؟       [click]

mish ghariiba in il biiḍa il mish gamda khaalis mish mafrood tikhaaf min ṣayyaad bi bundu'yya?  Isn't it strange that the egg, that is not strong, is not afraid of a hunter with a gun?

 Questions with answers    Index                                                                                                

إيه اِلْحِكْمَة مِنِ الْقِصَّة؟        [click]

Q:  What is the moral of the story?

A:   No specific answers

ليه الْبيضَة اِسْتَخَبِّيت وَرا الشَّجَرَة؟        [click]

Q:  Why did the egg hide behind the tree?

A:  No specific answers

إيه شَكْلْ الْغابَة؟        [click]

Q:  Can you describe the forest?

A:  No specific answers

هُوَّ الصَّيّاد شافْ أوْ سَمَعْ الْبيضَة؟        [click]

Q:  Did the hunter see or hear the egg?

A:  No specific answers

هُوَّ الصَّيّاد اِصْطاد الْبيضَة؟        [click]

Q:  Did the hunter shoot the egg?

A:  No specific answers