If you're trying to practice your Egyptian Reading then the page below should help. You will be able to sharpen your comprehension and understanding of the sample text below, which is part of the Article 26 and 27 from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The first section is in Egyptian and the second part is in English. Also don't forget to check the rest of our other lessons listed on Learn Egyptian. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!
Read the following text very carefully and see what you can understand without looking at the English translation, and see what you understood from it, you can use our Egyptian dictionary if you want.
This is the key to the text below, if you don't know how to say a letter then just look at this table.
| ا | ب | ت | ة | ث | ج | ح | خ | د | ذ | ر | ز | س | ش | ص | ض | ط | ظ | ع | غ | ف | ق | ك | ل | م | ن | ه | و | ي |
| a | b | t | t' | th | j | H | Kh | d | z' | r | z | s | x | S | D | T | Z | ' | g | f | q | k | l | m | n | h | w | y |
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المادة 26 1) لكل شخص الحق في التعلم. ويجب أن يكون التعليم في مراحله الأولى والأساسية على الأقل بالمجان، وأن يكون التعليم الأولي إلزاميا وينبغي أن يعمم التعليم الفني والمهني، وأن ييسر القبول للتعليم العالي على قدم المساواة التامة للجميع وعلى أساس الكفاءة. 2) يجب أن تهدف التربية إلى إنماء شخصية الإنسان إنماء كاملا، وإلى تعزيز احترام الإنسان والحريات الأساسية وتنمية التفاهم والتسامح والصداقة بين جميع الشعوب والجماعات العنصرية أو الدينية، وإلى زيادة مجهود الأمم المتحدة لحفظ السلام. 3) للآباء الحق الأول في اختيار نوع تربية أولادهم. المادة 27 1) لكل فرد الحق في أن يشترك اشتراكا حرا في حياة المجتمع الثقافي وفي الاستمتاع بالفنون والمساهمة في التقدم العلمي والاستفادة من نتائجه. 2) لكل فرد الحق في حماية المصالح الأدبية والمادية المترتبة على إنتاجه العلمي أو الأدبي أو الفني. |
Below is the translation of the above text, check what you understood without the help of the dictionary, after reading the translation one time, go back up and read the Egyptian text and see if you can recognize the more words this time.
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Article 26 1. Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit. 2. Education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It shall promote understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations, racial or religious groups, and shall further the activities of the United Nations for the maintenance of peace. 3. Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children. Article 27 1. Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits. 2. Everyone has the right to the protection of the moral and material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic production of which he is the author. |
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