Learn how to use the words itfaḍḍal and itfaḍḍalī and how to say "there is" and "there isn't"
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Hala: أهلا و سهلا |
| Roland: Roland here! Newbie Season 2 , Lesson 4 - Is There Breakfast and Lunch? |
| Roland: Hello, and welcome to the ArabicPOD101.com , the fastest, easiest and most fun way to learn Arabic! |
| Hala: I'm Hala, and thanks again for being here with us for this Newbie Series S2 lesson. |
| This is a continuation of the previous conversation, asking for a room at the hotel. |
| Roland: In this lesson you will learn how to |
| Hala:get more information when booking a hotel. |
| Roland: This conversation takes place,,, |
| Hala: at a hotel. |
| Roland: And, the conversation is between,, |
| Hala: Soad and Roland. |
| Roland: But, the speakers are not friends, therefore the speakers will be speaking |
| Hala: formal Egyptian Arabic |
| Roland: Basic and Premium members.... |
| Hala: if you have a 3G phone... |
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| Roland: Right. Let's listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| رولاند: لو سمحتي ، فيه فـِطار و غـَدا ؟ |
| المـُوَظـَـفة: أيـْوة ، فيه فـِطار ، لـكـِن مـَـفـيش غـَدا |
| رولاند: ماشي ، كـُوَيـِّس قـَـوي |
| المـُوَظـَـفة: عايـْزة جـَواز السـَّـفـَر لـَو سـَمـَحـْت . |
| رولاند: إتـْـفـَضَّلي ، المـُـفـْـتاح فين ؟ |
| المـُوَظـَـفة: إتـْـفـَـضـَّل المـُـفـْـتاح ، و جـَواز السـَّـفـَـر كـَـمان ، أجـازة سـَـعيدة |
| رولاند: شـُـكـْـراً ، مـَع السـَّـلامة |
| English Host: Let’s hear the conversation one time slowly. |
| رولاند: لو سمحتي ، فيه فـِطار و غـَدا ؟ A: law samaḥtī, fīh fiṭār we ġadā |
| B: ʾywh fīh fiṭār lakin mafīš ġadā. |
| A: māšī, kiways ʾwi. |
| B: ʿayzh gawāz is-safar law samaḥt. |
| A: itfaḍḍalī, il muftāḥ fīn? |
| B: itfaḍḍal il muftāḥ, we gawāz is-safar kamān, ʾgʾzh saʿīdh. |
| A: šukrān, maʿa is-salāmh |
| English Host: Now let’s hear it with the English translation. |
| رولاند: لو سمحتي ، فيه فـِطار و غـَدا ؟ |
| Roland: Excuse me, is there breakfast and lunch? |
| المـُوَظـَـفة: أيـْوة ، فيه فـِطار ، لـكـِن مـَـفـيش غـَدا |
| Roland: Yes, there is breakfast, but there is no lunch. |
| رولاند: ماشي ، كـُوَيـِّس قـَـوي |
| Roland: Okay, very good. |
| المـُوَظـَـفة: عايـْزة جـَواز السـَّـفـَر لـَو سـَمـَحـْت . |
| Roland: I want [need] the passport, please. |
| رولاند: إتـْـفـَضَّلي ، المـُـفـْـتاح فين ؟ |
| Roland: Here it is. Where is the key? |
| المـُوَظـَـفة: إتـْـفـَـضـَّل المـُـفـْـتاح ، و جـَواز السـَّـفـَـر كـَـمان ، أجـازة سـَـعيدة |
| Roland: Here is the key and the passport also. Have a good vacation. |
| رولاند: شـُـكـْـراً ، مـَع السـَّـلامة |
| Roland: Thanks. Bye. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Roland: Most of the hotels will ask you to pay in foreign currency, euro or dollars, very few 3 or 4 star hotels or hostels, will give you the price in Egyptian pounds. |
| Hala: This is done in order to help tourists better judge the price and decide. |
| Roland: It is not a problem if you only have Egyptian pounds, they will give you the equivalent in that currency and tell you the price in your own as well. |
| Hala: It's sometimes better to have a travel agency help you find a hotel that matches your budget and meets your needs. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Roland: Let's take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson. |
| : The first word we shall see is: |
| Hala: فـِطار [natural native speed] |
| Roland: breakfast (Egyptian Arabic) |
| Hala: فـِطار [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Hala: فـِطار [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Hala: غــَـدا [natural native speed] |
| Roland: lunch (Egyptian Arabic) |
| Hala: غــَـدا [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Hala: غــَـدا [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Hala: جواز السفر [natural native speed] |
| Roland: the passport (Egyptian Arabic) |
| Hala: جواز السفر [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Hala: جواز السفر [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Hala: كــمان [natural native speed] |
| Roland: also, as well (Egyptian Arabic) |
| Hala: كــمان [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Hala: كــمان [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Hala: أجازة سـَـعيدة [natural native speed] |
| Roland: enjoy your vacation (Egyptian Arabic) |
| Hala: أجازة سـَـعيدة [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Hala: أجازة سـَـعيدة [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Hala: فين [natural native speed] |
| Roland: where is (Egyptian Arabic) |
| Hala: فين [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Hala: فين [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Hala: فيه [natural native speed] |
| Roland: is there, there is (Egyptian Arabic) |
| Hala: فيه [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Hala: فيه [natural native speed] |
| : Next: |
| Hala: مفيش [natural native speed] |
| Roland: isn't there, there isn't (Egyptian Arabic) |
| Hala: مفيش [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Hala: مفيش [natural native speed] |
| VOCAB AND PHRASE USAGE |
| Roland: Let's have a closer look at the usage for some of the words and phrases from this lesson. |
| Hala: The first word/phrase we’ll look at is.... |
| Hala: فيه فِطار, لَكِن فِيش غَدا “fīh fiṭār, lakin fiīš ġadā”. |
| Roland: Its very easy to get more information about things or places, we use the simple "is there", and would be used as ( there is as well ) , this is very effective, as you will be using it in many situations, I know i have used it a lot! |
| Hala: As we have mentioned before, there is no verb to be in Arabic, therefore, raising the intonation will form the question. If we do not raise the intonation it becomes a statement. "there is". The same thing applies to the second part of the phrase "there isn't". |
| Roland: So changing the intonation of your voice, will make it "isn't there"? Let's hear it again from Hala. |
| Hala: فِيّه “fiyyh”, مافِيّش “māfiyyš”. |
| Roland: our second vocabulary is |
| Hala: إتّفَضَّل "ʾittfaḍḍal" and إتّفَضَّلي "ʾittfaḍḍalī ", and these are 2 Extremely important words, in both masculine and feminine forms, as we have seen in the conversation, it was used as |
| Roland: here you are, in a polite and very professional way |
| Hala: But we also use it in different situations, if you're inviting someone in, you say إتّفَضَّل "ʾittfaḍḍal", or inviting someone to join you for a drink or something to eat, its the same, if your telling someone to sit ( please have a seat ), you just use إتّفَضَّل "ʾittfaḍḍal" , also, if a person is asking for something that takes the form of request ( can i speak, may i leave ....), and you approve, you will just say |
| Roland: إتّفَضَّل "ʾittfaḍḍal" |
| Hala: And for a woman |
| Roland: إتّفَضَّلي "ʾittfaḍḍalī " |
| Finally in a brief but very important situation like when giving the money to the cashier or the waitress, it is very polite and friendly. |
Lesson focus |
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| Hala: The focus of this lesson is using "is there" and "there isn't" |
| Roland: فيه فِطار, لَكِن فِيش غَدا “fīh fiṭār, lakin fiīš ġadā”. "is there breakfast and lunch ?" |
| Hala: As we can see here, because the verb "to be" doesn't exist and isn't used in this case, the same word can be used for both a question and a statement and the same applies to the negated form. |
| Roland: That’s right. |
Outro |
| Roland: That just about does it for today. |
| Roland: Before we go, we want to tell you about a way to drastically improve your pronunciation. |
| Hala: The voice recording tool... |
| Roland: Yes, the voice recording tool in the premium learning center... |
| Hala: Record your voice with a click of a button, |
| Roland: and then play it back just as easily. |
| Hala: So you record your voice, and then listen to it. |
| Roland: Compare it to the native speakers... |
| Hala: And adjust your pronunciation! |
| Roland: This will help you improve your pronunciation fast! |
| Hala: شكرا ، مع السلامة |
| Roland: شكرا ، مع السلامة |
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