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| INTRODUCTION |
| Gina: Hi everyone, I’m Gina. |
| Hala: And I’m Hala! |
| Gina: And welcome to Culture Class: Essential Arabic Vocabulary, Lesson 21! In this lesson you'll learn 5 essential words related to Transportation and around town. These are five frequently used modes of transportation in the Arab world. Hand picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at ArabicPod101.com |
| FIVE KEY VOCABULARY ITEMS |
| Gina: Hala, what’s our first word? |
| Hala: السوبر جيت |
| Gina: Superjet Lines |
| Hala: (slow) السوبر جيت (regular) السوبر جيت |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Hala: السوبر جيت |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: The superjet is a common bus company in Egypt and other Arab countries. - |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Hala: (normal) عادَةً يَركَبُ المِصرِيُّونَ السوبَر جيت لِلذَهابِ إلى الغَردَقَة و شَرم الشيخ. |
| Gina: Egyptians usually take the superjet to Hurghada and Sharm El Sheikh. |
| Hala: (slow) عادَةً يَركَبُ المِصرِيُّونَ السوبَر جيت لِلذَهابِ إلى الغَردَقَة و شَرم الشيخ. |
| Gina: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Hala: مترو أنفاق القاهرة |
| Gina: Cairo Metro |
| Hala: (slow) مترو أنفاق القاهرة (regular) مترو أنفاق القاهرة |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Hala: مترو أنفاق القاهرة |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: The Cairo Metro is run by the National Authority for Tunnels. - |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Hala: (normal) مِترو أَنفاق القاهِرَة يَصِلُ الكَثيرَ مِن المناطِق المُهِمَّة في القاهِرَة بِبَعض. |
| Gina: Cairo Metro connects many of the important places in Cairo together. |
| Hala: (slow) مِترو أَنفاق القاهِرَة يَصِلُ الكَثيرَ مِن المناطِق المُهِمَّة في القاهِرَة بِبَعض. |
| Gina: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Hala: فلوكة |
| Gina: Felucca |
| Hala: (slow) فلوكة (regular) فلوكة |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Hala: فلوكة |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: A felucca is an Egyptian traditional wooden sailing boat. You’ll often see them on the Nile River. - |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Hala: (normal) الفُلوكَة تُساعِدُ عَلى الاِستِرخاء. |
| Gina: Felucca rides are really relaxing. |
| Hala: (slow) الفُلوكَة تُساعِدُ عَلى الاِستِرخاء. |
| Gina: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Hala: سيارة |
| Gina: car |
| Hala: (slow) سيارة (regular) سيارة |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Hala: سيارة |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: Every day the number of cars in Cairo increases, so it makes terrible traffic jams. |
| - |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Hala: (normal) تَحتَوِي القاهِرَة عَلى عَدَدٍ مِن السَيّارات يَفوقُ تَحَمُّلِها. |
| Gina: Cairo has more cars than it can handle. |
| Hala: (slow) تَحتَوِي القاهِرَة عَلى عَدَدٍ مِن السَيّارات يَفوقُ تَحَمُّلِها. |
| Gina: Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Hala: قطار |
| Gina: train |
| Hala: (slow) قطار (regular) قطار |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Hala: قطار |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: Egyptian National Railways operates most of the trains in Egypt and is the backbone of passenger transportation there. - |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Hala: (normal) القِطارُ وَسيلَةٌ آمِنَة لِلمُوَاصَلات عادَةً. |
| Gina: Trains are usually a safe means of transportation in Egypt. |
| Hala: (slow) القِطارُ وَسيلَةٌ آمِنَة لِلمُوَاصَلات عادَةً. |
| QUIZ |
| Gina: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the words you just learned? Hala will give you the Arabic – please say the English meaning out loud! Are you ready? |
| Hala: السوبر جيت |
| [pause]Gina: Superjet Lines |
| Hala: مترو أنفاق القاهرة |
| [pause]Gina: Cairo Metro |
| Hala: فلوكة |
| [pause]Gina: Felucca |
| Hala: سيارة |
| [pause]Gina: car |
| Hala: قطار |
| [pause]Gina: train |
Outro |
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| Gina: There you have it – five frequently used modes of transportation in the Arab world! We have more vocab lists available at ArabicPod101.com, so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, see you next time! |
| Hala: Bye. |
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