Learn how to ask "Who is it?"
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| Introduction |
| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Egyptian Arabic Season 1, Lesson 13 - Who Is It? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask who someone is in Egyptian Arabic. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the informal way to ask 'Who is he?' in Egyptian Arabic. |
| Nora: [Normal] مين ده؟(mīn dh?) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'Who' |
| Nora: [Normal] مين [Slow] مين (mīn) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'he' |
| Nora: [Normal] ده [Slow] ده(dah) |
| Becky: Listen again to the informal question meaning 'Who is he?' |
| Nora: [Slow] مين ده؟ [Normal] مين ده؟ |
| Becky:Here's the informal way to ask, 'Who is she?' |
| Nora: [Normal] مين دي؟(mīn dī?) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'who' |
| Nora: [Normal] مين [Slow] مين (mīn) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'she' |
| Nora: [Normal] دي [Slow] دي(dī) |
| Becky: Listen again to the informal question meaning 'Who is she?' |
| Nora: [Slow] مين دي؟ [Normal] مين دي؟ |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning 'It's me.' |
| Nora: [Normal] أنا.(ʾnā) |
| Becky: This expression has only one word meaning 'Me' |
| Nora: [Normal] أنا [Slow] أنا(ʾanā) |
| Becky: Listen again to the response, 'It's me.' |
| Nora: [Slow] أنا. [Normal] أنا. |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning, 'It is my friend.' |
| Nora: [Normal] ده صاحبي.(dh ṣāḥbī) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'this' |
| Nora: [Normal] ده [Slow] ده(dah) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'my friend' |
| Nora: [Normal] صاحبي [Slow] صاحبي(ṣāḥbī) |
| Becky: Listen again to the response meaning 'It is my friend.' |
| Nora: [Slow] ده صاحبي. [Normal] ده صاحبي. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Nora: If someone that you didn't expect is knocking at your door, the common question you can ask is miin? before opening the door. |
| This literally means "Who (is this)?". |
Outro |
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| Becky: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
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