Learn how to greet someone
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| Introduction |
| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Egyptian Arabic Season 1, Lesson 2 - Greetings. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to greet someone in Egyptian Arabic. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the way to say 'Good morning' in Egyptian Arabic. |
| Nora: [Normal] صباح الخير(ṣabāḥ el-ḫīr) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'morning' |
| Nora: [Normal] صباح [Slow] صباح (ṣabāḥ) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'good' |
| Nora: [Normal] الخير [Slow] الخير(elḫīr) |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'Good morning' |
| Nora: [Slow] صباح الخير [Normal] صباح الخير |
| Becky: Ok, now let's take a look at the way to say 'Good evening' |
| Nora: [Normal] مساء الخير(masāʾ el-ḫīr) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'evening' |
| Nora: [Normal] مساء [Slow] مساء (masāʾ) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'good' |
| Nora: [Normal] الخير [Slow] الخير(elḫīr) |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'Good evening' |
| Nora: [Slow] مساء الخير [Normal] مساء الخير |
| Becky: Next up is the way to say 'Bye bye.' |
| Nora: [Normal] سلام(salām) |
| Becky: This expression has only one word meaning 'peace' |
| Nora: [Normal] سلام [Slow] سلام(salām) |
| Becky: Listen again to the word meaning 'Bye bye.' |
| Nora: [Slow] سلام [Normal] سلام |
| Becky: Finally, here is a formal way to say 'Good night' to a male. |
| Nora: [Normal] تصبح على خير.(teṣbaḥ ʿalā ḫīr.) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'wake up' |
| Nora: [Normal] تصبح [Slow] تصبح(teṣbaḥ) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'on' |
| Nora: [Normal] على [Slow] على(ʿalā) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'goodness' |
| Nora: [Normal] خير [Slow] خير(ḫīr) |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Good night' |
| Nora: [Slow] تصبح على خير. [Normal] تصبح على خير. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Nora: In some cases people will give you two or three kisses on the cheek, although the rules vary depending on where you are. Please be ready and do not avoid the person! |
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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